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Salaganes infected with A/H5N1, hundreds of families worry

VietNamNet Bridge - Thousands of salaganes died last week in Phan Rang City, Ninh Thuan province. The information made hundreds of salagane-breeding households in HCM City anxious.

Psychology student crowned Miss “Crescent Moon”

"Whether we are defected or perfect, we are burning our best," the impressive answer in the interview round and the emotional presentation on her mother helped Nguyen Thi Anh Ngoc win the first prize of the beauty contest for the disabled.

100,000 salanganes may be culled due to worry of bird flu

VietNamNet Bridge - The Animal Health Agency of Region VI has proposed to kill the whole flock of salanganes of Thanh Binh salangane house in Phan Rang city after samples of dead birds tested positive for the type A H5N1 influenza virus.

Electoral authorities proclaim Maduro as Venezuela's president

The National Electoral Council (CNE) on Monday proclaimed Nicolas Maduro as Venezuela's new president.

Chairman of Tra Vinh Province wants to retire

VietNamNet Bridge - This decision was made after Ms. Tran Hong Ly, who is said to have an "intimate relationship" with Chairman Tran Khieu, was expelled from the Party.

Guidance documents on laws to be sped up

 VietNamNet Bridge – Top lawmakers have agreed that this year they would speed up the issuance of documents guiding the implementation of laws and decrees.

Athletics world shocked by Boston blasts

 Distance running greats Haile Gebrselassie and Paula Radcliffe were among those stunned by the twin blasts that left at least two dead and dozens injured at the Boston Marathon on Monday.

Posthumous Gold Star Order bestowed on late acting president

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People's Committee of the central province of Quang Nam held a ceremony yesterday, April 15, to posthumously honour late Acting President Huynh Thuc Khang with the Gold Star Order.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 16/4

 Consultations with Iran result in praise for bilateral developments; Crime fight needs intensifying; President vows better policies for fishermen; Party delegation visits Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka

3 killed, 138 injured in Boston blasts: media

 The two explosions that rocked the Boston Marathon on Monday has killed three people and injured at least 138, officials and media outlets said.

Income down, but banking sector remains hot

Commercial banks continue recruiting more officers, and though the average income decreased in 2012, bank officers still had sky high monthly salaries, which were the dream of the workers in other business fields.

Illegal labor export and horrible obsession

 VietNamNet Bridge - Security instability, unstable job, the specter of diseases like malaria and dengue are the problems that Vietnamese workers have to face in Angola.

Part 2: MOET claims responsibility for high unemployment rate

Numerous schools have been opened, more and more training courses have been provided, while there has been no reliable forecast about the labor force demand.

Frozen real estate market hinders unburned brick development program

Billions of dong have been spent to develop concrete block brick factories, as the investors believe unburned materials would be the “technology of the future.”

Indonesia investigates Lion Air crash

 VietNamNet Bridge – Indonesia is hasty to investigate a Lion Air jet’s crash into the sea while landing at an airport in Bali last week.

Plan may save 13 craft villages

VietNamNet Bridge – Thirteen traditional craft villages in HCM City will be preserved and developed by 2018 if a proposal by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is approved.

Vietnamese searching website nurtures the dream of outrunning Google

A lot of Vietnamese searching engines, namely xalo, monava, and timnhanh, once stated that they would outstrip Google, but they finally died young, or had to shift to other business.

The rich also cannot buy land in the West Lake’s golden land area

Though the land in the West Lake area is exorbitant, it has been hunted by the rich. The land price in the area and the old streets’ area is the highest in Hanoi.

US$45,000 can help reduce congestion in Hanoi by bikes?

The Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade has designed a plan on using bicycles to reduce traffic congestion, to save fuel, reduce pollution and stimulate demand for this mean of transport. The plan has immediately received a lot of mixed opinions.

Travel firms design new tours to avoid crisis

As the number of tourists has been decreasing dramatically in the economic crisis, travel firms have opened a lot of new routes to stimulate the demand.