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Parents concerned over violent comics, DVDs

VietNamNet Bridge – Educators and parents are concerned that many of the most popular books for children, especially those translated from foreign languages, contain too much violence and other adult content.

Oriental medical books reveal secrets

VietNamNet Bridge – While society's traditional values are fading little by little, there is a man who continues to maintain a large collection of small terra-cotta statues, antique coins and ancient Chinese script books.

Television festival celebrates individual contributions

VietNamNet Bridge – Individual contributions were recognised for the first time at the 30th annual television festival that ended yesterday in the southern city of Can Tho.

Uyen Linh proclaimed ‘Idol'

VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Nguyen Uyen Linh beat Van Mai Huong in a vote of mobile phone users to be named ‘Vietnam Idol 2010', in a live televised finale in HCM City on Saturday night.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 27/12

Eighth National Patriotic Emulation Congress to open on Dec 27; Book on Vietnam-Laos special relations appraised; Cambodian, Vietnamese parliamentarians boost cooperation

Ten highlights for Vietnam in 2010

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam News Agency has selected ten highlights of Vietnam in 2010 which record the country’s development over the year.

At your service: China's first robot restaurant

A hotpot restaurant in China's northern Shandong province has unveiled its new staff - a team of robots. Automated waiters and female robot dancers move between tables, offering trays of food and drinks.

"Little Fockers" beats "True Grit" to be No.1 at box office

Universal Studio's comedy " Little Fockers" has notched a win over the Academy Award favorite "True Grit" over the Christmas weekend, taking in 34 million dollars in ticket stub sales in North America box office,

Dollar's contradictions call for caution

With the United States’ debt now slightly higher than GDP, long-term market view is getting riskier.

Two more FMD outbreaks reported in South Korea

South Korea on Sunday reported two more foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks as the high contagious appears to be spreading faster in the country.

Eighth emulation patriotic congress honors outstanding samples

1,500 delegates from around the country are about to be honored at the 8th National Patriotic Emulation Congress, which opened in Hanoi on Monday.

Winter storm leads to flight cancellations at NYC-area airports

New York City airports canceled more than 1,000 flights on Sunday as a snow blizzard made its way through the east coast.

Sibling walkers set Sports Games records

VietNamNet Bridge – Walker Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuc from Da Nang finished first in the women's 20km walk at the sixth National Sport Games, which kicked off in Da Nang city on Saturday.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 27/12

City opens New Year Greeting Festival; US writers’ books on Vietnam war hit shelves; Japanese Animated films to be screened in Hanoi; HCMC fest a feast of cuisines; Son La tourism-cultural week 2010 to be held

ADB announces grant to set up Mekong railway coordination body

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Monday it would provide a technical assistance grant to support the establishment of a railway coordination office in the five Mekong nations where railways have developed independently.

Vietnamese goods submerging supermarkets, counterfeit goods flooding traditional markets

VietNamNet Bridge – Supermarkets mostly sell domestic goods for Tet, while counterfeit goods are flooding traditional markets.

Vietnam Airlines posts 2010 revenue growth of 47%

Vietnam Airlines Corp. has estimated its 2010 revenue will surpass VND36.2 trillion (US$1.86 billion), a whopping increase of 47.3% from last year, and pre-tax profit will exceed VND350 billion (US$18 million), up 130% year-on-year.

The 1-million ton sugar programme still plodding

Many years ago, Vietnam kicked off the 1-million ton sugar programme, deciding that it needs to produce one million tons of sugar by 2000. However, the target remains out of reach, while Vietnam expects to import one million tons of sugar by 2020.

Thousands of people see scholar out

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City officials and thousands of people on December 25 saw Prof. Tran Van Giau to the last resting place.

How big will be Tet bonuses?

VietNamNet Bridge – It is expected that the Tet bonuses to be offered by foreign invested enterprises to their staff will be half as much or double that of the previous year.