Two tons of sturgeon smuggled into Hanoi each day

 VietNamNet Bridge - According to the Ministry of Public Security, this volume of sturgeon was smuggled from China to Hanoi and then legalized by certificates of origin from local farms.

Automobile manufacturers can only see big difficulties ahead

A lot of automobile manufacturers are considering stopping assembling cars in Vietnam and shifting to distribute cars in the market. If so, Vietnam would not have its automobile industry, and the forecast car price reductions would be far away.

Gold on Earth may come from colliding dead stars: study

 All gold on the Earth might have come from extreme crashes between dense dead stars, U.S. researchers reported Wednesday.

The "matrix" of billboards in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge - In a small public space, all kinds of billboards and signboards of various sizes, leaflets and even street name plates are hung, making “wall rubbish” in Hanoi.

Greek parliament approves key public-sector job cuts

 Greek parliament approved early on Thursday a new austerity and reform bill which contains mass job cuts in the public sector in a key step to unlock further international bailout aid to the debt-laden country.

Anti-corruption drive demanded by Party leader

 VietNamNet Bridge – The country has a lot of work to do in its fight against corruption, requiring a high degree of patience and determination,

Viet Nam outclassed as Gunners run riot

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Manh Dung scored for Viet Nam in their 7-1 loss to Arsenal at the My Dinh National Stadium in Ha Noi yesterday, July 17.

Da Nang stop paying “integrity nursing” money to police

 VietNamNet Bridge - Da Nang City’s traffic police officers will no longer be paid an additional of VND1.5 to VND5 million per month as they enjoyed under the age of Party Secretary Nguyen Ba Thanh.

The extraordinary child prodigies in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Able to read the newspaper loudly and clearly, but unable to spell the alphabet; and not eating, but remaining healthy and clever – they have been called the extraordinary child prodigies.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 18/7

 PM pushes for state budget collection target; Vice NA Chairwoman receives Lao youth delegation; Young Viet kieu welcomed home

Foreigners in VN on the agenda

Viet Nam is a safe and friendly destination for foreign visitors amid increasingly complex global issues such as the rise in international terrorism or religious and ethnic disputes, thanks to the country's proactive policies towards foreigners,

Gov't invests in cinema industry

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than VND6.5 trillion from the State budget will be spent in developing the cinema industry nationwide from now to 2020, according to the Department of Cinematography.

Dengue fever hits central region

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of dengue infections is increasing nationwide, especially in the Central and Central Highland provinces, reported the Health Ministry’s Preventative Medicine Department.

TPP to open the doors to US supermarkets

 VietNamNet Bridge – The US biggest importers have begun seeking goods supply sources from Vietnam, while the negotiations for the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) are being conducted.

Vietnam protests to China over chasing in Hoang Sa

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has voiced protest about the acts of a Chinese ship which chased and bullied two Vietnamese fishing vessels in the waters at Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago on July 7.

Seminar addresses illegal worker issue in RoK

 VietNamNet Bridge – Reasons behind Vietnamese workers’ decisions to work illegally in the Republic of Korea were announced at a seminar in Hanoi on July 16.

C&C servers conducting DDoS attacks to online newspapers found

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Minh Duc from BKAV has stated that BKAV has found the origin of the command-and-control (C&C) servers which conducted the DDoS attacks to online newspapers in early July.

International brands landing in Vietnam post-haste

The big guys in the fields of fast food, drinks, luxurious consumer goods have all set foot in the Vietnamese market, where the annual average income per capita is only $1,200, but the upper class is getting rich quickly.

The most famous streets for sidewalk cafes in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge - The image of small, crowded sidewalks where many people concentrate on reading the newspaper, smoking or chatting with friends besides cups of coffee has become very familiar in Hanoi.

Publication of financial information of SOEs

 VietNamNet Bridge – State-owned enterprises (SOEs) may be asked to publish financial information on their websites or other means of communication, according to a draft Circular.

NASA aborts spacewalk after water leak inside astronaut's helmet

 U.S. space agency NASA aborted a planned 6.5-hour spacewalk by two astronauts outside the International Space Station on Tuesday, after one of the spacewalkers reported "a buildup of water" inside his helmet.

Hanoi’s per capita income estimated at $2,500

 VietNamNet Bridge - After five years of the administrative boundary expansion, the income of Hanoians increased from $1,697 in 2008 to $2,257 in 2012.

Water spinach fields in Hanoi’s graveyard

 VietNamNet Bridge – In Co Nhue, Tu Liem District, and Quynh Thanh, Thanh Tri District, Hanoi, water spinach is planted near and even on tombs in the cemetery of Co Nhue commune. These vegetable fields are incredibly verdant.

Athletes with disabilities to compete at Para Games

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Para Games will be organised next week in the capital city.

Policy makers mull huge stimulus package amid concerns

VietNamNet Bridge – Policy makers at central agencies are considering a stimulus package worth nearly VND100 trillion, or nearly US$4.9 billion, to prop up the sagging economy amid economists’ concerns about risks of instability therein.