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Music Road spotlights pianist

VietNamNet Bridge – Monthly TV series Music Road will feature famous pianist and composer Nguyen Anh 9 at a live show held in HCM City on Sunday.

Abstract art goes on show in HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – Artist Van Ngoc's paintings are abstract, but border on installation because of his use of materials such as wood and glass on his canvas.

Japanese quartet fluent in traditional, western styles

VietNamNet Bridge – A quartet led by Japanese artist Karin Nakagawa will perform a programme of original songs on traditional instruments at Ha Noi's Tuoi Tre (Youth) Theatre on December 8-9.

Audit Association role in ethics needs clarification: lawmakers

VietNamNet Bridge – The supervisory role of the Audit Association over auditors' ethics needed to be clarified in the Independent Audit bill, lawmakers said yesterday in a National Assembly discussion that focused on ethics.

Hanoi to build new railway bridge across Red River

A new railway bridge across the Red River will be built to relieve the burden for Long Bien bridge, which is too old to meet requirements of national and urban railway transportation.

Tien Minh takes off hat to Lin Dan at Asiad Badminton

Vietnamese badminton ace Nguyen Tien Minh was Friday eliminated from the Guangzhou Asian Games after a 2-0 loss to the host player Lin Dan in the last 8 round.

Viet Nam face tough task ahead

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has its work cut out for defending its title at the ASEAN Football Federation Cup 2010 Championship next month, with opponents keen to prove their mettle, and its own preparations going through a sticky patch.

AFF Cup organisers announce ticket prices

VietNamNet Bridge – Ticket prices for matches in group B of the Asean football federation (AFF) Cup football championship were announced on Thursday.

Viet Nam's women storm to second sculling silver

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese scullers won their second silver in the lightweight women's 2,000m quadruple sculls at the Asian Games in Guangzhou yesterday, Nov 19.

US leading pizza chain to open first store in Vietnam

Domino’s Pizza, the second-largest pizza chain in the US, has announced the opening of its first store in Ho Chi Minh City.

First steps taken to curb cluster bomb toll

Ho Van Lai, 23, lost an eye, a hand and two of his friends when a cluster bomb leftover from the American war exploded in a hole they were digging 10 years ago.  

Elephants terrorize Central Highlands commune

Residents in Ea Sup District's Ia RVe Commune in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak live in fear of being attacked by a herd of 20-22 elephants, as traditional methods to drive them away seem ineffective, officials say.

NATO adopts new long-term strategy to flex muscles

NATO leaders on Friday adopted a new Strategic Concept that will serve as the alliance's roadmap for the next 10 years and that reconfirms the commitment to defend one another against attack as the bedrock of Euro-Atlantic security.

Former football star takes nose surgery

VietNamNet Bridge – After taking a false step and falling down in a toilet, striker Pham Van Quyen of Song Lam Nghe An club suffered from a face wound on November 16.

Liverpool captain Gerrard likely to miss four weeks

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is likely to miss three to four weeks after picking up a hamstring injury on England duty on Wednesday, confirmed the Premier League side on Thursday.

Hong Kong reports one H5N1 avian flu case

A 59-year-old local woman was found to have contracted H5N1 avian flu virus after visiting the mainland last month, Hong Kong Secretary for Food and Health York Chow said Wednesday.

“Kingdom of brick kilns” in Hanoi suburbs

VietNamNet Bridge – Lai Son village in Soc Son district has 400 families and over 200 brick kilns, which smoke out everyday. Three people recently died because of toxic smoke.

21st Stockholm Int'l Film Festival opens

The 21st Stockholm International Film Festival opened on Wednesday with a film Heartbeats from the 21-year-old director Xavier Dolan from Canada.

Fifteen animated films accepted to compete for 83rd Oscars

A total of 15 films have been accepted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 83rd Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Monday.

Going to sedge mat market at midnight

The market for sedge mats in Dong Bang village of Quynh Phu district in the northern province of Thai Binh opens from midnight to the early morning of the 4th and 9th of lunar months. Almost all people who go to the market are women.