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Vietnam’s first 9x symphony orchestra

VietNamNet Bridge – A symphony orchestra in which most of its members are instrumentalists and were born in the 1990s, has been established to introduce classical music works to the youth through a new style of performance.

Water the soul of Can Tho

Water is the soul of the southern city of Can Tho. It is combined into a network of streams and canals feeding the sweetest rice and the most varied fruit crops in Viet Nam.

TV shopping firm found trading in copycats

VietNamNet Bridge - Viet An Trade Joint-stock Company, commonly known as VIIS via TV shopping programs, was found on Wednesday trading in copycats by using the brands of commodities whose copyrights are protected in Vietnam.

State Bank tries to limit number of gold traders

VietNamNet Bridge - Banks that trade in gold must establish separate companies with independent accounts, according to theViet Nam Gold Trading Association (VGTA).

Vietnamese students attend regional schools games

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese student-athletes, representing over 10 million students at junior and senior high schools nationwide, now take part in the third ASEAN Schools Games (ASG) in Singapore from July 1-7.

Chinese goods invade Vietnamese market

Vietnam has been importing too many kinds of products from China which can be made domestically. Vietnamese consumers have been unintentionally enriching Chinese enterprises.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 2/7

Jazz master Nguyen Le to perform in Hanoi; Tripp down to Hanoi’s Le Club; Fahasa books on sale 10 days; Sea Village Festival to take place in August; MTV makes Vietnam debut; Asian Youth Orchestra to perform in Hanoi  

U.S. treasury secretary has not decided on stepping down: official

U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner has not made a decision to leave office while he is focusing now on the ongoing debt talks, a Treasury Department official told Xinhua on Thursday.

US, Philippines push for East Sea disputes in ASEAN forum agenda

The United States and the Philippines have urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum (ARF) to tackle current tensions in the East Sea when it meets later this month in Bali, Indonesia.

Gtel-Mobile gets new boss in business shakeup

Gtel-Mobile, a joint venture between Global Telecommunications Corp. (Gtel) and Russian firm VimpelCom, has named a new general director in what appears to be a shakeup to prop up its poorly performing Beeline network.

IMF ex-chief Strauss-Kahn released from bail

Prosecutors agreed on Friday to release the former head of International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dominique Strauss-Kahn, on his own recognizance.

Six hydropower plant projects round up Cat Tien National Park

The forest area and the biodiversity of the Cat Tien National Park has been in danger because of the “invasion” of the hydropower plant projects Dong Nai 5, Dong Nai 6 and Dong Nai 6A, which are under the preparation for construction.

Agel Vietnam unexpectedly shuts down, many people become moneyless

Members of Agel Vietnam, a US-based multi-level marketing group has been on a knife’s edge over the last week when hearing that the group has withdrawn from Vietnam. Tens of thousands of people have lost their money because of the decision.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 2/7

Over 800 businesses attend Vietbuild exhibition; Coastal Da Nang offers discounted summer vacations; Disbursed foreign investors poured $5.3b to VN in H1; Vietnam CPI rises 21 pct y-o-y; Deutsche Bank becomes major shareholder in FPT, PPC

Vietnamese scholar speaks about the East Sea on Chinese TV

Dr. Vu Cao Phan, a researcher of Vietnam-China relationships and Vice Chair of the Vietnam-China Friendship Association, said that Vietnamese leaders’ speeches are a self-defense reaction, not threats of war.

"Twilight" sequel leads 2011 Teen Choice Awards nominees

Vampires have apparently become perennial favorite characters with the youngsters as a "Twilight" sequel dominated this year's Teen Choice Awards nominations announced Wednesday.

Vietnamese last king’s concubine passes away in France

VietNamNet Bridge - Bui Mong Diep, one of the concubines of Bao Dai, the last king of Vietnam, passed away at Saint Antoine Hospital in France on June 26, after an unsuccessful surgery.

Chavez says cancerous tumor successfully removed in surgery in Cuba

Venezuelan President Huge Chavez said on Thursday night that he had a second surgery recently in Cuba, which successfully removed a cancerous tumor.

Another golf course to be built in airport

VietNamNet Bridge - In addition to a golf course which has recently been approved to be built inside Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat Airport, another is planned for Hanoi’s Gia Lam Airport.

China's growing military muscle: A looming threat?

At the Stonecutters Island army base in Hong Kong, camouflage-clad Chinese soldiers lunge forward with fierce yells, making stabbing motions with their daggers...