Follow in footsteps of King Hung’s grandfather

If you ever make the long journey to visit pagodas in the North, you might bypass the tomb and temple of Kinh Duong Vuong, grandfather of King Hung through no fault of your own.

Leaders pay tribute to war martyrs

 VietNamNet Bridge – A delegation of the Party Central Committee, State President’s Office, the National Assembly, the Government, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front on July 26 paid a floral tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh and war martyrs

Speed merchants and the police battle with hi-tech devices

Long road drivers have said they now have “magic wand” which can help them deceive policemen. This is a hi-tech device allowing to give warnings from a distance and to intervene the signal of the police’s speed gun.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 27/7

CPI continues to dip, posts 2nd consecutive fall; Rubber manufacturers cornered by export duty; HCM City’s trade surplus hits US$1 billion in 7 months; EVN forecasts big gains from divestments

Unhygienic transport of meat slammed

 VietNamNet Bridge – Drastic measures have been urged to stop the transportation of unpackaged animal and poultry meat in open vehicles.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 26/7

 Art exchange in tribute to martyrs; Japanese rapper set for performance in Ha Noi; AmCham hosts summer networking event; Bass party asks: how low can you go?

Ha Long Bay encroached with concrete

Former Deputy PM Vu Khoan expressed his concern over environmental pollution in and the encroachment of concrete works into Ha Long Bay at an international seminar held in Quang Ninh on July 24.

Big vessels equipped for maritime rescue forces

VietNamNet Bridge – Major General Pham Hoai Giang, Chief of the Agency for Search and Rescue, said on July 25 that this force would be equipped with big ships to carry ocean voyages.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 26/7

Vietnam commemorates heroines in historic junction; Deputy PM pays homage to martyrs’ cemetery; VND300m in counterfeit money found; Japan helps Vietnam develop human resources

Overseas student attracts youth with frank talks on YouTube

VietNamNet Bridge – Using YouTube as a channel to discuss social issues concerning many young locals, 21-year old Tran Duc Viet has attracted more than 16,000 subscribers and more than 2.5 million views on this video-sharing network.

Woman returns home after 21 years going missing

VietNamNet Bridge – A 16-year-old girl in Hanoi suddenly disappeared and suddenly returned home after 21 years, when her family considered her as a dead person.

Beyonce admires Vietnam-origin boy’s talent

VietNamNet Bridge - A video showing a Vietnamese-American boy reenacting Beyoncé's "Countdown" video was commented by Beyoncé on her website under the heading "Brilliant," as "I think he did this video better than I did."

Vietnamese rowers satisfied with training conditions in London

VietNamNet Bridge – They have participated in many international rowing tournaments but rowers Nguyen Thi Thao and Nguyen Thi Hai currently know the feeling of rowing a real boat.

Arrestee body brought to district gov’t office to demand satisfaction

VietNamNet Bridge – The family of an arrestee who died in his detention room brought the body to the head-office of the Thoi Binh district authorities to claim innocence.

Wildlife needs better protection

VietNamNet Bridge – Three deaths in a week of endangered species have shocked the social network community and general public, focusing even closer attention on Viet Nam's woeful record in the protection of endangered wildlife.

Plays address contemporary themes

VietNamNet Bridge – For the first time, this year's National Drama Festival in the central city of Hue is presenting only works on serious contemporary social issues.

CPI continues decreasing, Vietnam at 2nd-degree alert

Economists keep holding the opposite viewpoint with the General Statistics Office, affirming that the national economy is sliding down and that businesses need recuperation urgently.

Viet Nam's first Olympic fencer ready for battle

VietNamNet Bridge – Fencing is not a popular sport in Viet Nam, resulting in a limited number of training facilities.

Traffic accidents fall in HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – Fewer traffic accidents occurred during the first six months of the year compared with the same period last year, according to HCM City Traffic Safety Board.

Japan off to winning start in Olympic women's soccer

World champions Japan got off to a winning start at the London Olympic Games women's soccer tournament when they beat Canada 2-1 on Wednesday.

Banks struggle hard to recover debts from each other

A lot of commercial banks have been put on tenterhooks not only because of the bad debts of hundreds of trillions of dong owed by businesses, but also because they cannot ask money back from other banks.

The negative campaign

VietNamNet would like to introduce a series of article about the presidential election in the US, by G. Calvin Mackenzie, the Goldfarb Family Distinguished Professor of Government at Colby College and a Fulbright scholar in Vietnam.

Fighters have medal aspirations

VietNamNet Bridge – Taekwondo martial artists have high hopes of winning medals at the Olympics after intensive training in South Korea.

Top traditional singers cause promoter headaches

Show promoters are blacklisting many traditional music singers, accusing them of being too picky and greedy.

Hanoi denies Transport Ministry’s inspection claims

The Hanoi Department of Transport has rejected a Ministry of Transport inspection report on the city’s use of pavements and roads.