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“Carp” wins the T-shirt design for environment competition

VietNamNet Bridge – The T-shirt design competition in response to the Earth Hour 2011 campaign closed on April 2. The first prize was presented to Cao Tung Lam with “carp” design.

Qualifier standards set for Games

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Athletics Federation has set up a table of standards to choose a team of athletes to contest the 26th Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia in November.

State President meets voters in HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – State President meets voters in HCM City On April 4, State President Nguyen Minh Triet along with a group of the 12th National Assembly (NA) deputies, met with voters from district No 1 in HCM City

Russian manned spacecraft ready to take off

Russian manned spacecraft Soyuz TMA-21 has been transported to the launch pad and raised to a vertical position, ready to blast off on April 5, Xinhua correspondents reported Saturday from the site.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 5/4

Lending interest rate hardly to decline, experts say; City introduces new Vietnamese high-quality products; Dung Quat Refinery to carry out overall maintenance; Vietnam’s economic growth at 5.43 pct in first quarter      

France says important wreckage of crashed AF 447 located

French Transport Minister Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet told local media on Monday that "an important part" of the crashed Air France flight 447 was located, which posed the hope to find recording boxes of the doomed plane killing all 228 lives

Economic recessions always leave aftershocks on consumers: expert

VietNamNet Bridge – Even after the national economy recovers from recession, consumers will not restore the consumption habits they once had in the pre-recession period.

Cu Huy Ha Vu sentenced to seven years in jail for anti-State propaganda

VietNamNet Bridge - Cu Huy Ha Vu, 53, was sentenced to seven years imprisonment at the first trial in Hanoi on April 4 for anti-State propaganda.

VTC replaces FPT to purchase EVN Telecom’s stakes?

VietNamNet Bridge – VTC is attempting to take the place of FPT to purchase EVN Telecom’s stakes, Buu dien quoted from its sources.

Alarm bell about to ring on many securities companies

What will happen when a new circular on financial security indicators officially takes effect as of April? Analysts believe that many securities companies will be added to the “black list”, while others will have to stop operations.

Phu Yen looks to boost tourism

VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of local and foreign scientists, cultural activists and heritage managers met on Saturday in the central province of Phu Yen to discuss solutions to promote tourism in connection with cultural heritage

Eight years on, environmental eyesores remain blot on landscape

VietNamNet Bridge – Eight years after the Prime Minister's decision to deal with 439 ‘black spots' that have seriously polluted the environment, 101 of these spots are yet to be cleaned up,

Adventurous hobby of men

VietNamNet Bridge – Many motorbike and automobile clubs have been established in recent years, attracting men who have passion for vehicles.

Libyan guest workers leave at a cost

VietNamNet Bridge – Bank for Social Policy deputy director Duong Quoc Thang spoke to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam newspaper about his bank's plan to cover debts created when guest workers fled the turmoil in the Middle East.

Listed companies’ problem: turnover high, but profit low

VietNamNet Bridge – The 2010’s finance reports of listed companies showed that they obtained an impressive turnover growth of trillions of dong, but their profits were modest.

Where to invest is a puzzle to everyone

The gold and dollar markets froze after the efforts by the government to eliminate the black markets. Meanwhile, the gloomy stock market has not changed in the last two years, and liquidity is low on the real estate market.

Serial blasts kill 42, injure over 100 people in Pakistan

At least 42 people were killed and over one hundred others injured in three serial blasts that occurred Sunday afternoon at a crowded shrine in Pakistan's central city of Deraghazi Khan,

Djokovic crushes Nadal to win Miami Masters

Novak Djokovic grabbed his 24th straight victory on Sunday by defeating world number one Rafael Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) to lift the trophy at the ATP Miami Masters and remain unbeaten in 2011.

Ba River on verge of dying

VietNamNet Bridge – The 374 km Ba River running from the Tay Nguyen (Central Highland Province) of Gia Lai to the central coastal province of Phu Yen before joining the sea is on the verge of dying.

Petronilo proves bane of former club Gia Lai

VietNamNet Bridge – Agostinho Petronilo scored twice against his former club Hoang Anh Gia Lai to ensure Khatoco Khanh Hoa a 2-1 victory in the V-League's ninth round yesterday, April 3, at Nha Trang Stadium.