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Anti-terrorism rehearsal in the Red River

An international terrorist group transports a large volume of weapons and explosives by boat in the Red River. This is the circumstance in the rehearsal on November 10 at the Red River wharf in Hanoi.

Bureaucratic officials must be replaced immediately

After hearing the complaints of National Assembly deputies in the National Assembly meeting on November 9, the Government Office’s Chair Nguyen Xuan Phuc said that the government is trying its best in administrative reform.

Get used to it: elite European football matches will cost you

VietNamNet Bridge - The notion of paying to watch a European football match continues to jangle Vietnamese opinion.

Exclusive broadcasting rights hit football audience

VietNamNet Bridge – K+, a digital television channel, has obtained exclusive broadcasting rights for seven major world football tournaments.

New energy for Vietnam: Producing power from rice husks

VietNamNet Bridge – A top rice producer like Vietnam also produces lots of rice husks. In the Mekong Delta, entrepreneurs are learning how to turn this ‘waste’ into electricity.

Renewable energy’s difficult birth

VietNamNet Bridge – While the demand for energy is rising dramatically in Vietnam, development of renewable energy is still in its infancy and faces big obstacles.

Dong Nai: Four kids run away from charity house

VietNamNet Bridge – Four kids who had just fled from a charity house in the southern province of Dong Nai, have been rescued when found  tramping Saigon streets with many wounds on their bodies.

Indonesia's volcano toll rises to 191, eruption continues

Indonesia's volcano in Central Java re-erupted on Wednesday, spewing hot ash by up to 1, 500 meters high and spread by up to 50 km to all direction, the death toll rose to 191, officials said.

Football Association official urges equitisation at football clubs

VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Ngoc Vien, Vice Chair of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) said that equitising football clubs is a compulsory step toward the development of professional football in Vietnam.

Buddha’s robes welcomed in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Three robes of the Buddha were brought from India’s Kushinagar relics, where the Buddha entered the Nirvana 2589 years ago, to Vietnam on November 9.

American audience welcome “Floating Lives”

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese movie “Floating Life” was screened at the Billy Wider theater in California last week. The director and leading actors talked with the audience after the show.

SCI-TECH IN BRIEF 10/11

Vinasat-2 credit package into orbit; China Unicom opens Southeast Asia Regional RO in Vietnam; Vietnam’s first joint venture on LTE-based internet broadband services launched

Miss Earth contestants play Vietnamese musical instruments

Participating in a cultural exchange in HCM City on November 8, 20 contestants of the Miss Earth 2010 pageant enjoyed many unique performances. They were very interested in trying Vietnamese traditional musical instruments.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 10/11

Shares rebound on sluggish volume; Companies receive gold quotas; Industry, retail recover, but currency woes remain

Non-state universities puzzled by the “gift” from MOET

The decision by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) allowing non-state universities to receive more applications does not make them happy as expected.

Business prospers, mini hotels mushrooming in HCM City

The increasingly high number of tourists visiting HCM City has raised the demand for accommodation services. That explains why mini hotels have been mushrooming in the city.

School headmasters do not live on salaries, but on commissions

Every month, headmaster of a day-boarding primary school with 1000 students can pocket 20 million dong which is the “commission” paid by private catering companies.

Hoang Gia Ngoc to compete at Manhunt International

The Silver Prize winner of the Vietnam Supermodel 2010 contest, Hoang Gia Ngoc, has been selected as Vietnamese representative at the world largest male beauty contest in Taiwan from November 10-22.

Ba Den Mountain in Tay Ninh

VietNamNet Bridge – Climbing the mountain sometimes called the roof of Southern Vietnam is a once in a lifetime experience for visitors to Tay Ninh Province.

U.S. company recalls eggs over salmonella scare

Cal-Maine Foods, the nation's leading egg seller and distributor, has ordered a recall of 288, 000 eggs for fear of salmonella contamination, health officials said on Tuesday.