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Vietnam wins high prizes at Val Tidone Competition

Two Vietnamese students from the Vietnam National Academy of Music (VNAM) have gloried in the Val Tidone International Music Competition in Italy.

Female artists ‘add colour’ to HCMC exhibition

The International Women’s Artists Council (INWAAC) opened its 10 th exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City for the first time from June 21-27.

World Bank affirms support

VietNamNet Bridge – The World Bank's goal is to keep looking for ways to help Viet Nam meet its development challenges, said Vice President for Concessional Finance and Global Partnerships Axel van Trotsenburg.

Dong Nai: Drug addict kills two babies, injures others

VietNamNet Bridge – A drug addict in the southern province of Dong Nai became a mass killer after taking heroin on June 19.

Marksmen for all-star tourney

VietNamNet Bridge – The National All-Star Shooting Championships will begin on Friday at the Ha Noi's National Sport Training Centre.

Situation in Syria "getting worse" -- chief UN observer

The situation in Syria is " getting worse" as violence was intensified by both sides of the fighting in the unrest-ridden country, the chief UN observer in Syria told reporters here Tuesday, urging the international community to double its efforts

Chinese merchants play trickeries in Vietnam, again

Chinese merchants have requested Vietnamese farmers to mix normal rice with fragrant rice in the 50:50 ratio, which they would buy and resell in China as fragrant rice.

Irish Aid official receives peace insignia

VietNamNet Bridge – The Deputy Director of the Irish Aid Agency under the Embassy of Ireland, Margaret Gaynor, has been awarded the insignia “For Peace and Friendship among Nations” for her great contributions during the time she served in Vietnam.

PM funds more education reform

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the allocation of US$105 million for the second phase of a secondary school development project, according to a report on the Government website.

Lao Party leader receives Vietnamese Vice President

VietNamNet Bridge – General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP), President Choummaly Sayasone, received Vietnamese State Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan on June 19 during her three-day official visit to Laos.

East Sea storm maroons, sinks fishing vessels

The storm Talim brewing in the East Sea has sunk or marooned at least seven fishing boats, with some of them possibly distressed at sea without being able to communicate with shore.

England beat Ukraine 1-0 to make quarters in Euro 2012

England won 1-0 to qualify as Group D winners, co-hosts Ukraine bowed out, while France marched forward as runners-up despite a 2-0 loss to Sweden at the Euro 2012 tournament on Tuesday.

Microsoft launches "Surface" Tablets

Microsoft Corp. unveiled Monday a family of tablets dubbed Surface, built on Windows 8, at an event in Los Angeles.

Vitamin D plus calcium tied to longer life: study

Older people who take vitamin D and calcium supplements may live a bit longer than their peers, according to an international review of several studies covering more than 70,000 people.

Na Hang special-use forest unavoidable of illegal lumberjacks?

The Na Hang primeval forest in Tuyen Quang province has been seriously destroyed by illegal lumberjacks.

Outstanding loans to FIEs not big, not worrying

The outstanding loans given to foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) just account for a small proportion in the total outstanding loans of the whole banking system, while the bad debt ratio is much lower than the average level.

HCM City: attending “training course” is compulsory to enroll in primary school

The children in Binh Hung Hoa Ward in Binh Tan district of HCM City must attend a two month training course at state owned kindergartens before entering primary schools.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 20/6

$11.5-mln floating dock left rusted in Cam Ranh; Vietnam’s superfluous cement plants; Domestic tours offered at 30 percent off; Biggest Vietnamese listed firms: more cash, bigger debt; VNPT to end dial-up Internet service in VN

Mobile operators face falling revenues

Mobile operators are bemoaning poor revenues drawn from value added services (VAS) promoted at the EURO 2012 due to small subscriber numbers.

Free wireless Internet for Hue city

VietNamNet Bridge – The authorities of the central province of Thua Thien – Hue has approved the plan to supply free wireless Internet service in the entire Hue city.