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Michael Jackson’s father enjoy “cai luong”

VietNamNet Bridge – Joe Jackson, the father of “King of Pop” Michael Jackson, spent over four hours enjoying the live-show to celebrate the 30-year career of a senior cai luong artist Kim Tu Long in HCM City on February 25.

Doctor arrested for trying to overthrow regime

Police have arrested a former university lecturer and medical doctor at Cho Ray Hospital for “attempting to overthrow the government”, Ho Chi Minh City police announced at a press conference yesterday afternoon.

Rare turtle hunted to brink of extinction

Hunting the highly endangered Annam pond turtle has become popular in the central province of Binh Dinh after the price of a kilogramme of its meat skyrocketed from a few hundred thousand dong to upward of US$1,000.

HCM City to nominate 55 NA candidates

VietNamNet Bridge - HCM City will nominate 55 candidates for the election of the 13th National Assembly, with 44 of them comming from the city and 11 from the central Government.

Rice export: MOIT and VFA still take no actions

While the rice prices in the world market continuously increase, there has been no response from the Ministry of Industry and Trade and Vietnam Food Association: they have not released any guidance to exporters on how to deal with the rising prices.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 27/2

HCMC: 2,000 youth join the armed forces; Jetstar offers discounts for three days; New-style co-ops offer dramatic efficiency gains; Clean water access in poor areas to be prioritised; Canadian education fairs to be held  

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 27/2

VN commits to facilitation of foreign investors; Education helps interpret Party resolution; Party General Secretary's envoy visits Cuba to boost co-operation; Japan helps Vietnam with judicial reform  

Vietnam to scrap gold bullion trade on free market

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is considering banning trade in gold bullion on the free market, the central government says in its Resolution number 11/NQ-CP issued Thursday.

Ho Dynasty Citadel – unique stone structure

The Ho Dynasty Citadel which is located in Vinh Long and Vinh Tien communes of Vinh Loc district, Thanh Hoa province, is a unique stone structure built by the Vietnamese people.

Great wall of Viet Nam

The head of Quang Ngai Province's People's Committee has sent an official dispatch to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, asking the ministry to invite ambassadors of European countries to visit Truong Luy Heritage in his province.

FPT leadership shuffle sparks intrigue

The public is curious about what is behind recent FPT general director Nguyen Thanh Nam resignation and fresh appointment of deputy general director Truong Dinh Anh as the new general director.

Brakish water spells bad news for Delta

VietNamNet Bridge - Salt water intrusion in coastal provinces in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta has occurred earlier this year than previous years, affecting thousands of ha of rice.

2 Vietnam turtles among 25 most threatened

VietNamNet Bridge - Two turtles found in Vietnam are listed among the world’s 25 most endangered by the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Turtle Conservation Coalition.

Local coffee firms cry foul at foreign rivals

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign rivals are leaving many local coffee processors and exporters crying for help from local authorities.

Terrifying performance by Vietnamese artist

VietNamNet Bridge – After the controversial “Fly off” performance art show in 2010, Lai Thi Dieu Ha once again amazed and terrified the audience with her mortification performance on February 22 in Hanoi.

ADB President to visit Vietnam

Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda will travel to Vietnam from February 28 to March 2, as part of the final preparations for ADB's upcoming Annual Meeting, according to a news release.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 27/2

Work begins on Asia’s biggest fish-oil plant; Vietnam harvests first world-standard cocoa crop; Tanker caught siphoning off gas in cemetery; VNPost to merge postal savings arm with bank; Customs announces 'manifesto' to cut red tape    

“Virtual marriages” – a new trend for teens

VietNamNet Bridge – To prove their everlasting love, many teen couples have acquired “virtual marriage certificates”.

"Of Gods and Men" wins Cesar for best film

At the 36th French Cesar Awards, or "French Oscars," Xavier Beauvois' "Of Gods and Men" won the Best Film award Friday night.

India has stopped exporting animal feed to Vietnam? It’s just intimidation

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Feed Association has confirmed that the information that India has stopped exporting animal feed to Vietnam is just “news circulated for intimidation”.