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Angelina Jolie puts movies aside for cooking, cleaning up poop

 Angelina Jolie has put movie-making on hold to become a better mom, take cooking classes and do ordinary tasks like picking up dog poop.

Central province launches tourism photo contest

 VietNamNet Bridge – The provincial Culture, Sports and Tourism department has launched a photo contest to promote tourism in the central province from July to November.

See bigger picture, HCM City told

Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung on Tuesday asked HCM City to tap diverse resources to invest in major infrastructure project to increase its global competitiveness and become a major player in Southeast Asia 

Soldiers’ tales told at exhibition in the capital

A thematic exhibition entitled Di Qua Cuoc Chien is being held at the capital’s Ho Chi Minh Museum on the occasion of the 70th  National Anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day on July 27.

Facebook shares hit record high as mobile ad sales soar

Facebook Inc's mobile advertising business grew by more than 50 percent in the second quarter, as the social network continued to establish itself as the venue of choice for an ever-growing array of online advertisers.

Students design war hero burial database

A new website created by university students provides information to relatives about war martyrs and their graves at HCM City’s Martyrs Cemetery in District 9. 

Where is Vietnam’s banking system on the region’s map?

VietNamNet Bridge - Phan Minh Ngoc, an economist, analyses the indexes to show the health of Vietnamese banks.

Viettel earns $43.5 million profit from overseas markets in H1

Thanks to its strong expansion on the international markets, favorable exchange rate movements, the launch of new services, Viettel made a profit of $43.5 million from overseas markets in the first half of 2017.

313,000 households to receive housing aid

Around 313,700 houses will be renovated and/or built for Vietnamese citizens in recognition of their contribution to the nation in the second phase of the national housing aid project.

Chinese chess event for youth in HCM City

 The National Youth Chinese Chess Championship will be organised in HCM City from August 2 to 12.

Second gold for VN in world shuttlecock competition

 Vietnam secured one more gold at the ninth World Shuttlecock Championships in Hong Kong on Tuesday.

ASEAN bands to perform at VN concert

 Fifteen rock bands from ASEAN countries as well as Japan will play at Vietnam’s biggest rock concert, the SoundSlam Festival 2017, in HCM City on August 5.

Samsung Electronics expects continued chip boom after record second-quarter profit

 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Thursday said it expected the memory chip boom to continue in the current quarter, after reporting a record operating profit for the three months through June.

Firm sues waterway police, wants $1.5 million compensation

 A Long An-based company on Tuesday said it has sued HCM City Waterway Police Department for “illegally seizing its vessels and causing a loss of VNĐ34.4 billion (US$1.5 million)”.

High school students need more driving skills

 High school students are involved in 90 per cent of child-related traffic accidents in Hanoi, both as drivers of motorbikes and bicycles, and victims.

Food quality checking device to be installed

 Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has asked the Health Ministry and related ministries to arrange devices to quickly check food quality at markets and trade centres.

Tropical storm Sonca causes damage across central region

 Tropical storm Sonca, the fourth to strike the East Sea and third to hit Vietnam this year, has led to floods and extensive damage to agriculture, infrastructure and houses in central region.

Greece arrests Russian suspected of running $4 billion bitcoin laundering ring

 A Russian man suspected of being the anonymous mastermind behind one of the world's oldest crypto-currency exchanges and of laundering at least $4 billion has been arrested in Greece, 

Tay Ninh: Three people detained for smuggling rhino horn

 Police of the southern province of Tay Ninh have recently detained three men for smuggling 10 pieces of rhino horn weighing about five kilograms.

Vietnam wishes to further trade ties with Paraguay

 Vietnam wants to promote relations with Paraguay in various fields, particularly trade and culture, based on the sound political relations between the two countries.