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Veteran musician sparks interest in ‘cai luong'

It took a long 50 years, but musician Ba Tu, a member of the HCM City's Theatre Association, has finally reached the pinnacle of his career.

Earning a living at Hanoi’s largest garbage dump

VietNamNet Bridge – On mountains of rubbish, hundreds of people are completely wrapped up in seeking for scrap at night.

C-sections may raise childhood obesity risk: study

Babies born by Caesarean section are twice as likely to be obese by age three as infants delivered vaginally, according to a new study published Thursday in the Archives of Disease in Childhood journal.

Retail nightmare plays out in south

With huge new retail space from projects ready to hit the market and ongoing projects cooling their heels amid a gloomy economy, HCM City  retail developers are experiencing sleepless nights finding ways to lure tenants.

Farm produce trading: regulation doesn’t encourage contracting

VietNamNet Bridge – In order to march towards a modern competitive agricultural production which operates in accordance with market rules, it’s necessary to reform the current legal framework on farm produce transactions.

Vietnamese youths opt for overseas studies

Many high school students are excusing themselves from arduous domestic university entrance exams by opting to study abroad.

No consistent policy in place for online games

After harsh criticism in the media of the negative impact of online games in August 2010, the Ministry of Information and Communications temporarily discontinued issuing permits for new online games, in order to improve the situation.

Many overseas Vietnamese singers, actors return to homeland

Many overseas Vietnamese singers and actors have returned to their homeland to either perform or settle down in the country and develop their careers.

Provinces asked to keep an eye on HFM disease

The Ministry of Health yesterday asked localities to maintain drastic measures to prevent the spread of hand-foot-mouth (HFM) disease, which saw a 10-fold year-on-year increase in the first five months this year.

Tram Chim Ramsar site facing big challenges

Having been recognized as the 2000th Ramsar site of wetlands of international importance, Tram Chim National Park has shown Vietnam’s effort in implementing the Ramsar Convention.

University libraries fail to serve purpose

While libraries in many universities and high schools are almost devoid of readers, and piles of books gather dust, many students say they have to spend their own money to buy books, especially during peak examination time.

Violet and flamboyant roads in Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge – In the summer, many roads in Hanoi are dyed by violet color of crape myrtle flowers or the red color of flamboyant flowers.

NA approves removal of deputy Hoang Yen

The National Assembly has voted to remove NA deputy Dang Thi Hoang Yen from its list of members due to her declaration of dishonesty.

First commercial spacecraft docks with space station

SpaceX's unmanned Dragon capsule docked with the International Space Station on Friday and became the first commercial spacecraft to reach the orbital outpost.

Infrastructure system too weak to develop tourism

When designing new tours, travel firms always have to survey the infrastructure system in order to draw up reasonable products. However, the infrastructure system in Vietnam remains too poor for tourism development.

In modernization process, traditional markets would be eliminated

Amid the strong development of convenience stores, traditional markets have been dieing slowly, while small merchants have lost their bread earner.

Visiting the land of Quan Ho folk songs

Through untold ups and downs, Quan Ho (love duets) has been well preserved generation after generation. On September 30th, 2009 Quan Ho was recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of mankind.

Swallowing gold to cure diseases and to become beautiful

A woman in HCM City has used gold masks for 30 times, hoping to have a timeless beauty of queens. The rich keep pursuing their dreams of becoming more beautiful by using gold despite the economic crisis and the escalation of gold price.

HCM City to plant 1 million trees in 2012

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s largest city plans to grown one million trees, equivalent to 976 hectares, this year, in a bid to expand the green area in the city.

NA deputies voice concerns over incompetence and corruption

NA deputies discussed the lax management of state-owned enterprises, which has been the leading cause of corruption and waste of public money.