China slanders Vietnam of “creating new incidents”

On the afternoon of May 31, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu made new statements about the case where three Chinese patrol boats snipped cables of Vietnam’s oil exploration ship named Binh Minh 02.

Big guys determined to list shares despite sharp stock price falls

The stock market has witnessed the worst trading sessions in its history. However, the lackluster market does not change the plans by companies to list their shares on the bourse.

Express service providers facing obstacles due to “black box”

Postal and express service providers complain that the lack of the detailed standards on the GPS tracker and the lack of a digital map has caused difficulties for them.

In 2011 enrolment season, many schools foresee losses

Universities complain that the expenses they have to pay to organize the university entrance exams are higher than the previous year. Therefore, losses are foreseeable.

Complicated procedures hinder Vietnam’s tourism development

Economists have urged management agencies to simplify the administrative procedures in order to attract more and more foreign travelers to Vietnam.

1 more Vietnam ship harassed by foreign vessels

VietNamNet Bridge - A source told Tuoi Tre May 31 that in the last few days several ships, probably Chinese, harassed a Vietnamese vessel undertaking seismic exploration in Vietnamese waters.

Tropical low-pressure appears in East Sea

A tropical low-pressure system was situated off the northern part of the East Sea, some 300km south-east of Hong Kong, at 1am June 1, forecasters reported.

Rach Van River driven to die, unable to feed local residents

Harmful, foul-smelling waste water has been discharged into the Rach Van River every day, which is the long lasting obsession of people in Long Son commune in Ba Ria- Vung Tau province.

East Sea issues put in regional spotlight

An international seminar on the East Sea was held in Jakarta on May 31 by Indonesia ’s Habibie Centre in collaboration with India ’s Centre for Asian Strategic Studies. 

Federer sets up semi showdown against Djokovic at French Open

The world No. 3 Roger Federer set up a semifinal clash with the world No. 2 Novak Djokovic at the French Open after defeating the ninth seeded Gael Monfils 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(3) on Tuesday.

Ha Noi to clamp down on parking fees violations

VietNamNet Bridge – Parking lot owners in Ha Noi will have their business licences revoked if they are found to be overcharging customers, according to the municipal People's Committee.

2 million to take entrance exams

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 2 million students will take university and college entrance exams from July 4-16, a drop of 116,115 applicants compared to last year, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

Southern ports dragging the chain

VietNamNet Bridge - A number of seaports in Ho Chi Minh City’s outskirts are underperforming, causing a huge waste of infrastructure and undermining the city’s competitive advantage.

U.S. home prices hit new low in Q

Standard & Poor's (S&P) on Tuesday released its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index for the first quarter, showing that the U.S. home prices declined 4.2 percent in the period to a new low since mid-2002.

Potentially unsafe toys flood VN ahead of children's day

Imported children's toys without safety stamps have overwhelmed the domestic market and caught the eyes of little customers in the days preceding International Children's Day today despite a regulation for quality stamps

Making artworks from used milk cans to call for environment protection

VietNamNet Bridge – Teachers and students of HCM City’s primary schools have collected more than 450,000 milk cans to make artworks in responding to the Environmental Festival – World Milk Day 2011.

Enigmatic ancient rock field in Ha Giang

The Nam Dan ancient rock field in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang is a tourist attraction for those who love exploration.

My to trim for Miss Universe

The California Fitness & Yoga Centre (CFYC) has signed a partnership agreement with the Sai Gon Universe Co-operation to provide official fitness training and image consulting to Hoang My, Viet Nam's representative

Eurozone unemployment remains high at 9.9% in April

The unemployment rate in the euro zone remained high at 9.9 percent in April, unchanged compared with March, the European Union's (EU) statistical bureau Eurostat said on Tuesday.

MOIT’s tentative policy facing strong opposition from steel manufacturers

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Industry and Trade is attempting to force enterprises in some production fields to make compulsory reserves in order to help stabilize the markets. However, the intention has not been applauded by steel mills.

Europe on alert over tainted cucumber scare

A deadly outbreak of E.coli linked to contaminated cucumbers is sending Europe on high alert, as death toll from the disease climbed to 16 till Tuesday.

Man Utd midfieler Scholes hangs up boots

Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes retired from his 17-year soccer career for Manchester United on Tuesday after the 36-year-old made 676 appearances for the club, who made his debut in 1994.

Burundians give up smoking thanks to herbal drugs

As the World No Tobacco Day is celebrated on Tuesday, many Burundians feel happy that they have given up smoking thanks to herbal drugs.

Hepza says IPs, EPZs have proved an efficient model

The development of industrial parks and export processing zones in HCMC over the past 20 years has proved a success as these concentrated zones have served as the driving force that helped transform the local economy.

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