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Brilliance saves point for Long An

 VietNamNet Bridge – Franco Cleiton scored one and set up another to salvage a point for Dong Tam Long An after trailing 2-0 in the V-League yesterday, May 19.

Three Vietnamese listed in top 30 Asian record holders

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three Vietnamese people have been named in the list of 30 top record holders in Asia in 2013, according to the Vietnam Record Organisation.

Vietnam wins regional rowing champs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam came out a triumphant first at the Southeast Asian Rowing Championships which wrapped up on Sunday in Malaysia.

Le Quang Liem seeded No. 1 at Asian Champs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem has won two first victories at the Asian Chess Championships being held in the Philippines.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 20/5

 Poor workers to get small loans; ‘Unreasonable' insurance plan ignored by farmers; Danang-Quang Ngai expressway construction gets underway

Overseas Vietnamese joins national gymnastics team

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national gymnastics team of Vietnam has had a new star – overseas Vietnamese gymnast Truong Mai Nhat Linh or Linda Truong.

VND9 trillion of soft loans for realty companies

VietNamNet Bridge – The State Bank of Vietnam has issued a circular on providing low-interest loans to support the housing segment in line with Resolution 02/NQ-CP, under which as much as 30% or VND9 trillion of a credit line

Can Tho: Party official criticized for family violence

The 9-year-old boy cried and did not sleep so he was beaten by his father, leaving bruises on his face and body. The father - a Party official in Can Tho - admitted that he is a hot-temper person so he beat his son with a teaching purpose.

300 artifacts related to Buddhism on display

With approximately 300 artifacts related to Buddhism through the Ly - Tran - Le – Nguyen dynasties, the exhibition of Buddhism cultural heritage open on May 17 at Xa Loi Temple in HCM City.

Chinese play dirty, Vietnam’s rice exporters face high risks

China has become the biggest rice export market for Vietnam, but it’s not easy to earn money from the market. Exporters have been facing high risks relating to the payment, pricing and contract cancelation.

The record maker who makes artworks from sea snails

 VietNamNet Bridge - As a physician,  Mr. Nam is entranced by sparkling colorful sea snails. He bought hundreds of kilos of snail shells to assemble into unique artworks.

Phuoc nabs stage, Tam wins overall

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Huu Phuoc won the final and seventh stage of the Cycling to the Countryside Tournament yesterday, May 19, while Ha Thanh Tam emerged as the overall winner.

Anti-tobacco must begin from the Congress

"At the meetings of the National Assembly (NA), during the break, the hallway was full of cigarette smoke. Therefore, the NA must make an example of tobacco harm prevention," said NA deputy Nguyen Sy.

Businesses rush to delist to hide themselves from foreign “hunters”

There is a growing tendency of companies quitting the stock market to escape the “big sharks” who try to swallow them. Many others disapprove of listing shares on the bourse for the bear of being taken over one day.

10 homosexual couples organize group “wedding”

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ten homosexual, bisexual and asexual couples in Hanoi appeared at shopping malls in wedding dresses to call for support for same-sex marriage in Vietnam on May 19.

HCM City voters worried about rising crime

After three weeks of meeting with voters before the 5th session of the National Assembly, which opens today, May 20, the NA delegation of HCM City has acquired hundreds of comments across all sectors.

Construction of the first expressway in Central Vietnam begins

The highway connecting the city of Da Nang to Quang Ngai province is scheduled for completion in 2017, with four lanes and will be upgraded to six lanes with maximal speed of 120 km/h.

King Thanh Thai’s niece donates over 200 antiques for Hue

Mrs. Monie Phuong, Thanh Thai King’s granddaughter, has donated more than 200 artifacts and rare documents of the Nguyen Dynasty, the last feudal reign in Vietnam, to the ancient city of Hue.

Elevator falls from 18th floor, three died

Three mechanics were fixing a freight elevator on the 18th floor of an apartment building in Dai Thanh new residential area in Thanh Tri district, Hanoi. Suddenly the elevator dropped, killing all mechanics on the site.

Truong Sa, Hoang Sa kites fly on Hoi An sky

Heart-shaped kites decorated with the map of Vietnam, Vietnamese naval soldiers in Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago, or octopus. Snake kites of 160 artisans flew on the sky of Hoi An ancient town in the afternoon of May 18.