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Prime Minister appoints high-ranking officials

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has signed decisions to appoint new deputy ministers for the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Science and Technology.

Telcos eyeing frequency band for 4G services

Anticipating the inevitable television digitalization, telecommunication companies have trying to seek the permission to use the waveband to become the standard in digitalization.

48 domestic power plants sign up to VN's competitive energy market

VietNamNet Bridge - Viet Nam's competitive energy market (CEM) was launched in Ha Noi yesterday, with 48 of the country's 73 power plants with a capacity of more than 30MW already signed up to take part.

Ford Vietnam’s tax arrears collection: it’s to blame on policies

Not only Ford Vietnam, but Toyota Vietnam and some other automobile manufacturers are also facing the accusation of evading tax, and may have to pay tax arrears totaling up to one trillion dong. How will the case be settled?

Philippines to grant more permits to oil firms in East Sea

The Philippines said it would grant more permits to private firms to search for oil and natural gas in the East Sea, where it has a simmering territorial dispute with China.

Local businesses favor virtual offices amid economic turmoil

VietNamNet Bridge - Economic slowdown combined with Ho Chi Minh City’s skyrocketing office rents have forced many businesses to opt for virtual offices. 

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 5/7

Bus collision kills 1, injures 10; VND1 billion for Cow Bank; Agricultural projects to receive incentives; Mother killed, son injured on way to take exam

Nation cracks down on sand extraction

VietNamNet Bridge – A nationwide crackdown has begun on sand and gravel extraction which is affecting the flow of rivers, their dyke systems and agricultural land.

Warming ocean layers will undermine polar ice sheets: study

Warming of the ocean's subsurface layers will melt underwater portions of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets faster than previously thought, increasing the sea level more than already projected, a new study suggests.

Youngsters set to serve up a storm in National Junior Championships

VietNamNet Bridge – Over 250 boys and girls from 25 teams will be competing in the opening day of the National Junior Tennis Championship-Prudential Cup at HCM City's Phu Tho Tennis Club today,

Records fall as ASEAN juniors strut their stuff

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Huyen has set a second record at the third ASEAN Schools Games in Singapore on Sunday.

Venezuela's Chavez gives speech on return from Cuba

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Monday gave a speech in the People's Balcony of Miraflores Palace in Caracas, after he returned from Cuba, where he got a surgery to remover a cancer tumor.

3,000 year-old artifacts found in central region

VietNamNet Bridge –Antiques from the pre-Sa Huynh culture have been unearthed at a mountainous site in the central province of Quang Ngai.

Classroom furniture standardised to fit students

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has set standards for the measurements and dimensions of classroom furniture in response to reports that ill-fitting equipment was causing students discomfort.

HCM City triumph at Games for Disabilities

VietNamNet Bridge – Hosts HCM City topped the National ParaGames for people with disabilities, which concluded yesterday at the Tan Binh District's Culture and Sport Centre.

Forex rates react to higher dollar supply

VietNamNet Bridge - The local foreign exchange market has begun to show positive results, following the State Bank of Viet Nam's circular which came into effect on July 1.

Three students make trans-Vietnam walk

VietNamNet Bridge – Three students from the Hai Phong Maritime University and the Central College No. 2 are on a trans-Vietnam walk, which started from the northern coastal city of Hai Phong, to call for the people to protect the environment.

Party Central Committee meets to define working programmes

The 2nd Plenum of the Party Central Committee is meeting to discuss the overall working programme and regulations of the 11th Party Central Committee and its commissions, plus a revision of the 1992 constitution

Hai Duong, Long An win national student tourney

VietNamNet Bridge –Hai Duong and Long An were both victorious at the National Student Football Tournament's Milo Cup held in My Tho City, in southern province of Tien Giang.

Greetings to US on Independence Day

VietNamNet Bridge – State President Nguyen Minh Triet and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung have sent messages of greetings to US President Barrack Obama on the 235 th Independence Day of the US (July 4).