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Enzyme nullifying antibiotics passable from chicken to human: research

ESBL-enzymes, which are known for their ability to stop the effects of antibiotics, can directly pass from chicken to people, said a research published on Tuesday.

New order for the East Sea: Power or institution?

Analyzing the situation in the East Sea, one will see that the key is not simply the relations between the week and strong, or the big and small countries.

S. Korean iPhone users sue Apple over location data

Nearly 27,000 South Korean iPhone users filed a class action lawsuit Wednesday against Apple for privacy violations from the collection of location data.

Orchard tourism awaits a “conductor” who leads it by the hand to develop

Southern residents can see the great potentials in orchard tourism, but they still find it difficult to design new orchard tourism products to attract travelers.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 18/8

Steel industry warned about anti-dumping suits; Kien Giang cancels more tourism projects; HCMC to scrutinize illegally-built brewery; Fitch rates Vietnam's debt ‘B+’ with stable outlook; Ministry eyes hike in minimum wage 

Illegal foreign workers to be monitored

VietNamNet Bridge – Le Quang Trung, head of the Department of Labor Management in the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs has decided to make public names of all those companies that are employing illegal foreign workers.

How to deal with sovereign debts: mobilizing domestic or foreign sources?

VietNamNet Bridge – Though the government’s officials have affirmed that the sovereign foreign debt is still within the safety line, worries still have been raised about the rapid increases of the debts.

Millions of pupils enter new school year

VietNamNet Bridge – More than two millions of students of general schools in Hanoi and HCM City returned to school after nearly three summer-vacation months on August 15.

Long Thanh Airport project awaits investment

Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang has called on agencies under the ministry to prepare feasible policies and measures to mobilize investments to make Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai Province a reality by 2020.

“Citizens must be inspired to believe that peace is possible”

“A concert for reconciliation reaches millions of people, with the message of hope, so that those who hear will insist on an end to violence,” said Ambassador Swanee Hunt after the Reconciliation Concert.

Corruption is restrained in some fields, says gov’t inspector

VietNamNet Bridge – Though anti-corruption activities in Vietnam have made positive moves recently, the vice chief government inspector admits that corruption is still serious and one of threats to the regime’s existence.

NASA's Atlantis Shuttle crew lands in New York

NASA's Atlantis Shuttle crew was greeted by hundreds of young people on Tuesday at American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) for the celebration of their historic final mission completed on July 21.

Vietnam can see great opportunities to export parboiling rice

Vietnam’s parboiling rice has been exported to Eastern European countries, Africa and some Asian countries. If its plan to expand export markets goes smoothly, it may export 150,000 tons of parboiling rice this year.

Software parks still far from “technology incubator”

The role played by concentrated software parks remains modest in the development of the information technology which has gathered 500 enterprises and 30,000 workers, or 10 percent of the number of enterprises and workers of the whole industry.

Perspectives of Chinese national security community 1

VietNamNet Bridge - This article examines perspectives within the Chinese national security community, drawing primarily on the authors' research consultations in Beijing.

Justin Bieber named richest teen in Hollywood

Canadian teen pop star Justin Bieber was named by People magazine as the richest teenager in Hollywood, earning 53 million U.S. dollars between May 2010 and May 2011.

Hanoians burn nearly $20 million for the dead annually

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi’s people spend more than VND400 billion ($20 million) per annum in burning paper-made products for the dead, statistics reveal.

38 missing as boat capsizes in central Nepal

At least 38 people went missing after a boat capsized in the Kamala River in central Nepal on Tuesday evening, local media reported on Wednesday.

CPP’s stake purchase deal in CP Vietnam worries domestic businesses

The information that CP Vietnam has been sold to a Hong Kong-based Company CP Vietnam, has caused a tumult among animal feed producers, because CP Vietnam has been considered the company which controls the animal feed material market in Vietnam.

Hotels upgraded to prepare for tourism market recovery

The hotel room rates and room occupancy ratio of four-star hotels witnessed significant increases in 2010 in comparison with three-star and five-star hotels, according to market survey firms.