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Minh holds on to seventh place in world badminton rankings

VietNamNet Bridge – The latest world rankings released by the World Badminton Federation revealed that Viet Nam's top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh maintained his top ten placement in seventh position.

Vietnamese students overzealous with Australian Krump dances

VietNamNet Bridge – Krump dances by leading Australian dancers were warmly cheered by students at the yard of the Hanoi-based National Economics University on May 27.

IT NEWS IN BRIEF

VinaPhone offers electronic payments; Intel helps spread computer presence; Mobifone offers free new services; Mobifone offers free new services; Trend Micro launches internet-safety project

Shipping charges sink firms’ hopes

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign shipping firms’ high surcharges will continue hurting Vietnam’s enterprises amid shortages of state management protection mechanisms.

Da Nang crush Ben Tre in SOS football tourney

VietNamNet Bridge – Hosts Da Nang crushed Ben Tre 11-0 in the opening match of the National SOS Villages Football Championships at the Military Zone 5 Gymnasium yesterday, May 30.

Confirmed E. Coli cases rise to 14 in Denmark

The number of confirmed E. coli cases has risen to 14 in Denmark, with at least 26 others suspected of having the intestinal infection, the National Serum Institute said Monday.

Nation's Red Cross aids US tornado victims

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Red Cross yesterday gave a US$50,000 donation from the Vietnamese Government to the US Red Cross to support victims stricken by tornadoes in the US.

Foreign companies revoked lands

VietNamNet Bridge – Tay Ninh Provincial People's Committee has revoked 307.5ha of land from two foreign-invested projects.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 31/5

President gives judicial reforms positive review; Relations with Laos party inspection bodies promoted; Public Security minister hails co-operation with Thailand

Surgeons provide hope to kids with deformities

VietNamNet Bridge – "You've given me a new life. I'll never forget what you've done for me. Thanks to you my future will be a healthy one," wrote Luong Thi Chung, a Tay ethnic girl from the northern province of Thai Nguyen,

East Sea issue in the spotlight

VNA is publishing an article titled "The East Sea issue under the light of international law" written by Hai Bien, a Vietnamese East Sea researcher, aiming to elaborate on the East Sea issue with respect to international law.

South African president says Gaddafi ready to implement AU roadmap

Visiting South African President Jacob Zuma said on Monday that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is ready to carry out an African Union (AU) roadmap for solving the crisis in the North African country.

Sustained rally remains elusive

VietNamNet Bridge - The two national stock exchanges last week saw a heavy plunge in the first three days but trades on Thursday picked up, reaching over VND1.3 trillion (US$62 million).

Ha Noi builds school of politics for Laos

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi presented a School of Politics and Public Administration to the Lao province of Luang Prabang on Saturday.

Nation makes successful effort to cut software piracy

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam's PC software piracy fell by 2 per cent to 83 per cent in 2010, the first time it has dropped in three years.

Transport contractors lack capital, administrators seem helpless

VietNamNet Bridge – Due to the serious capital shortage, the Ministry of Transport has to delay 75 transport projects totaling 1422 billion dong so far this year.

Southeast Asian folk games for kids at Hanoi’s museum

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of children joined the program called “Befriend Southeast Asia” at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi this weekend.

Paintings on hair

VietNamNet Bridge – Mai Hoang Nhan, a talented hairdresser in the central city of Hue has made many paintings on hair.

Germany to exit nuclear power by 2022

The German government announced early Monday a plan to shut down all its 17 nuclear power plants by 2022 after a twelve-hour discussion within the ruling coalition.

Over 30 killed or injured in explosions in Afghanistan

Series of blasts shocked Herat city the capital of Herat province 640 km west of Afghan capital Kabul on Monday leaving over 30 people dead or injured.