SSC puts 14 brokers under scrutiny

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State Securities Commission (SSC) has placed nine securities firms under special surveillance, and five others under scrutiny.

Bright, young Viet kieu to return for Summer Camp 2013

 VietNamNet Bridge – About 200 outstanding young Vietnamese who are living overseas will return to their homeland to join the three-week-long Viet Nam Summer Camp 2013 until July 30.

Ba Hoa Market – second home for city’s Quang people

 VietNamNet Bridge – People who live far from their birthplace often remember not only their home, their relatives or countryside landscapes but hometown specialties.

"Despicable Me 2" ranked atop North America box office race

 "Despicable Me 2" succeeded in finishing as the most popular film in North America over the Independence Day weekend as it beat up Johnny Depp's vehicle "The Lone Ranger" with ease and style.

Travel firms say river tours in city yet to attract tourists

VietNamNet Bridge – One month after HCMC officially offered river tours to some destinations in the city and the Mekong Delta, the number of tourists recorded is still modest as destinations are not attractive,

Explaining the death of craft villages

 VietNamNet Bridge - The craft villages fall into distress because of their own faults. Some villages do business without a long-term development plan. Some others label their products as Chinese goods.

New HCM City programme embraces renewable energy

 VietNamNet Bridge – From now to 2015, the city's Green Energy programme will promote the use of renewable energy sources, including solar, wind, thermal and bio-fuel.

Children rebel on social networks - parents are helpless

 VietNamNet Bridge - Many parents were extremely surprised when they knew that their obedient children were completely different people on the net.

Universities pilot new approach

VietNamNet Bridge – A number of universities in Viet Nam have recently piloted a series of training programmes after enterprises have demanded that their students are prepared for work after graduating.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 9/7

 VNA, Rolls-Royce in talks over aircraft engine deal; Dealing with trade lawsuits; Vietnam, EU end fourth FTA round; Second aircraft spare parts factory to take shape; Anti-dumping probe on stainless imports

More than 20 people suspected of having A/H1N1 quarantined

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty-three people suspected to have the A/H1N1 virus in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang's Ha Giang City have been quarantined for treatment and close surveillance.

Banks blamed for troubled economy

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sheer greed and poor governance, coupled with lax State management, have made the banking system the biggest sinner in the current economic situation, economists said.

Ancient bronze drum found in Bac Kan

 VietNamNet Bridge – A bronze drum from the Dong Son culture (2,000BC-200AD) has been found at a road construction site in the northern province of Bac Kan,

Rising CO2 boosts green foliage across world's arid regions

 Increased levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) have helped boost green foliage across the world's arid regions over the past 30 years,

Big four set pace for V-League race

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Eximbank V-League 15th round is expected to reset the race for the four top title contenders as they are favourites in upcoming games.

First gold for Vietnam at World Vovinam Champs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran The Thuong won the first gold medal for Vietnam at the ongoing third World Vovinam (Vietnamese martial arts) Championships in France on July 5.

Legal documents underpin HN law

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi People's Council had passed 11 resolutions to concretise the Capital Law to help with its implementation, said chairman of the Ha Noi's People Committee Nguyen The Thao.

Police arrest abusive employer

VietNamNet Bridge – Police in Dau Tieng District in southeastern Binh Duong Province will prosecute Tran Tan Phong, the 51-year-old owner of a local timber workshop for allegedly detaining his employees illegally.

Draw enough to let SLNA stay top

 VietNamNet Bridge – Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) maintained their position at the top of the V-League yesterday, July 7, after a 1-1 draw against Ninh Binh.

Drug trafficker arrested in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities at Tan Son Nhat airport in HCM City caught a 26-year-old Vietnamese man transporting 2,000 tablets of ecstasy or MDMA into the country.

Vietnam places third in 4th AIMAG

 VietNamNet Bridge – Kickboxers and chess players won four gold medals at the last day of the 4th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on July 6.

Waste from huge works for celebration

Thang Long Highway, Peace Park and Phu Yen Museum are the big works with investment capital of tens to hundreds of US dollars. They have a common thing: being built to celebrate anniversaries and quickly downgraded after the anniversaries.

Da Nang fisherman releases a 30 kg seal

Catching fish 5 km from the shore of the central city of Da Nang this morning, a fisherman discovered a seal caught in the net. He handed over the animal to the authorities to release it back to the ocean.

New bent-toed gecko species discovered in Phu Yen

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese and German scientists have announced the discovery of a new bent-toed gecko species in Dai Lanh cape, Phu Yen province in central Vietnam.

Quang Ninh promotes tourism in Japan, RoK

 VietNamNet Bridge – Quang Ninh Province plans to open its representative offices in Japan and the Republic of Korea in an effort to introduce its tourism potential to international friends.