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Last Updated: Thursday, 18 March, 2010, 10:20 (GMT+7)

Responsibility of businesses against climate change

Climate change has become a great concern in the world, a hot topic on social-economic forums. It is warned that Vietnam will be among the countries that suffer the most from climate change.

POLITICS
“Heaviest agenda yet” prepared for National Assembly session

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on March 16 reviewed preparations for the spring sitting of the current assembly, scheduled from May 20 to June 25.

90 percent of commendations go to officials
POLITICS IN BRIEF 17/3
BUSINESS
Banks weary of gold

VietNamNet Bridge – Commercial banks are reducing deposit gold interest rates.

Hanoi home prices out of reach
As lending interest reaches new heights, some firms borrow from employees
INTERNATIONAL
U.S. general says military still aims to catch bin Laden alive

Stanley McChrystal, the U.S. commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan, said Wednesday the military still aims to catch al-Qaeda terror network leader Osama bin Laden alive.

EU’s stance may make Greece turn to IMF for solutions on crisis
OPEC decides to keep oil output steady
SOCIAL
Vietnam delta woman could be world’s oldest person at 120

VietNamNet Bridge - A village in the Mekong Delta Can Tho City is possibly home to the oldest person in the world, 120 years of age.

SOCIAL IN BRIEF 18/3
Toll on cars in downtown HCMC not workable
EDUCATION
MOET: educators not at fault in students’ bad conduct

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of emails have been sent to newspapers to express their surprise and deep outrage about the clip that shows a female student brutally beating another

English teachers learn new methods
Vietnam and Ireland to cooperate in ICT and education
SCI-TECH-ENVIRONMENT
High fire risk in Ca Mau

Ca Mau Province's Forest Protection Department has announced a high fire danger for more than 36,000ha of cajeput in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province . . .

Responsibility of businesses against climate change
First training center for Vietnamese coffee farmers to be launched
CULTURE
Vietnam may not host Miss World 2010

VietNamNet Bridge - The Performance Arts Agency has proposed that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism not host the Miss World 2010 pageant in Vietnam.

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Seeking funds to cast 100 bronze drums
World leading magazine published in Vietnam
TRAVEL
Fearing chaos, Vietnamese travelers cancel tours to Thailand

VietNamNet Bridge – Some travel agencies have suspended tours to Thailand for fear that clients will be caught up in demonstrations, and steered travelers to other destinations.

Ba Vi: a legendary land
Philippine Airlines announces new air services to Vietnam
SPORTS
Vietnamese football squad’s coach honoured in Portugal

Coach Henrique Calisto of the Vietnamese national football squad has returned home to receive the Medal of Merit granted by the Portuguese government.

Mekong Delta club pays over $260,000 to keep star goalkeeper
SPORTS IN BRIEF 17/3
ENTERTAINMENT
Fascinating shows prepared for international firework festival

The third international firework festival with the theme “The Legend of Han River” will take place on March 27-28 in Da Nang. During this time, many interesting activities will be held.

“... On Canvas” for Hoang Dang Nhuan
‘Carmen’ ballet to be on Hanoi stage
HEALTH
Vietnam’s first heart transplant to be conducted this year

VietNamNet Bridge - Heart transplantation surgery will be carried out for the first time in Vietnam this year, Hanoi’s Army Hospital 103 announced March 14.

US$400 million for digital hospital
New suspected case of A/H5N1 in HCM City
IT - TELECOM
Foreign software dominates mobile phone market

Few Vietnamese-made software products are found on the new generation of 3-G mobile phones, even though the market is potentially huge. Service provider Viettel’s trying to change that.

Hanoian girl sets text message speed record
Vietnam Mobile Award 2009: MobiFone rises again
General warns against turning over forests to foreign investors

In mid-February, retired Lieutenant General Dong Sy Nguyen expressed concern over the long-term leasing of watershed forests to foreigners in certain provinces to a VietNamNet reporter.

‘The people’s meat is the officials’ poison’

Educators ponder how to bring anti-corruption lessons into schools


LIFE IN VIETNAM

Rich Ting’s “Vietnamese Year”

VietNamNet Bridge – American model and actor Rich Ting will have a very busy year in Vietnam, he said in a recent interview with Tuoi Tre.

Book showcase in HCM City
And Vietnamese Oscars go to . . .
WHAT'S ON

What’s On March 15-21

VietNamNet Bridge - Weekly exhibition, performance, cinema and dining out information at your fingertips. Plus a list of local festival of the month: time, locations and attraction.

What’s On March 8-14
What’s On March 1-7

PHOTOGALLERY
Terror for tourists: crossing the road
“Horsemen” in the capital streets
Wild flowers