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Police obtain match-fixing tape at Dong Tam FC

Police yesterday arrived at the headquarters of Dong Tam Long An football club to handle a case in which two players of the club informed they had been offered money for match-fixing but turned down the suggestion.

Citizen complaints to be posted on web

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has ordered citizen complaints to be published on Government, ministry and local authority news portals.

In the Valley of Love

Among well-known tourist attractions in Dalat City, the Thung lung tinh ye or Valley of Love appeals to abundant arrivals thanks to its romantic landscapes.

Authorities debate festivals' role

VietNamNet Bridge – Many traditional festivals have been banned from taking place due to culture managers considering them as superstitious, researcher Nguyen Van Huy has told a workshop on awareness and management in Ha Noi.

$500 million MoU signed for HCMC's metro line 2

A memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a loan for Ho Chi Minh City’s metro line 2 worth US$500 million was signed on May 18 between the municipal People’s Committee and the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Top official of Vietnam Maritime Administration arrested

The incumbent chief of the Vietnam Maritime Administration Duong Chi Dung, who is former chairman of the state-owned shipping company Vinalines, and two other high-ranking officials were arrested and prosecuted Friday in Hanoi.

Leaders pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh

The Truong Sa community house which was constructed thanks to donations from readers of Tuoi Tre Newspaper was inaugurated on May 14 on Da Tay Island in the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago in the East Sea.

As disorderly as the classes at experimental school

While sending children to the Giang Vo Experimental School is the dream of many parents, other people say they feel discouraged about the new education model followed by the school.

Beaches, wildlife draw tourists to central coast

 Son Tra Peninsula, about 10km from downtown Da Nang, is a favoured destination for local and foreign tourists in the summer holidays, with pristine, sunny beaches and various natural sites to attract wildlife watchers and adventurers.

Singapore scientists discover way to "starve" cancer cells

Scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have discovered a way to kill cancer cells by "starving" them of energy, and the discovery paves the way for more effective cancer treatment, NUS said on Thursday.

Wood statues at charnel-houses of Co Tu people

VietNamNet Bridge – Many charnel houses with special wood statues of Co To ethnic minority people are preserved in Thuong Long commune in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Which industries suffer most in economic downturn?

VietNamNet Bridge – Processing and manufacturing prove to be the ones that have been distressed most in the last four months, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

Vietnam to have specialized agency against disasters

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam aims to build an organization that is specialized in coping with disasters, search and rescue.

Vietnam-Laos special friendship

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam-Laos friendship is proven very clearly at the Prince Souphanouvong (late Lao President) Museum in Vientiane, Laos.

Facebook sets IPO price at 38 USD

Facebook on Thursday set the price for its highly-anticipated initial public offering (IPO) at 38 dollars per share, the high end of its expected range of 34 dollars to 38 dollars per share.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 19/5

Experts optimistic about stock market; Shipping firms hit by big waves; Life buoy may miss drowning firms; New SBV Deputy Governor to fast-track restructuring plans; Big layoffs reported at city’s IPs, EPZs   

Google Maps’ Directions active again in Vietnam

Vietnamese users are today able to use the Directions service powered by Google Maps again, after a five-day temporary haul.

Nation celebrates 122nd birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh

On the 122nd birth anniversary of the late President Ho Chi Minh (May 19), the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Ho Chi Minh City held an exhibition titled “President Ho Chi Minh and the task of building, re-organising the Communist Party”.

Ho Chi Minh’s birthday celebrated in India

VietNamNet Bridge – The All India Peace and Solidarity Organisation and the Vietnamese Embassy in India got together on May 17 to celebrate the 122nd birth anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh.

Cannes film competition heating up

The real game has been officially on since the opening of the 65th Cannes Film Festival on the French Riviera and the screening of three movies vying for the coveted Palme d'Or in the first two days of the world's top movie showcase.