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Vietnamese movies “devalue”

National Vietnam Television (VTV)’s recent decision to stop airing “The Time Traveler” soap opera series, is the evidence of problems with TV series and the audience’s power.

Mobile phone market--imports big, sales small

Mobile phone distributors, who could not anticipate the low purchasing demand, imported a big amount of mobile phones in the first quarter of 2011. However, the sales have been going very slowly.

Tests, competitions, and exams burdening students

A lot of tests, semester exams and competitions from the school to the national levels have been putting a hard pressure on primary school students.  

Half of Brazilians aged over 55 have hypertension

A survey conducted by Brazil's Ministry of Health showed Tuesday that half of Brazilians aged over 55 have hypertension.

Death toll of NATO casualties at shootout in Kabul airport rises to 9

Death toll of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) at shootout in Kabul airport on Wednesday reached nine, a statement of the military alliance released here said.

High grade shopping malls now poorly patronized

In April, Kumho Asiana Plaza Saigon closed retail kiosks and shifted to another type of business. Meanwhile, some other shopping malls have also seen the turnover decreasing by 20-40 percent in comparison with the same period of the last year.

Toyota recalls 51,000 Tundra trucks to inspect rear drive shaft

Toyota Motor Corp. announced on Tuesday that it will conduct a voluntary safety recall on about 51, 000 model year 2011 Tundra pickup trucks to inspect a rear drive shaft which may break.

SPORTS IN BRIEF 28/4

Banking sector toasts 60th anniversary with golf tourney; HCM City women beat HN Trang An at national football championships; Top five swimmers in training to compete at Malaysia Open

MoF ready for heart-to-heart tax talks

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Finance has gone on a road trip to show the country just how serious it is about fairness when it comes to business tax.

Yahoo buys social TV startup IntoNow

Yahoo Inc. on Monday announced that it has acquired IntoNow, a startup company whose technology can let users almost instantly recognize TV content and share favorite programs with their friends.

Schedule for International Fireworks Competition 2011

The Da Nang International Fireworks Competition 2011 will be held on April 29-30 on the banks of the Han River.  

National Assembly wants to raise spending for defense

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly (NA) on April 26, considered the plan to allocate the excessive budget revenue in 2010.  

Events from April 28 to May 10

Lacquer Exhibition “Dipolar”; VNSO Mozart Cycle II; Film “I Think I Love Her”; Tiger Translate Growth 2011; Saxophone Concert; Final Hanoi Show of Super Melody    

Information security--businesses advised to beware of internal staff

Agencies, organizations and enterprises in Vietnam have been warned that they are facing the risks of unsafe information security,  caused by the security leaks from the internal staff.

ADB forecasts VN’s 2011 growth of 6.1 pct

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised down its growth forecast for Vietnam in 2011 to 6.1 percent from 7 percent projected in September 2010.

April holidays nearing, but retailers ignore sale promotion campaigns

The long four-day April 30 holiday will come in just several days, which is long enough for people to go shopping. However, to date, very few distributors have announced sale promotion campaigns on the occasion, which is really a big surprise.  

Thai-Cambodian border skirmishes continue for 6th day

The border clash occurring nearby Ta Muen Thom and Ta Kwai temples in the disputed areas adjacent Thailand's northeastern Surin province early Wednesday morning marked the sixth straight day of fighting

HCM City Museum of Fine Art expanded

In its over 20 years of operation, the museum has been expanded by nearly 1,500 sq.m for the first time. The expanded area is the space to display most special collections of southern region.

Xayaburi contractor: Part of project begins

Thailand’s Ch Karnchang (CK) said that it sees a clear way for the Xayaburi dam and hopes to sign construction and power purchase contracts for the 110 billion baht project within 30 days.

Consultations over, aid to Libya continue

International organizations and countries are continuing their consultations over Libya as NATO continues its air strikes on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces, especially on "specific" targets.