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Medical waste plan proposed

VietNamNet Bridge – The Health Ministry has devised a plan to collect all medical waste every day, with 70 per cent of solid waste to be treated by 2015, according to a source from the Health Environment Management Department.

Kapersky discovers IT-virus designed for Middle East

Kapersky Lab, a Russian producer of Anti-virus software, said Tuesday it discovered a malicious program named "Flame" that is deliberately used as a cyber weapon against entities in the Middle East.

The pillar of Vietnamese industries gets shaky

VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of mechanical engineering enterprises have shut down or announced bankruptcy so far this year.

Two dead in Seattle shooting

Two people were killed and three others wounded in a shooting Wednesday morning at a coffee shop in the U.S. city of Seattle, local police said.

Hanoi: Lack of parking lots, cars park illegally

Hanoi government’s decision to close all parking lots in 262 streets and ban vehicles from parking in 9 inner districts has been praised to be a solution to curb congestion in the city. However, parking on pavements and roads has returned.

Int’l donors scrutinize SOE reform at forum

International donors and the private sector in Vietnam will scrutinize the restructuring of State-owned enterprises as the key topic of discussion between them and the Government at the Vietnam Business Forum (VBF).

Japanese PM fails to win support for tax hike plan

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda failed to persuade the ruling Democratic Party heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa to support the tax raising policy in the meeting held Wednesday morning.

Ben Tre: 12 people contract HIV, police to investigate

VietNamNet Bridge – Up to 12 people in Phu Dang hamlet in the southern province of Ben Tre were stunned when they knew that they contracted HIV, from unknown source.

Russian university set to cooperate with Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – A delegation from Russian-based Far East Federal University (FEFU) will pay a working visit to Vietnam from May 28 to June 8 including a meeting with Bui Van Ga, deputy minister of Education and Training.

Hundreds of monkeys disturb islet people

VietNamNet Bridge – People on Cu Lao Cham Islet in Hoi An City, Quang Nam province, are living in an ‘unsafe’ situation because their houses are threatened by a troop of hundreds of monkeys.

Greeks to lose 55 pct income if country exits euro: bank survey

Greek citizens are expected to lose some 55 percent of their current income per capita and recession could surpass 22 percent, if Greece leaves the euro zone, according to a survey of the National Bank of Greece released on Tuesday in Athens.

Nation eyes plan for unified ID numbers

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is drafting to set up a system offering its citizens a single identification number for civil status registry for better management.

Instant noodle manufacturers’ trickeries make consumer indignant

Instead of trying to persuade consumers that their instant noodle products are delicious, nutritious and cheap, manufacturers nowadays try to arouse consumers’ compassion or threaten consumers.

Flowers that bloom on bronze bell

VietNamNet Bridge – According to legends, udumbara is the flower in heaven, which blossoms each 3,000 years. It is considered as the special flower of Buddhism.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 30/5

Capital seizes 47 violating cabs; Poor driver returns missing property worth $48k; Vietnamese AO victims to receive check-up in Korea; HCMC to build 4 large flyovers to ease congestion

Vietnam to host Indochinese writers’ conference

VietNamNet Bridge – The former imperial city of Hue and central city of Da Nang have been chosen to host the fourth conference of writers from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia this September.

HCM City property firms fail to meet green commitments

VietNamNet Bridge – Several property developers in HCM City have used the mandatory green space meant for planting trees and building parks for other purposes, and authorities have warned that they would be penalised if they do not set it right.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 30/5

Rare documents of world cultural heritage on show; Book distributor celebrates kids; Fund links Vietnamese literature to Russian prose works

Nation to assess English teachers

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam was looking to implement a comprehensive assessment of graduates from English teaching colleges in an effort to improve the quality of English teachers,

Tien Minh not seeded for Indonesia challenge

VietNamNet Bridge – Falling outside the world top ten badminton players, Viet Nam's Nguyen Tien Minh will not be seeded in the men's singles event at the Djarum Indonesia Open.