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Cultural development support should be set as a criterion to rank businesses

"I feel sad that repaired embellishment of the O Quan Chuong was supported by the US Embassy in Vietnam,” Painter Le Thiet Cuong told VietNamNet’s Vietnam Economic Forum (VEF) when talking about culture socialization in Vietnam.

Hunting for air tickets for Tet days

Only 2.5 months left until the lunar new year, but people already rush to book air tickets now fearing they will run out soon.

Banks complain about overly high interest rates

VietNamNet Bridge – Many commercial banks say they do not lack capital, but they still have to keep high deposit interest rates in order to retain depositors.

ESPN and Star Sports will not air EPL in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – The two channels this morning, August 9, removed the English Premier League (EPL) from their broadcast schedule because they don’t have to right to show this event in Vietnam.

Miss Earth contestants collect waste on the beach

Contestants of Miss Earth 2010 pageant and many volunteers on November 14 collected waste on the beach of Phan Thiet city, grew and water trees in the city’s golf course.

State budget to continue financing state-owned groups

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly (NA) on November 15 agreed that five state-owned groups will be allocated the capital from the state budget in 2011.

Ministry confirms K+ holds exclusive rights to Sunday EPL matches

The Ministry of Information and Communications has certified that K+ holds the exclusive broadcasting rights to Sunday matches of the English Premier League (EPL) in Vietnam.

Vietnam to have first male beauty contest

VietNamNet Bridge – The local version of Mr. International pageant for men will be held in Vietnam in December 2010.

Vietnamese fashion to be introduced in London

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top models will appear in a Vietnamese fashion show named “Vietnam beauty” in London, the UK on December 5.

Hydro-power reservoirs help reduce floods in central Vietnam, official says

Without hydro-power reservoirs, floods in the central region may be more serious, stated Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Hoang Quoc Vuong at a workshop last week.

Vietnam lost half a billion dollar because it picked unripe coffee beans

Despite being a big coffee exporter in the world, Vietnam’s coffee is unable to obtain high prices.

Former US President Bill Clinton returns to Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge – Mr. Bill Clinton returned to Hanoi on November 14 the second time as the President of Clinton Foundation, after his visit in 2006.

Explosion kills 6 in Mexico hotel

An explosion on Sunday killed 6 and injured 20 others in a hotel in the Mexican resort city of Cancun, in southeastern Mexico, Quintana Roo's prosecutor Francisco Alor Quezada said.

APEC leaders conclude meeting with joint declarations

Leaders from member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum concluded their meeting on Sunday after adopting a leaders' declaration that pledged further efforts in free trade and balanced economic growth.

UN launches mass vaccination program against polio in central Africa

The UN Children's Fund ( UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday launched a polio immunization campaign that will provide vaccinations to 3 million children and adults in central Africa,

Chinese dams prevent flood in Vietnam’s southwestern region?

“Vietnam’s Mekong Delta needs floods and develops thanks to floods,” the acting director of the Southern Institute for Irrigation Planning Nguyen Ngoc Anh told VietNamNet.

Fire in eastern France kills seven: press

Seven people were killed and many injured in a fire burning migrant workers' residence in eastern France over Saturday night, local media reported Sunday.

Getting close to online casinos

VietNamNet Bridge – Previously, to gamble online, players had to contact agencies in Vietnam and pay fees to “bosses” – but now it is much simpler.

Webs for teens: a lot of rubbish

The boom in Vietnamese language information websites has stirred up many problems.

A new twist in teen sex sites: ‘off-line meetings’

“Off-line meetings” are now an up-to-date fashion for some teens. A number of websites provide a platform for organizing these “off-line meetings,” which are actually sex parties.