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Nearly $60mil to protect environment in industrial zones

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Planning and Investment has said that from now until 2018, environmental pollution will be improved through a US$58.85 million project

Pay TV a turn off

 VietNamNet Bridge – The pay TV market is showing signs of a monopoly that disadvantages customers.

Nam exit leaves Viet Nam absent from pro circuit

VietNamNet Bridge – There are no Vietnamese players left in the Viet Nam F2 Futures Pro Circuit as Viet Nam's only representative, Ly Hoang Nam, was knocked out yesterday by French Laurent Recouderc in the second round.

Vol de Nuit – Night Flight in town

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vol De Nuit, Night Flight has finally opened at the HCMC Fine Arts Museum.

Minh earns berth in Australian Open third

 VietNamNet Bridge – It took only 17 minutes for Vietnamese player Nguyen Tien Minh to secure a spot in the third round of the Yonex Australian Badminton Open yesterday, April 3, in Sydney.

Vietnam to co-host AFF Cup 2014 qualifier

VietNamNet Bridge – The qualifier round of the top football competition of Southeast Asia will be held in Vietnam and Singapore, according to the Southeast Asian Football Federation (AFF).

Tens of tons of oil covers Vung Tau’s beach

Some 200 employees of the Bien Dong resort were mobilized to collect over 36 tons of clotted oil on its beach in Vung Tau city, Ba Ria Vung Tau province yesterday morning. The other beaches also collected tons of similar waste oil.

Da Nang to bring hydro-power plant to the Congress

Deputy Chief of the National Assembly delegation of Da Nang - Huynh Nghia – has confirmed to report to the National Assembly the issue related to Dak Mi4 hydropower plant, which did not discharge water to save the downstream region from drought.

Two suspects arrested for killing five woodmen

In the afternoon of April 2, the border guards and police forces of Quang Binh Province arrested the first two suspects in the murder of five Quang Binh-native woodmen on the Vietnam-Laos border last week.

Vietnamese chess woman Kim Phung leads the Asian U20 Champs

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese female chess player Vo Thi Kim Phung now takes the lead at the Asian U20 Championship in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), after five rounds.

IMF to offer $1.3 bln loan to Cyprus

 The Washington-based International Monetary Fund on Wednesday said that it plans to offer a three-year loan program in the amount of about 1.34 billion U.S. dollars as part of the latest global rescue program for Cyprus.

More valuable Vietnamese brands fall to foreigners

Foreign investors target the leading companies in key business fields, striving to increase their ownership ratios there to penetrate more deeply into the large market with 80 million consumers.

Ten finalists of the beauty contest for the disabled

Ten of the over 70 contestants have been selected for the final round of the “Beauty of Crescent Moon 2013”, the pageant for girls with disabilities, which will take place on the evening of April 14 in Hanoi.

Ndubuisi double downs Selangor

VietNamNet Bridge – Oguwike Ameka Ndubuisi scored a double to give Sai Gon Xuan Thanh FC a crucial win over Selangor of Malaysia in Group H's third round match yesterday at Thong Nhat Stadium in HCM City in this year's AFC Cup.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 3/4

  Drug trafficking detected in Quang Binh; HCM City launches campaign “For the poor 2013”; New road-worthy certificates welcomed; Donors contribute VND460 bn to northwestern region

Trial tours in world's largest cave to begin

VietNamNet Bridge – The People's Committee of the central province of Quang Binh has approved an experimental adventure tour to Son Doong Cave suggested by Howard Limbert,

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 4/4

 Viet Nam joins efforts to clear old bombs, mines; Defence Minister greets Russian security leader; ASEAN, China to further strategic partnership; Guinea seeks Viet Nam's agricultural experience

N.Korea tells South workers to quit Kaesong: report

 North Korea has demanded the withdrawal of all South Korean managers and staff from the Kaesong joint industrial zone by next week, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Thursday.

Law loopholes lends a hand to distributors raise in formula prices

Formula prices have increased 30 times since 2007. State management agencies, which have failed to control the prices, have blamed this on the loopholes of the laws.

Private universities seek better treatment

VietNamNet Bridge – The private sector, tertiary education system is under threat. There are currently 83 private colleges and universities in Viet Nam, at which 17 per cent of the country's undergraduate and postgraduate students attend.