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.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 30/7

 Insignia marks service by former president Anh; PM welcomes Japanese delegation's contributions to bilateral security; Relationship with Laos to be nurtured

Over 2,000 people to take part in music video on Truong Sa

Nearly 300 singers and musicians as well as over 2,000 young people living in HCM City will perform in a music video and on a new album to highlight the contributions of Vietnamese soldiers stationed on the Truong Sa Archipelago.

Vietnamese big guys jump into educational sectors

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite the big economic difficulties, Vietnamese families still allocate big budgets for their children’s study. This has made the educational service sector so lucrative that everyone wants a share in it.

VAMC may become out of work

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts have warned that the Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC) may be “jobless,” because it may have no debt to trade.

Vo Viet Chung to debut latest collection

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese designer Vo Viet Chung will introduce his latest collection Hue khoi xu Nam Ky at Silk Heritage fashion show at 8 p.m. on August 2 at The Grand Ho Tram Strip in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province.

Vietnam failing to combat coastal erosion

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam lacks a comprehensive strategy to cope with coastal erosion, which is recognised as one of the major consequences of rising sea levels, experts have warned.

Internet services laws tightened

VietNamNet Bridge – Companies that do not have a representative office in Viet Nam but allow Vietnamese users access to Facebook and Google, must adhere to Viet Nam's regulations and laws on the management, provision and use of Internet services

Poor global demand hits major export staples

VietNamNet Bridge – The export turnover of agro-forestry and aquaculture products is expected to reach US$15.59 billion for the first seven months of this year, down 1.6 per cent year-on-year,

The mysterious black soil

 VietNamNet Bridge – The land here is as black as charcoal, while the documents about the land have been marked “confidential.” The strange land area is in Tien An Commune of Tien Phuoc district in the central province of Quang Nam.

Why are Vietnam-US not strategic partners?

The “Comprehensive Partnership” between Vietnam - U.S. is mainly an agreement describing step by step progress on a wide range of areas, commented Prof. Carl Thayer of the Center for Defense and Strategic Studies of Australia.

Tourists to flock to Quang Binh for Son Doong Cave tour

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over 100 international tourists have registered for trial adventure tours in Son Doong Cave, according to the Director of Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, Le Thanh Tinh.