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Caution urged on transport projects

VietNamNet Bridge – Permanent deputy chairman of the Viet Nam Bridge and Road Association Nguyen Ngoc Long spoke with Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper about transport infrastructure projects.

Foreign players top goal tables

VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign footballers remain a major factor in every local club's success and failure while local players struggle to make an impact.

SPORTS IN BRIEF 15/3

Tien Minh moves up world ranking; PVF to enrol young football talent; Lien Viet Bank win volleyball tourney

Industrial zones lack childcare facilities

VietNamNet Bridge – A shortage of kindergartens for the children of migrant workers in HCM City-based industrial zones has put pressure on workers and authorities.

‘All for charity': Aussie on 10-nation trip

VietNamNet Bridge – On a grey afternoon last week, Morgan Parker arrived in Tam Dao National Park near Ha Noi on a huge, mud splattered motorbike. He was on the eighth day of a 100-day expedition to raise money and awareness

Demand for Tamiflu increases as H1N1 cases rise

VietNamNet Bridge – With swine flu having made a comeback and already begun to take its casualty toll in Vietnam, demand for Tamiflu has increased greatly.

Singaporean movie stars visit Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – The famous couple from Singapore - Fann Woon Fong and Christopher Lee - appeared at an event in HCM City on March 12. The couple captured the attention of the local media and hundreds of young fans.

Rising salt water threat to HCM City supplies

VietNamNet Bridge – Clean water shortages could occur in HCM City if pumping stations on Sai Gon and Dong Nai rivers are closed.

Lines short circuit electricity plans

VietNamNet Bridge - Transmission lines’ poor capacity is exacerbating Vietnam’s power crisis.

More than 600ha needed to beat parking shortage

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City needs nearly 650ha of land to meet its public transportation parking needs by 2015, but how and when it is going to create this space remains an open question, experts say.

Female migrant workers need recognition of rights

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Hoa, 35, left her home town four years ago to work in Ha Noi hoping to earn enough money to improve her poor family's income.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 15/3

Opinions sought on NA candidates; Viet Nam offers aid, sympathy to Japan; USCIS to close Vietnam field office

Hungarian honour for VN translator

VietNamNet Bridge – Le Xuan Giang, a veteran translator of Hungarian literature into Vietnamese, has been awarded the Gold Cross Medal, one of Hungary's highest honours.

Ha Noi issues quake plan

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi People's Committee has issued a plan to protect the public with timely earth-quake warnings and safety measures.

2,414 deaths confirmed in Japan quake: police

The National Police Agency said Tuesday that Friday's catastrophic quake and ensuing tsunami have claimed 2,414 lives and left 3,118 others missing in Japan by 8:00 a.m. (2300 GMT Monday).

Germany temporarily halts nuclear extension plan

Germany would suspend the plan of extending the lifespan of its 17 nuclear power plants for three months, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced Monday, amid fears of meltdowns at several nuclear plants in quake-hit Japan.

New dads also at risk for postpartum depression

Just like many women who suffer from postpartum depression, new dads can also be depressed, according to a recent observational research.

Nikkei plummets 6.18% after catastrophic quake, tsunamis

Tokyo stocks received a much anticipated pummeling Monday, with the key Nikkei stock index plunging 6.18 percent to a four-month closing low as factories, production lines and ports ground to a halt over the weekend

VFA unexpectedly lowers floor price for exporting rice

The Vietnam Food Association VFA has decided to slash the floor price for rice exports by 10-20 dollar per ton, starting from March 12.

35 killed, 33 wounded in N Afghan blast

The death toll of the suicide against a army recruitment center Monday here has reached to 35, spokesman for provincial administration Mahboubullah Sayedi said.