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Complaints about Paracel and Spratly reference on Facebook app

 The Ministry of Information and Communications has just asked Facebook to explain why they include the Paracel and Spratly islands on a Chinese map.

Vietnamese girl wins first prize at int’l piano contest in US

 Seven-year-old Tran Bang Tam from Hanoi has recently won the first prize at the American Protégé Piano and Strings Competition 2018.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 2/7

Digitalisation could be boon for region, 3,000 cases of smuggling, fake goods in HCM City in 2018, Korean firms flock to job fair as need for workers soars, VAT plan would hit household welfare     

Severe heat wave continues in northern, central Vietnam

 The hot spell in the northern and central regions over the past days will continue until the weekend, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Vietnam wins three golds at 3rd Vinh Long In’tl Table Tennis

Vietnam tops the 3rd Vinh Long International Table Tennis, which wrapped up on July 1 in the southern province of Vinh Long, with three gold medals in the events of men’s doubles, women’s doubles and men’s singles.

Will Gompertz reviews Michael Jackson: On The Wall at London's National Portrait Gallery

 The first image you see when you walk into the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery is the last portrait Michael Jackson commissioned of himself before he died in 2009.

PM: growth needed to address employment, reduce public debt

Growth is an inclusive target of Vietnam, which will assist the country in addressing employment, increasing budget collection and reducing public debt, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc stressed.

Billions of USD flowing to Vietnam from Asia

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has been receiving big investments from Japan, Singapore and South Korea, and new capital from China. 

Thai cave: Divers advance in effort to save trapped boys

 Divers searching for a group trapped in a flooded Thai cave for more than a week are nearing the area it is thought they could be stranded.

HCM City sea dyke aims to stop waterlogging

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is seeking approval from the Government to build a Vung Tau – Go Cong sea dyke in an effort to combat waterlogging in HCM City.

Illegal mineral exploitation rampant in Phu Tho Province

 VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal exploitation of minerals continues in some districts in the northern mountainous province of Phu Tho, including Doan Hung, Thanh Thuy, Thanh Son and Phu Tho Town.

TV game show revives traditional music

Residents in the Cuu Long (Mekong) River Delta region are encouraged to compete in the Tai Tu Miet Vuon (Traditional music), a TV game show  produced by the Dong Thap Radio and Television Station.

HCM City gets technology training centre

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Saigon Hi-Tech Park in HCM City has set up the Viet Nam-Japan Training and Technology Transfer Centre with assistance from Japanese human resource training companies.

Vietnamese natural makeup brands prosper in home market

VietNamNet Bridge - After many years of using only French makeup, My Ha, 40, from Phu Nhuan district in HCM City has begun using natural products made by Vietnamese enterprises. 

Communal house needs master plan of conservation: culture deputy minister

 VietNamNet Bridge – A communal house on the western outskirts of Hanoi is in serious need for preservation to protect its history and architecture, 

HCM City raises environmental protection, parking fees

 VietNamNet Bridge – volume of industrial waste water in HCM City, while higher parking fees on city centre streets will curb traffic congestion, 

Kien Giang cracks down on violators of land-use regulations

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang’s People’s Committee has instructed inspection teams to impose severe fines on violators of laws on construction, land subdivision, and illegal deforestation.

Hue holds event honoring lotus flower

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over the weekend, the city of Hue held an event celebrating the lotus flower as part of its festive days.

Japan to recruit labourers in central Vietnam

The ASEAN Car Business Career Company of Japan plans to recruit more than 220 automobile engineering students from Da Nang-based Dong A College to work in the Japanese car industry later this year.

Quang Binh seeks $4b from investors

 The central province of Quang Binh hopes to grant investment licences and sign commitments to implement projects with a total investment capital of up to US$4 billion during an upcoming investment promotion conference.