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Formosa’s FX fears

Taiwan’s Formosa is seeking Vietnamese authorities’ support to mobilise foreign currency to run its giant steel complex in central Vietnam.

Lawyer arrested for anti-State propaganda

The Ministry of Public Security’s Investigation Agency Friday arrested Cu Huy Ha Vu under the approval of the Supreme People’s Court to investigate his activities related to spreading anti-state propaganda.

312-year-old persimmon tree recognized as “Tree of Heritage”

VietNamNet Bridge – The tree (diospyros decandra lour), which is located in the central province of Thua Thien Hue, was accredited as “Tree of Heritage” by the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment on November 5.

HCM City: Flood may end in eight years

Experts said that Vietnam’s mega-city is flooded because its canals have been filled up. The city plans to spend over $500 million on flood-prevention plan but local residents will remain vulnerable to floods for at least another eight years.

Paintings of homosexuals win Talent Award 2010

VietNamNet Bridge – The Talent Prize 2010 sponsored by the Denmark-Vietnam Cultural Development and Exchange Fund (CDEF) was presented to Pham Tuan Tu, 29, with four paintings which show people with unclear sexual orientation.

China Unicom opens Southeast Asia Regional RO in Vietnam

China Unicom today officially opened its Vietnam representative office in Hanoi, its first local office set up in Southeast Asia region following the presence of its affiliated company in Singapore.

Pop singers race in making hot video clips

Not only have they been exposing some skin on stage, pop singers in Vietnam have also been making steamy video clips, appealing to the audience’s appreciation of music by eyes rather than by ears.

Toy Story

Xuan La craft village in Hanoi’s Phu Xuyen district has been producing traditional toys for kids for generations, but is this old trade about to bite the dust?

Charges dropped against former Jetstar Pacific director

Ministry of Public Security’s police have dropped “lack of responsibilities” charges against Luong Hoai Nam, former director of budget domestic carrier Jetstar Pacific Airlines.

Picturesque lake attracts day trippers from Ha Noi

VietNamNet Bridge – The romantic name attracts a lot of visitors to Tien Sa (The Fairy Descends) Lake, located about 60km from Ha Noi at the base of Tan Vien Mountain in Ba Vi District. It's an ideal destination for a relaxing day or weekend

Writer goes to Thailand to take ASEAN prize

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Nhat Anh, who is known for long stories for teenagers, has left Vietnam for Thailand to receive the ASEAN Literature Award 2010 for his book “Give me a ticket back to childhood”.

Officials on field trip to bauxite mining projects

A working group of National Assembly and government representatives Friday arrived in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on their field trip to the construction sites of two bauxite mining projects in Lam Dong and Dak Nong.

Dung Quat Oil Refinery – the lesson for other key projects

VietNamNet Bridge – The Dung Quat Oil Refinery has operated for six months so it is difficult to appraise its effectiveness right now but according to the government, its shortcomings provide lessons for other national projects.

Nghe An: Relief clothes become car clouts

VietNamNet Bridge – Taking used clothes as relief for flood victims, the Red Cross of Nghe An province kept the clothes at a mechanical engineering enterprise’s warehouse. But 37 bags of clothes have become clouts at garages.

Kids work like real adults

VietNamNet Bridge – As their families are very poor, many children in Vietnam’s northern mountainous region have to work very hard to support their families.

China map violates Vietnam’s sovereignty

Vietnam yesterday protested against a Chinese agency which publishes an online world map that illustrates Vietnamese territorial waters in the East Sea as part of China.

Thai flood death toll rises to 140

The death toll from heavy flooding nationwide since last week rose to 140, government report said on Friday.

Miss Earth’s talent show scheduled on Nov 9

VietNamNet Bridge – The first sub-competition of the Miss Earth 2010 pageant will take place at HCM City’s Diamond Palace on November 9, hosted by Miss Asia American Jennifer Pham and supermodel-actor Binh Minh.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 5/11

Patient saved after being stabbed by fighting cock; Harvard professor to chair workshop in Ha Noi; Workshop focuses on gender imbalance at birth; NGOs give recommendations on child issues

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 5/11

PM welcomes new Iraqi and Ukrainian ambassadors; Party officials sign research deal during visit to Singapore; State Vice President receives delegation from the Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics