Floods, landslides blight northern VN

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local authorities in many provinces in northern Viet Nam are suffering from flooding and landslides caused by prolonged heavy rain and are working to cope with the situation.

Deputy Director of hydropower plant swept away

 VietNamNet Bridge - While going from home to work, Mr. Vu Manh Thang, deputy director of Phu Mau power plant in Lao Cai province was washed away.

Vietnam continues to claim benefits for Agent Orange victims

On the morning of July 27, Mr. Tran Ngoc Tho, Chairman of the Association of HCM City Agent Orange Victims, said that Vietnam would continue submitting its petition to the U.S. Courts to reclaim the rights of Agent Orange victims.

Making sand sculptural works on Da Nang beach

On Sunday morning, hundreds of excited tourists joined the sand statue making contest on the beach of Da Nang. The castles, whales or the city’s unique bridges gradually appeared in the audience’s admiration.

FM highlights outcomes of President Sang’s visit to US

VietNamNet Bridge – President Truong Tan Sang’s newly-concluded visit to the US has formed a new framework for the development of Vietnam-US relations in the new period, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh told the press following the visit.

Lang Son: Couple goes into insolvency with tens of millions USD

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lang Son Province Police on Sunday arrested a couple to investigate the act of appropriating property.

K + to broadcasts all matches of Premier League in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – A representative of K + (VSTV) has announced to broadcast the entire English Premier League (EPL) (380 games per season) in the three years from 2013 to 2016 in Vietnam.

Capital withdrawal process slows because managers fear for their seats

 VietNamNet Bridge – To date, 66 economic groups and general corporations have built up the enterprise restructuring plans to be submitted to the governing ministries and the Prime Minister. Of these, 44 plans have been approved.

San Art presents echoing nostalgia

 VietNamNet Bridge – ‘Echoing Nostalgia, Collecting Counter-memories’ on Thursday opened at San Art, a unique exhibition that immerses the audience in a space where the line between the past and the present is somewhat blurred.

Death toll rises to 39 in Italy coach crash

 At least 39 people died after a tourist bus crashed through a guard rail in southern Italy Sunday evening, local media reported.

Despite the ban, used computers still infiltrate into Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of used information technology products subject to the import ban regulation have still been getting through the customs agencies and available at the domestic shops.

Treasured heritage homes left to decay

 VietNamNet Bridge –A provincial People's Committee representative has condemned the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism for failing to address decaying houses in Ha Giang's Old Quarter.

Online labor demand on the rise: VietnamWorks

VietNamNet Bridge – VietnamWorks in its latest data revealed on Tuesday reported a significant improvement in online employment demand in the second quarter, particularly for the retail and wholesale, pharmaceutical and biotech and insurance sectors.

Da Nang City sues talents for breaking contracts

 VietNamNet Bridge – Keeping mobile phones “off”  and escaping from the city’s watch, a lot of learners of the Da Nang City’s Program on training and developing talents have broken the contracts signed with the city’s authorities.

In anti-dumping lawsuits, Vietnam is usually defendant

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese enterprises raised three trade remedy lawsuits against foreign exporters, while they were the defendants in a lot of lawsuits raised by foreign importers.

Jewels worth 40 million euros stolen in Cannes

An armed man stole jewels with an estimated value of 40 million euros ($53 million) in a brazen heist in broad daylight at a diamond exhibition in the French Riviera resort of Cannes Sunday,

Ha Noi T&T close gap to one point

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hosts Ha Noi T&T yesterday, July 28, trounced Becamex Binh Duong 4-1 in Round 17 of the V-League at Hang Day Stadium.

Ngan knocked off top spot at World Games in Colombia

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Hoang Ngan failed to defend her gold medal in karate at the World Games, which is currently ongoing in Cali, Colombia.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 29/7

 Party delegation visits North Korea; Vietnam treasures UN's role in foreign policy; Party, State leaders pay tribute to martyrs; Enhanced foreign information service

Polluters in residential areas to be forced out

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC government on Tuesday urged district authorities to list polluters before September 15 for relocation, especially those in residential areas.

The most beautiful beaches in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Let’s explore the most romantic beaches in Vietnam this summer!

The owners of ten 5-star hotels in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge - Many 5-star hotels in Hanoi are owned by Vietnamese companies although most of them were built with foreign funds.

No more wandering souls

In late July, more than 100 handwritten letters, dozens of sketches, watercolors, poetry pages, certificates of merit ... of Vietnamese soldiers who went missing after the battles with Australian and New Zealand forces were returned to Vietnam.

Vehicle ownership fine dropped

 VietNamNet Bridge – The controversial punishment for failing to properly transfer vehicle ownership has been surprisingly dropped from the latest draft decree on road and railway violations.

Latest collections in Fashion and passion July

The "Fashion and passion" show took place last week in HCM City. The show introduced the latest collections of five designers: Vu Thu Phuong, Ha Nhat Tien, Giao Linh, Nguyen Quang Minh and Anna Vo.