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Vietnamese player joins Irish football event

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Ngoc Quynh, a Vietnamese amateur football player was the only Asian player to ever play in  the All Stars game held last weekend by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia..

New law expected to increase food safety

VietNamNet Bridge – Food production establishments and processors will be required to implement advanced food safety management systems to ensure food safety under the new safety bill.

Universities to be relocated

VietNamNet Bridge – Universities located in Ha Noi's inner urban areas would be partly or completely relocated to eight university-college zones in suburban areas, announced deputy minister of education and training, Bui Van Ga, yesterday.

TV show features worldwide caravan trip

VietNamNet Bridge – The first episode of a television documentary series by a Vietnamese film making team featuring a round the world trip in a caravan will hit screens this Sunday.

Artists sing for gender equality

VietNamNet Bridge – Youth from all over HCM City are awaiting the launch of the Soul Nation tour at Thu Duc University Community Campus tomorrow, Dec 3.

Korean men “select” wives at HCM City’s supermarket

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City Police caught three Korean men in the act of illegally selecting their future wives on the roof of the Maximart supermarket in HCM City on December 1.

Guest artist comes home to play

VietNamNet Bridge – Violinist Nguyen Huu Khoi Nam, a member of the Orchestre National de France, will return home for a concert with the Viet Nam National Symphony Orchestra on Saturday and Sunday.

Mekong Delta to greet 19 million visitors

VietNamNet Bridge - The Mekong River Delta expects to receive 19 million visitors this year, 200,000 more than last year, according to the regional tourism agency, the Mekong Delta Tourism Association.

Heavy rains return to central region

VietNamNet Bridge - Heavy rains fell in the country's south-central region in recent days, inundating the stretch from Quang Ngai province to Khanh Hoa province, the National Hydro-meteorologicalForecast Centre said on Nov. 29.

Forests revive on northern Dong Van mountains

VietNamNet Bridge - Thousands of hectares of forest are reviving or being re-planted in the northern province of Ha Giang’s Dong Van district that is home to a UNESCO-recognised geological park, the Dong Van stone plateau.

Vietnam and Cambodia to make border map

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam and Cambodia have held a ceremony to put out to tender a project on national border map making between the two countries.

Vietnamese paintings favored in Singapore

VietNamNet Bridge - Several Vietnamese artists managed to sell their works at an exhibition held at Singapore’s Black Earth Museum last month.

Professor Michael Porter: private economic sector needs to lead national economy

The private economic sector should be the leading economic sector in the economic development. The State should consider the private economic sector an important asset, Professor Michael Porter said.

Hatching a cheap way to live in Beijing

Ever imagined what it would be like to live inside a giant egg?
Dai Haifei, 24, a newly graduated architect, decided to make his own egg-style home after being unable to afford Beijing’s sky-high rental prices.

Pressure builds on U.S. to contribute at Cancun

Delegates from both developing and developed nations have urged the United States to show sincerity and contribute more to the progress of climate negotiations at the U.N.'s climate change conference here Wednesday.

Heavy rains in Venezuela bring death toll to 23

Two people died when their homes collapsed on them after days of heavy rain in Caracas, bringing death toll in the Venezuelan capital to 10 and the whole country to 23, Venezuela's El Universal newspaper reported on Tuesday.

S. Korean, U.S. forces wrap up joint naval drills

South Korean and U.S. forces wrapped up Wednesday their four-day joint naval drills in the Yellow Sea.

Interpol issues arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder

Interpol on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over rape allegations.

Coach Calisto calls for fans’ support

VietNamNet Bridge – Chief coach Calisto of the national football squad said that the team is facing many difficulties but he believes that Vietnam will enter the semi-finals of the ASEAN Football Cup (AFF Cup) 2010.

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