Cong Vinh voted the best football player in Southeast Asia

 VietNamNet Bridge – On the day Cong Vinh left Vietnam to Japan, he received good news: ranking first in the poll of the best players in Southeast Asia of Goal.

Vietnam Airlines aircraft free falls for 122m

 VietNamNet Bridge - The incident occurred with the flight from Bangkok to Hanoi on August 6, scattering the entire luggage and belongings in the cabin, one passenger had leg pain and two attendants were dazed.

Over 300 diplomatic and foreign number plates recovered

After a campaign to inspect cars with diplomatic and foreign number plates, traffic police have found 317 cars with number plate 80 for diplomatic, foreign and international cars that must be revoked for expiration or being wrongly used.

N.Zealand takes control of Fonterra milk scare response

 New Zealand moved to seize control of Fonterra's response to a contaminated milk scare on Tuesday after criticising the dairy giant's handling of a crisis which has tainted the country's "clean, green" image.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 6/8

 PM supports Thai corruption crusade; Vietnamese, Lao Assembly officials meet in Da Nang; Defence Minister makes European tour to boost ties

Viet Nam and New Zealand outline joint environmental goals

 VietNamNet Bridge – Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong yesterday said he hoped New Zealand would tighten co-operation with Viet Nam in the combat against climate change, rising sea levels and studies on clean energy.

Fostering Chinese ties remains a top priority

VietNamNet Bridge – The General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, Nguyen Phu Trong, has stated that fostering a friendly neighbourliness and comprehensive strategic co-operative partnership with China is Viet Nam's consistent guideline

“Vietnamese taste” will differentiate Vietnamese and foreign café chains

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese coffee market is believed to nearly get saturated. The changes in the brand positioning are believed to lead to the biggest changes in the brands’ fames.

Hanoi Medical School’s excellent student doesn’t want to join army

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Huu Tien, who came first at the national entrance exams to the Hanoi Medical University, the most prestigious school in the training major, may go soldiering instead of going to school.

K+ keeps ‘clean’ channels despite loss

 VietNamNet Bridge – The public was curious about whether  K+’s English Premier League exclusive transmission right in three year period 2013-2016 could help the firm stop running at loss.

Not enough classrooms in HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – Although they manage to open increasing numbers of classrooms at the beginning of each academic year, HCM City authorities are unable to meet rising demand, leading to a chronic shortage of facilities

Website launched to help identify endangered animals

 VietNamNet Bridge – Education for Nature-Viet Nam has launched a new website that will help people identify rare wild animals being targeted by the illegal animal trade.

Abandoned ships endanger maritime safety

 VietNamNet Bridge – As of July 16, up to 53 ships abandoned in the waters off Vietnam had not been properly handled, threatening maritime safety, especially during storms.

State Bank tightens grip on gold market

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State Bank of Viet Nam has closely monitored gold bar transactions, especially those with great value, to better manage the market and watch for money laundering.

Vovinam Federation established in Algeria

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Algeria Vovinam (Vietnamese Martial Arts) Federation (FAVV) was official launched during its congress in the capital city Alger on August 3.

MIC resumes the licensing to online games to revive game industry

 VietNamNet Bridge – Online game firms now can sigh with relief as they can develop online games openly without any secretiveness.

Ministry unveils several violations in food safety and hygiene

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held an online conference with 63 provinces and cities across Vietnam on August 2, to discuss better control measures on food safety and hygiene.

VN tourists head north by northwest

 VietNamNet Bridge – On a rainy summer's day in Ha Noi, a group of Western backpackers, bags fastened to their muddy motorcycles, return to the crowded city after trekking through some of Viet Nam's northwest provinces.

Dak Lak province: people lose sleep over wild elephants

 VietNamNet Bridge – Not only destroying hundreds of hectares of cultivated crops, the wild elephants in the central province of Dak Lak have become even more aggressive, repeatedly striking down people to death.

Mars rover hoping to yield more secrets, one year on

 The dazzling success of NASA's rover Curiosity has paved the way for a human conquest of Mars, scientists say, almost one year after the groundbreaking probe first touched down on the Red Planet.

Russian dream disillusions

In the years of 2006 - 2007, in many poor communes in Bac Giang people in masses went to Russia in hopes of earning thousands of dollars every month. But on their return, many people fell into debt traps and were empty-handed.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 6/8

 Consumer goods producers fare well; Plastic exports continue to rise; Exporters eager to follow Phu Quoc; Vietnamese market falls back in world index; One in, one out on HCM City exchange

National Strategy for Bio-diversification ratified

 VietNamNet Bridge – The PM has just approved the National Strategy for Bio-diversification till 2020, with a vision toward 2030.

Ministry denies cancellation of National High School Exams

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training laid to rest all public concerns on the cancellation of the National High School Examinations, saying that these cannot be cancelled.

Cong Vinh arrives in Japan

 VietNamNet Bridge – The top striker of Vietnam – Le Cong Vinh – arrived in Japan this morning, August 5 to begin his challenging journey at the Consadole Sapporo FC.