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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...

Forty thousand volunteers ready to help exam students

VietNamNet Bridge – Youth organisations and individuals have been busily preparing to welcome and help students who will be taking university entrance examinations next month.

France beat Canada 4-0 at FIFA Women World Cup

France humiliated Canada 4-0 thanks to a stunning performance by striker Gaetane Thiney who sealed a brace to smooth the way for their second victory in group A of the FIFA women's World Cup on Thursday.

Powell runs world fastest 100m of year at Lausanne

Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell set the world fastest result in men's 100 meters of the year as he won in 9.78 seconds at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne on Thursday.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 1/7

142 soldier remains recovered in An Giang; Convicted official faces 12 more years; Doctor suspended for negligence leading to death

It’s time to restructure senior personnel to overcome crisis

Unlike the early stage of the crisis, when businesses strived to maintain key positions to keep everything stable to deal with the crisis, a lot of high positions at big conglomerates have changed hands.

Newly-established enterprises decreased year-on-year

The number of newly-established enterprises in the first half of the year decreased 4.7% against the same period last year to roughly 39,500 due to economic difficulties and high input costs, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

TRAVEL IN BRIEF 1/7

Da Lat prepares for biennial flower festival; Tourism authority plans tours to East Sea islands; HCM City yacht club opens to develop domestic river tourism

Gates says goodbye to Pentagon

Retiring U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday wrapped up his four-and-a-half years in the Pentagon, with an unexpected gift from President Barack Obama.

SPORTS IN BRIEF 1/7

Viet Nam to take part in World Rowing Champs; HCM City win National Youth Taekwondo Championship; National teen tennis event to kick off in HCM City

HCM City set to battle Ha Noi

VietNamNet Bridge –Defending champions HCM City will battle rivals Ha Noi Trang An 1 in the second stage of the national women's Vinatex Cup football champs, set to kick off in the northern province of Ha Nam tomorrow, July 2.

NATO chief stresses keeping military pressure on Gaddafi

More than three month after Western countries launched military operations in Libya, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen said here Thursday that the main objective of the campaign remains unchanged: force Gaddafi to leave power.

Steady supply of electricity secured

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam would be able to secure a steady supply of electricity over the next six months as long as there were no major irregularities, according to the Ministry of Trade and Industry's Electricity Regulation Department.

First of its kind, 2,500 year old earring found in Binh Thuan

VietNamNet Bridge – The museum of central Binh Thuan yesterday unearthed a 2,500 years old earring, the first of its kind ever to be found in the province, according to museum official.

Inspections find violations in mineral water production

VietNamNet Bridge – Many bottled water enterprises in HCM City have been detected manufacturing substandard water although they have been fined in the past for the same violation.

Divorce cases on a sharp rise in VN

VietNamNet Bridge –The number of divorce cases throughout Viet Nam had increased by half over the last five years, the People's Supreme Court has told Viet Nam News.

Minh seeded third for US Open

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Tien Minh has been seeded third for the coming YONEX-OCBC US Open Grand Prix Gold Championships, to be held at the Orange County Badminton Club, California, USA.

Inflation double growth rate: National Assembly

VietNamNet Bridge – Discussing the social and economic situation in the first half of 2011 on June 30, the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee was worried when inflation began to reduce but it was still at very high level.