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Vietnamese ships yielding to foreign ones on home market

Numerous ships and few goods have forced domestic fleets to “eat the bread of idleness”. The appearance of foreign “big guys” on domestic transportation routes has pushed many Vietnamese ship owners to the verge of bankruptcy.

India's inflation rises to 9.06% in May

Indian headline inflation rebounded to 9.06 percent in May from 8.66 percent in the previous month due to pricier fuel prices, according to a press statement by India's Ministry of Commerce and Industry Tuesday.

Telecom products attract foreign investors

VietNamNet Bridge - The implementation of a series of projects in telecommunications production in the first months of 2011 showed that Vietnam’s high-tech sector continued to draw foreign investors.

Quang Nam: 15 tons of gold ore robbed at night

VietNamNet Bridge – Around 400 people flocked to the Bong Mieu gold mine in the central province of Quang Nam during the night of June 13, and early morning of June 14, to rob 15 tons of gold ore.

An Giang: Nearly 100 government officers use fake diplomas

The authorities of the southern province of An Giang have detected over 96 officials in An Phu and Thoai Son districts as using fake high-school diplomas.  

Three rounds of geopolitical intrigue in East Sea

For the last two years, a quiet showdown has played out over the East Sea. This little-known body of water is of vast strategic importance.

Apple sued over trademark infringement

An U.S. company named "iCloud communication" sued Apple over copying its trademark, according to media reports Monday.

Researchers seek technology to convert carbon dioxide into energy

Researchers from Singapore and China are conducting a research aimed at using different technologies to completely capture and convert carbon dioxide in industrial emissions into energy, local daily Lianhe Zaobao reported on Tuesday.

China warns outside nations to stay out of East Sea dispute

VietNamNet Bridge - Reuters has quoted the Liberation Army Daily on June 14 as saying that China vehemently opposes external powers meddling in territorial disputes over the East Sea.

Vietnam imports first batch of coal from Indonesia

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vinacomin Group announced the arrival of the country's first ever imported batch of coal for domestic use on June 13.

Toyota Vietnam suspends ‘whistleblower’ engineer

Toyota Vietnam has imposed a three-month suspension on Vietnamese engineer Le Van Tach, who exposed technical problems with the carmaker’s manufacturing process leading to the biggest vehicle recall in the industry’s history earlier this year.

Tra Vinh residents threaten to sue authorities for milk flower’s smell

Local residents in the southern city of Tra Vinh are going to sue the local authorities, because they believe that the hoa sua (milk flowers) are the agent that causes environmental pollution.

Seeking capital in foreign markets – why not?

While bank loan interest rates have become unbearable for many enterprises, Vietnamese enterprises have not prepared well enough to call for capital on the international market

White shark caught in a net near Quy Nhon beach

On June 11, a white shark, the fiercest shark species, was caught in a net which was only 300 meters from the coast of Quy Nhon city, in the central province of Binh Dinh.

Events from June 14 to 30

Tran Dan in Writing; Exhibition about Biodiversity at L’Espace; Music Space Number 3 with Quoc Trung and Thanh Lam; Exhibition “And Flowers Showered”; Film Screening “Tanguy”

Top-ranking General: If we frighten, we will lose sovereignty

VietNamNet Bridge – Top-ranking General Le Duc Anh talked with bee.net about recent incidents in the East Sea.  

Countries need to exert effort for peace in East Sea

A Vietnamese delegation participated in the Senior Officials Meetings (SOM) of ASEAN, ASEAN+3, East Asia Summit (EAS) and ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), in Surabaya, Indonesia from June 7-10.

Regulations on conscription in war times issued

The government on June 13, issued ordinance 42/2011/NĐ-CP to list eight circumstances in which male citizens under conscription age are exempt from joining the military in times of war.

Students getting miserable with exam season services

The university entrance exam will come in one month, and it is now the time for examinees to spend money and time on exam preparation classes and rent rooms in big cities. The escalating service fees have made many students miserable.

Economy, gov't spending to dominate 1st major GOP presidential debate

As seven U.S. Republican presidential hopefuls join the first major GOP primary debate Monday evening, the economic situation and government spending will likely take the center stage, according to candidates and activists.