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Explosives used in movie effects set off deadly blasts

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ten people, including six in one family, were killed in two explosions around midnight yesterday, Feb 24, in HCM City’s busy Nam Ki Khoi Nghia Street.

Stone plateau to become national tourism complex

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dong Van Stone Plateau in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang will be developed into a national tourism complex by 2020.

Denmark finds horsemeat in pizzas

 Denmark's food authorities confirmed Sunday that they found a slaughterhouse on Peninsula Jutland illegally mix both horsemeat and pork in pizzas labelled as pure beef.

High-tech centres struggle to attract professional staff

 VietNamNet Bridge – Returning to Viet Nam after receiving a master’s degree in a high-tech field, Bui Khanh Chi was looking for a job that would allow her to pursue research.

Hanoi’s legendary turtle may be national treasure

VietNamNet Bridge - Associate Professor Ha Dinh Duc has proposed the Hanoi authorities to ask for the government’s recognition of the Hoan Kiem Lake turtle as the national treasure.

Seeking brighter lives in big cities

Artist Dao Anh Khanh will dance, sing and perform rock music for special guests at his upcoming show Dao Xuan tonight at his house in Ngoc Thuy, Gia Lam District, Ha Noi.

Vietnamese finance market fragile amid rumors

With the weak resistance and the lack of transparency, the Vietnamese finance market would be shaky on any bad piece of news.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 25/2

  NA Standing Committee meets in Hanoi; Leading lawmaker urges province to industrialise; Serbian diplomat visits Vietnam; NA Chairman hails Nghe An’s investment promotion

Billions at stake as BP oil spill trial opens

 Billions of dollars will be at stake Monday at the opening of a complex trial to determine how much BP should pay for the devastating 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Hollywood stars take seats for unpredictable Oscars

 Oscars host Seth MacFarlane kicked off an unpredictable 85th Academy Awards show, with Iran hostage drama "Argo" vying to beat Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" on Hollywood's biggest night.

Trillions of dong ready to be pumped into stock market

Stocks are now the choice of many investors in the context of the gloomy stock market, unclear gold market and stable dollar price. Trillions of dong are believed to be pumped into the stock market.

Labourers keen to get back to work

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over 90 per cent of workers had returned to work following the Tet holiday and only a small number had left their jobs,

AS Roma to play friendly with Viet Nam

 VietNamNet Bridge – AS Roma will face the Viet Nam national team in a friendly as part of their Asia Tour this June, FIFA official Mae Mua told Viet Nam News on Wednesday.

Ethnic minority girl wins many int'l scholarships

 VietNamNet Bridge – H’Linh H’Mok, an Ede ethnic minority student at Central Highland University, has won several prestigious Cuban and Mexican scholarships.

Ethnic students to benefit from bilingual education

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ethnic minority children taught in both their native language and Vietnamese are more active and confident and fare better in educational settings,

Vietnam, Laos, Thailand increase transport cooperation

The transport ministers of Vietnam, Laos and Thailand gathered at a conference in Hanoi on February 21 to discuss objectives and solutions to enhance trilateral transport cooperation.

300 Chinese visit exhibition on ancient documents on Hoang Sa Archipelago

VietNamNet Bridge – The exhibition of documents related to the sovereignty of Vietnam to the Hoang Sa Archipelago (Paracels) attracted more than 1,200 foreign visitors, including nearly 300 Chinese.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 25/2

Asia-Pacific exports expected to increase; Inflation holds steady despite Tet demand; Surge of power plants to plug into Viet Nam market

Big cities threaten to eliminate substandard people-founded high schools

The Hanoi and HCM City education departments have sent an ultimatum to substandard people-founded high schools, saying that they have to upgrade their education quality, or get eliminated.

Ba Cheo canal area’s people start their lives again from scratch

After receiving money from Sonadezi, the local people in Ba Cheo canal area have begun re-organizing their lives from scratch.