More schools in HCM City to offer finance classes

 VietNamNet Bridge – Another 82 high schools in HCM City will offer financial education classes as part of a soft-skills training programme for the upcoming academic year, according to the city's Department of Education and Training.

Stricter sturgeon controls needed

 VietNamNet Bridge – The combined efforts of agencies are desperately needed to prevent the illegal import of sturgeon and so protect local farmers and ensure public health, a workshop has heard.

Six more railway routes planned for Central Highland tourism hub

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local authorities in the Central Highland city of Da Lat approved a plan to build six new railway routes from city centre to several tourism sites by 2020,

VN can’t take full advantage of preferential tariffs to boost exports to EU

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is one of the countries which can enjoy the new EU’s GSP to be applied as of January 1, 2014. However, analysts say Vietnam may not take full advantage of the preferential tariff to boost exports to the large market.

Saving animals

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of white-cheeked gibbons, primates, bears ... which were seriously injured were successfully rescued by the Cu Chi Wildlife Rescue Center and released back to the nature.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 11/7

 Banks buy US dollars at higher prices; Ha Noi's top 10 brokerages chop and change; More IT solutions for small businesses; PVN surpasses first half target; Mondelez International enters Vietnam market

Indian tourist dies at Nha Trang hotel

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Nha Trang City Police Agency has reported that an Indian tourist suddenly died on July 9 at a hotel in Hon Tam resort in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa province.

Minh wins first match at US Badminton Open

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh defeated Lopez Andres 21-8, 21-10 in the first round of the Yonex OCBC US open GPG badminton tournament yesterday in California, the US.

$500,000 prize for two Vietnamese scientists

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Simons Foundation has announced the list of 13 scientists who won the 2013 Simons Investigators Award in the fields of Mathematics, Theoretical Physics and Theoretical Computer Science.

Floor Killer - professional playground for hip hop lovers

 VietNamNet Bridge – The hip hop contest for amateur and professional dancers, both Vietnamese and foreigners, named Floor Killer will take place in Hanoi on July 13-14.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 10/7

 Heavy rain create havoc in Ha Giang; German journalist’s charity visit to central Vietnam; Poor people receive free health services; Vietnamese contestants show off World Skills

IMF cuts global economic forecast amid slower growth in emerging markets

 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its 2013 growth forecast for the world economy Tuesday to 3.1 percent, due to a slowdown in several key emerging market economies.

Fashion brands face danger on home market

 VietNamNet Bridge – As committed under the bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements, Vietnam would have to remove the import tariffs on consumer goods, including fashion products.

Snowden agrees to asylum in Venezuela: Russian lawmaker

 U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden has agreed to seek political asylum in Venezuela, a senior Russian lawmaker said on Tuesday.

Public museums sluggish in the race for antiques

 VietNamNet Bridge – The race for antiques is very tough among state museums, private museums, collectors and antique brokers. In this race, the weakest are state museums.

Russia gives UN forensic proof rebels used chemical weapons in Syria

A day after Syria invited United Nations chemical weapons investigators to talks in Damascus, Russia said on Tuesday it had forensic proof that rebels have used a "lethal" sarin compound and handed its evidence to the UN team for inquiry.

Online game management tight, but inefficient

 VietNamNet Bridge – Online game developers and operators at a workshop in Hanoi last week said online game controls in Vietnam were tight but not efficient.

Arsenal ticket prices in Vietnam higher than Japan and Indonesia

 VietNamNet Bridge – The prices for tickets to watch Arsenal’s matches in Japan and Indonesia are only from $10-$70, compared to $20-$70 in Vietnam.

HCM City to triple tuition fees

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City People's Committee has decided to adjust school tuition fees for nursery to high school students in the coming school years.

Kon Tum: Conjoined twins separated successfully

 VietNamNet Bridge - The surgery lasted nearly two hours on the morning of July 9, successfully separating two conjoined twin girls in the Central Highlands of Kon Tum.

The planet full of conflicts of Nguyen Manh Hung

 VietNamNet Bridge - Art lovers in Hanoi have the opportunity to admire paintings and installation works of the leading visual artist in Vietnam--Nguyen Manh Hung, in the exhibition titled "One Planet."

Vietnamese woman to be a judge of Mrs. USA pageant

 VietNamNet Bridge – The First Mrs. World, Dr. Doan Thi Kim Hong will be a judge of the Mrs. USA 2013 beauty contest for the second time.

Rare ginger flowers discovered in Khanh Hoa

 VietNamNet Bridge - Scientists have found more Vietnam’s endemic ginger species at the Hon Ba Nature Reserve in the central province of Khanh Hoa.

The 50 Vietnamese most effective businesses in 2013

The No. 1 position in the top 50 belongs to a gas production, transport and distribution firm – CNG. Meanwhile, Vinamilk, the dairy producer, where the State holds the controlling stakes, has been marching towards on its way.

Central bank policies aim to revive economy

 VietNamNet Bridge – Late June, the State Bank of Viet Nam took two important decisions aimed at stirring up the economy market and improving aggregate demand.