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Is it really profitable to speculate on domain names?

A bustling domain name market has been taking shape in Vietnam, where many people are getting rich quickly by trading domain names for sky high prices.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 25/2

33 workers hospitalized from gas leakage; HCM City sets up regional centre of expertise; Thai police rescue 14 Vietnam surrogate mothers; Taxi driver indicted in freak train crash; Polluting Vedan compensates Can Gio farmers

Germs protect children from asthma

Researchers find that children living in farms are less likely to develop asthma than those living in cities because of the exposures with a greater variety of germs.

Governor: businesses have begun selling dollars

Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Nguyen Van Giau said that businesses have begun selling dollars to banks instead of keeping them in their accounts.

Beauty queens to walk for smiles

 VietNamNet Bridge – Miss Vietnam 2006 Mai Phuong Thuy, Miss Grand Slam Asia 2009 Huong Giang, Miss Vietnam World 2010 Diem Huong and Miss Vietnam 2010 Ngoc Han will participate in meaningful community activities this year.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 24/2

Ballooning potential for puffer fish exports; Ba Ria-Vung Tau licenses developments; PetroVietnam unit to list in HCM City; VN to maintain position as world's top pepper exporter; Irrigation tax exemptions lift farm output  

Simulated Mars mission crew conducts third walk on "Red Planet"

Two participants of a simulated mission to Mars had conducted their third mock-up walk on the " surface" of the "Red Planet," as part of the Mars-500 project, Russia's Institute of Biomedical Problems said on Tuesday.

Migrant workers lack housing in Da Nang

VietNamNet Bridge – The shortage of accommodation is the biggest worry for migrant workers in the central City of Da Nang where, on the other hand, several budget housing projects have stalled in the last few years.

Vietnam halts sending workers to Libya

VietNamNet Bridge – The Department for Management of Overseas Labor has instructed manpower exporting companies to stop sending Vietnamese workers to Libya, where hundreds of people died in strikes.

U.S. oil price briefly passes 100 USD amid Mideast unrest

U.S. crude oil price briefly surpassed the threshold of 100 U.S. dollars a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since Oct. 2008, amid more reports and concerns over the continued unrest in oil-rich Middle East and North Africa.

Fishing industry affected by interrupted petrol supply

VietNamNet Bridge – The interrupted petrol supply has forced many fishermen to delay their plans to go out to the sea, while farmers are facing the danger of becoming penniless.

Business with a growth rate of 675,3 percent tops FAST500

VietNamNet Bridge – The list of the 500 fastest growing enterprises of 2010 in Vietnam shows that the top 50 enterprises have a very high growth rate of 160 percent. Especially, Nguyen Kim Trading Joint Stock Company,

Judge warns Lindsay Lohan of jail terms

A Los Angeles judge warned troubled actress Lindsay Lohan on Wednesday that she could languish behind bars if she makes a plea bargain in her felony grand theft case.

Rising sea, drought threaten drinking water

VietNamNet Bridge – Rising sea water, drought and pollution of water sources are forecast to leave this thriving commercial hub short of drinking water later this year.

The death of the giant turtle in Ngoc Son Temple

VietNamNet Bridge – The turtle in the glass box in Hanoi’s Ngoc Son Temple was one of the four old turtles living in the Hoan Kiem Lake. He died over four decades ago in a chaotic event.

Vietnam enters top 10 countries of studying abroad in US

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam continues to lead the Southeast Asian region in the number of university and college students studying in the US, according to the Institute of International Education (IIE).

Young men join the army

VietNamNet Bridge – These days tens of thousands of young men are enlisting in the army. Below is an enlistment festival in the central province of Nghe An.

Composer's family seeks copyright protection

VietNamNet Bridge – A younger sister of late composer Trinh Cong Son has sent a letter to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, asking that it help put an end to the unauthorised use of Son's music.

$5 million film studio in Hanoi’s suburbs

VietNamNet Bridge – More than VND100 billion ($5 million) has been invested in the Co Loa Studio in the suburbs of Hanoi. This will be the largest and most modern studio in Vietnam.

Australian concert to pluck at Ha Noi heartstrings

VietNamNet Bridge – Two outstanding Australian performers will impress Ha Noi audiences with sounds of the guitar and exotic oud during a free concert at Voice of Viet Nam Radio Station's theatre next Monday.