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 After its successful debut last year with over 2,000 attendees, the ASEAN Music Festival returns to Ha Noi, promising to be one of the largest musical event in the city.

The first ever concert to front line oboists will be held in Ha Noi on Sunday. The oboists will perform pieces by international and Vietnamese composers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dang Cong Ngu had once bowed to commemorate the Vietnamese soldiers who had died during the sea battle in the Hoang Sa (Paracels) archipelago between Vietnamese and Chinese forces in January 1974.

More than 10,700 traffic accidents have occurred nationwide so far this year, killing 3,928 people and injuring 10,556 others.

 A blistering heat wave has hit Ha Noi and northern and central provinces in recent days, leaving streets deserted and air conditioners on full blast.

 President speaks highly of Japanese investment; NA deputies hail PM Dung’s political view; Prime Minister wraps up Philippines visit;

 VietNamNet Bridge – Though Vietnamese businesses are experiencing the toughest days in their histories due to the economic downturn, their CEOs still “live well” with surprisingly high incomes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Seeking strategic partners is one of the problems facing State-owned enterprises (SOEs) during their equitisation process.

 VietNamNet Bridge – All good things come to those who wait. In this case, Vietnamese basketball fans have another couple of months ahead of them.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Al-Noor Masjid (Light) is the only mosque in northern Vietnam. It has been located on Hang Luoc Street for over a century.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Trillions of dong have been poured into shipbuilding projects in recent years. However, the projects have either never been completed, or never been put into use.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese university seniors have expressed their worries and fears as they are about to graduate school. Many of them are likely to face unemployment as the national economy slowly recovers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi Water Supply Company has promised to provide enough water to Hanoians. However, clean water remains a luxurious good for them.

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly (NA) deputies have strongly opposed China’s escalating actions in the East Sea, considering this a flagrant violation of international law.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The government has not yet made any decisions to help Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) find a way out of its massive debt obligation. Meanwhile, creditors have chosen different ways to deal with the shipping firm.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foundation Real Madrid Ho Chi Minh will organize a soccer camp “Foundation Real Madrid Football Clinic 2014” for children in the city from October 20 to 24.

 A group of children in Tanzania who are naturally immune to malaria are helping scientists to develop a new vaccine.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Phu Quoc island district of southern Kien Giang province needs more than 6,000 qualified workers serving its tourism sector.

 VietNamNet Bridge – China’s illegal installation of its drilling rig Ocean-981 deep within Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf has sparked outrage among Vietnamese and peace-loving people worldwide.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Paul Reed, a Vietnam War veteran, returned a wartime diary he had kept since the 1960s to its author, a Vietnamese soldier, and said the book helped him escape the haunting ghost of an unjust war.

 Despite difficulties and challenges, if international law, practices and regional commitments are fully respected and responsibilities shared, then there is a bright future for Asia, said Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.

VietNamNet - In terms of politics and international diplomacy, China's behavior has egregiously violated the DOC that China and ASEAN signed in 2002, says Dr. Ngo Huu Phuoc, head of the International Law Faculty of the HCMC University of Law.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Quang Thai, a professor at the Viet Nam Economics Science Association, told newspaper Dai doan ket (Great National Unity) about the progress made towards restructuring public investment.

 An international press conference was organised on May 23 in Hanoi to update reporters on information of the East Sea situation.