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Tay Ninh to finish border marking next year

VietNamNet Bridge – Southern Tay Ninh Province, in cooperation with three Cambodian counterparts, have managed to demarcate 88 per cent of a 240km shared border.

Death toll from China's train crash rises to 39, including two Americans

The death toll from a high-speed train crash in east China's Zhejiang Province has risen to 39.

Hotel room numbers up 100% in City

VietNamNet Bridge - The number of three- to five-star hotels in HCM City has nearly doubled in the last three years to 73 with a total of 9,700 rooms, the city Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has said.

Tropical low likely to become storm

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Centre said yesterday, July 15, that a tropical low pressure system had formed in the East Sea and was likely to become a storm as it gathered strength.

Price escalations should not be blamed on Chinese businessmen

CPI sharp increases in the last few months have been blamed on Chinese businessmen who have flocked to Vietnam to collect farm produce. However, experts have pointed out that the main reason behind the problem is the mismanagement.

Heritage tourism remains an unexploited gold mine

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has a big “gold mine” – the heritage – which is very attractive to travelers. However, Vietnam’s tourism industry still does now how to exploit the mine.

Stories come from mouths of wells

VietNamNet Bridge –For centuries, communal wells have held a special meaning for the Vietnamese people.

Door to open for golf course developers

VietNamNet Bridge - Local and foreign golf course developers are ready to tee off following a key Ministry of Planning and Investment proposal.

Uruguay beat Paraguay to win Copa America for record 15 times

Striker Diego Forlan scored twice to lead World Cup semifinalists Uruguay to beat Paraguay 3-0 on Sunday for a record 15th Copa America win.

China to pay most of 257km Cambodia-Viet Nam rail link

VietNamNet Bridge – A feasibility study on the construction of a 257-km railway linking Cambodia and Viet Nam shows it will cost at least US$686 million, according to the Phnom Penh Post.

Putting wind in the sails of power producers

VietNamNet Bridge - Wind energy is expected to play an important part in the Government's plan to increase the share of renewable energy from 2.5 per cent in 2008 to 5 per cent in 2020.

Ban sought on teen age taxi drivers

VietNamNet Bridge –The Ha Noi Department of Transport will send a proposal to the Ministry of Transport to increase the minimum age of taxi drivers from 18 to 21.

First ‘blood donation street' in Ha Noi

VietNamNet Bridge –The National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion launched an event named "Street of blood donation" for the first time on Le Loi Street, Ha Dong District, Ha Noi, last weekend.

Half of Fiji's population suffer from anaemia: health ministry

There are 400,000 people suffering from anaemia in Fiji with a total of population at about 800,000 people, according to the Health Ministry on Monday.

Ha Noi attempts to clean up its act

VietNamNet Bridge – A short supply of public rubbish bins is blamed for a rising tide of bagged and unbagged refuse and litter being dumped in the streets of the capital city for municipal cleaners to take away every day.

IMF warns U.S. debt challenge to cause global repercussion

The U.S. economy, which is facing increasingly downside risks, will cause global "severe shock" if the country's debt ceiling not raised in time, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reported on Monday.

East Sea disputes: China, other claimants and the US

VietNamNet Bridge - The East Sea (internationally known as South China Sea) sovereignty issue consists of a number of separate disputes. Added to this already complex situation is China’s mysterious “U-shaped line,”

First gay couple wed in New York

Two women became the first couple in New York City to get married on Sunday under the New York state's new law allowing same-sex marriage.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 26/7

Vietnam eyes 2nd anti-dumping lawsuit against US; Vietnamese business confidence falls on more uncertainties; China imported 100,000 tons of sugar from Vietnam; Prime Minister Dung urges further fossil fuel exploration 

Vietnamese bank CEO can earn up to 20 billion dong a year

VietNamNet Bridge – Bank chief executive officers (CEOs) are believed to be the people who have the highest salaries in Vietnam. A CEO reportedly earns 20 billion dong a year.