Hanoi plans consumption, tourism promotion month

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi will launch a special promotion month in November, with the aim of stimulating consumer demand and attracting both local and international tourists

HCM City seeks $15b for road development

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City plans to mobilise capital through BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer), BT (Build-Transfer) and PPP (Public-Private Partnership) investment forms to further develop its road infrastructure,

Avatar-based videos encourage women to lose weight: study

 Watching an avatar, or a computer-generated figure, that performs weight-loss behaviors in a virtual community might help some women shed pounds in the real world,

Con Co Reserve – basis for marine resources

VietNamNet Bridge – The establishment of Con Co Island Marine Reserve is a basis for central Quang Tri Province to manage its marine resources and environment in a collective, unified and effective way.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 3/7

 Localities step up rice hoarding; Shell Viet Nam to expand market share; Firms target dollar loans from foreign banks; Cacao sector runs before it can walk; Downturn hits industry index growth rate

Bac Giang high school student becomes champion of Road to Olympia 2013

 VietNamNet Bridge – Student Hoang The Anh from the high school Bac Giang excellently won in the competition named Road to Olympia 2013 and became the new champion of the game.

Gold market unpredictable after deadline of bank gold account close

VietNamNet Bridge – The State Bank of Vietnam has hold 35 gold bidding sessions and sold 865,000 taels of gold to local banks since March as a measures to help them repay their depositors and close their gold accounts

Hanoi to preserve old construction works

 VietNamNet Bridge - To concretize the Law of the Capital City, at its 7th session on July 1-8, the Hanoi People’s Council will decide the list of the construction works for conservation.

21,000 species at risk of extinction

 A freshwater shrimp, an island-dwelling lizard and a pupfish from Arizona have been declared extinct, while nearly 21,000 species are at risk of dying out, an updated "Red List" showed.

Four singers with tax arrears of more than VND1 billion

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City Tax Department has collected an addition of over VND1.3 billion of personal income taxes from five well-known artists.

Nai wins silver in billiards event

VietNamNet Bridge – Ngo Dinh Nai clinched a silver medal for Viet Nam in the men's billiards 1 cushion single event at the ongoing Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Incheon, South Korea, yesterday.

Parasite triumphs at national rock contest

HCM City-based band Parasite shook off another five bands in the final round of the national rock contest, Tiger Translate – Battle of the Bands on Saturday to win the chance of sharing the stage with the acclaimed Lacuna Coil

Storm Rumbia hits Leizhou Peninsula

 VietNamNet Bridge – Storm Rumbia rumbled in north of China's Leizhou Peninsula this morning, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Publisher continues on anti-piracy crusade

VietNamNet Bridge – The Tri Viet (First News) Publishing House, a well-known, HCM City-based English language academic publisher, has officially taken out a lawsuit against the private printing centre Huy Thi, for violation of copyright.

Hanoi needs VND6 trillion to repair monuments

"Hanoi currently has 600 relics that are seriously degraded. We need about VND6 trillion ($286 million) to repair the relics and this is a very big amount," said Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Arsenal lacks two “mainstays” in the trip to Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge - British newspapers reported that two Spanish players of Arsenal - Santi Cazorla Arsenal and Nacho Monreal are possible absent from the Asian tour to save their strength for the new season.

LVMH fined 8 mn euros over Hermes stake

France's financial market regulator said Monday it had fined luxury conglomerate LVMH a record 8 million euros for failing to inform markets it was raising its stake in elite handbag and scarf maker Hermes.

FM Minh holds more talks with ASEAN counterparts

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh yesterday continued to have bilateral talks with his counterparts from Singapore, Malaysia, Timor Leste, Bangladesh, Mongolia and Australia, and . . .

Students vie to enter university

Le Thu Ha wipes her brow and struggles through the swarm of students towards the makeshift tables set up outside the Temple of Literature's main hall. Along with everyone else in the crowd, she is braving the sweltering heat to get her hands

Minimum wage for civil servants rises

VietNamNet Bridge – Civil servants, members of the armed forces and socio-political organisation stafff will enjoy an increase of 9.5 per cent to their monthly minimum wage from July 1.

Long An: Concrete ceiling collapsed in resort, two die

 VietNamNet Bridge - Assigned to demolish a fake tower in Vam Co Dong resort, four workers cut the roof, making the concrete ceiling fall down. The incident took the life of two people.

15 movies for Vietnamese audience in July

 VietNamNet Bridge – The peak month of the summer movie season will gather 15 interesting works, from action blockbusters to 3D animations, Vietnamese, Indian and French films.

Foreign giants hunt for retail space in HCM City

While Vietnamese traders flee from commercial centers because of losses, foreign investors have contrary moves. Giant retailers are eyeing shopping malls in new urban areas in preparation for a long-term war.

Authorities tighten control of catering services at airports

 VietNamNet Bridge - After some passengers complained about the high prices of food at airports, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam has requested related agencies to report on the price of products and services at airports and deal with problems.

HCM City to establish Tourism Department

"The scale of operations of HCM City tourism is growing, but the management apparatus is getting smaller. Therefore, the city is bound to have the Department of Tourism for better management," HCM City’s Vice Chair said.