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French Government honors Vietnamese French actress

VietNamNet Bridge - Pham Linh Dan has received the noble Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres Medal (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) of the French Government.

Vietnamese keep indifferent to new Intel chips

VietNamNet Bridge – Series Core i have been available for more than one year. However, the products still are not favored by Vietnamese people as expected by Intel.

Agriculture Minister takes responsibility for foot-and-mouth pandemic

“As the head of the foot-and-mouth epidemic prevention steering board, I would like to take the blame for the outbreak of the epidemic and the lateness in informing local governments about the change of virus,” said Minister of Agriculture.

Vincomin raises coal prices by 20-40 pct unexpectedly

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam Coal and Mineral Industries’ (Vinacomin) proposal to raise coal prices by 20-40 percent beginning on April 1 was unexpectedly approved by the Ministry of Finance.

Not much time left for Vietnam to develop logistics

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam does not have much more time to improve their logistics services in order to prepare for the stiff competition that will occur when Vietnam has to open the logistics market to foreign companies.

Radiation rumor in Vietnam rejected

VietNamNet Bridge – Massive series of text messages and emails with false information about radiation in Vietnam have been diffused in Vietnam, causing worry among people. Nuclear experts have swiftly rejected the rumor.

Co Loa ancient citadel proposed as world cultural heritage

The Center for Preservation of Co Loa Relics – Thang Long Ancient Citadel has asked permission from Hanoi authorities and related ministries to compile the file of Co Loa relic to submit to the UNESCO for recognition as a world cultural heritage.

Ladies and gambling tragedies

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of Vietnamese women have become familiar clients of casinos along the Vietnam-Cambodia border.

Buddhists celebrate ancient ties with India

VietNamNet Bridge – Buddhist scholars reaffirmed the strong influence of Buddhism directly from India to Viet Nam at an International Buddhist Conference in Ha Noi yesterday, April 6.

FPT officially decides to give up EVN Telecom deal

VietNamNet Bridge – The commercial affair in which FPT plans to purchase EVN Telecom’s stakes has failed after FPT has released official announcement about the withdrawal from the deal.

Blood donors put off by long wait

VietNamNet Bridge – Weaknesses in blood drive organisations have driven voluntary donors away from giving blood, health experts have said.

Barca en-route to Champions League semifinals after 5-1 win

FC Barcelona look to have booked their place in the last four of the Champions League following a 5-1 home win over Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal.

Tu wins bronze medal at Asian judo champs

Vietnamese martial artist Van Ngoc Tu won a bronze medal at the Asian Judo Championships in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday.

Japanese artists to join charity concert in Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge – A concert with the presence of two famous Japanese artists – conductor Honna Tetsuji and young pianist Tamura Hibiki – will take place at the Hanoi Opera House at 8 pm, April 8-9.

Ministry agrees deal with EVN to provide nuclear power training

VietNamNet Bridge – Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN) and the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) in Ha Noi yesterday, April 6, signed a co-operation agreement to train human resources for the national nuclear power programme.

Chinese fans charmed and puzzled by Bob Dylan at Beijing debut

American music legend Bob Dylan on Wednesday night made a smooth debut in Beijing, heralding his long-awaited Chinese mainland concerts to mark the energetic artist's 50 years on the performance stage.

U.S. government shutdown looms as Obama fails to reach deal with GOP

The U.S. government is facing a shutdown as time is running out before the current stopgap budget runs out on Friday, while President Barack Obama failed to reach a compromise Wednesday with Republicans.

Honors programs need more funding, experts say

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts and students both say Vietnamese universities that offer undergraduate honors programs need more government funding.

Scientists find home of rare turtle

VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists announced that they have discovered the natural habitat of a rare turle species, the Vietnamese box turtle (Cuora picturata), in forests on the Langbian Plateau in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

Sand ships illegally work in Hanoi’s Red River

VietNamNet Bridge – Dozens of sand ships illegally explore sand in the 10km section of Red River in Hanoi. Some ships even suck sand near the feet of the Vinh Tuy and Thanh Tri bridges.