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Student of Vietnam origin wins golf event in US

Brianna Do of The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) won the Women’s US Amateur Public Links last Saturday, rallying to beat Texas high school star Marissa Dodd 1-up in the 36-hole final on Bandon Dunes’ Old Macdonald course.

Big social networks shake hands to become stronger

VietNamNet Bridge – The big guys who own big social networks in the world are all considering cooperating with each other to become stronger in the fierce competition, and Vietnam is no exception to this growing tendency.

Free lunch for candidates of university entrance exams

VietNamNet Bridge – After the first exam in the morning of July 4, candidates of the Hanoi Law University and their parents were supplied with free lunches.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 5/7

City orchestra to put on a 'different' music and dance performance ; Vietnam’s first movie subtitle company formed; MTV channel debuted in Vietnam

HCM City to develop river tourism

HCM City with its proximity to a diverse river and canal system is focusing now more on river tourism for both domestic and foreign visitors.

Is China provoking an Asian war?

Beijing is trying to push its neighbors out of the oil-rich East Sea, and one think-tank warns that the tensions could soon boil over.

Japan's monetary base increases 17% in June

Japan's monetary base rose 17.0 percent in June from a year earlier, rising for the 34th consecutive month from a 16.2 percent annual increase logged in the previous month, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) said in a report on Monday.

Vietnam advances 20 grades for innovation level

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has released the Global Innovation Index 2011 (GII), in which Vietnam claims 20 grades to rank 51st.

Young girl sits with crossed legs to drive motorbike

Many people were giddy when they saw a young girl who did not wear a helmet to drive a motorbike, while sitting with crossed legs on Nguyen Van Linh Road in Long Bien district, Hanoi on the afternoon of July 2.

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.