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130,000 kids return to school after flood

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 100,000 students in Quang Binh and over 30,000 others in Huong Khe district, Ha Tinh province have returned to school after a week off due to flood.

Vietnamese contestant’s painting auctioned at Miss World pageant

A gemstone-made painting about Hanoi’s old street brought to Shanghai by Kieu Khanh, the Vietnamese representative at the Miss World 2010 pageant in China, was sold at the highest price at a charity auction on October 9 in Shanghai.

Danube river safe from red sludge spill in Hungary: official

No metallic or organic contaminants have entered the Danube from the red sludge spill in western Hungary due to decontamination efforts made along the Marcal, its tributary, the National Disaster Management said Sunday.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 14/10

Sleeping driver blamed for accident; Japan finalises port city strategy research; Bird flu returns to Dak Lak ducks; Paper manufacturer caught polluting land

Update on flood in central Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and a government delegation on October 9 paid a visit to Quang Binh, the hardest-hit province by flood.

Seminar on global environment held in Hanoi

A seminar entitled “Vietnam Global Environment Fund (GEF) National Dialogue” was held by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on October 14 in Hanoi.

British man to sing with Vietnamese diva

VietNamNet Bridge – Lee Kirby, the British man who is known for his sweet voice in late composer Trinh Cong Son’s songs, will perform at the ATB club on October 16-17 with Vietnamese famous singer Anh Tuyet.

POLITICS IN BRIEF 14/10

Thua Thien-Hue completes border demarcation with Laos; France fosters friendship with Vietnam; Condolences over traffic accident in Ukraine

King Ly Cong Uan moves from Hoa Lu to Hanoi by boat

VietNamNet Bridge – On October 2 afternoon, “King Ly Cong Uan” arrived in Hanoi after a long trip from the former capital Hoa Lu (Ninh Binh province). Hundreds of people stood on the Red Riverside to welcome the “king”.

First ADMM+ Chairman’s Statement

On October 13, the Chairman of the First ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus issued a statement "ADMM-Plus: Strategic Cooperation for Peace, Stability, and Development in the Region".

Royal art treasures on the first display

After more than 50 years preserved at the Museum of Vietnam History, treasures that symbolize the power of feudal dynasties like emperor’s seals, emperor’s swords, etc. are exhibited the first time.

Last trapped Chilean miner rescued, historic rescue completed

The last of the 33 trapped Chilean miners, 54-year-old Luis Urzua, the shift foreman, was rescued on Wednesday after having stayed underground for some 70 days.

Foreign currency credit market still scorching hot

Commercial banks have reported that the demand for foreign currency loans keeps increasing because of the depreciation of the dong against the dollar.

Water has gone down, students returning to school

Students are returning to school, but with empty hands, because their schoolbags, textbooks have all gone with the flood.

Schools complain about teaching aid shortage

Schools complain that there is a serious shortage of teaching aids

Profit of private businesses still lower than state owned businesses

The profit gained by private businesses is still much lower than that of state owned and foreign invested enterprises (SOEs and FIEs).

Indochina Airlines’ General Director will have to appear in court?

General Director of Indochina Airlines Ha Hung Dung, who is also well known in Vietnam as a musician, may have to appear in court

Students afraid of becoming members of teams of excellent students

Educators have rung the alarm bell over the decreases in the quality of the teams of excellent students to attend the national and international competitions.

Elephant hunter cemetery in Dak Lak

VietNamNet Bridge – For a taste of central highlands history, tourists to Daklak Province should  visit the tomb of the king of elephant hunters in Buon Don Village.

Q3 results seen no buoy for stock market

VietNamNet Bridge – Portfolio investors and experts differ in their expectations of results of listed firms for the third quarter, but whether good or bad, experts say the results won’t make an impact on the market