Vietnamese sports delegation’s fixture list at the Olympics

VietNamNet Bridge – London Olympics 2012 are the most memorable games in Vietnam’s history at the Olympics, because it has up to 18 representatives who will compete in 11 sports. Below is the schedule of events of Vietnam.

New iPad to arrive in China on July 20

Apple announced on Tuesday that the new iPad, the third generation of its tablet line, will arrive in China on July 20.

More flights take int’l visitors to central Vietnam

Several charter and regular flights opened this month will take foreign tourists to airports in Danang City and  Khanh Hoa Province as the central region’s tourism is becoming more appealing to foreigners.

The unwilling university entrance examinees

Attending university entrance exams to follow university education proves to be the choice of most high school graduates. However, many students attend the exams because they are forced to do that.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 12/7

TPP talks tough for Vietnam over yarn-forward issue; Banks lose trust in businesses; Life harder for exporters; Vietravel posts 31% revenue growth; Vinacomin sells 17% of VND3 trillion bonds; Feed producers’ big appetites

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 11/7

National Traditional Boat Races closes; Youth Theatre introduces Korean traditional music to Vietnam; Photographic exhibition on Vietnam-Laos friendship; Photography camp opens in northern region

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 11/7

25 people fined for attempt to leave Vietnam illegally; British health aid to continue; More than VND7 billion raised for AO victims; Mobile souvenir shops banned in Hoi An

Chinese business quietly bought hundreds of hectares of land in Binh Thuan

The Binh Thuan provincial authorities have discovered the illegal investment by a Chinese business which bought hundreds of hectares of land to grow dragon fruits.

HCM City bridge opens, as flyover work begins

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City authorities yesterday, July 10, opened a bridge and also broke ground for a flyover on the Ha Noi Highway which connects the city with south-eastern provinces.

Old Quarter promotes craft work

VietNamNet Bridge – Tourists and the general public will be admitted free to many cultural activities in the Old Quarter to promote a festival entitled Traditional Handicraft with Contemporary Arts.

Sai Gon Station offers 10% ticket reduction

VietNamNet Bridge – Sai Gon Station has announced it would be offering ticket reductions for journeys from HCM City to Nha Trang and Hue between July 9 and August 30.

54 migrants die during crossing to Italy

A total of 54 migrants died during their crossing from Libya to Italy, local media reported on Tuesday.

Illegal loggers still destroying forests

VietNamNet Bridge – Over 13,700 violations of forest protection and timber management laws were reported nationwide in the fist six months of the year, 10 per cent fewer than in the same period last year,

Google to pay record fine for violating Apple users' privacy: report

Google is close to paying a fine of 22.5 million U.S. dollars to settle charges that it bypassed Apple users' privacy settings to track their online activities, U.S. media reported on Tuesday.

AFF Cup winner gets double prize money

VietNamNet Bridge – The winner of this year's ASEAN Football Federation Cup will receive a prize of US$200,000, double that of previous years.

Trade value set to double by 2026

Viet Nam is expected to see rapid trade growth in the next 15 years, with its trade expected to almost double by 2026, an HSBC report released yesterday said.

Nam Hai Van clobber Van Khoa 7-1

VietNamNet Bridge – Nam Hai Van team demolished Van Khoa football club 7-1 in the opener of the futsal (five-a-side football) tournament – the Larue Cup yesterday, July 10.

The Voice Vietnam makes strong debut

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese adaptation of the famed Dutch singing talent contest “The Voice” has stepped into its first phase, the blind audition round, over the last weekend and blown a breath of fresh air into the local music industry,

Vietnam determined to develop green tourism

Realizing that the green growth in a sustainable, environment friendly way is the urgent need for all economic sectors, local authorities have been determined to develop green tourism.

New Olympic rules benefit players

VietNamNet Bridge – New rules will be applied at the London Olympics' badminton event which will help players avoid early dismissal from the tournament.

Greece raises 1.625 bln euros in treasury bills sale

Greece raised 1.625 billion euros (2 billion U.S. dollars) in a short-term bond auction on Tuesday, with its borrowing cost marginally declining compared to a similar auction in June, the country's Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) announced.

Vietnam's ACB and Sacombank: outlook stable

Fitch Ratings has affirmed that Vietnam-based Asia Commercial Bank (ACB) and Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Sacombank) both received 'B' ratings with a stable outlook in addition to ‘b’ Viability Ratings (VRs).

US wishes to become top investor in Vietnam

The US has seen an increasing number of US groups operating efficiently in Vietnam, said US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at a meeting with the Vietnam-US Business Community in Hanoi on July 10.

Vietnamese-German wins first prize of Falling Walls Lab contest

The Vietnamese-German Nguyen Kim Mai Thi has won first prize in the 2012 Falling Walls Lab contest at Cologne, Germany for her research work entitled Breaking the Wall of The Human Cell.

Fisheries agency objects to China’s capture of VN boats

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Fisheries Association has strongly protested China for illegally seizing Vietnamese fishermen and their boats that were operating off Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago several days ago.