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Prejudice hinders reintegration of HIV carriers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Less than a fifth of people from vulnerable groups including former drug addicts, sex workers and people affected by HIV are able to access loans in order to rebuild their lives.

Bright young broadcasters take over the airwaves

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thanh, a student at Ha Noi University, finds it difficult to express his emotions to his girlfriend. So he was grateful when he discovered student-run Tito Radio.

French expat's passion for VN found on tip of a brush

VietNamNet Bridge – French artist Helene Kling wears her paintbrush on her sleeve - as it were - and her deeply felt love for Viet Nam is on show this month at her latest exhibition Reve de Fer - Dreams of Iron.

U.S. direct flight start date still unknown

 VietNamNet Bridge – The CAAV official gave the information after VNA signed an agreement to buy 40 engines from General Electric (GE) for its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet.

Saigon’s streets in the past

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon of 150 years ago was lively in photos by French photographer Emile Gsell. During his visits to this land in the years 1860-1880, Gsell used his camera to record the changing life is this bustling city.

Multi-field groups fail because of the lack of core competencies

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese enterprises remain too young to become multi-field groups.

Self-taught snapper frames ethnic futures

 VietNamNet Bridge – Rehahn Croquevielle arrived in Viet Nam from France six years ago as a volunteer in Hoi An. Before long, the beauty of his new home inspired him to take up photography.

HCM City wants to have distinctive souvenirs for tourists

 VietNamNet Bridge – As HCMC lacks souvenirs and gifts typical of its features for tourists, the HCMC Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will organize a design contest to find distinctive souvenirs to meet their shopping demand.

In pictures: Pollution caused by channeled applesnail shells in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge - Going through the roads in Can Huu commune, Quoc Oai district, Hanoi, people have to use masks because of the stench emanating from the piles of channeled applesnails along the road and on the fields and.

HCM City seeks funds to splash out on swimming pools in schools

 VietNamNet Bridge – More swimming pools need to be built at local schools, the HCM City Department of Education and Training has said.

Floral emblems of Vietnam and South East Asian nations

 VietNamNet Bridge - Derived from the symbols of medieval kings in Europe, a floral emblem is a flower or plant that is chosen by a country as a symbol or emblem for that country. In each country, the meaning of national flower is different.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 3/11

 VN Airlines to sell 2.7% stake in bank; Vietnam enjoys 26% surge in export to Canada; Promotion month launched in Hanoi; Investors concerned about corruption in Vietnam; PM opens up to world credit ratings

New programmes in the pipeline for overseas residents

VietNamNet Bridge – The local Fatherland Front plans to strengthen relations with overseas Vietnamese, who send millions of US dollar as remittances each year to the country, by forming new clubs and making adjustments to State policies.

Vietnamese now favor large capacity motorbikes

 VIetNamNet Bridge - More foreign motorbike manufacturers flock to Vietnam. The driving license policy has been loosened. Vietnamese now have more opportunities to possess large capacity motorbikes.

UK's contemporary music celebration with heart and soul

VietNamNet Bridge – The British Council and CAMA Vietnam will bring the best of the UK’s contemporary music to Hanoi on November 9 and Ho Chi Minh City on November 10 with Anushka and Bwani Junction,

Valuable photos of Vietnam from the late 19th century

 VietNamNet Bridge - Recently, the very valuable photos of Vietnam in late 19th century and early 20th century were published on Gallica.bnf.fr, in the surprise of so many people.

Leather firm could lose license for polluting river

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Export Processing and Industrial Zone Authority has petitioned city authorities to suspend operations and withdraw the license of a leather company for repeatedly discharging untreated wastewater into a local river

Eager students revive cheo opera

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 60 students at three junior high schools in the northern province of Ninh Binh have been taught how to perform four excerpts of cheo (traditional opera) and the five ancient melodies.

Coming to Ha Giang in the buckwheat flower season

 VietNamNet Bridge – This time, the roads to Lung Cu, Ha Giang province, are covered by buckwheat flowers. Tourists are flocking to Ha Giang to see and take pictures of buckwheat blossoms.

High price of English textbooks blamed for copyright infringement

 VietNamNet Bridge – A document in a college in Central Vietnam signed by its headmaster has caused public concern as it asks students to buy photocopied textbooks from its library for their English course in the next semester.