Hanoi man burns his girlfriend and himself

 VietNamNet Bridge - After talking to his girlfriend, a young man suddenly poured gasoline on himself and the girl and set fire. Locals tried to put out the fire and took the victims to the hospital.

Ministry seeks end to Ha Noi bus chaos

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Transport Ministry, Ha Noi People's Committee and other agencies are prepared to take drastic measures to ease the disorder and chaos at the city's most crowded bus station - My Dinh.

Japanese fan present gifts for Vietnamese striker

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Cong Vinh, the Vietnamese striker, has won the heart of many Japanese fans although he has joined the Consadole Sapporo FC for less than four weeks.

VN holds first international festival for theatre schools

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first international theatre schools festival will be held in HCM City from September 5 to 10.

Chinese doctor hides himself from inspectors on ceiling

 VietNamNet Bridge - Seeing health inspectors, Chinese doctors at the Apollo Clinic in HCM City hurriedly took off their blouse to run away. Over ten people hid themselves on the roof.

U.S. economy picks up pace on housing revival, consumption

The real gross domestic product of the United States expanded at an annual rate of 2.5 percent in the second quarter this year, the best performance since the third quarter of last year, boosted by ongoing recovery of U.S. housing market

Truck hits and pulls school gate, four died

About 11.30am on August 29, when passing through the gate of a primary school in Thanh Hoa  province, a truck collided with the gate, making a concrete block weighing about 10 tons fall into the cabin, killing four and injuring one.

Four national security violators set free under amnesty

 VietNamNet Bridge - Of the total 15,523 Vietnamese and foreign prisoners under amnesty this year, four cases committed infringement of national security.

Viettel to provide 3G services in Cameroon

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese military telecommunication group (Viettel) has chosen IBM Smarter Computing solutions to build its 3G infrastructures Cameroon.

ASEAN, China celebrate decade of ties, plan future development

VietNamNet Bridge – The robust and comprehensive development between ASEAN and China over many years has become one of the key pillars in regional co-operation, positively contributing to common peace, stability, development and prosperity,

Busses in HCM City to offer free wifi internet

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has piloted providing wireless Internet on buses in order to attract people to use this means of public transport.

McDonald’s wages retail premises war in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Though having not officially set its foot in the Vietnamese market, the US giant McDonald’s still can make the Vietnamese fast food market seething.

VN songs take The Voice by storm

VietNamNet Bridge – The latest live show of the hugely popular Vietnamese version of The Voice Kids last Saturday was praised by many viewers as, for the first time, all nine competitors sang Vietnamese songs rather than hits from abroad.

30 killed, 43 wounded in attacks in Iraq

 At least 30 people were killed and 43 others wounded in separate attacks in northern and central Iraq on Thursday, police said.

Schools made excessively large to receive “golden pigs”

 VietNamNet Bridge – The educators in Hanoi have been trying every possible means to enlarge their schools to pack in more students. The number of first graders increases sharply this year.

First News gives books to prison inmates

 In celebration of National Day, First News visited and handed out 1,500 books to inmates in Thu Duc Prison in Tan Duc Commune, Ham Tan District in Binh Thuan Province.

Consumers remain unfriendly to friendly plastic bags

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has successfully made friendly plastic bags which can decompose after a short time. However, petty merchants and consumers still turn their back to the kind of bags.

Vietnam-UK team decode Vietnamese rice genomes

 VietNamNet Bridge – The outcomes of a joint Vietnam-UK research project on sequencing the genomes of a number of Vietnamese indigenous rice varieties were made public at a workshop in Hanoi on August 28.

Ma Tra – new venue for tourists in Sapa

  Sapa in Lao Cai Province is a must-visit destination for those keen to discover the unique beauty of Vietnam’s ethnic mountainous life as it combines spectacular landscapes with an exotic lifestyle.

Jewelry of thousand years old of Vietnamese

To introduce to visitors at home and abroad about the processing techniques, the meaning of use and the artistic value of ancient jewelry of Vietnam, the National History Museum has organized an exhibition entitled "Ancient jewelry of Vietnam."

Vietnam likely to face extreme weather

A recent conference on high resolution weather forecast in Hanoi has warned Vietnam is facing higher temperatures, lower summer rainfall totals, stronger storms, and rising sea levels from now until 2050.

U.S. launches new rocket carrying spy satellite

 A massive rocket carrying a spy satellite on Wednesday lifted off from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in the U.S. state of California, said sources from the United Launch Alliance.

Vietnamese businesses don’t want to grow up

 VietNamNet Bridge – There are two reasons that make businessmen refuse to expand their business scale.

The secrets of Saigon’s night clubs

 VietNamNet Bridge - Most discotheques and bars in HCM City do not have a business license. These are the destination of gangsters, drug addicts and high-end prostitutes.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 30/8

 Foreign banks offer syndicated loan to BIDV; Singapore’s imports from Vietnam continues increasing; Imported vegetable oil subject to CVDs; Vinamilk exports top $136m