Uruguay reaches Copa America final

Luis Suarez scored twice to send Uruguay to a 2-0 victory over Peru and into the Copa America final.

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Quang Tri Province hosts dance, music festival; Vietnamese-French artist entertains jazz lovers; CDEF funds new cultural projects; Vietnam’s largest foreign language bookstore opens; Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia music festival to open    

Murdoch denies responsibility for phone hacking scandal, investors regain confidence

Investors on Wall Street as well as in Sydney regained confidence in News Corp.'s stock Tuesday as CEO Rupert Murdoch denied responsibility for the phone-hacking scandal that caused a closedown of one of his famous newspapers.

EU summit delivers no "spectacular" solution: Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that the upcoming European Union (EU) summit could not bring about a "spectacular" or all-round solution for the Greek debt crisis as well as the eurozone woes.

Da Lat tumor patient admitted to HCMC hospital

VietNamNet Bridge – 31-year-old Nguyen Duy Hai from Da Lat city whose 80-kg tumor on the right leg has recently drawn public attention was admitted to Ho Chi Minh City Tumor Hospital on Monday.

Sao Paulo announces return of Denilson

The Sao Paulo soccer team proudly presented Denilson on Tuesday.

Rare species of gibbon discovered in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – The Conservation International (CI) has discovered a community of critically endangered northern white-cheeked crested gibbons in remote Vietnamese forests, near the Vietnam-Laos border.

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Former district chief gets 30 years in jail; Woman arrives in airport with 4 kg of meth; Robber, policeman killed in Dong Nai gunfight

Hai Phong sack coach Dung

VietNamNet Bridge – Topflight V-League club Hai Phong sacked coach Vuong Tien Dung following a spate of poor performances.

Da Nang resort real estate market heating up

The presence of big and reputable investors with high end resort and entertainment projects have helped upgrade the competitiveness of the Da Nang real estate market.

Fewer HIV cases in first half of year

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 6,000 Vietnamese caught HIV in the first six months this year, a fall of more than 1,200 compared with the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Health.

East Sea disputes to be discussed at ASEAN naval commanders’ meetings

Vietnam will bring up China’s harassment and its groundless U-shape line claims in the East Sea at the fifth meeting of naval commanders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) or ANCM-5.

Petrol stations fined for cheating motorists

VietNamNet Bridge – Fines were meted out to 97 petrol stations for tampering with pump meters to fiddle motorists, said Tran Minh Dung, chief inspector of the Ministry of Science and Technology.

U.S. debt talk makes "significant step": Obama

U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday that talks between Democrats and Republicans concerning debt limit and deficit reduction issues have achieved a "significant step."

Lawmakers to elect leaders in new session

VietNamNet Bridge – The first session of 13th National Assembly, scheduled to open on Thursday, will focus on selecting national leaders for the new term, National Assembly Office vice chairman Nguyen Sy Dung told the press yesterday

Striker leaves national squad, German coach angry

After the exercise in the morning of July 19, striker Viet Thang asked coach Falko Goetz’s permission to leave the team, reasoning that he is suffering from taut muscles. The German coach seemed to be very angry at the striker’s attitude.

HTV's teen singing contest reaches finale

VietNamNet Bridge – The finals of HCM City Television (HTV)'s annual singing contest for senior and junior high school students begins in HCM City today, July 20.

Military-built ship launched to protect East Sea

VietNamNet Bridge – A military-owned shipbuilding firm on Monday morning launched a 52m-long tugboat in the central city of Da Nang, aimed at patrolling and protecting Vietnamese territorial sovereignty.

Golf event to raise scholarship funds

VietNamNet Bridge – A golf tournament to raise university scholarship funds for disadvantaged students named 'Giving Strength to Study' is scheduled to tee off at Thu Duc Golf Course on Saturday.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF

Miss Russia to visit Viet Nam; Laos, Cambodia join music fest; Local musicians win Mozart competition

Vietnamese children compete in Beyblade spinning competition

VietNamNet Bridge – One hundred and twenty seven Vietnamese children will take part in the final round of the first Viet Nam Beyblade Championship on July 24 at the HCM City Youth Cultural House.

Leader says farewell to Chinese, Malaysian ambassadors

Party General Secretary and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong received outgoing Chinese ambassador to Viet Nam Sun Gouxiang at a farewell meeting in Ha Noi yesterday

Chinese merchants now collecting turtles, cassavas

VietNamNet Bridge – Hearing that Chinese merchants are now collecting turtles and cassavas, Phu Yen’s farmers have been rushing to exploit aquatic species and grow cassava.

Hanoi to reduce population in Ancient Quarter

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi has approved a project to reduce the population of Hoan Kiem District’s Ancient Quarter to ease the strain on this area’s environment and infrastructure.

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