Quang Liem down graded in world chess rankings

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top chess grandmaster, Le Quang Liem, has fallen 11 places to 44th in the rankings of 2700chess.com.

Australia to rejuvenate River Murray system by commonwealth environmental water

 Around 300 billion liters of commonwealth environmental water will flow into the River Murray Valley in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia over the next seven months, helping rejuvenate natural assets

The same businesses’ names raise serious conflicts

 VietNamNet Bridge – More and more conflicts caused by the existence of the same names of businesses have been reported. However, in many cases, the problems cannot be settled to the every root.

People with disabilities struggle through daily life

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Minh Hao, 22, used his arms to climb the stairs at a supermarket in District 9 with great difficulty.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 1/8

 President Sang hosts review of judicial reform strategy; Deputy PM Nhan wraps up visit to Hungary; FM pays courtesy visit to Philippine President

Modern poem mistakenly included in folklore collection

 VietNamNet Bridge – A poem written by a well-known modern Vietnamese poet was accidentally added to a dictionary of Vietnamese folklore by a national literature research project.

Ha Noi needs to be cultural, economic hub, says NA Chairman

VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung has affirmed the need for Ha Noi to become an economic and cultural hub for Viet Nam at a meeting held yesterday, July 31, to review Ha Noi's expansion plan.

American doctor makes operation for the girl with huge tumor

Nguyen Hoang Thien An, 18 in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, had a distorted face by a big tumor. On July 30, the girl’s face was operated on by American doctor McKinnon and doctors of the FV Hospital.

First two babies recognized of gender redefining

 VietNamNet Bridge – On Tuesday a 3-year old and a 6-year old child received the certificate of gender redefining of the Children’s Hospital 2 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ba Ria-Vung Tau: 130 crocodiles stolen from farm

 VietNamNet Bridge – Burglars took away 125 crocodiles from a farm in Long Hai Town, Long Dien District, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province within only three hours.

Vietnam-France kicks off first film project on southern folk music

 VietNamNet Bridge - A group of Vietnamese and French scriptwriters have joined hand to write script for a movie on don ca tai tu (southern folk music) in South Vietnam in the 1900s.

Cong Vinh nominated for best SEA football player

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s striker Le Cong Vinh has been listed among 20 nominees for the best player title in Southeast Asian in 2013, according to prestigious sports online newspaper Goal.

Tourism information kiosks revive

Five years ago, the projects on installing tourism information kiosks in HCM City were kicked off and failed. However, the business has revived since investors now can see the ways they have to go.

Tale of Ha Noi loneliness scoops film gongs

 VietNamNet Bridge – A feature film about an isolated boy living in urban Ha Noi won two gold medals in the Golden Lotus Bud Awards competition which ended on Sunday in the capital city.

Time to invest in Cham Isle

Investors understand well that Cham Isle is in no way inferior to Phu Quoc Island in terms of landscapes and the nature quality. The land here is very cheap, while the local authorities have vowed to develop the tourism on the isle.

Interesting stories about new university students

 VietNamNet Bridge – It’s never late to study. Vietnam has a lot of talented persons. The truth has been once again proved by the 2013 university entrance exam results.

Football matches mark Japan-Vietnam Friendship Year

 VietNamNet Bridge – To celebrate their two countries’ 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties, a selection of Japanese and Vietnamese U12 football teams will play friendly matches in Hanoi on August 3-4.

Urgent need for Vietnam to tackle its computer virus problem

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has a goal to become an IT outsourcing powerhouse within the next 10 years, according to the White Book that summarises the state of the nation’s ICT.

‘Sao Mai Diem Hen Music Contest’ lures overseas Vietnamese

VietNamNet Bridge – ‘Sao Mai Diem Hen’ (Music Star Rendezvous), a music contest, has attracted nearly 100 Vietnamese contestants who are living as far off as France, Germany, Belgium, Poland and Russia,

School English teachers helped better skills

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 1,660 English language teachers at secondary and high schools nationwide will undergo further training to sharpen their English teaching skills this year.

Fallen soldier’s remains project gets go-ahead

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Prime Minister has just approved a plan that aims to find the remains of 10,000 fallen soldiers by 2015.

Da Nang faces shortage of 1bil. cubic meters of safe water

 VietNamNet Bridge – Da Nang, the best city in Vietnam to live in as selected in a recent survey, has been warned that it would lack over one billion cubic meters of running water in the dry season.

Composers lash out at brazen music pirates

 VietNamNet Bridge – Composers are raising their voices against copyright violations, the most recent involving album 18+, containing songs by composer Huy Tuan and singer Van Mai Huong.

VAMC revs up for bad debt challenge

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC) would officially begin activities from July 26 this year with the task of helping resolve bad debts and boost credit growth in Vietnam.

Vietnamese cinematography dreams of Oscar Award

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the next 20 years, Vietnam cinema will realize the dream of winning an Oscar Award?