Quang Ninh: Bed and sleeping girl fall into “dead pit”

 VietNamNet Bridge – A subsidence case occurred at 0h30 on August 26 in Cam Dong Ward, Cam Pha City of Quang Ninh Province, making a woman fall into a nearly 5 meters deep pit. A lot of furniture was also “swallowed” by the “pit of death.”

Khanh Hoa to teach sea, island sovereignty in schools

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central coastal province of Khanh Hoa is to integrate sea and island sovereignty into history lessons at all general schools in the 2013-2014 school year.

Proof of Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa

 VietNamNet Bridge - 150 documents proving that Chinese territory only stops at Hainan Island and confirming Hoang Sa and Truong Sa belonging to Vietnam are on display in HCM City, attracting thousands of people every day.

Vietnamese interested most in design when buying scooters

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese favorer scooters and iPhones not because of their wonderful features, but because they like the designs and the fames.

Viet Nam Book of Records joins UK uni

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Book of Records (Vietbooks) has become an associate of the World Records University.

Military icons sculpted into statues

 VietNamNet Bridge – Figurines of four eminent Vietnamese generals, namely Ly Thuong Kiet, Tran Quoc Tuan, Nguyen Hue and Vo Nguyen Giap, were unveiled to the public during a ceremony in Ha Noi on Saturday.

Marine police receives three modern patrol ships

 Three more well-equipped ships were handed over to the Vietnam Marine Police to increase their patrol capacity in the country’s territorial waters.

The last farmers in Saigon

 VietNamNet Bridge - Before the whirlwind of urbanization and the decline of grain prices, they are the last farmers in Thanh Da Peninsula (Ward 28, Binh Thanh District, HCM City) who stick with the job left by their fathers.

HCMC to host Asian Bodybuilding and Fitness Champs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Around 350 athletes from 27 countries will be competing at the 47th Asian Bodybuilding and Fitness Championship in Ho Chi Minh City from August 30-September 1.

Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park gets expansion

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh has been expanded to 123,326 ha from the previous 85,754 ha under a recent decision of the Prime Minister.

Vietnam to hold collateral deposit of laborers working in S. Korea

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Government has issued a new five year pilot policy program to collect a refundable deposit of US$4,800 from a laborer prior to leaving for work in South Korea.

Reed Tradex brings robot Murata Boy to Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Besides the performance of Honda’s famous robot ASIMO, Thailand’s exhibition organiser Reed Tradex will bring robot Murata Boy to Vietnam Manufacturing Expo 2013 in Hanoi next month

Japanese archaeologist and the only commune-level museum in VN

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has about 120 museums of provinces and sectors but only one commune museum. It is the Kim Lan Archaeological Museum of Kim Lan Commune, Gia Lam District, Hanoi.

Suspected laundering tops $2.4b in 2012

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State Bank of Viet Nam has announced that it discovered transactions worth more than VND50.9 trillion (US$2.41 billion) last year that it suspects are related to money laundering.

HCM City wants to improve school meals

 VietNamNet Bridge – With students having meals at school, it is vital to improve the quality of the menus to ensure children's good health and improve their physical stature, experts have said.

The old bridges waiting for collapse in Saigon

 VietNamNet Bridge - Ho Chi Minh City has many old bridges that are seriously degraded but they have to suffer the weight of thousands of vehicles each day.

The village for artists on Saigon River bank

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the last 15 years, the village of Ham Long in District 2, with charming landscape, has become the home to many Saigon artists.

Vietnamese American boy promotes Vietnamese hip-hop

 VietNamNet Bridge - Singer - songwriter Antoneus Maximus (common names as A.M) was born in Long Xuyen, An Giang province. He went to the US at the age of three.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 27/8

Trade deficit reaches $456m; VN Airlines offloads Techcombank shares, bonds as part of restructure; Russians open trade office; Healthcare hike lifts August CPI

Expats do morning exercises at Hoan Kiem Lake

 VietNamNet Bridge – The movement of doing morning exercise has become so common in Hanoi, attracting foreigners every morning on the Hoan Kiem lakeside with tai chi and laughter yoga exercises.

Tourists flock to Phu Quoc prison

 The historical relic site of Phu Quoc prison has so far this year welcomed over 75,000 visitors, including 3,400 international arrivals.

Inflation and foreign selling sink VN shares

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese stock market witnessed a dreadful week, with the VN-Index dropping 4.1 per cent to 486.82 points and the HNX-Index going from 1.3 per cent to 61.42.

Viet Nam develops maths thinktank

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics (VIASM) has successfully created a special academic environment where scientists and university lecturers conceive new ideas and train rising talent,

Nam, Vien win golds in Nanjing

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ly Hoang Nam made history by becoming the first Vietnamese tennis player to win a gold medal at a continental tournament.

Banks swallow bitter pill when racing to issue credit cards

 VietNamNet Bridge – In an effort to issue more credit cards, commercial banks loosened their requirements on card holders. And now they suffer from the easy requirements.