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VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam on April 21 urged people to take action to stop polluting the rivers and lakes and protect water resources in response to the Earth Day 2013.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With a colourful performance featuring representatives of eight ethnic groups from the northern highlands, Viet Nam Ethnic Groups Cultural Day was off to an exciting start on Friday night.

The Hanoi Off-road Car Club has introduced the first international off-road tournament in Vietnam under the RFC system. The event will take place in June in Tuan Chau resort, Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province.

VietNamNet Bridge – Poultry breeders in the Mekong Delta are nervously watching the spread of avian flu (H5N1).

VietNamNet Bridge – On the morning of April 21, the Center for Conservation of Hue Relics opened the royal garden of the Nguyen Dynasty named Co Ha in the Hue Citadel to serve tourists.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thirty two teams from universities and colleges across Vietnam will compete in the final rounds of the Vietnam Robot Contest 2013 from May 6-12 in the central city of Da Nang.

Vietnamese businesses, which tried to obtain rapid growth at any costs have become the victims of their rapid development policy.

VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Huu Kien,  an apprentice lawyer with a tenor from the central province of Thanh Hoa, won the finale of the 2013 Vietnam's Got Talent last night, April 21 in HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge – Fashion designer Duc Hung and pianist-painter Chau Giang will reunite in a special exhibition held in New York this week.

Nearly 40 bronze, porcelain, gem, gold, silver, cloth antiques and ancient documents of the Nguyen Dynasty are showcased at an exhibition that opened on April 21 in the ancient capital city of Hue.

VietNamNet Bridge - Pham Le Quynh Tram, the first transgender who was recognized by the law in Vietnam has made her debut album. She said that all revenue from this CD will be donated for charity.

Vietnamese netizens are heated up by a video clip featuring a woman and her son who beat and stripped naked a woman on the road in a scene of jealousy for filming. The incident occurred in the presence of many people.

VietNamNet Bridge – Some 25 boxes containing about 1.3 tons of rotten animal organs on a high quality bus was detected by the police of the central province of Quang Tri on the early morning of April 21.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The law on the prevention and control of smoking takes effect on May 1, 2013, according to the Health Ministry.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) cruised past hosts Dong Tam Long An (DTLA) 3-1 yesterday, April 21, to go six points clear at the top of the Eximbank V-League 2013 national football championship.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign Ministry Spokesman Luong Thanh Nghi on April 21 refutes the findings in the 2012 US global human rights report.

This year’s favorable weather is believed to support fishermen. However, the fishing boats of the big groups in the sea city of Hai Phong still have been staying ashore because the ship owners cannot find seamen.

 During the 24-hour period ending at 4 p.m. on Sunday, China confirmed six new cases of human H7N9 avian influenza, including five in Zhejiang and one in Jiangsu.

Vietnamese fashion designer Hoang Hai has brought his ao dai collection to Italy to showcase in the Hanoi – Florence fashion night, which will be held to celebrate the 40th anniversary Vietnamese - Italy friendship.