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President Ho Chi Minh’s Moral Example writing contest winners honoured

The Nhan Dan Newspaper, in collaboration with PVI Holdings under the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group, held a ceremony to present the awards for the 2012 ‘Studying and Following President Ho Chi Minh’s Moral Example’ writing contest.

“Voice of the Wall” through Zaraz’s photos

VietNamNet Bridge – “Voice of the Wall” is the name of French artist Lolo Zazar's photo exhibition at L'Espace, Hanoi, which depicts Hanoi's patchy walls.

Bosses also become unemployed, got unemployment benefit

VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of businesses’ managers, and team leaders have also joined the army of unemployed people who get unemployment benefits.

Most beautiful cave in Ha Long Bay harmed by tourists

VietNamNet Bridge – Sung Sot Cave, the most beautiful grotto in Ha Long Bay, is being smeared and destroyed by waste and small changes.

Illegal tin miners build tunnels in the Valley of Love

VietNamNet Bridge – Under the Valley of Love, a well-known tourist destination in Da Lat city, in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, is an interlaced network of tunnels of a hundred of kilometers to serve the illegal exploitation of tin.

HCM City petrol stations must upgrade

VietNamNet Bridge – Petrol stations in HCM City that were built before March 16, 2007, and fail to meet safety and other standards will have to be moved or renovated until they do so, the People's Committee has decided.

Fitch cuts Greece's rating on potential exit from eurozone

International ratings agency Fitch announced Thursday to have cut Greece's credit rating from B- to CCC, citing the "hightened risk" that Greece could leave the euro zone.

International tour to celebrate Ho Chi Minh

VietNamNet Bridge – The International Cycling to the Northern Delta Tournament will kick off in Ha Noi tomorrow (May 19).

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 18/5

HCM City pork free of lean-meat agents; Traffic deaths down by 30 per cent; Pickled plums with cancer-causing substance detected; Proposal to manage taxis fails to pass

Thang Long Bridge cracks face repair

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Road Administration has instructed the contractor of the Thang Long Bridge to repair cracks on the road surface following several unsuccessful attempts.

Manufacturers rush to pay debts in goods and sell off inventories

Businesses have been trying every way to turn the inventories into cash to get money for re-investment.

Sen Village Festival celebrates President Ho’s birthday

A festival was held in late President Ho Chi Minh’s home village of Sen, in Kim Lien commune in the central province of Nghe An, on May 17 to mark his 122 nd birthday on May 19.

3D mini cinemas become a new trend

Because of the cheap price and wide range of selections, 3D cinema cafes have been attracting many young people.

Spratly soldiers receive images from home

VietNamNet Bridge – Images of the mainland and family are sent to soldiers through a photo exhibition organised for the first time in Truong Sa (Spratly Archipelago), the central province of Khanh Hoa.

Former Soviet diplomat reminisces about ‘Uncle Ho’

Late President Ho Chi Minh, known as Uncle Ho in Vietnam, was not only a preeminent politician but also a man of great virtue, says retired diplomat E. P. Glazunov, who had previously worked for the former Soviet Union’s embassy in Vietnam.

Contestants prepare for Next Top Model 2012

Contestants for Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2012 will have the opportunity to undergo a real-life experience during an upcoming trip to the US as part of the show.

HCM City: US$2.07 billion metro project to get going this Sept.

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People's Committee has urged authorities at the district level to speed up land acquisition so that construction of the Metro Line No.1 can start next September.

Vietnam inks rare earth agreement with Japan

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on mining and processing rare earth in northern Lai Chau province’s Tam Duong district was signed with Japan on May 17.

Software copyright violations fall year on year

Vietnam recorded a PC software piracy rate of 81 percent last year, down 2 percent compared to 83 percent in 2010 and 85 percent in 2009.

SPORTS IN BRIEF 18/5

Lien Viet Cup all set to kick off; Under-19 players draw with Pakistan; Ha Nam overcome Ha Noi; Tuan wins Return to Country stage