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Attackers raid Iran parliament and mausoleum, up to seven dead: Iranian media

Attackers raided Iran's parliament and set off a suicide bomb at the Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran on Wednesday, killing up to seven people in a twin assault at the heart of the Islamic Republic, 

Extracurricular classes for kids during summer

Parents who are finding extracurricular classes including piano, painting, photography, dancing and music for their children to minimize their exposure to social media, smartphones and the Internet ...

Hollywood director to serve as judge in short film-making contest

Jordan Vogt-Roberts, director of the blockbuster “Kong: Skull Island” with some scenes shot in popular destinations in Quang Binh and Quang Ninh provinces of Vietnam, will serve as head judge in the 48 Hour Film Project

French-themed buffet night at Saigon Café Restaurant

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon Café on level 1 of the Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers will host a French-themed buffet night on June 16-17.

Nam, Ito enter quarter-finals at Singapore event

Ly Hoang Nam of Vietnam and Yuichi Ito of Japan advanced to the quarter-finals of the doubles event in the Singapore F3 Men’s Futures tennis tournament.

Valuation of climate change impacts for better responses

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam needs tools to calculate damage relating to climate change impacts to improve natural disaster response and mitigation work, 

Traditional medicine found wanting

 VietNamNet Bridge – Various shortcomings still exist in traditional medicine in terms of healthcare and paying health insurance fees.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 7/6

Vietjet Air leads in flight cancellations, delays, Bac Giang attracts 77 investment projects in five months, VietinbankSc to trade on HOSE from June 20, BIDV’s pre-tax profit touches $140 million

High-tech, clean agriculture: investment trends for powerful capitalists

VietNamNet Bridge - Injecting money into agricultural production has become popular among large conglomerates with powerful financial capability. Most of them are targeting organic agriculture projects.

Dong Thanh Waste Treatment Complex to be relocated

The Dong Thanh Waste Treatment Complex in HCM City’s Hoc Mon District will terminate operations and relocate to the Phuoc Hiep Complex in Cu Chi District by January, 2019.

Japan’s book on natural disasters introduced to Vietnamese

 VietNamNet Bridge – A book titled “Kyojinka: enhancing national capacity in combating natural disasters in Japan, Asia and the world” has been introduced to Vietnamese readers

New road safety programme to take on accidents in 4 countries

A new road safety programme called Safety Delivered inaugurated yesterday in HCM City will work with young and inexperienced motorcyclists to improve their driving behaviours 

Fulbright Vietnam University announces US Govt’s funding

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Fulbright Vietnam University on June 6 announced the reception of two grants from the US Government worth a total of 15.5 million USD.

Social News 7/6

 Fire destroys 100ha of forest in Soc Son district, Vietnam, France share experience in running peacekeeping hospital, Ho Chi Minh statue inaugurated in Lenin’s birthplace, Joint work against corruption reviewed

WHO ranks antibiotics in a bid to counter drug resistance

The World Health Organization published a new classification of antibiotics on Tuesday that aims to fight drug resistance, with penicillin-type drugs recommended as the first line of defense and others only ...

Russian pianist to honour homeland in HCM City

The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera and Russian pianist Igor Chystokletov will perform virtuoso works by Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich at the Opera House on June 9 to celebrate Russia Day,

Cat Bi Airport’s runway downgraded, affecting flights

Part of the runway of Cat Bi International Airport in northern Hai Phong City has been seriously downgraded after a long time in use, forcing airlines to cut flights to the airport, 

Apple's first TV series shows what it takes to build an app

Apple Inc's long-awaited move into original television series starts Tuesday, with a reality show about a universe that is key to the technology giant's business: the world of app developers trying to bring their ideas

NA discusses fisheries and forests

A draft amendment to the 2003 Law on Fisheries would allow provincial people’s committees to assign, lease and withdraw sea surface areas from organisations and individuals for aquaculture farming

Why have big firms still not listed their shares on foreign bourses?

VietNamNet Bridge - Both Vietjet and VNG have said they want to be the first Vietnamese enterprises to list shares on foreign bourses. Other firms have tried to do so in the past.