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Contemporary artists to perform at Hanoi show

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Infinity artwork by Le Thanh Tung will be a highlight at a show of contemporary art to be held on August 19 in Ha Noi.

Anti-flood plan floated in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts from Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia and Viet Nam have concluded that the capital needs a modern sewage system for flooding prevention.

Artist’s daughter to sue over dad’s signature

 VietNamNet Bridge – The daughter of late painter Ta Ty, who pioneered Viet Nam’s cubist school, plans to file a lawsuit in HCM City court in an aim to remove her father’s allegedly forged signature on a painting by another Vietnamese artist.

Hanoi fetes VN’s top film maker

 VietNamNet Bridge – A week-long retrospective of films by one of Viet Nam’s foremost directors, Dang Nhat Minh, started yesterday evening at the Ha Noi Cinematheque with the film Bao Gio Cho Den Thang Muoi,

Power outage at Delta causes flight cancellations, delays

 Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL.N) canceled hundreds of flights and delayed many others on Monday after an outage hit its computer systems, grounding planes and stranding passengers of one of the world's largest carriers at airports around the globe.

The bridge of death in Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge – The Dong Hoang Bridge, more than 50 years old, in Dong Mai Ward, Ha Dong District, Hanoi is seriously degraded and can collapse anytime.

Cycling: Hoskins taken to hospital after Aussie crash

 Australian track cyclist Melissa Hoskins said she hopes to compete in the women's team pursuit after escaping serious injury following a high speed crash in training at the Olympic velodrome on Monday.

Businesses upset about smallest minimum-wage increase in decade

VietNamNet Bridge - The 7.3 percent increase in the minimum wage increase for 2017 is the smallest increase in the last decade but businesses still do not like it. 

Macedonia declares state of emergency after 21 die in flash floods

 Macedonia declared a state of emergency in its capital Skopje and neighboring districts on Sunday, a day after at least 21 people were killed in flash floods caused by a storm.

Riding cable-cars in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Looking at Dalat from above and seeing Mt Fansipan, the roof of Indochina, covered by fog are a few of the sights seen from cable cars in Vietnam.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 9/8

New international container shipping route opens in Quang Nam, Vietnam to encourage seaweed farming, Economy Deputy PM approves road toll cut, HCMC receives $2.5bn in remittances in seven months

Vietnamese weightlifters have a bad day at Rio Games

 Former world silver medallist Thach Kim Tuan failed to win a medal as had been hoped at the ongoing Rio Olympics Games this morning (August 8) Hanoi time.

Typhoons caused $297 million losses for Vietnam

 The first two typhoons to hit Vietnam this year have caused damage worth more than VNĐ6.7 trillion (US$297.7 million), announced the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development (MARD) yesterday.

Vietnam seeks solutions to realise Paris Agreement by 2030

 Vietnam should place importance on the panorama of investment in climate change in the country while building a plan on the implementation of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

48 rare animals released into Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park

 Forty-eight rare animals have been released into the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh, from the beginning of this year. 

Malware hidden in Vietnam’s computer system, Bkav warns

 Vietnam’s technology group Bkav warned on August 8 that the malware that recently attacked the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is also hidden in the websites of government agencies, corporations, banks, research institutes and universities.

Son Doong cave welcomes 500 more tourists

 Five hundred domestic and foreign tourists successfully conquered Son Doong Cave, which is located in the heart of the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central coastal province of Quang Binh, from January-August this year.

Will car imports be limited under new regulations?

VietNamNet Bridge - Car importers are anxiously awaiting a new rule from the MInistry of Transport.

Japanese company to continue sponsoring VN national football team

 Yanmar Co., Ltd, of Japan will continue to be the main sponsor of the Vietnam national football team until March 2018.

World’s largest Jade Buddha statue comes to Thai Nguyen

 The statue of Jade Buddha for Universal Peace will be on display at Phu Lien Pagoda in northern Thai Nguyen province this month, on the celebration of the Buddist Vu Lan festival.