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Stations asked to cut down on Chinese and S.Korean films

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Huu Luong, Director General of the Press Department under the Ministry of Information and Communications, has recently made a statement on cutting down the broadcasting time of Chinese and South Korean movies.

IT NEWS IN BRIEF

 Ninh Binh runs trial test of wifi service; Vietnamobile will print your photos; Student wins UniSim context; Expo to help connect IT companies; Da Nang to build IC centre;  Firm wins bid on Da Nang project;

There are multiple roads to take with art

  The ‘Multiple Roads’ of Pham Tran Viet Nam, Nguyen Van Du, Phan Thi Mai Phuong, Thuy Anh, Nguyen Anh Thao, Truong Cong Tung and Phan Anh is currently on show at Cactus Contemporary Art Gallery in town.

Institute studies extreme weather

 VietNamNet Bridge – A special report on extreme climatic events in Viet Nam is expected to be released by the end of this year, experts said on Friday at a conference on climate change.

‘Hanoi Carnival 2012’ to feature multi-national cultures

 Hanoi Carnival 2012, featuring the various diverse cultures of several nations around the world will be held at the Indochina Plaza in Hanoi from August 25-26.

Toys become part of home decor

 VietNamNet Bridge – Seeing the colourful paper robots on display at the Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange in Ha Noi, brothers Duc Nam and Duc Khang were instantly infatuated with the novel toys.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 20/8

 VN hopes for assistance in climate change fight; HCM City prepares for Vietnam-Cambodia legislature conference; South Africa considers Vietnam a staunch ally; Japanese Prince Akishino visits Hoa Binh province

Big shareholders rush to sell shares in big quantities

Twenty sale transactions have been carried out or registered by the big shareholders just within one month. Especially, the amounts of shares offered on sale for every trading deal were very big - millions or tens of millions of shares.

Miss World closes, VN not in top 15

 Miss China Wen Xia Yu bested 115 most beautiful women from around the world to take home the crown of Miss World 2012 during the finale held at Ordos in Inner Mongolia, China on August 18.

Lawmakers review voting procedures

 VietNamNet Bridge – A project to improve the procedure for casting votes of confidence on key posts elected or approved by the National Assembly (NA) and people's councils was necessary and timely, NA Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung said.

Stations asked to cut down on Chinese and S.Korean films

 Hoang Huu Luong, Director General of the Press Department under the Ministry of Information and Communications, has recently made a statement on cutting down the broadcasting time of Chinese and South Korean movies.

Vietnam’s 1st dioxin-contaminated hotspot erased

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phu Cat airbase in the central province of Binh Dinh has become the first hotspot in Vietnam to be free from dioxin contamination following a closing ceremony of a landfill site on August 18.

4000 tons of sludge at biggest waste treatment plant has nowhere to go

It’s still unclear where the waste sludge from the Binh Hung waste water treatment plant in Binh Chanh district of HCM City, the biggest one of this kind, would go to, though the plant has been operational for the last three years.

Cheap domestic goods refused, expensive imports selling well

Though having low sale prices, a great advantage in the hard times and when people have to fasten their belt, domestically made products still have been on a tottering position in the home market.

Vietnamese big telcos landing in new markets

VNPT is clearing the way to enter Myanmar. Viettel is making hectic preparations to land in Ethiopia and Africa after it just opened a branch in East Timor.

Hydro-power trench collapsed, seven workers buried

 VietNamNet Bridge – A trench of the Nam Pong Hydro-power Plant in Quy Chau district of the central province of Nghe An suddenly collapsed on the afternoon of August 19, burying a group of seven workers, including foreigners.

Quang Ninh seeks UNESCO status for King-Monk

 Quang Ninh province will submit a profile of King-Monk Tran Nhan Tong to UNESCO for recognition as a Great Man of Culture.

Storm death toll rises to 27

 Twenty-seven people have lost their lives and 15 others have been reportedly missing or injured after tropical storm Kai-tak hit northern Vietnam on August 17, according to the National Committee for Search and Rescue.

Vietnam wins second prize at ABU Robocon Contest

 Six students from Lac Hong University representing Vietnam at the 11th Asia-Pacific Robocon Contest in Hong Kong came in second after being outclassed by their Chinese opponents in the final round on August 19.  

Vietnamese students good or bad?

It’s impossible to find the answer to the question when considering the results of the two latest important national exams--the high school final exams and university entrance exams.