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Gau Tao festival – cultural ‘specialty’ of Mong people

VietNamNet Bridge – Gau Tao festival is the most important traditional festival of Mong ethnic people in Pha Long in the northern mountain province of Lao Cai.

New snake species discovered in Kon Tum

VietNamNet Bridge - A group of Vietnamese, French and German scientists announced their discovery of a new species of stream snake in Vietnam, named Opisthotropis cucae.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 12/2

SCIC to divest 281 firms; Deposit interest rates to decline; New power plants to generate 2,198 MW; Gold mining to start in border province; Diageo buys into local distiller; HaNoi sets sights high for e-customs

European businesses more confident in Vietnam: survey

Confidence and outlook among European businesses in Vietnam has increased given good indicators for Vietnam’s economy in 2011, the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) said on Thursday.

The last craftsman of a unique trade

VietNamNet Bridge – Artisan Tran Huu Nhon is known as a gifted goldsmith and the one who holds the secrets of the jewelry making technique called “dau”.

Ticket sale to Backstreet Boys concert announced

Tickets for Backstreet Boys Concert Tour “This is Us” in Vietnam will be available officially from February 12 with prices ranging from VND500,000 (US$25) to VND2 million, according to the tour’s organizer Water Buffalo Productions.

The only cats contest in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – A unique competition for cats in Vietnam took place in late January 2011 in Chuong My district, Hanoi to honor the cat that can kill the largest number of rats, the enemy of crops.

Vietnam should let private investors be involved in managing SOEs

Professor David Dapice, a senior economist at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, talks with VietNamNet about economic reforms in Vietnam.

Egypt's Mubarak lands on Sharm el-Sheikh

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Friday landed on Sharm el-Sheikh with his family, after a speech delegating power to his Vice President Omar Suleiman on Thursday night, according to Al Arabiya TV.

Former Manchester United player wants to play at V-League

VietNamNet Bridge – Jose Kleberson Pereira, a member of the Brazilian team that won the World Cup 2002 and a player of Manchester United in 2003-2005, wants to play for Vietnam’s V-League.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 12/2

Poetry Day set for next week; Pirated DVD copies of ‘Bi, Don't Be Afraid' flood local shops; Tickets for Backstreet Boys concert set to go on sale; Viet Nam to host inaugural international choir competition

US TV station highlights Vietnam’s tourist attraction

VietNamNet Bridge - KPVI News 6, the local NBC (National Broadcasting Company) affiliated television station for Idaho, has advised Americans to tour Vietnam to get to know “Southeast Asia's rising star".

Young piano talent to perform “The Piano’s Journal”

VietNamNet Bridge – Pianist Trang Trinh will give a solo concert “The Piano’s Journal” at the Hanoi Opera House on February 23 and in HCM City in April.

Folk games at Hanoi’s museum

The Vietnam Ethnology Museum became the playground of tons of folk games like phao dat (soil-made firecracker), o an quan, danh du (swinging), nhay sap (bamboo pole dance) and others on the first three days of the lunar New Year.

American man and “baseball dream” in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Baseball was brought to Vietnam by an American lawyer, whose life changed after he met a Vietnamese singer.

Complaints lead to water review

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Construction is considering adjusting the minimum monthly fee on household water usage following complaints from people.

Hue agencies consider creating tours based on city's heavy rain

VietNamNet Bridge – The song Remember Ha Noi's Autumn by late composer Trinh Cong Son has inspired Saigontourist to design a tour of the city's beautiful locations mentioned in the lyrics.

TRAVEL IN BRIEF 11/2

Coffee buzz surrounds festival; Tour operator plans underwater weddings in Nha Trang; 2,000 cruise tourists visit Nha Trang; Hotels, resorts make ‘best' list; Trekkers race to summit Ta Cu

SPORTS IN BRIEF 11/2

Top badminton player Minh to take part in All England tourney; Hoang Thien progresses at world junior tennis event; National cycling team to race at Asian Championships

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 11/2

State President launches national tree planting fest; Another truck catch fire in the Hai Van Tunnel; Health Ministry says most A/H1N1 cases this year mild; Isolated commune gets new road link