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Art & Entertainment News Headlines 21/4

 Hue Festival wraps up with colourful shows; Lang Co Bay marks World-Bay status; Chau Van singing festival preserves traditional ritual; Special events pay tribute to Dien Bien heroes; Old stone stele in Ha Nam added to national treasure

FIFA, AFC support legislation targeting match fixing

 The Vietnam Football Federation, representatives from FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on April 20 voiced their strong support for combating corruption in sport.

Cows, cars drive sharp rise in New Zealand greenhouse gas emissions

 Methane produced by cows in New Zealand's intensifying dairy industry and vehicle exhausts have helped drive up the country's greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent over the last two decades, according to a government report out Friday.

Two more fatal cases of measles reported

 An additional 116 patients were infected with measles virus and two more died of the infectious disease on April 19, according to the Ministry of Health.

Most FIEs in Vietnam transfer pricing, evade tax

 VietNamNet Bridge – The practices of transfer pricing and tax evasion have been found at nearly all the foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) that the General Department of Taxation has inspected recently.

Zen monastery built in Bac Giang

 VietNamNet Bridge – Construction of the Truc Lam Phuong Hoang Zen Monastery, a national spiritual and cultural project, began yesterday, April 20, in the northern province of Bac Giang.

University grads eager to work on development of poor areas

 VietNamNet Bridge – A new Government programme sending 600 recent university graduates to help boost development in poor and ethnic minority areas is on the right track, said Minister of Home Affairs (MHA) Nguyen Thai Binh.

Nationwide Book Day kicks off

 VietNamNet Bridge – A ceremony to announce the Prime Minister's decision establishing Viet Nam Book Day was held on Saturday night at the Ly Thai To Square in Ha Noi.

Dioxin cleanup begins in Da Nang

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first stage of efforts to treat dioxin contaminated soil with In-Pile Thermal Desorption (IPTD or thermal remediation) at Da Nang Airport began on Saturday.

National Assembly favours raising workers' retirement age further

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly deputies on Friday agreed that the retirement insurance policy needed be adjusted.

Political News Headlines 21/4

 President receives US Senator; US Senate leader visits Da Nang City; ASEAN ministers seek to promote cultural identity; Strengthening Vietnam-Romania friendship

New regulation steps up taxi monitoring with black boxes

 VietNamNet Bridge – All taxis will be required to install black boxes and printers connected to their meters to improve monitoring of the fares charged to passengers, according to a new regulation.

"Captain America" continues to win North America box office

 "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" claimed a third straight box office win, collecting 26. 6 million U.S. dollars from 3,825 locations of showing over the weekend to beat the animated film "Rio 2,"

Students will have to pay copyright fees for photocopied documents

General school and university students will be required to pay copyright licensing when copying documents they need for their studies, once Viettro and the Ministry of Education and Training reaches an agreement on the issue.

Detailed plan for Truong Sa submarine sea testing mapped out

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Quoc Hoa, father of the Truong Sa submarine, says everything is ready for his vessel to be tested at sea.

Operational rules issued for climate plan

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on Thursday issued details of its operational framework for implementing an ecosystem-based adaptation for climate change, and will encourage its use across the country.

Draft decree shatters Vietnamese investors’ casino dreams

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese nationals will still be barred from casinos. And anyone hoping to open a house of gambling had better be prepared to ante up a cool $4 billion, at minimum.

Ly Hoang Nam banned from all tennis competitions in 2014

 VietNamNet Bridge – After refusing to play for the national team twice, Vietnam's number one tennis player, Ly Hoang Nam, has been banned from all local competitions in 2014.

Hue becomes ASEAN’s 3rd City of Culture

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hue City has been awarded the title of "City of Culture of ASEAN” in 2014-2015, and was the first city in Vietnam to be bestowed this honor.

Truong Tien Bridge lit up by 4,000 candles

 VietNamNet Bridge – French artists on Friday night lit 4,000 candles on Truong Tien bridge, creating a different kind of beauty for the iconic bridge of Hue City.