Overtime cap to remain firmly in place

 The Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs has once again rejected the international business community’s proposals to extend factory workers’ overtime cap.

Huy to compete in Scottish Open after local success

 VietNamNet Bridge – Golfer Tran Bui Quang Huy will represent Viet Nam in the 2015 Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open this July 9-12.

Special concert to be held in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge - A special concert will be organized at the Grand Concert Hall of the Vietnam National Academy of Music, 77 Hao Nam, Hanoi on the evening of July 4.

MOET still unsure how to produce good teachers

The tuition exemption policy at pedagogical school students can no longer help attract good students to education schools. The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) suggested new solutions but they were refused by the National Assembly. 

Social News 20/6

Foreign vehicle management regulations modified, Counterfeit flooring material seized, Central province receives rice aid, Drug Administration orders recall of three Kingphar products, Auto driving course to launch, Fund wasting to be fined

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 20/6

PVcomBank to sell bad debt to VAMC, January-May auto sales grow strongly, Minister Hoang: Underground economy does exist, MoIT optimistic on trade with Japan, Popular consumer goods see Q1 growth, Vietnam fails in Philippine rice tender

Photos: Ancient trees ‘swallowed’ by houses in Saigon

 VietNamNet Bridge - Dozens of old trees on the streets of Le Hong Phong, An Duong Vuong, Tran Phu in District 10, HCM City have been seriously damaged by illegally built houses. 

Aerial photos of Saigon

 VietNamNet Bridge – About 40 aerial photos of HCM City by photojournalist Gian Thanh Son are on display at an exhibition in downtown HCM City.

Washington redirects US investments to Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - The US is moving a great deal of outward investment to Vietnam. The US Intel Group, for example, plans to relocate its production line worth $1 billion from Costa Rica to Vietnam.

Charleston church shooting: Prayers held across US

 Prayers have been held across the United States after the killing of nine people at a historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina.

Photos: Saigon's Boeing to be turned into scrap metal

 An old Boeing 707 is being dismantled and removed from its resting place in a field on Hong Ha Street, Tan Binh District, HCM City.

Art & Entertainment News 19/6

 Canada Day offers food, bull riding and games, Bao Dai Palace No.1 to be upgraded to tourist resort, Encyclopaedia compilation steering council debuts, Drama festival to present 29 popular plays

First made-in Vietnam 24-bit chip launched for medical applications

 The Integrated Circuit Design Research and Education Centre on June 17 launched its ADC 24-bit chip, the first of its kind in the country to be used in electronic measurement devices.

New anti-malaria drug developed at Dundee University

 Researchers at Dundee University have discovered a new compound which could treat malaria while protecting people from the disease and preventing its spread, all in a single dose.

Foreign investors eye stake in Vietnamese banks

VietNamNet Bridge - Though Vietnamese banks are undergoing a compulsory restructuring process, foreign investors are showing interest in purchasing stakes in banks.

Viettel dominates domestic telecom market

 Viettel has become the only telecommunications enterprise to have significant market power (SMP) in land mobile services in terms of phones, messaging, and the Internet.

Sorcerer goes to trial for faking martyrs' remains

 Quang Tri Province Police yesterday finished a two-year-long investigation into a massive fraud in which families looking for the remains of missing relatives in the war were cheated.

Cuba wishes to augment socio-economic cooperation with Vietnam

Cuba wishes to augment socio-economic cooperation with Vietnam, ASEAN vows to protect children during armed conflict, Ukraine, Vietnam localities foster cooperation

HCM City’s first BRT system to be ready by 2018

 HCM City plans to have its first modern bus rapid transit system to be ready by the end of 2018, according to the official entrusted with setting it up.

Hanoi among world’s top 10 cheapest cities for a mini-break

 The capital city of Hanoi has ranked first among world’s top 10 cheapest cities for a mini-break by TripAdvisor- the world's largest travel site.

Pu Mat – ideal summer holiday destination

 Coming to Pu Mat in summer, visitors will have a marvelous opportunity to admire breathtaking and picturesque scenes and to row on romantic Giang river.

Vietnamese chess tops at SEA championships

 Yet again, Vietnamese chess masters were successful in maintaining their 16-year domination of the Southeast Asian region, sweeping away 68 gold, 44 silver and 29 bronze medals at the 16th ASEAN+ Age-Group Chess Championships.

Honey Lee poses for Cosmopolitan in Danang

 Korean actress and former beauty queen Lee Ha-nui, known as Honey Lee, is featured in the current issue of the fashion publication Cosmopolitan Magazine.

No country recognizes China’s absurd sovereignty in East Sea

 China is sparing no efforts to speed up artificial island construction, thus altering the geographic status quo and increasing tension in the East Sea.

US$300 mil credit package to promote India-Vietnam garment cooperation

 The Indian Government has officially kicked off the preferential credit package of US$300 million to promote India-Vietnam garment cooperation.