Minh Huy qualifies for Grandmaster title

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese chess master Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy has achieved his third Grandmaster (GM) norm after finishing supreme with 7.5 points at the fifth First Saturday – Borloy-Androvitzky Karoly Memorial,

Vietnam ready for Int’l Chemistry Olympiad 2014

VietNamNet Bridge – Everything is in place for the 46th International Chemistry Olympiad (ICHO 2014), which will kick off in Hanoi on July 21 with the participation of 291 students from 75 countries and territories worldwide, and two observer states.

Chess ace Huy triumphs in Hungary

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese master Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy was awarded a title at the Borloy-Androvitzky Karoly Memorial, which wrapped up in Hungary last week.

Findings of old tombs in Ben Tre Province disclosed

 VietNamNet Bridge – Archaeologists have recently revealed their findings of old tombs excavated in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre.

Starbucks to open three stores in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge - Starbucks, the world’s largest coffee company, has announced plans to open three new cafes in Hanoi over the next year targeting young people and foreign tourists.

Noi Bai Airport to offer free drinking water from August

 VietNamNet Bridge – Free water tanks will be set up in both domestic and international terminals at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi before a public tap system is installed.

Sports News 21/7

 Trang out of ITF junior event; Tien Minh knocked out of Chinese Taipei Open; That wins An Giang Cycling Cup; Golden Racket tennis champs concludes

Over 100,000 photos form an S-shaped map of Viet Nam

More than 100,000 photos have been collected from the social networking community to create an S-shaped map of Viet Nam.

FPT rejects rumors of being acquired by Apple

Technology news site Tech Insider several days ago reported that Apple was in the process of acquisition of Vietnam’s largest listed technology corporation - FPT. However, FPT has denied the rumors.

Three dead, three injured in lightning strikes in Lao Cai

Heavy rain mixed with thunder and lightning killed three children and injured three others in the north-western province of Lao Cai on July 19.

Fishermen detained in China come home safely

 VietNamNet Bridge – After one day and one night running at full speed, without any GPS devices, 13 fishermen from the central provinces of Quang Binh and Quang Ngai on July 16 returned to their homeland safely.

Deputy PM Minh to make Europe tour

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh will visit a number of European nations and attend an ASEAN-EU meeting next week.

Shares advance despite investor caution

 Shares advanced on both national stock exchanges last week after posting losses in the previous week.

King Sihamoni hails Cambodia-Vietnam ties

 VietNamNet Bridge – King Norodom Sihamoni said he was satisfied with the positive development of the friendship, solidarity and cooperation between Cambodia and Vietnam over the years, especially in economics and trade.

Containers backed up at Vietnam's largest port

 VietNamNet Bridge - More than 80% of cargo containers in HCM City must go through Cat Lai port, but the port has been overloaded for several weeks.

Kazakhstan's Honorary Consul in HCM City appointed

 VietNamNet Bridge – Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry has decided to appoint a Vietnamese citizen as its Honorary Consul in Ho Chi Minh City.

VietJet expands service to South Korea

 VietNamNet Bridge - VietJet Air on July 16 made its debut flight from Da Nang (Vietnam) to Seoul (South Korea).

Brief Political News 21/7

Korean NA Speaker highlights relations with Vietnam; Vietnam fosters ties with Dominican Republic; Vietnam attends anniversary of Nicaragua’s revolution victory; Vietnam hopes for peace, stability in Ukraine

MH17 plane crash: Kerry points finger at Russia

 US Secretary of State John Kerry says there is overwhelming evidence of Russian complicity in the downing of a Malaysia Airlines plane in Ukraine.

Japan resumes ODA to Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Japanese government has resumed official development assistance (ODA) to Vietnam after a brief suspension over a graft scandal involving the Japan Transportation Consultants Inc. (JTC).

Dep Fashion Runway 3 scouting for models

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dep Fashion Runway 3, a fashion event held by Dep Magazine, will continue to select models through August 12, reports Vietnamplus.

Vietnam wins big at 2014 Int’l Physics Olympiad

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese students have bagged three gold and two silver medals at the 45th International Physics Olympiad taking place in Astana, Kazakhstan from July 13-21, placing overall among the top ten.

Vietnam to host “Football Dreams”

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three leading football coaches from FC Barcelona are coming to Vietnam to assist in the training and selection of young Asian football talents aged 13-14 at the upcoming Football Dreams tournament.

Vietnam faces RoK in pingpong final

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam A entered the final of the men's team event beating Vietnam B 3-0 at the Golden Paddle International Table Tennis Championships on July 18.

A policeman killed in drug trafficking ring raid

 VietNamNet Bridge – A taskforce policeman has been killed and another seriously wounded after a big drug trafficking ring was razed in the northern border province of Son La on July 19.