Hacker group Lulz Security announce halt

Lulz Security, a prolific hacker group, claimed it has ceased cyber-attack into the websites of governments and corporations.

Stock market bottoms out, big investors go to mental hospital

VietNamNet Bridge – The stock prices have been decreasing for a long time and there has been no sign of recovery. A lot of big securities investors have seen their assets all gone and have to go to mental hospital due to psychological crisis.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 28/6

 Garment workers treated for food poisoning; 9-day-old boy abandoned to nun on bus; Ha Noi to apply new fees for vehicle parking; Dak Lak cops indicted for deadly torture

Ireland seeks to include elderly in internet society

The Irish government is aiming to increase internet literacy among older people with the launch of a 1.6 million euro training program, according to a cabinet minister on Monday.

VN wants peace, stability in East Sea

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ho Xuan Son has affirmed Viet Nam's stance on the East Sea, stressing that the nation advocated maintaining peace and stability in the area.

Growth target is still a hit and miss affair

VietNamNet Bridge - Global economic instability and high inflation could put a serious dent in Vietnam’s growth plans this year.

Nine days to restore power in North

VietNamNet Bridge – Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN)'s northern division said it would take at least nine days to repair electricity infrastructure and equipment damaged by storm Haima.

Russia sends military satellite into space

Russia successfully launched a Cosmos class military satellite on Monday, said spokesman of the Russian Space Forces Alexei Zolotukhin.

Laos, VN draw even closer in the 21st century

VietNamNet Bridge – Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Huynh Ngoc Son has asked the Lao National Assembly to join hands to turn Southeast Asia into a region of peace, security and development.

Trans-Pacific partnership yields good results - and more on way

VietNamNet Bridge – The seventh round of negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement has achieved important results and is expected to attain several goals in key areas by year-end,

Book distributors set for online race

VietNamNet Bridge – Though experts think it will take at least another five years before e-books will cut into the revenues of printed books, many book distributors are already preparing for the day even as the use of IT spreads in Viet Nam.

NZ naval ship visits HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – New Zealand naval ship HMNZS Te Mana docked at HCM City's Sai Gon Port yesterday for a courtesy visit.

Most caught without helmets are students or aged under 35

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of young people not wearing helmets while driving has recently increased despite police efforts, according to Ha Van Tuan, deputy head of Ha Noi Traffic Police Team No 1.

Three VN ministries target exam cheats

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training will take measures to prevent cheating at university entrance exams next month.

"Lean gene" raises risk of heart disease, diabetes

A "lean gene" that helps people keep slim was found closely related to diabetes and heart disease, according to a study pulished in Nature Genetics journal on Sunday.

Strike action turns tragic

VietNamNet Bridge - Leaders of a Taiwan-backed firm in Hanoi’s Phu Nghia Industrial Park may escape legal action after one of its workers was killed by a security guard during strike action involving the company.

Experts hold opposite opinions about the website attack risk

VietNamNet Bridge – While some experts believe that the culprits of the recent attacks to Vietnamese websites were unprofessional hackers, others think that the attacks were really very dangerous.

Movement of hunting for old furniture breaks out

VietNamNet Bridge – The old  wooden tables, chairs, wardrobes or beds, which several years ago would be considered too old and fit for the garbage can, are now being hunted by wooden furniture traders.

Michael Jackson's iconic leather jacket fetches 1.8 million USD

The iconic red and black leather jacket the late "King of Pop" Michael Jackson wore in his 1983 "Thriller" video was sold for 1.8 million U.S. dollars at an auction held Sunday in Beverly Hills, almost 10 times the original price

TEPCO begins cooling crippled reactors with treated water

Tokyo Electric Power Company, operator of the troubled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, said Monday it had started injecting decontaminated water as a critical means to cool the plant's crippled reactors

At least 30 killed in Nigeria drinking spot attack

At least 30 people have been killed and several others seriously injured by suspected members of the Boko Haram sect in a drinking joint in northeast Nigeria's Borno State on Sunday, according to security sources.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 28/6

Vietnam-UK direct air route to open in December; RoK consortium keen on Vietnam’s solar energy; Foreign firms buy stakes in PetroVietnam; Foreign firms buy stakes in PetroVietnam; Sweden promotes cooperation in waste treatment  

Lost tribe found in Brazil's Amazon rainforests

A lost tribe has been spotted in the Amazon rainforests of Brazil, according to the media report Monday.

47 victims of Russian plane crash identified

A total of 47 victims killed in last Monday's Tu-134 plane crash in northern Russia have been identified, local media reported on Monday.

Outbound tours attract Vietnamese thanks to reasonable fees

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite the big economic difficulties, a lot of Vietnamese people still decide to travel abroad this summer to relax or seek business partners.