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Vietnamese people “addicted” to mobile phones

More and more Vietnamese become addicted to mobile phones, as the service providers continue to lower the fees and the prices of luxury phones with many entertainment functions are also decreasing.

Future nursery school teachers know nothing about maltreatment story

While the society is angry at Tran Thi Xuan Nu, a teacher who threatened a boy by putting him into a lift, many students of pedagogical schools, who will become nursery school teachers in the future, know nothing about the story.

Details of ballot on bauxite projects must be made public

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly (NA) needs to make public the list of deputies who back or protest bauxite mining projects for the people and the history to judge their act, suggested deputy Duong Trung Quoc.

Miss Model of the World: Ngoc Thach in top five favorite

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese supermodel Ngoc Thach, 19, was voted as one of the top favorite models by the audience at the opening party of the Miss Model of the World contest in Shenzhen, China on November 1.

Vietnamese movies to be introduced in USA

VietNamNet Bridge – Some outstanding movies like “Lonely”, “Bi, don’t be afraid” and “Floating Life” will be screened in the US from November 5 through 11.

Crackdown on sale of cheap chemicals to treat waste-water

VietNamNet Bridge – New regulations on the sale and distribution of chemical products used in waste water treatment have recently been established by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Don’t let Vietnam become the delectable piece of cake for foreign contractors

Vietnamese enterprises can absolutely act as EPC contractors in big projects, Pham Thi Loan, a National Assembly’s Deputy said with decisive tone on the sideline of the ongoing National Assembly session.

Steep fines sought for river polluter

VietNamNet Bridge – Environment Police have asked Ha Noi People's Committee to fine Ha Nguyet Ltd Company VND200 million (US$10,300) for violating environmental regulations.

Five billion dollars, eight tons of gold and corollaries

A large volume of gold and dollars has been kept among people. The volume has been out of circulation and it has not been counted and included when setting up fiscal policies.

Storms forecast for central region

VietNamNet Bridge – A low pressure north of the Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago is expected to cause strong winds, heavy rains and rough seas off south-central provinces from Quang Tri to Khanh Hoa,

HCM City tries to stop big holes appearing in roads

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Party and government leaders have asked agency authorities to prevent further large holes appearing in roads to lower the number of traffic accidents that have been occurring.

Chemists rush to meet good-practice deadline

VietNamNet Bridge – Pharmacies are racing to register their facilities under Good Pharmacy Practice (GPP) standards as the Ministry of Health's January 1 deadline nears.

New proposals to manage online games shops

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi's Information and Communications Department yesterday suggested that online games businesses should relocate to amusement zones in supermarkets to allow the city to manage the sector more easily.

Public debt hits 56.7% of GDP

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government estimates public debt will total about 56.7 per cent of gross domestic product by the end of the year.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 4/11

Final round of HTV singing; Rare ivory compass found in Ha Tinh; Paintings inspired by journeys; New trio guitar concert in Ha Noi

Thang Long royal citadel archaeological site closed

VietNamNet Bridge – As of November 3, the archaeological site at 18 Hoang Dieu, Hanoi, has been closed to preserve the relics.

Rhapsody in Viet Nam

VietNamNet Bridge – Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra (TMSO) are set to perform classic and modern pieces during their forthcoming tour of Viet Nam.

Viet Nam's women prepare for Asian qualifiers

VietNamNet Bridge – The national team will face stiff competition in the 2011 Asian Women's Under-16 Football Championship's second round of qualifiers early next month in Bangkok.

Hung wins world silver

VietNamNet Bridge – Young master Nguyen Thi Mai Hung brought home a silver medal from the World Youth Chess Championships in Helkidiki, Greece.

Medvedev meets former students in USSR-Russia

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev held an emotional meeting with Vietnamese students who had studied in the former Soviet Union or present-day Russia during his official visit to the country recently.