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Hanoi searches for the second ancient turtle

The group of workers and underwater commandos who caught the Hoan Kiem turtle on April 3 is searching for the possible second turtle in the lake after discovering big bubbles on the surface.

$44,000 to send 3 athletes for overseas training

Vietnam will spend US$44,000 to send three athletes for 6-month training trip in Germany and Bhutan to prepare for the Southeast Asian Games in November in Indonesia and the Asian qualifiers of the 2012 London Olympic Games.

No local government is perfect in public services

The quality of public services for businesses is assessed through PCI, while the quality of public services for citizens is shown through the Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI)

Tuyet Lan to compete at “Asian Model Search”

VietNamNet Bridge – The second winner of the first season of Vietnam Next Top Model in 2010 will be the Vietnamese representative at the Asian Model Search in Singapore from April 6 through 9.  

Hanoi Party Secretary inspects housing project for low-income earners

The public is now angry with advertisements for houses for low-income earners in Hanoi. The city’s Party Secretary Pham Quang Nghi on April 4 made a visit  to an apartment block for low-income earners in Kien Hung ward, Ha Dong district.

Vietnam can see opportunities from embedded software outsourcing

Developing embedded systems and embedded software has become the national policy of many countries in the world. Experts believe that Vietnam has major potential for embedded software outsourcing.

Last 1000 Vietnamese workers return from Libya

A Greek ship with 1,015 Vietnamese workers on board anchored at Cai Lan port in Quang Ninh northern province at 4 am, April 4.

Foreign currency free market opening again, quietly

After many days of halting public transactions, some foreign exchange shops in Hanoi are receiving clients again. However, the market is moving underground, and only loyal clients can make transactions.

Uneven global economic recovery still underway: IMF chief

Against the backdrop of the uneven and fragile global economic recovery, new approaches to tackle the global challenges and global cooperation are badly needed in the post-crisis era, Dominique Strauss-Kahn,

VN tourism: ad campaigns aim wrong targets, money spent unwisely

Vietnam has been trying to advertise the tourism products that travelers do not need, according to Associate Professor Dr Pham Trung Luong, Deputy Head of the Tourism Research and Development Institute.

Japan starts releasing 11,500 tons of low-radioactive water into sea

The operator of Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant has started releasing water containing low levels of radiation, in a bid to stabilize the facility. The move follows another failed effort to seal a crack, where highly radioactive water

Ministries determined to control sale prices of import products

The General Department of Customs (GDC) has announced that it will take drastic measures to control the sale prices of imports.

As easy as purchasing informatics and foreign language certificates

VietNamNet Bridge – Informatics and foreign language certificate markets are mushrooming as certificate suppliers well understand the high demand from school graduates who need more and more certificates to “beautify” their CVs.

HTV Award presented to young artists

The HTV Awards ceremony took place at the HCM City Television Theatre on April 4 evening. Most of the awards went to young artists.  

Early rains cannot fill up reservoirs

Despite the rains coming sooner than previous years, many hydropower plants are still suffering a serious shortage of water, with the water level of reservoirs dropping dangerously low. 

NA election council convenes third session

VietNamNet Bridge – The election council for the 13th National Assembly (NA) and for People's Councils at all levels for the 2011-16 term held its third session in Hanoi on April 4.

Children taught how to survive climate change

VietNamNet Bridge – Life was beautiful in Thuan Commune – once. Now it floods in the winter, broils in the summer, lies wreathed in mist for the rest of the year, and the children have to scavenge for food.

2,000 year-old tombs discovered in central Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Tombs of the Sa Huynh civilization of more than 2,000 years ago have been dug up in Tre village in Tay Tra district, in the central province of Quang Ngai.

Relocation of Ha Noi's universities must be handled without haste

Sensible use of land is a must after universities are relocated to outer districts, said the chairman of the NA's Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children, Dao Trong Thi, during an interview with Tien Phong newspaper.

UN envoy finds it hard to determine how long conflict will last in Libya

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon's special envoy to Libya said here Monday that the conflict in the North African country appears to be continuing indefinitely, and that though the Libyan people are responsible for finding a sustainable solution,