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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.

Grant for carbon reserve

VietNamNet Bridge – The World Wild Fund will give 8.2 million euros (US$11.89 million) in funds to develop a carbon reserve area and forest biology preservation area in the central provinces of Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Nam.

Vietnam reports slower H1 foreign arrival growth

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has posted a slower growth rate of foreign visitor arrivals in the country in the first half of the year than in the same period last year.

HCM City to use lake water instead of Saigon River’s polluted water

As the two major rivers in Vietnam’s biggest city – Saigon and Dong Nai – are seriously polluted, HCM City authorities have considered the use of water from two lakes.

Hotel attacked in Afghan capital, 6 attackers killed, Taliban claims responsibility

A luxury hotel, the Intercontinental Hotel, in the downtown of Afghan capital city Kabul was attacked from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning, leaving at least six attackers killed and possibly over a dozen others dead or injured.

There’re many sea festivals, but not many impressive events

Experts say festivals just try to attract more travelers while local authorities have not paid attention to developing tourism in a sustainable way.  

State-owned giants go public quietly

Many state-owned giant corporations still carried out their initial public offering (IPO) as scheduled this year despite the plunging stock market. However, most of them went public quietly, without making promotion packages for the sales.

MPI Minister: difficulties still ahead

Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc believes that the personnel changes in the government’s apparatus will not greatly affect the macroeconomic management.

Clashes injure 8 in strike-hit Greece

Violent clashes between youths and riot police in central Athens on Tuesday injured at least eight people as a nationwide strike against new austerity measures shut down the country.