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Unemployment rate increases

VietNamNet Bridge – Socio-economic development conditions and a Government cut in the growth rate contributed to the growing number of unemployed workers, according to the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

Hue: Second hill detected with gold

A group of illegal gold diggers from the northern province of Thai Nguyen, who were driven away from a hill with gold ores in Loc Son commune, Hue city, then ran to the neighboring commune of Xuan Loc and found gold in another hill there.

Family companies facing difficulties in transferring business

The differences in the thoughts and viewpoints of different generations have caused difficulties for family companies to transfer business to successors.

France celebrates Lagarde nomination as IMF chief

France on Tuesday hailed the "victory" of its finance minister Christine Lagarde in winning the post of the chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 29/6

Shoal of feeding fish attacks man off Vietnam; Heavy floods sweep away 300-ton cran; CEO faces indictment for stock manipulation

Young overseas Vietnamese to join summer camp

VietNamNet Bridge – About 150 young Viet kieu (overseas Vietnamese) from 30 nations and territories will join Summer Camp 2011 from July 7 to 24 in Ha Noi.

Tourism Year and Hue Festival to open next April

VietNamNet Bridge - The national tourism year 2012 themed “Heritage tourism” will kick off at the opening ceremony of the Hue Festival 2012 in Hue City in Thua Thien – Hue Province on April 4 next year. 

Hand-foot-mouth disease kills five

VietNamNet Bridge – Five people have died of hand-foot-mouth disease this month in the central province of Quang Ngai.

Apartment developers don’t want to reserve land for parking lots

A ridiculous behavior has been repeated by many people in Hanoi: they drive motorbikes to the places where they keep cars and then take cars to the offices.

SPORTS IN BRIEF 29/6

Juniors win two golds at ping pong; Anh, Huyen strike gold in Kenya; Boxers to compete in Indonesia

Nation's first opera singer, veteran vocal coach dies at 75

VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Quy Duong, Viet Nam's first opera singer and the first vocal coach at the Viet Nam National Academy of Music, died yesterday of a kidney disease. He was 75.

Offshore fishing boats connected to satellite system

 VietNamNet Bridge – The southern province of Ben Tre was preparing to install satellite equipment in its offshore fishing boats, said Phan Thanh Nhat, deputy director of the provincial Department of Fishery Exploitation and Resources Protection.

Cost of AIDS drugs may skyrocket

With the US pushing for implementation of intellectual property provisions far in excess of what Viet Nam and other countries in the region have agreed under World Trade Organisation regulations, prices of HIV

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 29/6

Vietnam attends 33rd OANA executive board meeting; Vice President visits Agent Orange victims, disabled kids; Lao magazine works for all-round ties with Vietnam; Cypriot delegation praises Communist achievements

Rubella rise prompts call for innoculations

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Expanded Programme for Immunisation has asked the Ministry of Health to give rubella vaccinations to women of child-bearing age and children.

East Sea disputes: Time for Code of Conduct?

VietNamNet presents the following commentary by Aileen S.P. Baviera, a scholar from the School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University.

Judge rejects U.S. environmental group's request to join government lawsuit against BP over oil spill

A U.S. judge on Tuesday rejected the request by the Sierra Club, one of the oldest environmental organizations in the U.S., to join a lawsuit by the Justice Department against oil giant BP and other defendants over last year's oil spill

Squad can qualify, says coach

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's head coach Falko Goetz is confident his team will come out on top against Macau in the first round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Asian qualifiers today, June 29.

Online community flabbergasted by little boy’s singing talent

The online community has been roused up for the last few days by a cover of world-wide famous song ‘My Heart Will Go On’, performed by Vu Song Vu, 12, from the northern port city of Hai Phong.

Viet Nam to compete at sepak takraw world cup

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will take part in the first International Sepak Takraw Federation (ISTAF) World Cup championship in Malaysia from July 21 to 24 at the Titiwangsa Stadium, Kuala Lumpur.