HCM City to host ITF Junior Circuit

 VietNamNet Bridge – The International Tennis Federation's Junior Circuit will be organised in HCM City from July 18 to 26 at the Phu Tho Tennis Club.

Fewer flight cancellations recorded in first six months

 VietNamNet Bridge – Airlines operated 96,022 flights in the first six months of this year, Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam (CAAV) head Lai Xuan Thanh said.

Telecom revenue up 8.4% in H1

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s total telecom revenue in the first half was estimated at VND178 trillion (US$8.16 billion), up 8.4% against a year ago, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Nam enters Wimbledon doubles' second round

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's Ly Hoang Nam and his Indian partner Sumit Nagal advanced to the second round of the Wimbledon boys' doubles event.

Time to develop coastal resort

VietNamNet Bridge - Investors believe that the great investment opportunities for the second half of the decade lie in the resort real estate market.

Social News 9/7

 HCM City urges State agencies to use bio-fuel, Ministry to spend big on e-toll tech, truck load controls, Chinese caught smuggling 4 kg of meth into Vietnam, Over 10,000 children with congenital heart diseases wait for surgeries

Art & Entertainment News 9/7

Poster of Festival Hue 2016 announced, BikeNBrunch to host summer cycle, Film group to screen Trainspotting, Cargo Bar presents weekly dance, music party, Manzi to kick off Old Sounds of the New Day

International arrivals likely to surge 8-18 percent

 VietNamNet Bridge – International visitors to Vietnam are likely to burgeon from 8 to 18 percent should the Government create more favourable conditions for visa waivers,

Tourism stimulus programme looks to attract more European tourists

 VietNamNet Bridge – A tourism stimulus programme was announced at a conference in Hanoi on July 8 in a move to attract more tourists from five Western Europe countries and Belarus to Vietnam, and promote the efficiency

First Vietnamese vocational school to receive UNESCO standard

The LILAMA 2 Technical and Technology College in the southern province of Dong Nai has become the first vocational school in Vietnam to provide training programmes under Level 6 (665) of the 8-level UNESCO-ISCED 2011 standards.

Drought & hot weather still hits central southern region

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hot weather and drought continue scorching the southern-central coastal provinces in the upcoming days, reported the Central Hydrology Meteorology Forecast Center.

Sports News 9/7

 Hue City, paintings, sculptures, artistsBinh Duong to defend title at Toyota Mekong Club tour; HCM City top national champs; Golfers to tee off at Montgomerie Links 

Foreign canned beer becoming more popular in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - With improved incomes in recent years, more Vietnamese are drinking foreign canned beer instead of draft beer. But Vietnamese breweries are not making high-end beer. 

Drug could help slow half of breast cancers, study suggests

 A cheap and safe drug could help half of women with breast cancer to live longer, scientists suggest.

Finnish teen convicted of more than 50,000 computer hacks

 A teenager involved in series of high profile cyber attacks has been convicted for his crimes in Finland.

Microsoft targets mobile phone unit as 7,800 more jobs go

Microsoft is shedding another 7,800 jobs as it reorganises its Nokia mobile phone unit.

Saxophonist Tran Manh Tuan to play at ASEAN music fest

 Vietnam's acclaimed jazz saxophonist Tran Manh Tuan will perform at the coming ASEAN One music festival in Thailand.

IT industry marks highest hiring demand in H1

 The information technology industry topped 10 sectors that saw the highest hiring demand in the first half of this year, recruitment site VietnamWorks revealed in a recent report.

Citibank seeks approval to set up a subsidiary in Vietnam

Citi is expected to receive an in-principle official Letter of Acceptance from State Bank of Vietnam Governor Nguyen Van Binh for the bank’s plans to set up a local subsidiary in Vietnam at a signing ceremony in Washington D.C. yesterday.

23 artists join exhibition highlights artworks inspired by circles in Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge – About 23 artists from Ha Noi and the central Hue City will display their paintings, sculptures and art installations inspired by circles at an exhibition in downtown Ha Noi.

Minister urges quick investigation into family's murder

VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Public Security General Tran Dai Quang asked all police forces to help investigate the murder of six members of a family in Binh Phuoc Province and quickly find the killers. 

Major players in coffee market launch media war

VietNamNet Bridge - The battle for the Number 1 position in the coffee market has never cooled down.

Southern Ca Mau seeks $2.5b seaport

 The Ca Mau People's Committee has petitioned Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung for permission to build a US$2.5 billion seaport in the southernmost province.

VN Electricity Group's ‘selfie' sticks may bump up electricity bills

VietNamNet Bridge – A new tool similar to a "selfie-stick" has been given to workers collecting data from electricity meters. 

11,777 labourers went abroad for work in June

 VietNamNet Bridge – About 56,173 Vietnamese labourers, including 16,942 women, worked overseas in the first six months of the year, a 1.7 per cent increase compared with the same period last year.