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Russian battleships visit Da Nang

VietNamNet Bridge - Three battleships from Russia’s Pacific fleet, led by the ship named Admiral Vinogradov, docked at Tien Sa port in the central province of Da Nang for a friendly four-day visit to Vietnam on May 7.

Parents prefer private primary and secondary schools to state-owned ones

VietNamNet Bridge – Private schools have become more attractive than state owned schools in the eyes of high income parents, who demand high quality education services for their children.

Nine Vietnamese artists to attend Cannes Film Festival 2011

VietNamNet Bridge – Six actresses and three actors have been invited to the Cannes Film Festival 2011, which will take place in May in France.

MobiFone doesn’t want to repeat Vietcombank’s mistake

VietNamNet Bridge – Selling shares at overly high prices at the initial public offering (IPO) may leave bad consequences for businesses and their employees. That was exactly the problem which occurred with Vietcombank.

Tracking devices mounted to Hoan Kiem turtle

VietNamNet Bridge – The wounds of Hoan Kiem Lake’s giant turtle have been healed after a month of treatment and it is now free of fungal diseases, said Hanoi Science and Technology Department’s director Le Xuan Rao.

Japanese workers measure radiation in Fukushima reactor

Japanese workers measured radiation inside one reactor building of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant early Monday, paving way for full-scale work to stabilize the country's worst-ever nuclear emergency

"Thor" hammers its way to box office crown

The crown of the North America box office was stormed by a hammer-wielding god from "Thor," the latest in the Marvel Studios productions, as the Paramount- distributed epic adventure opened with 66 million dollars

Hanoi sees competitiveness falling because… it is too attractive

With the fall of 10 grades in the 2010 provincial competitiveness index (PCI) report, Hanoi now ranks the 43rd among 63 cities and provinces in provincial competitiveness.

Record Australians celebrate Mother's Day in breast cancer fund raising event

A record 120,000 Australians on Sunday made Mother's Day a special celebration by participating Domain Mother's Day Classic walk and run event, which was held across Australia to raise funds for breast cancer research.

Pronounced improvement

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi Department of Education and Training said it had helped to improve pronunciation and spelling of Vietnamese in primary schools in the capital with its new teaching programme.

Fish die off in Highlands river

VietNamNet Bridge – A mass death of fish was reported on Saturday evening in a 14-km section along the Se Re Poc River in the Central Highland's Dak Lak Province due to heavy pollution caused by untreated waste water.

Barcelona one point off Spanish title after derby win

FC Barcelona will be crowned champions of the Spanish La Liga if they are able to draw away to Levante on Wednesday night after beating local rivals Espanyol 2-0 in the Camp Nou Stadium on Sunday.

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UNESCO considers two heritage sites in Viet Nam; Australian-Vietnamese concert marks State visit; Viet Nam, South Korea unite at festival

Party leader meets voters

VietNamNet Bridge – Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong joined other candidates for the 13th National Assembly to meet voters in the Ba Dinh and Hoan Kiem districts of Ha Noi on Saturday as part of their election campaigns.

Multi-ethnic Canadians invited to register as stem cell donors at Mother's Day-themed event

Young Canadians with all ethnic backgrounds were encouraged to register as potential life-saving stem cell donors at a recruiting campaign at a shopping mall in Greater Vancouver on Saturday, the ones who first gave them life.

Women celebrate country's beauty

VietNamNet Bridge – Thirty-three women painters in the city are exhibiting more than 130 works that celebrate the beauty of the country at the city's Fine Arts Museum.

Year's first tropical storm gathers force in East Sea

VietNamNet Bridge – The first major tropical storm of this year named ‘AERE' , today has strengthened on the eastern Philippine coastal area, causing rough seas and strong winds in north-eastern region of the East Sea,

Black market for US dollar on the wane

VietNamNet Bridge - The US dollar exchange rate in banks has risen higher than in the free market, prompting people and enterprises to trade with banks rather than the black market.  

Disabled artisans shine in Hue teahouse project

VietNamNet Bridge – A US non-profit organisation that has a shop selling eco-friendly products made by disabled artisans in Hue has opened a tea room there.

Laos temporarily suspends Xayaburi Dam

On the sideline of the 18th ASEAN Summit in Indonesia, Laos PM Thoongsing Thammavong informed his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Tan Dung of Laos’ decision to temporarily suspend the Xayaburi hydropower project.