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Folk quartet to rock HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – The multinational Camkytiwa folk quartet will present to HCM City music lovers a collection of Asian folk and traditional music on Saturday.

Inflation could increase over 2 per cent in May

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Consumer Price Index was likely to continue to rise over the next few months but at a slower rate, said General Statistics Office deputy general director Tran Thi Hang yesterday.

Russia commemorates martyrs on eve of Victory Day

On the eve of Russia's Victory Day, Russian leaders laid wreaths at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in downtown Moscow on Sunday.

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Seminar on late President Ho Chi Minh held in France; Vietnam assists American tornado victims; Deputy PM cracks whip over Highway 3 delays; Breaking a drug ring by post

Temporary coaches appointed for national football squads

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has assigned Navibank Saigon’s coach Mai Duc Chung, as the temporary coach of the national men’s football team. 

Quakes ruled out in highland fissure scare

The mysterious cracks in the ground, discovered in Di Linh Town, in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, are likely caused by active fault lines, but are no cause for concern of a possible earthquake, seismic experts have said.

Japan's troubled nuke plant operator opens doors of No. 1 reactor building

The operator of the troubled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant opened the doors of the No. 1 reactor building on Sunday after obtaining the approval from the Japanese government's nuclear safety agency.

Tourist boat sinks in Ha Long Bay

VietNamNet Bridge - A tour boat numbered QN 2070 with 28 French nationals, one Vietnamese tour guide and 12 sailors on board sank in Ha Long Bay at 3:00 pm May 8.

Vietnam contributes to building ASEAN Community

VietNamNet Bridge – The 18th ASEAN Summit concluded yesterday, May 8, with the release of the Chair's Statement on ASEAN Community-Building, the implementation of ASEAN Charter and other issues.

190 detained in sectarian clashes to face military trial

Egypt's Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) said on Sunday in a statement that 190 people detained in Muslims and Coptics clashes overnight in Cairo will face military trial.

Famous hair designer and “Story of Hair”

Tuan Ha Lan, who won the “Golden Scissors” Award for the best hair designer in Vietnam in 2008, performed his talent at a hair show named “Story of Hair”, in Hanoi on May 4.

Vietnam seeks more world heritage status

VietNamNet Bridge - Two heritages of Vietnam along with 40 natural and cultural properties in 40 countries will be considered by UNESCO for the inscription on the World Heritage List.

23 suicide attackers killed, 4 detained in Afghan Kandahar province

Security forces had killed 23 suicide attackers and detained four others in retaliation against Taliban insurgents in southern Kandahar province on Saturday, Interior Ministry spokesman Zamarai Bashari said Sunday.

Tien Minh ousted from Malaysia Grand Prix

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s leading badminton player, Nguyen Tien Minh (the world’s No.8) could not enter the final of the Malaysia Grand Prix Gold Tournament 2011, after being defeated 1-2 by Bao Chunlan in the semi-final on May 7.

Google Android tops smartphone platform market in U.S.: research

Latest research released Friday shows that Google Android has become the No.1 smartphone platform in the United States in the first quarter as more smartphone manufacturers have adopted the operating system.

ADB concludes Hanoi meeting

VietNamNet Bridge - ADB has wrapped up the 44th Annual Meeting of its Board of Governors in Hanoi, Vietnam and announced that the 2012 meeting would take place in Manila, Philippines.

Artisan recreates royal banquet of Nguyen Dynasty

Sixty-five years since the last feudal dynasty in Vietnam, an artisan who is the offspring of the chief chef of the last Nguyen Dynasty, re-produced a royal banquet with delicacies.

High inflation slows growth

VietNamNet Bridge - Viet Nam's economic growth will slow to 6.2 per cent this year, with high inflation a key challenge for the country, according to the UN's 2011 Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific.

Study links obesity with prolonged bottle feeding

Limiting prolonged bottle use in children may be an effective way to help prevent obesity, a new study suggests.

Ha Long Bay boat owners slam harsher regulations

VietNamNet Bridge - Tourist boat owners in the northern province of Quang Ninh face huge financial losses under the provincial People's Committee's decision to put stricter controls on tourist boats.