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Government slashes online gaming hours

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communications has ordered all internet service providers (ISP) to stop providing online games from 10pm to 8am every day from March 30.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 31/3

Central province conducts free heart operations for children; Six missing after boat sinking off central region; Truck hits 2 motorbikes in Danang, 2 hurt; Ho Chi Minh City language school vanishes  

Revamp of school curriculum debated

VietNamNet Bridge – The school system should be revamped to avoid overlap in curricula at various levels and meet children's changing needs, educationists told a workshop in HCM City on Tuesday.

Star Cruises to return to Halong after three-year hiatus

The SuperStar Aquarius ship of the Star Cruises Hong Kong Limited will come back to Quang Ninh Province’s Halong City on April 3, nearly three years after the cruise line suspended Halong’s calls.

Film-makers to create climate change shorts

VietNamNet Bridge – Young documentary film-makers in Viet Nam have been invited by the German cultural institute Goethe Institute Viet Nam to submit short films on climate change for a competition named Vietdocs.

Work is good for health: doctors

Work is good for health while long term work absence, work disability and unemployment can make us miserable, according to a consensus statement from the Australian and New Zealand doctors on Wednesday.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 31/3

HCM City boost cooperation with German State; Dutch ambassador honoured for contributions; Deputy Chief of the General Staff receives Cambodian delegation; Laos congratulated for successful Party congress

Six fishermen missing after boat capsizes

VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in the central province of Phu Yen have been searching for six fishermen who were considered as missing since their boat was capsized by a giant wave at dawn on Wednesday, March 30.

Singapore doctors develop non-invasive treatment for prostate cancer

Singapore doctors have developed a new non-invasive treatment option for prostate cancer patients that minimizes the side effects and significantly cut the treatment time, local media reported.

National Shooting Cup to open

VietNamNet Bridge – The 2011 National Shooting Cup tournament will be held at the National Training Centre in Hanoi from April 1-10.

Vietnam seeks UNESCO recognition for intangible heritage

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has agreed to let the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism submit two dossiers on two of the country’s cultural practices to the United Nations Educational, Scientific

London Olympic Stadium construction completed

The last piece of turf on the Olympic Stadium's field of play was laid, marking the completion of construction on the London 2012 Olympic Games landmark venue on Tuesday.

EU fails to reach agreement on cloned foods

Talks on updating the European Union (EU)'s novel foods regulation collapsed Tuesday after the European Parliament and the EU member states failed to reach an agreement on how to deal with foods derived from cloned animals.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 31/3

SBV issues currency regulations;  Cooking gas price shoots up 4%;  High rise building to house oil and gas cluster;  Vietnam highest-building project lowers bar; Funds-starved property firms hit market

No one controls and certifies gold quality

VietNamNet Bridge – There are three goods inspection centers nationwide, but there is no gold inspection center. Therefore, no one can come forward and certify the quality of gold in Vietnam.

Former U.S president Carter meets Cuban president

Visiting former U.S. president Jimmy Carter met Cuban President Raul Castro Tuesday afternoon, exchanging views on "important issues" related to the U.S.-Cuban ties and regional and international affairs.

Japan considers covering leaking nuke reactors to limit radiation

Japan's government is talking to nuclear experts about taking the unprecedented measure of covering three badly damaged nuclear reactor buildings at the stricken Daiichi facility with special covers as the plant's operator struggles

Defending champion Williams out while runner-up Ding through

Defending champion Mark Williams of Walse crashed out while runner-up Ding Junhui of China squeezed through in the first round of at 2011 World Snooker China Open here on Tuesday.

Vietnam Airlines yet to lose 5.2 mln-euro lawsuit

The Civil Court of Paris has rejected the lawsuit filed by lawyer Maurizio Liberati against the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) thanks to new evidence showing signs of deception in this case.

There are always winners and losers in a recession: expert

There are always winners and losers in a recession. Enterprises need to feel the pains of customers in order to draw up reasonable marketing campaigns – Professor John Quelch emphasized at the workshop on March 29.