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Ministry licenses 44 rice exporters nationwide

VietNamNet Bridge - Up to 44 food traders will be able to engage in rice export under new standards applicable from October 1, comprising 29 enterprises having been licensed and 15 others pending the stamp of approval from authorities.

Counterfeit Apple’s products flooding Vietnamese market

VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of private run shops introduce themselves as the authorized resellers for Apple in Vietnam which have been selling counterfeit Apple products.

Tran Trung Linh ‘plays’ with reality in pop-art paintings

VietNamNet Bridge – Pursuing a new art trend in Vietnam – pop art – painter Tran Trung Linh has the opportunity to show his thought and experience about a material world which is invading man’s soul. For him, drawing is a way to live.

Ngung sets new national record at HCM City Open

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thanh Ngung set a new national record at the ongoing HCM City Open International Track and Field Tournament at Thong Nhat Stadium.

Mubarak denies all charges during trial in Cairo

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak denied all charges against him during a trial held on Wednesday in Cairo's Police Academy.

Foreign retailers keen to enter Vietnam

Although A.T. Kearney Consultancy Group downgraded Vietnam nine places in retail market attraction rankings this year from 14th to 23rd place, foreign investors are still keen to enter the local market which topped the list in 2008.

Ly Son Island

VietNamNet Bridge – With many historical, cultural relics and fascinating tourist areas, Ly Son Island in the central province of Quang Ngai is an amazing tourist attraction.

Telco case rumbles on

VietNamNet Bridge - A stake purchase deal between telecom giant FPT and state-owned EVNTelecom is labouring on.

EPZ enterprises fear they won’t be competitive without tax incentives

VietNamNet Bridge – Experts have warned that the competition would be stiffer when the tax incentives applied to the enterprises in industrial zones (IZs) and export processing zones (EPZ) are removed by early 2012.

Weakness in aging tied to leaky muscles: report

The weakness of aging is associated with leaky calcium channels inside muscle cells and a drug already in Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of heart failure might plug those leaks,

Special song for Vietnamese national football team

VietNamNet Bridge – The Sports & Culture Newspaper on August 2, called for football fans to join a project to record a supportive song for the national football squad at the upcoming Southeast Asian Games 2011 (SEA Games).

Pollution may take 10 years of lifespan from craft villagers

VietNamNet Bridge – The General Department of Environment has warned that residents in craft villages lose ten years of their lifespan because of environmental pollution.

U-19 team train for international action

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's U-19 football team, led by Coach Trieu Quang Ha, started a one-month training programme at the Ha Noi-based Youth Football Training Centre yesterday, Aug 3, in preparation for upcoming international events.

‘We should thank Chinese traders’

VietNamNet Bridge – Professor Vo Tong Xuan rejected the risk that has been warned recently by the local media--that Chinese traders may control the market for some agricultural products, for example sweet potato.

Most U.S. hospitals fail to support breastfeeding: report

Breastfeeding protects against childhood obesity, but less than 4 percent of U.S. hospitals provide the full range of support mothers need for breastfeeding, according to a report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 4/8

US dollar lending back in fashion; Agricultural exports up 33%; Automobile imports decrease sharply in July; Industrial output drops; Footwear firms hindered by lack of materials; New circulars regulate construction contracts   

Mekong Delta and land problem

VietNamNet Bridge – A big problem of the Mekong Delta is farmers’ shortage of farming land because large areas of land are granted to industrial projects.

Facebook buys digital publishing startup Push Pop Press

Social networking giant Facebook on Tuesday announced that it has bought Push Pop Press, a digital publishing company that develops the technology to help make interactive books optimized for iPad and other Apple devices.

Outgoing Thai PM Abhisit to make last televised speech Thursday

Outgoing Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is scheduled to address the nation on Thursday's night on the occasion that his government will leave the office soon, Minister to the Prime Minister Office Satit Wongnongtoey said Wednesday.

National Youth Archery Championships to kick off

VietNamNet Bridge –The sixth National Youth Archery Championships 2011 is scheduled to kick off in the southern province of Vinh Long on Friday.