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Artist imagines high-density living

VietNamNet Bridge – A tall building breaks through the white clouds like a rocket and rises high up into the sky. People live close to each other in this building, peacefully and harmoniously. 

Sai Gon River redevelopment plan out soon

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City in June will approve a detailed plan to redevelop the seaport area along the western bank of Sai Gon River, according to a source from the municipal People's Committee.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 6/4

Vietnamese, Cambodian NA strengthen ties; US defence official visits Viet Nam; Lao PM receives delegation from Vietnamese province; Vietnam confers Gold Star Order on Lao security forces

European dancers and choreographer to join Vietnam’s Universal Steps

The organizing board of the second Universal Steps, the Vietnamese version of the world-famous “Dancing with the stars” show, has invited ten professional dancers and a choreographer from Europe to join the show this year.

Vietnamese woman to be jurywoman of Mrs. USA 2011

VietNamNet Bridge – Dr. Doan Thi Kim Hong has been invited to join the judge’s panel of Mrs. USA 2011 pageant. She is the first foreign jury member of this beauty contest.

Original ceramic houses of ancient Vietnamese

Doan Anh Tuan, Director of the UNESCO Center for Research and Preservation of Vietnamese Antiques, owns a unique collection of ancient ceramic houses in Vietnam.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 6/4

Inflation threat lingers on the back of petrol price hike; Retail sales see slower growth in first quarter; Securities firms to tighten risk controls; Sacombank secures global credit facility; Agricultural imports still too high

Russia launches manned spacecraft

Russia launched a spacecraft with three astronauts on board from the Kazakh Baikonur space center early on Tuesday, Xinhua correspondents reported from the site.

UN says pro-Gbagbo forces ready to end fighting

The United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (ONUCI) on Tuesday received three telephone calls from senior military personalities who indicated that an order to end fighting had been issued to the Defense and Security Forces

Toyota Vietnam technical flaws spark public outrage

VietNamNet Bridge - Toyota Vietnam drew broad public criticism after it refused to recall nearly 9,000 cars that it admitted to have technical flaws.

Kuwait's amir appoints former PM to form new cabinet

Kuwait's Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Tuesday reappointed former Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah to form a new cabinet, the official KUNA news agency said.

VN opposes US statement on Cu Huy Ha Vu’s trial

VietNamNet Bridge - A statement by the Acting Deputy Spokesperson of the US Department of State relating to a trial against Cu Huy Ha Vu on April 4 was an intervention in Vietnam’s internal affairs.

TEPCO detects radioactive seawater 7.5 mln times the legal limit

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said Tuesday that it had detected radioactive seawater in the Pacific Ocean with a concentration of radioactive iodine many million times the legal limit.

New toad species found in Vietnam

Australian and Vietnamese scientists have found a new species of toads in Bi Doup - Nui Ba National Park in the Central Highlands Province of Lam Dong.  

High-technology projects keep flowing to Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Though the world’s economy has to completely recover from the global financial crisis, high-technology investors, especially international groups, are still pouring money into projects in Vietnam.  

Vietnam-born orphan tipped to head German party

A surgeon who was adopted from a Vietnamese orphanage emerged Monday as the favourite to lead German Chancellor Angela Merkel's junior coalition partners after the embattled party head stepped down.  

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.