Quy Nhon City hosts Int’l Physics Science Conference

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 9th International Physics Science Conference themed ‘Meet Vietnam’ opened on July 28 in Quy Nhon City in the central province of Binh Dinh.

Preparations made for amnesty to mark National Day

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Central Council for Amnesty Consultation, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, met in Hanoi on July 29 to discuss the 2013 amnesty plan.

Vietnamese folk paintings exhibited in France

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, in coordination with the Vietnamese Culture Centre in France, held an exhibition in Paris on July 27 to showcase Vietnamese folk paintings.

Rare sea turtles hatch in central Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fifty-nine more endangered sea turtles hatched on Quy Nhon beach in the central province of Binh Dinh on July 26 under close supervision of a group of local volunteers.

Dang Ngoc Tung re-elected as VGCL President

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dang Ngoc Tung, member of the Party Central Committee and President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor (VGCL) for the 10th tenure has been re-elected as confederation President for the next term.

Australia returns belongings of fallen Vietnamese soldiers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 200 items belonging to Vietnamese soldiers during the American War have been returned home as part of the Operation Wandering Souls project by New South Wales University in Sydney.

Good news cannot push stock prices up

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite the rapid-fired good news about the macro economy, stocks remain dirt cheap. The VN Index could not stay firmly at the 500 point threshold, while HNX Index could not emerge to the 62 point level.

Over 100 children rescued in FBI sex trafficking raids

 The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced on Monday 105 children involved in sex trafficking and exploitation have been recovered in 76 cities across the United States over the weekend.

Appeal trial held for Tien Lang farmers

 The Appeal Court of the Supreme People’s Court on July 29 began the appeal trial of six defendants charged with “murder and resisting on-duty officials” in relation with a case of coercive land reclamation in the northern port city of Haiphong.

Masterplan to preserve two ancient citadels

 VietNamNet Bridge – A detailed plan for preserving and developing the Thang Long Citadel complex in downtown Ha Noi and the Co Loa Citadel complex on the outskirts of the capital were discussed at a meeting here last Thursday.

TV music show back stronger than ever

 VietNamNet Bridge – New and improved version of television music show Bai Hat Viet (Vietnamese Songs) will be aired on Viet Nam Television (VTV)'s Channel 6 next month.

Final virtual mobile network faces the axe

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communications is going to revoke the virtual mobile network license of Vietnam Multimedia Corp. as the firm failed to launch service within the scheduled time limit,

Drilling underground electric wires, worker burned like a torch

Working on the sidewalk of Tran Quoc Hoan Street, Hanoi, two workers accidentally drilled into the underground electric wires. After explosions, both were shot out beyond 1m and fell onto the road.

Train driver seriously injured after a car crash

 VietNamNet Bridge - Despite the barrier, a truck still hit a passenger train. The train driver was critically injured. Many trains had to stop to wait for railway clearance.

Health Minister asks police to investigate post-vaccination death of three infants

Reasoning that the Ministry of Health cannot determine the reason causing the death of three infants in Quang Tri province last week, Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has asked for the Ministry of Public Security’s assistance.

Museum of Ethnology ranks high

 VietNamNet Bridge – The TripAdvisor.com tourism website has ranked the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology as excellent. This is the second time the museum received this rating from the website.

The sadness of heritage

 VietNamNet Bridge – Relics and heritage are now a very "hot" topic in Vietnam. There were many incidents related to monuments and heritages happening recently, revealing many things to think about...

Human resources training for healthcare in trouble

 VietNamNet Bridge - The structure of the health sector is disturbed and it no longer fits the current situation (the half-subsidized health sector operating in the market economy).

Analyzing Vietnam-China trade relations

 VietNamNet tries to find the causes and identify the hidden nature of complex interactions with many factors of the imbalance trade relationship between Vietnam and China.

Vietnamese farmers need help

The problems of Vietnamese farmers have repeated every year and they have not been solved. The biggest one is the “refrain” of having good crop – the prices for agricultural products, particularly rice, fall sharply.

70 percent of overseas remittance put into business

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has been one of the 10 biggest overseas remittance receivers in the world, despite the economic difficulties in recent years.

Nghi takes Faldo Series Viet Nam title

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ngo Bao Nghi from Ba Ria-Vung Tau scored 143 after two days of competition to win the Faldo Series Viet Nam at Laguna Lang Co Golf club on Sunday.

Same-sex marriage in VN still long way off

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has made significant progress in accepting and improving the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, but it will take more time to secure the National Assembly's approval for same sex marriages,

Vietnam summer camp wraps up

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 2013 Vietnam Summer Camp for young overseas Vietnamese, themed “10 years – The call of the homeland”, ended in the southernmost province of Ca Mau on July 28.

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