SOEs’ violations put big dent in the state budget

 State-owned firms’ serious state budget violations have driven a bus through the government’s financial management.

Digital arts on display in town

 Khong gian ao (Virtual space) is opening at HCMC Association of Fine Arts with a large number of painting and sculptural works by 12 artists from many generations for visitors to feast their eyes on.

Cloud computing service market gets bustling

The cloud computing service market is boiling with technology firms rushing to develop the services.

U.S., Germany pledge determination to tackle euro crisis

 German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Monday pledged to tackle euro crisis, calling for "international cooperation and coordination."

The “online education market” in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Online education market is a special market, where consumers can buy certificates and degrees with money, without having to attend entrance exams, learn hard or be present at lessons.

Vietnam thinks of forming up a chain of airports in the central region

Khanh Hoa province has sent a document to the Ministry of National Defense, requesting the ministry to show its opinion about the plan to develop the Cam Ranh airport with the participation of the US based ADC-HAS Airports.

Coach overturns, 28 passengers survive

 As many as 28 passengers survived by a hair's breadth after an express coach plunged into a roadside field upside down in Binh Duong province on July 30.

Cashew industry: there’s a fly in the ointment

Vietnam’s cashew industry has never before fallen in such a distress. The cashew growing area has decreased dramatically, enterprises lack capital to import raw materials, while foreign importers have turned their back to Vietnam’s products.

Vietnam wins gold at Chemistry Olympiad

 Four Vietnamese students have won one gold, two silver and one bronze medals at the 44th International Chemistry Olympiad (ICHO), held in Washington DC from July 21–30.

Ha Long Bay is selling at cheap price

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tourism revenue of Quang Ninh, the home to Ha Long Bay, a world natural heritage, is lower than Khanh Hoa, Danang and Binh Thuan.

Over 3,000 people listen to lecturers about filial piety

After listen to Buddhist monks’ lecturers about filial piety and patriotism, thousands of young people in Da nang released flower garlands and colored lanterns to wish for peace and prosperity for the country and longevity for their parents.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 31/7

 Standard Chartered expects rate cut; Province hosts seaport festival; Minister calls for more British investment;  Public debt reduction targeted;  Tastier, old-style bao thai rice fights back;  Ben Tre Province to aid coconut farmers

Corruption plagues mine industry

Transparency and accountability in the extractive industry needs to be enhanced to increase efficiency before the country exhausts its oil, gas and mineral reserves. 

Designers train shoe, accessories makers

VietNamNet Bridge – Shoemakers and designers will join hands in developing a fashionable shoe and accessories industry as a result of a workshop on creative ideas held in Ha Noi on Friday.

47 killed, 25 injured in rail mishap in southern India

 At least 47 people have been charred to death and 25 others sustained burn injuries in a major fire that broke out in one of the coaches of an express train in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh in the early hours of Monday,

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 30/7

 HCMC to have 10 satellite urban areas; Bac Lieu Police warns local of crocodile thieves; Suspected carcinogenic milk not on sale in Vietnam; Female parliamentarians discuss gender equality

The first festival of homosexuals in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – From August 3 to 5, many events will be held for homosexuals, bisexuals and transsexuals in Hanoi.

A new ginger species discovered in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists have made public their discovery of a new black ginger species, an endemic species of Vietnam.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 30/7

 Famed circus show returns to Hanoi; Paralympic photo contest to raise funds for the disabled; Toyota Concert in Phnom Penh helps foster ties with Cambodia; Trans-Asia Bridge Span Festival kicks off

WAR inaugurates new animal rescue station

 The Ho Chi Minh City – based non-profit organization Wildlife at Risk (WAR), in collaboration with the city’s Forest Protection Department and the southern province of Kien Giang, on July 27 put into operation the Hon Me Rescue Station

Eight ancient maps show China without Paracel Islands

 VietNamNet Bridge – A map drawn by Chinese prior to 1909, Hainan Island is China’s southern-most island. Meanwhile, in European maritime maps, Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands belonged to Vietnam.

War martyrs commemorated in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – On the evening of July 26, thousands of soldiers, volunteers and Hanoian people offered incense to commemorate martyrs at Hanoi’s Mai Dich Cemetery.

One more same-sex marriage in Binh Duong

 VietNamNet Bridge – The wedding of two women was held at a restaurant in Thu Dau Mot city of the southern province of Binh Duong at noon of July 28.

A woman has an abortion by herself with a screwdriver

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Hospital in the central province of Quang Binh has rescued a 29-year-old woman from death after the woman poked a screwdriver into her vagina for abortion.

Famous painting collector passes away

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mr. Le Thai Son, a well-known painting collector in HCM City, died at his home on July 26, at the age of 44. Son left a collection of 500 paintings and projects to preserve Vietnam arts.