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Actor Dustin Nguyen gets behind camera for new epic

 VietNamNet Bridge – Overseas Vietnamese actor Dustin Nguyen has gotten behind the camera for the first time to direct Once Upon A Time in Vietnam, a film expected to be the first fantasy-action epic in Vietnamese cinema.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 20/11

Remittances to top $10 billion this year; Policy helps keep domestic shippers afloat; Specialty retail flourishes; Gold draws higher interest; Banks face stricter risk fund rules; Viettel steals march on rival VNPT

No decision made on relocation of Vietnam Bear Rescue Center

In an interview with Nhan Dan Online, historian and National Assembly member Duong Trung Quoc said he would ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in an official letter about issues relating to the Bear Rescue Center.

UN stresses benefit of low-cost care in saving newborns

In commemoration of the World Prematurity Day, the United Nations on Saturday highlighted how effective and low-cost health care measures can help save the lives of millions of newborn babies. 

Swimmer Anh Vien wins Asian silver medal

VietNamNet Bridge - 16-year-old swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien won an Asian silver medal for the women’s 200m backstroke event on November 18, after taking a bronze medal three days ago.

Photos show cleaner canal amid changing cityscape

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City-based photographer and poet Nguyen Luong Hieu is exhibiting his collection of photographs of the recently cleaned and landscaped Nhieu Loc Canal that flows through several of the city' districts.

Policeman arrested for involvement in Duong Chi Dung’s escape

VietNamNet Bridge – The Police Agency of Hai Phong City has arrested the chief police officer of An Tho commune, An Lao district for assisting Duong Chi Dung, former director of the Vietnam Maritime Administration to flee.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 19/11

Exhibition on Long Bien Bridge; Indian light festival shines in Hanoi; Germany supports Hue Imperial Citadel restoration; Heritage Day to feature Red River Delta culture; Souvenir designers seal top awards

HCM City: Sewer-rats carrying the virus that causes kidney failure

VietNamNet Bridge – Of 25 mice tested by the Ho Chi Minh City Pasteur Institute, three are positive for the  Hata virus that causes acute renal failure. All of them are sewer-rats.

Delta crops face threat from salt

VietNamNet Bridge – With the annual flooding not occurring in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta this year, salination has become a major problem affecting agriculture as well as water supply.  

Vietnamese models pose in New York

VietNamNet Bridge – The seven finalists of the Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2012 had a photo shoot at the Times Square in New York.

HCM City: International port in ruin

VietNamNet Bridge – Being built at the cost of millions of US dollars, the Phu Huu international port in District 9, Ho Chi Minh City is no different from a fallow ground in the countryside.

SPORTS IN BRIEF 19/11

Grandmaster Liem wins fifth round at Fujairah Masters; National Muay Thai fighters to compete in HCM City; Thai pilots win Viet Nam Paragliding Open  

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 19/11

Ha Noi boy rescued from kidnappers; 12 people injured in bus crash; Rotten pork seized in Dong Nai Province; Large bamboo grove withers in Hoang Lien National Park; Furniture company punished for polluting

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 19/11

Bad debt tackling program to be announced soon; Becamex Tokyu picks CBRE as condo distributor; Vietnam’s exports to grow by 10%: HSBC; Restructuring SOEs and banking sectors; No US anti-dumping tax on Vietnamese steel pipes

The 10 billion dollar overseas remittance threshold within reach

Experts believe that the total overseas remittance to Vietnam may reach 10 billion dollars this year.

Charlie Chaplin hat and cane net more than $62,000

 Charlie Chaplin's iconic bowler hat and cane were auctioned off for $62,500 this weekend, as part of an auction which also includes a John Lennon nude drawing of himself and Yoko Ono.

Four Vietnamese players to join Arsenal young team

VietNamNet Bridge - Four players of the Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) Arsenal JMG Football Academy will join the young team of Arsenal FC.

U22 Vietnam’s first defeat at BTV Cup

 VietNamNet Bridge – The U22 Vietnamese football team had an unsuccessful start losing 1-4 to host Becamex Binh Duong in its first match at the 2012 Binh Duong Television (BTV) Cup on November 18.

Children to receive genital reconstruction

 VietNamNet Bridge – Italian doctor Roberto De Castro from Bologna has begun examining 50 children who suffer from genital malformations in the central region.