Made-in-Vietnam garbage classifying machine comes out

VietNamNet Bridge – Environmentalists have notified a good piece of news: Vietnam has successfully manufactured a machine which can classify and process garbage automatically.

Yahoo chat-line users warned of theft threat

VietNamNet Bridge – Theft of bank account details from Yahoo Messenger users has risen markedly over the last two months, according to Bkav Internet Security Corporation.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 3/6

Industrial zones see rise in investment; City economy continues to hum along; Remote areas get wired; Another to be indicted in first stock manipulation; Brokers fight to stay afloat in flat market

Vietnam has many redundant bad bachelors, few skilled workers

In 2005-2009, the number of universities and junior colleges increased by two folds, while the number of vocational schools decreased. The number of university students is three times bigger than the number of vocational school students.

Walking streets plan for capital

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi People's Committee yesterday, June 2, approved the city Police's plan to ban all vehicles around the Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem Lake areas in order to turn them into walking streets.

Youth push for greener environment

VietNamNet Bridge - Recent years are seeing more and more young people putting their ideas into action with regards to the environment.

Traffic accidents rise in HCM City, attributed to poor awareness

VietNamNet Bridge – Many traffic accidents have been reported in HCM City in the last few days, killing tens of people.

EU praises effective aid use ahead of co-operation report

VietNamNet Bridge – The European Union yesterday, June 2, praised Viet Nam's aid effectiveness, saying that future development assistance might well take different forms.

UN Security Council to debate on Libya, the Middle East, Sudan

The UN Security Council will feature open debates on the Middle East, Libya, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in June, the Gabonese ambassador to the UN, Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet who holds the rotating Council presidency

Thai documentary on expat Vietnamese

VietNamNet Bridge – A documentary about Vietnamese people living in Thailand and their native homeland will be aired on Thai PBS (Thai Public Broadcasting Service) this Saturday.

SPORTS IN BRIEF 3/6

Riders at the ready for national cycling race; Bodybuilders pump it up at national club competition; Viet Nam to host 10 international contests

Graduation examinations under way at high schools

VietNamNet Bridge – More than a million high-school students are sitting the graduation exam that began yesterday, according to figures from the Ministry of Education and Training.

“Lean years” testing securities companies’ patience and stuff

VietNamNet Bridge – Incurring big losses and restructuring the workforce are the things securities companies are doing at this moment. They have to wait on hold and struggle for the stock market recovery.

Election promotion campaign contributed to success

National Assembly Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Kien said that the election dissemination of the 13th National Assembly and the People's Councils for the 2011-2016 term had contributed to the success of the nation's big event.

Boats and wharves inspected in Ha Noi

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi's Police and transport department began to conduct inspections of boats and wharves yesterday, June 2, to deal with waterway traffic safety violations.

Lady Gaga album sells 1.1 million copies in first week

Flamboyant pop star Lady Gaga has sold more than one million copies of her new album to top the U.S. pop chart for the first time, according to sales data published on Tuesday by Billboard magazine.

German helps study wind energy in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - A workshop to introduce two handbooks namely, “Information on the Wind Energy Sector of Vietnam” and “Guidelines on Wind Power Planning in Vietnam” will be held  on June 3 in Hanoi.

State firms told to sell dollars

State-owned groups, corporations and enterprises that are over 50 percent State-owned will have to sell foreign reserves (US dollar) to commercial banks from next month.

China's Li Na continues breakthrough to reach French Open final

China's top player Li Na continued her history making journey at the French Open, beating Maria Sharapova of Russia 6-4, 7-5 on Thursday to roar into the women's singles final.

New Hollywood couple alert: Leo & Blake

The "Inception" star Leonardo DiCaprio and the "Gossip Girl" beauty Blake Lively have been spotted wrapped around one another during a recent trip to Italy, according to media reports.

The door opens narrowly for FPT to enter mobile service market

VietNamNet Bridge – Analysts believe that the Corporation for Financing and Promoting Technology, or FPT does not have many opportunities to penetrate the telecom market.

Microsoft unveils "Windows 8"

Microsoft on Wednesday gave a preview of its next-generation operating system code-named "Windows 8."

Authorized automobile importers puzzled with new regulations

VietNamNet Bridge – The newly-issued Circular 20, which is thought to kill private car dealers and bring benefits to authorized automobile importers, turns out to be not welcomed by the authorized importers.

Attack on Pakistan's border checkpost kills 27

The death toll of the attack by militants on a police check post in upper Dir area of northwestern Pakistan rose to 27, local media reported Thursday.

MOF attempts to raise export tariffs on some steel products

VietNamNet Bridge – Believing that the steel industry now can get benefits from the low electricity prices, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) is attempting to “create a fairness” by imposing tax.