SOCIETY IN BRIEF 19/10

Ten hurt in crash in Ba Ria-Vung Tau; Ha Noi bans transport of uninspected livestock; Pakistan donates computers; Dengue fever on the rise; VFF contributes to maintaining social order

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 19/10

Hanoi photos on display in France; Cuban dancers to perform in Vietnam; Vietnamese folk songs played in Berlin; French magazine raises Hanoi’s charm; Venezuela Culture week opens in Hanoi

Four million international visitors arrive Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam welcomed nearly four million foreign arrivals between January and September of 2010.

Dong Van stone plateau

VietNamNet Bridge – The plateau was recognized by the UNESCO as one of the 77 geological parks in the world and the second in Southeast Asia on October 3.

Dao Anh Khanh “crazy” with Tree of Life

VietNamNet Bridge – Around 5,000 people stood along Ngoc Thuy dike to witness “crazy” minutes of artist Dao Anh Khanh and his co-workers in the “Tree of Life” show on October 15.

Hong Kong movie star meets with Vietnamese audience

VietNamNet Bridge - Daniel Wu, Hong Kong movie director, actor and producer, talked with Vietnamese audience at the Hanoi Opera House last night, October 18.

SMEs disappeared to seek shelter in crisis

19.4 percent of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) reportedly disappeared from the market in 2009.

Huynh Ngoc Si condemned to life imprisonment

Ho Chi Minh City People’s Procuracy on October 18 sentenced Huynh Ngoc Si, former director of the Japan-funded East-West Highway project to life imprisonment.

As changeable as gold prices

Not only gold traders had to pay heavy prices for their unreasonable investment decisions, but many other people have also suffered from “the dance of the gold prices”.

ENVIRONMENT IN BRIEF 19/10

Japan to construct plant for industrial waste in capital; Polluters in Tay Ninh face shutdown; Waste treatment areas to be built in Delta

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