Hillary Clinton says Gaddafi's days numbered

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton chanted dirges again on Wednesday for Muammar Gaddafi, saying days for the Libyan leader "are numbered."

More price rises on the way

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is set to continue experiencing price hikes in the latter half of the year due to both domestic and international socio-economic factors, according to economic experts.

Spotify to launch in US on Thursday

European music service Spotify is set to launch in the United States on Thursday, according to media reports.

HCM City's SGXT promoted to V-League

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City-based football club Sai Gon Xuan Thanh (SGXT) secured its place in the V-League 2012 after it won the First Division 2011 with five rounds remaining.

Lawyers ‘lack quality training'

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese lawyers need more training to ensure they are professional and ethical, said president of the Viet Nam Bar Federation (VBF), Le Thuc Anh, at a three-day workshop which began in Ha Noi yesterday.

Minimum wage set for early rise

VietNamNet Bridge - The government looks set to push ahead with an earlier than planned, fourth quarter rise in the country’s minimum wage.

Ha Noi, HCM City among most attractive cities in Asia

VietNamNet Bridge – The US leading Travel and Leisure magazine has voted Ha Noi and HCM City in the top 10 most attractive cities in Asia.

Rubbish collectors get starring role in new film venture

VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition featuring different lives in modern society has opened in Ha Noi with the title of Tales in the City: Community Voices.

Hanoi to spend $5 million to build an abattoir

VietNamNet Bridge – A slaughter house which can process hundreds of cattle and poultry a day will be built on 4.4 hectares of land, at the cost of over VND100 billion ($5 million) in Hanoi’s suburban district of Thanh Oai.

Poor students to be provided low-cost laptops

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communications plans to distribute around one million low-cost laptops for poor students from 2011-17.

Minh enters US Open third round

Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh yesterday, July 13, defeated host player Agusriadi Wijaya Amphie by 21-14 and 21-11 in the second round of the US Open Grand Prix Gold Championships in California

New decree on land use fees

VietNamNet Bridge - The Government has issued Decree No 53/2011/ND-CP detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Non-Agricultural Land Use Tax on July 1.

Viet Nam beat Cambodia at U-16 football tournament

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam defeated Cambodia by 4-1 in their second group B match at the Southeast Asian U-16 Football Championships, held in Laos on July 7-20, on Tuesday.

Tu wins stage at National Women's Open

VietNamNet Bridge –Young cyclist Le Thi Cam Tu won the fourth stage of the National Women's Open Cycling Tournament, An Giang Television Cup, yesterday, July 13.

First hi-tech waste testing station opens

VietNamNet Bridge – The first automatic sewage testing station in the country was inaugurated in the southern province of Binh Duong on Tuesday to monitor effluent discharged from industrial zones in the province.

Bank lends $710m for three projects

VietNamNet Bridge – The World Bank will lend US$710 million for Viet Nam to implement three projects on public investment reform, irrigation and urban water supply.

The movements of exploiting aloes wood and the task of preserving gene

VietNamNet Bridge – Aloes wood, including tram huong and ky nam, are all national forbidden goods. However, they have been exploited uncontrollably and exported illegally.

Music gala marks 35 years of ties with Philippines

VietNamNet Bridge – A music gala featuring Vietnamese culture and lifestyle attracted 500 people in Manila on Tuesday to mark 35 years of Viet Nam-Philippines relations.

Lawmakers consider tax relief to balance inflation

VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly Standing Committee members yesterday, July 13, supported a Government proposal to grant a tax holiday or reduction to some categories of taxpayers in hopes of encouraging enterprises

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 14/7

Outgoing Lao and Malaysian ambassadors farewelled; Viet Nam, Sri Lanka set up agricultural committee; Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia boost legislative cooperation

New City councillors get to grips with main issues

VietNamNet Bridge – The newly elected councillors of HCM City discussed solutions to pressing issues, including inflation, flooding, traffic congestion and pollution, during the second meeting

Vietnam’s population grows old quickly

VietNamNet Bridge – According to the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA), the Vietnamese population is growing old at the highest pace in the history.

Is the blame on Chinese businessmen for food prices skyrocketing?

VietNamNet Bridge – Enterprises complain they cannot collect materials for production because the materials all have fallen into the hands of Chinese businessmen. Meanwhile, people complain that they have to pay too much for food.

Capital's old apartments in urgent need of renovation

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Duc Bien, head of Ha Noi's Land Clearance Steering Committee, spoke with Tien Phong (The Vanguard) newspaper about the slow process of renovating old apartment buildings. 

With mere pittance, no one wants to work as invigilator

VietNamNet Bridge – After invigilators were violently criticized for their “silly mistakes”, they have argued that they have to bear too heavy responsibility, while the remuneration is too low.