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TV channel gets serious with teen serials

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City Television has begun broadcast of several serials based on the lives of urban school students and their families during summer.

Golf course near airport gets thumbs up

VietNamNet Bridge – A 1/500 scale blueprint for a 157ha golf course located in HCM City's Tan Son Nhat International Airport has been approved by the People's Committee of Tan Binh District.

Fatty liver disease on the rise among young people

The number of people suffering from fatty liver disease is increasing, especially among young people, according to Assistant Professor Pham Thi Thu Ho, vice chairwoman of the Viet Nam Digestology Association.

US’ top film instructor teaches Vietnam filmmakers

VietNamNet Bridge – Dov S-S Simens, voted as "the US’ No1 Film Instructor" by the US National Association of Film Schools, began a three-day workshop for Vietnamese filmmakers in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday, June 26.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 27/6

Jailed PMU18 chief in the dock again; Upgrade of border markers finished; Man, 23, arrested for intellectual property scam

NYC Gay Pride Parade celebrates passage of gay marriage law

More than one million jubilant New Yorkers lined on Fifth Avenue on Sunday for the city's annual Gay Pride Parade, celebrating the passage of an historic bill legalizing same-sex marriage signed into law Friday night.

Goetz promises a fresh approach

VietNamNet Bridge – National head coach Falko Goetz promised a fresh Vietnamese football team for their 2014 World Cup qualifying match against Macau on Wednesday.

Germany beat Canada 2-1 at women's World Cup

Germany got off to an expectedly good start in defense of their World Cup title on Sunday when they beat Canada 2-1 in their first group game.

VN, China vow to resolve East Sea issue peacefully

A special envoy of high ranking Vietnamese officials led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ho Xuan Son met with Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo in Beijing on Saturday to convey the Vietnamese leaders' opinions

Environment agency steps up action to protect Dong Nai River

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam Environment Protection Agency had a meeting on June 25 with authorities of 11 provinces located along Dong Nai River to discuss plans to curb the river pollution during the period 2015-2020. 

Palestinian leadership asserts decision to get UN recognition

The Palestinian leadership on Sunday asserted that it will seek recognition of Palestinian statehood from the United Nations in September.

Foreign coaches fail to adapt to local culture

VietNamNet Bridge – The spate of failures among foreign coaches hired by Vietnamese clubs show that their approaches do not match local culture and players' needs, local experts say.

Vietnam needs wise policies for population

Doctor Giang Thanh Long from the University of National Economy said Vietnam must focus on rural development among other things if it wants to make the most of its working-age population.

Music promotion centre set up

VietNamNet Bridge –A music centre has been set up in Ha Noi to teach appreciation to audiences and get more people involved in the art.

Maritime strategy calls for concerted effort: officials

VietNamNet Bridge – A high level meeting on sea and island strategy to 2020 was held in the central coastal province of Binh Dinh on Saturday.

Viet Nam win two golds at Southeast Asian table tennis event

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam won two gold medals at the Southeast Asian Junior Table Tennis Championships which wrapped up yesterday, June 26, at Hai Duong's 2,000-seat gymnasium.

Scientists say sea environment seriously polluted

VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists have warned that not only fresh water areas have been polluted, but sea water is also bearing a similar hard pressure.

Investment co-operation pact with Laos to boost planning

VietNamNet Bridge –The Vietnamese and Lao ministries of Investment and Planning have signed a strategic co-operation agreement for 2011.

Firms fail to install hacker safeguards

VietNamNet Bridge - Though hacker attacks have increased at an alarming rate in recent times, few Vietnamese businesses have invested adequately in safeguarding corporate information, industry insiders lament.

Lee Kuan Yew makes suggestions to stabilize the East Sea

The Asahi Shimbun had an exclusive interview with Lee Kuan Yew about the nuclear accident in Japan, China’s rising, the way to control China, the relations between Japan-US and Singapore-US and the East Sea disputes.