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Viet Nam bids to host Asian Games

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has entered its bid to host the Asian Games in 2019, according to the Vietnamese Olympic Committee's (VOC) Vice Chairman and General Secretary Hoang Vinh Giang.

WWF to host forum on Mekong Delta protection

VietNamNet Bridge - The World Wildlife Fund will host a third forum on June 5 - the World Environment Day - in Ben Tre province to discuss environment protection and social issues for the Mekong Delta region.

High school graduation exams come off without a hitch

VietNamNet Bridge – Three-day high school graduation exams took place on schedule and without major problems, according to the Ministry of Education and Training exams steering committee.

Ha Noi T&T on track in defence

V-League defending champions Ha Noi T&T edged closer to defending their title after beating SHB Da Nang by 3-1 while former champions Song Lam Nghe An suffered their second defeat in a row in Ha Noi yesterday

Destructive reservoir discharge let off the hook

VietNamNet Bridge - The Electricity of Vietnam’s An Khe Kanak Hydropower Plant in the Central Highlands of Gia Lai whose reservoir discharge last month wrecked havoc on local residents isn’t held accountable to the law.

A bitter pill for property developers

VietNamNet Bridge - Many property developers feel as if they were in the hot water these days as the property market has reached the freezing point characterized by sluggish sales and an exodus from secondary investors.

Lawyers protest Chinese violation

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Lawyers' Association yesterday spoke out against Chinese vessels cutting the seismic survey cables of a Vietnamese ship operating in Viet Nam's exclusive economic zone on May 26.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 6/6

PM Dung oversees signing of German aid, credit accords; Deputy PM boosts ties with Austria; Man seized for making fake seals; Viet Nam, Laos Parties promise to further expand ties

Ho Citadel's bamboo hedge recognised

VietNamNet Bridge – A part of the Ho Dynasty Citadel has been recognised as a National Historical Vestige, according to Do Quang Trong, director of the Ho Dynasty Citadel Preservation Centre.

Party official seeks Japan investment

VietNamNet Bridge – Party Politburo member Truong Tan Sang has called on enterprises from Japan's Kansai region to invest more in Viet Nam, especially in science and technology.

18 killed, over 30 injured in suicide blast in Pakistan

At least 18 people were killed and some 30 others injured in a suicide blast that hit a bakery Sunday night in Nowshera, a city some 50 kilometers east of Peshawar of northwest Pakistan, reported local Urdu TV channel Dunya.

Greek protesters rally against austerity drive

Tens of thousands Greek protesters on Sunday took part in a second pan-European major day of protest against austerity as they staged a massive rally in front of the parliament building in Athens and joined a string of demonstrations in cities

Researchers discover genetic mutation boosting hair growth

A team of U.S. and Chinese researchers have discovered a chromosomal mutation responsible for a very rare condition in which people grow excess hair all over their bodies.

Sky falls in on private airlines

Indochina Airlines (VP), Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company and Trai Thien Air Cargo have just a month to satisfy the requirements set by the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) to maintain air transport trading licences.

Wrong news on gatherings to protest China

VietNamNet Bridge - News carried on June 5 by several means of communications abroad on “demonstrations protesting China” in front of the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi and the Chinese Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City was wrong.

Inflation pushes companies to raise salaries

VietNamNet Bridge - A recent survey conducted by Navigos Search showed that up to 54 per cent of respondent businesses had increased staff salaries by between 11 and 15 per cent in 2011.

Tourism to attract 5.5m foreigners

VietNamNet Bridge - The domestic tourism sector this year would achieve its annual target of attracting 5.5 million foreign visitors, Viet Nam Society of Travel Agents chairman Vu The Binh said.

"X-Men: First Class" rockets to top of North America box office

"X-Men: First Class," another superhero film which hit the screen this summer, opened to a 56 million dollar weekend atop the North America box office and helped usher in a sizzling summer for Hollywood.

Breweries work up a lather

VietNamNet Bridge - Local beer businesses have built more beer breweries and begun importing foreign beer brands to meet high consumption demand, industry experts say.

Nadal grabs sixth French Open title

World No. 1 Rafael Nadal defeated the third seed Roger Federer in four sets to win the French Open title for the sixth time on Sunday.