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Mortar shells unearthed in residential area

VietNamNet Bridge – Builders in the central city of Tuy Hoa, Phu Yen province, on November 22 discovered 12 mortar shells underground.

Thai pros win at PMH Tennis Tournament

VietNamNet Bridge – Ekkarin Pisuth Arnonth from Thailand won the professional men’s division of the Phu My Hung Tennis Tournament on the weekend, taking home the VND15 million prize money.

Real estate bubble – the accessory to inflation

The real estate bubble is the accessory to inflation, and it should be considered as the “dangerous germ” which must not be allowed to live together with a healthy economy.

Britons win big at 38th International Emmy Awards

British TV productions won five International Emmys on Monday night with Bob Hoskins and Helena Bonham Carter capturing the top acting awards.

Vietnamese mobile phone brands trying to conquer domestic market

Five years ago, people believed that 99 percent of the ideas to sell Vietnamese mobile phone brands would fail completely. However, the success of many Vietnamese brands recently has made people change their minds.

Vietnamese professors too old

In order to bring new blood into the workforce of professors and associate professors, the requirements for professorship will be amended and will include some exceptional provisions for young teachers and scientists.

Late British photographer's photos of Agent Orange victims on display

VietNamNet Bridge – British photographer Phillip Jones Griffiths's photos of the consequences of the use of dioxin (Agent Orange) during the war in Viet Nam are being shown at HCM City's War Remnants Museum.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 23/11

New film in Ha Noi promises to be one of nation's most modern; Sales of novel ‘Floating Lives' take off after movie adaptation; Long Bien Bridge writing contest ends without top prize winner; Women's club set to host annual charity bazaar on Sunday

Photos celebrate 60 years of ties to Romania

VietNamNet Bridge – A photo exhibition in Ha Noi is celebrating 60 years of diplomatic relations between Viet Nam and Romania.

Private museums call for more guidance

VietNamNet Bridge – Private museums in Viet Nam still operate without supporting policies although their operations were legalised under the Heritage Law in 2001.

HCM City issues rules for English classes

VietNamNet Bridge – The city's Department of Health has issued guidelines on implementing the pilot English teaching programme for third graders and intensive English teaching for the first graders in the coming 2010-2011 school year.

Autistic children need love, patience

VietNamNet Bridge – It was a usual Thursday afternoon when Pham Thi Hoa took her four-year-old son, Tran Thanh Tung, to his "classroom" at the Physiotherapy Department in the Ha Noi-based National Hospital of Paediatrics.

Twenty guitarists to join first-ever Guitar Gala

VietNamNet Bridge – For the first time guitarists of all ages will perform together in a special show to celebrate the 30th anniversary of HCM City-based Phu Nhuan Classic Guitar Club this weekend.

Huong wins 100m bronze as gold drought continues

VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Thi Huong pulled off a season's best performance in the women's 100m sprint yesterday, Nov 22, but it was not enough to satisfy Viet Nam's desire for their first gold medal at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou.

Ministers of Industry, Health in hot seat during live broadcast

VietNamNet Bridge - A 38-question barrage greeted Industry and Trade Minister Vu Huy Hoang as the first member of Cabinet to go before deputies in the National Assembly yesterday morning.

Quite Long Bien Bridge Festival

The second Long Bien Bridge Festival, which took place on November 20-21, didn’t attract many visitors and didn’t have notable activities like the first one in 2009. Some photos feature the festival.

Football Federation to reconsider using Vietnamese nationalized players

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Chair Nguyen Trong Hy confirmed that the federation will reconsider recruitment of foreign players who are naturalized Vietnamese citizens for the national squad.

Oversupply in resort real estate market

The Ministry of Planning and Investment has requested local authorities to check the resort real estate development projects in their localities and report back to the ministry.

Apple releases latest mobile operating system

Apple Inc. on Monday released iOS 4.2, the latest version of its mobile operating system, in an effort to boost the sales of the company's mobile devices in the upcoming holiday shopping season.

High alpha-carotene levels associated with longer life: U.S. study

High blood levels of the antioxidant alpha-carotene appear to be associated with a reduced risk of dying over a 14-year period, according to a report posted Monday in the online edition of Archives of Internal Medicine.