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Nghe An set for AFC knock-out assault

VietNamNet Bridge – Song Lam Nghe An crushed Maldives VB Sport 4-2 to enter the knockout round of the Asian Football Confederation Cup for the first time yesterday, May 11.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 12/5

Promoting traffic safety in Hanoi; Norwegians sponsor ethnic minority villagers in Yen Bai; Former journalist charged for extortion; Interplast initiates burn management program  

HCM City to hold cultural events for President Ho Chi Minh's birthday

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will host a slew of cultural events to celebrate the 121st birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh on May 19.

ASEAN meeting on tobacco control opens

VietNamNet Bridge – Nine out of 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathered for the second meeting of focal points for tobacco control, which opened in Hanoi on May 11.

Dozen civilians, police slightly injured in Athens protest

At least 14 people were injured, one critically, after clashes between anarchists and police in central Athens on Wednesday.

Power grid examination in Ha Noi and HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – The country's two largest cities have started large-scale examinations of their power grids in preparation for flooding during the up coming rainy season.

Joint stock banks subprime loans reportedly low

The subprime loans of joint stock banks in Vietnam had reached 22 trillion dong by the end of February 2011, accounting for 1.76 percent of the total outstanding loans, lower than the average ratio of 2.33 percent of the whole banking system.

UN: Vietnam makes effort to reduce inflation's impacts

VietNamNet Bridge – UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam John Hendra met with reporters in Hanoi on May 10 to share his view on the country’s development during five years of his term of office in Vietnam,

Marksmen to compete in US World Cup

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese shooting team will leave for the World Cup ISSF held at Fort Benning in the United States tomorrow, May 13.

Robbery stalking travelers

At the meeting with HCM City’s authorities last week, Deputy Chair of Amcham Christopher C.Twomey advised the local authorities to take necessary measures to prevent robbery, or Vietnam will lose a reputation as a safe destination.

Delta prepares to fight land erosion

VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces are taking several measures to deal with the growing problem of land erosion in a region crisscrossed by thousands of rivers and canals.

UN co-ordinator wins award for help to women

VietNamNet Bridge – UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam John Hendra has received the “For the Development of Vietnamese Women” insignia for his great contributions to fostering gender equality

Buddhists celebrate Buddha's birthday

President of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Huynh Dam congratulated local Buddhists on Buddha's 2011th birth anniversary and the 30th founding anniversary of the Viet Nam Buddhist Sangha.

Indian naval ships visit Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Indian Rear Admiral HCS Bisht, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet of Indian Navy steered two Indian naval ships named INS Delhi and INS Kirch to pay a visit to Ho Chi Minh City from May 10 – 13.

Number of rubella cases soar in North

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of rubella patients suffering from encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain, in the capital and neighbouring provinces has risen sharply this year,

Google launches cloud-based music service without label licenses

Google on Tuesday launched its long-awaited cloud-based music service Music Beta without any label licenses it originally wanted.

Medvedev promises to continue to eliminate al-Qaida agents in Russia

Russian secret services would regularly uncover and destroy the al-Qaida envoys that the international terrorist network sends to Russian territory, President Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday.

Vietnam wins two bronzes at APhO 2011

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has won two bronze medals and three credits at the 12th Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) 2011 held in Israel, the Ministry of Training and Education announced on May 11. 

Imposed overly high tariffs, car manufacturers entreated help

Car manufacturers import car parts to assemble domestically, but they were told to pay the high tariffs applied to the cars imported under the mode of complete built units (CBU).

Four top seeds sail through round three at European women chess

Only four out of the top 12 seeds at the ongoing 2011 European Individual Women Chess Championship on Monday kept their winning streak intact by taking their respective third-round games.