More foreign invested electronics projects to kick off in Vietnam

Vietnamese electronics export turnover is forecasted to increase rapidly in the time to come, when a lot of foreign invested electronics projects become operational.

Organisations found to violate land-use law

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 3,000 organisations have violated land-use law, according to Truong Minh Tuan, deputy head of the Party Central Committee's Commission for Publicity and Education.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 25/5

Floating toilet built for workers of popular floating market; Free medicine for HIV/AIDS sufferers; National human resources database to help forecast labour demands; EVN increases in power-supply to the south

TRAVEL IN BRIEF 25/5

More foreign airlines to operate flights to Viet Nam; Travel company organises ‘clean-up' tour of Cat Ba Island; Yacht operator offers Ha Long cruises for under $100

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 25/5

Hanoi art exhibition features human trafficking; Ca tru to be surveyed; Eight-year-old boy can sing in four languages; Journalist writes book about Italy

Local authorities break tourism development master plan

VietNamNet Bridge – Development master plans are necessary for all industries, based on which the State calls for investment, allocate investment capital. However, the tourism development plan has been ignored by local authorities.

SPORTS IN BRIEF 25/5

VN men's team win, women's team draw at Asian Chess Cup; VN gymnasts get set to compete in World Cup; Off-road racing heads to Viet Nam's Ha Long Bay

Consumers change shopping habits, convenience stores prosper

In the hard times, when supermarkets have few customers and high income earners keep away from traditional markets for fear about the food quality, convenience stores still “live well”.

Hungary sweep gold medals at European Swimming Championships

Hungarian swimmers picked up four from seven gold medals on offer and nine medals in total on day four of the 2012 European Swimming Championships in Debrecen on Thursday.

Vietnam demands release of vessels seized by China

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry once again requested China to release Vietnamese fishing vessels detained by the neighbouring country, calling it a “serious violation of Vietnamese sovereignty”. 

Hillary Clinton urges Iran to close gaps with world powers

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday saw clear gaps between the six world powers and Iran over the latter's nuclear program as they wrapped up two- day talks in Baghdad, and urged the Islamic republic to "work to close the gaps."

Thanh Tam wins sixth stage, Duc Tam takes yellow jersey

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thanh Tam of An Giang Plant Protection won the sixth and final stage of the International Cycling Tour to the Northern Delta yesterday, May 24.

Lacking money, MOET stops plan on funding overseas study

The Ministry of Education and Training has informed that it has stopped the state budget funded program on sending Vietnamese students abroad – the 322 program.

Dong Nai pottery in fight for survival

VietNamNet Bridge – Many pottery and ceramic producers in southern Dong Nai Province have stopped operating or reduced output because of a lack of export orders and high production costs.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 25/5

Vietnam - key partner of UK; HCM City pledges to support Lao locality; Vietnamese AO victims association visits Laos

Cable TV market to see surge wave when big guys jump on bandwagon

The announcement by the big cheeses--Viettel, AVG and FPT Telecom--that they would jump into the cable TV market has stirred up the public.

In Central Highlands: cassava swallows the forest

Thousands of hectares of virgin forests have been destroyed in the mountainous areas of the central region and Central Highlands to give place for cassava fields.

Da nang: Belgian tourist drowns at night

VietNamNet Bridge – In the morning of May 24, rescue workers found out the body of a Belgium tourist, Mr. Mollo Francois, 41 on the beach of the central city of Da Nang.

Iran has "inalienable right" to obtain nuclear power: chief negotiator

Iran's chief negotiator Saeed Jalili said Thursday that his country has "inalienable right" to obtain nuclear energy and uranium enrichment.

Four guilty of anti- State propaganda

VietNamNet Bridge – Four defendants in central Nghe An Province were sentenced at a trial of the provincial People's Court yesterday on the charge of "conducting propaganda against the State of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam".

Hai Phong: Chief police officer held by local people for six hours

VietNamNet Bridge – A collision between two police officers of Van Dau Ward in Kien An district of Hai Phong city on the afternoon of May 22. After that, the ward chief police officer was held by local residents for over six hours.

Vietnam gives away the best coal mine to foreigners

An open cast coal mine with the best coal quality in Vietnam has become the “fief” of an Indonesian company.

Vice President greets Japanese Crown Prince

VietNamNet Bridge – Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan paid a courtesy visit to Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito on May 24 as part of her visit to Japan for the 18th Annual “Future of Asia” Conference which is taking place in Tokyo on May 24-25.

Madrid, Tokyo and Istanbul into next round of 2020 Olympic bidding race

Madrid, Tokyo and Istanbul became the finalists in the race for the 2020 Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided on Wednesday.

US naval ship repaired at Cam Ranh port

VietNamNet Bridge – In the morning of May 24, a cargo ship of the US 7th Fleet, Richard E Bird - AKE 4, dropped anchor in the Cam Ranh Bay, around 60km from Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa province, for periodical maintenance and minor repair.