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Odd news: Two farmers charged with taking bribes

VietNamNet Bridge - Two farmers in Binh Thuan province were sentenced to jail for "taking bribes" just because they prepared files for several poor farmers to borrow soft loans and got paid. The sentence was later suspended. 

Miss Vietnam finalists in swimwear

 VietNamNet Bridge – The organizing board of Miss Vietnam 2016 pageant has released photos of the 33 finalists in swimsuits. The photo shoot was taken on the beach of Tuan Chau resort in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province.

New players in e-commerce market stir up competition

VietNamNet Bridge - What will happen if Central Group and Lotte Mart, the big retail chains, jump into the e-commerce market?

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Khanh Hoa tackles coastal erosion, 13 percent of urban wastewater being treated in HCMC, Green Market urges people to change their habits, Outstanding Vietnam students complete internship at SCG Thailand

HCM City faces shortage of teachers, classrooms

 VietNamNet Bridge – Public preschools and primary schools in HCM City are struggling to recruit enough teachers to meet enrolment this year, according to the city’s Department of Education and Training.

Investors’ wastewater monitoring stations to be shut down

 VietNamNet Bridge – The southern Dong Nai Province has decided to stop the operations of automatic wastewater monitoring stations that were installed by investors in provincial industrial zones.

Lao Cai wants high-speed railway to China

 Lao Cai Province’s authorities have urged the government to quickly build a line to connect to China's Sanai Station to improve the provincial economy.

VN State Bank warns of online fraud

 The State Bank of Viet Nam has warned people using online banking services to be vigilant since many frauds have occurred recently.

Hanoi aims for 30m visitors by 2020

 The capital city plans to welcome 30 million visitors, including 5.7 million foreigners, by 2020, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

Singtel interested in buying MobiFone shares

  Singtel Group has expressed its interest in becoming the strategic partner of MobiFone when the Vietnamese telecommunication company is equitised.

48 cyclists pull out of Mekong Delta race

 Forty-eight cyclists withdrew from the seventh stage of the Mekong Delta Cycling Tournament due to bad weather yesterday, the event’s organisers announced.

Golden racket table tennis to be held in HCM City

 The 30th Golden Racket International Table Tennis Championship is scheduled to begin at the Nguyễn Du Gymnasium in HCM City on August 25.

VN player wins to rank 20th in junior chess event

International Master Tran Tuan Minh defeated Pirverdiyev Agil of Azerbaijan in the 10th round of the World Junior (U-20) Chess Championships in India. 

Junior masters win world medals in Germany

 The Vietnamese team won three gold, three silver and two bronze medals at the World Junior Xiangqi Championship, which closed in Germany.

Quang Nam explores Vietnam’s modern writing system

 The central Quang Nam Province will host a science conference on the Thanh Chiem Palace and the creation of the Vietnamese romanised script – a question that has been unclear since the previous conference in 2002.

Books on Hue culture and history exhibited

 More than 400 books on the culture, geology and history on the central city of Hue are on display in the downtown area of the city.

Gorgeous landscapes in Central Highlands

Here are some great images taken by amateur photographer Manh Hung of the quiet foggy rivers, peaceful rice fields, and other landscapes of the Central Highlands region.

Modern life challenges preservation of folk painting genres

 The preservation and promotion of folk painting values are facing an array of challenges in terms of materials, sale and successors, said Truong Quoc Binh, a member of the National Cultural Heritage Council. 

Quang Ninh police hand over wanted man to Chinese police

 Mong Cai city police in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh on August 19 handed over Chen Jin Yun, 43, from Fujian province of China, to Dongxing city police. 

Storm Dianmu causes losses to northern mainland

 Storm Dianmu, the third so far this year, has caused losses to the northern mainland of Vietnam after it made landfall on August 19 afternoon.