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Poverty gives children nowhere to turn

It is 9.45p.m. A hot summer night. There is no empty table left at the Beo Beer Restaurant on Ha Noi's Thai Thinh Street. Fourteen-year-old Nguyen Van Dat, an employee of the restaurant is breaking his back to push a customer's motorbike,

Tram Chim National Park recognized as a Ramsar site

VietNamNet Bridge - The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap on May 22 held a ceremony to receive a certificate recognizing Tram Chim National Park as a Ramsar site of wetlands of international importance.

Quang Ninh to host off-road racing championships

Around 20 teams with 40 car racers from Vietnam and Laos will take part in the first off-road racing championships, the “Ha Long Challenge 2012”, to be held in the northern province of Quang Ninh on June 2-3.  

First commercial spacecraft to space station lifts off in U.S.

U.S. private spaceflight company SpaceX launched an unmanned capsule to the International Space Station on Tuesday morning, initiating the first flight of a commercial spacecraft to the orbiting outpost.

Cyber Agent plans to set up a second “VinaGame” in Vietnam

Cyber Agent Ventures, a subsidiary of Japanese CyberAgent is seeking potential candidates for its plan to pour investment capital into Vietnam to build up a second VinaGame in Vietnam.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai’s health situation raises controversy

VietNamNet Bridge – The rapid-fire pieces of news about the big debts incurred by Hoang Anh Gia Lai and the slow sale of its real estate products have raised doubts about the health of the conglomerate.

WHO chief warns "two danger zones" for world health development

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan warned on Monday that squeezed funds and rise of chronic non-communicable disease were "two danger zones" for the world public health development.

The strange but lucrative services

VietNamNet Bridge – The common characteristic of all the services is that they do not require big investment capital, but they still can bring fat profit.

Study consultants or cheaters?

A lot of study consultancy firms only care about parents’ financial capability, while they do not care about students’ learning aptitude and foreign language skills.

Vietnam expects to boost exports with VAT refund scheme

Vietnam now has the great opportunity of earning billions of dollars a year more from exports thanks to the value added tax (VAT) immunity policy applied to the foreigners and overseas Vietnamese passing through the country's two biggest airports.

All children in one commune infected with lead

VietNamNet Bridge – The lead content in the bodies of 100 percent of kids (over 100) in Chi Dao commune in the northern province of Hung Yen is 2-7 times higher than permitted levels.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 23/5

Hanoi CPI up 0.16 percent in May; Pepper exports to see substantial growth; Deposit interest rates may fall to 9% by year's end; Economic crisis hits Q2 export orders; Rule to limit foreign currency loans

New life of the young girl in the aged face

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly a week after returning home from an one-month treatment trip in Taiwan, Ms. Nguyen Ngoc Mai in Hoi An town, Quang Nam city was still very happy with her new face and family union.

Obama supports Greece remaining in euro zone

U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday expressed his support for Greece to remain in the euro zone, saying world leaders have "indicated their desire to see Greece in the euro zone."

New manhunt for maritime leader Duong Chi Dung

Police from the Ministry of Public Security today released a special wanted notice for Duong Chi Dung, head of Vietnam Maritime Administration, who has not been found since the afternoon of May 17 when his first wanted notice was issued.

10 Vietnamese records enter Asian Records 2012

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam Record Book Centre (Vietkings) has announced the recognition of 10 Vietnamese records for Asian Records 2012 by the Asian Record Council.

Driver training comes under scrutiny

VietNamNet Bridge – Recent deadly road accidents involving unskilled drivers have driven relevant agencies to improve training and examinations for driving licences.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 22/5

Exhibition on Vietnam’s festivals opens in France; VUFO receives Ho Chi Minh memorabilia from India; Student orchestra offers free court music show

Calligraphy works based on Diary in Prison poetry on show

VietNamNet Bridge – A calligraphy exhibition featuring Nhat Ky Trong Tu (Diary in Prison) poetry by President Ho Chi Minh opened its doors to the public in Ha Noi yesterday, May 21.

‘Supernatural girl’ may need psychiatrists' help

VietNamNet Bridge – After nearly one week of making an investigation at the house of the HCM City’s girl who is capable of making fires, scientists from the HCM City-based Hong Bang University did not realize any abnormal thing.