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Healthy clones: Dolly the sheep's heirs reach ripe old age

 The heirs of Dolly the sheep are enjoying a healthy old age, proving cloned animals can live normal lives and offering reassurance to scientists hoping to use cloned cells in medicine.

Japanese police raid house of knife attack suspect

 Japanese police on Wednesday raided the house of a 26-year-old man suspected of stabbing to death 19 people and wounding dozens at a facility for the disabled in a small town near Tokyo, Japan's worst mass killing in decades.

11 things to do in Vietnam's south western region

In the south western region of Vietnam the landscapes are vast and beautiful and there are a great variety of fascinating adventures to enjoy.

Vietnamese turn their back on Chinese cars

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese are turning their back on Chinese cars for several reasons, including low quality, design copies and vulnerability.

Opera House to hold shows more frequently

 VietNamNet Bridge – The culture ministry has decided to facilitate regular drama, chamber music and traditional opera shows at the Ha Noi Opera House beginning this Autumn.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 27/7

Vietnam imports more autos from Japan, Germany, HCMC leads southern region in IP land rent, Vietnam likely to import more sugar in new crop, VCOSA warns yarn exporters against reliance on China

Int’l architecture awards to unique restaurant, toilet

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two Vietnamese projects have won International Architecture Awards (IAA) in the green design category.

Ngoc banned, fined due to serious foul

 VietNamNet Bridge – Goalkeeper Tran Buu Ngoc has been banned for four matches and fined VND15 million (US$670) according to the Viet Nam Football Federation’s Discipline Department yesterday, July 26.

Vietnam take golds at 8th ASEAN games

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese students claimed four gold medals in the track-and-field events during the 8th ASEAN School Games yesterday (July 26) in Thailand. 

EPS Korean language test to be resumed

VietNamNet Bridge – The 11th Korean language test will be held this October for those wishing to work in South Korea,

Free hug day on Saigon streets

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of young students in HCM City went to the streets in downtown HCM City to exchange friendly hugs on International Free Hug Day on Sunday.

Clinton makes history with Democratic nomination for president

Hillary Clinton secured the Democratic Party's U.S. presidential nomination on Tuesday, coming back from a stinging 2008 defeat in her first White House run and surviving a bitter primary fight to become the first woman to head ...

Complicated procedures in VN drive startups to Singapore

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more Vietnamese firms, especially technology startups, are registering their businesses in Singapore to avoid complicated administrative procedures in Vietnam.

Host Huy stopped in Vietnam Futures’ 1st round

Huynh Minh Huy of Vietnam failed to make his second round match at the Vietnam F1 Men’s Futures yesterday in Binh Duong Province.

Forkel to be fitness coach of national teams

Martin Forkel has been invited to Vietnam to work as a fitness coach for the national U16 and U19 squads.

Social News 27/7

US pledges to assist Vietnam in humanitarian activities, 748 sets of Vietnamese martyrs’ remains in Cambodia repatriated, Overseas Vietnamese in RoK protests China’s illegal acts in East Sea, HCM City to build pedestrian bridges

24.6% of Vietnamese children under five are stunted

 The ratio of acute malnutrition (wasting) among children under five has decreased slightly to 14.1 percent in 2015 from 14.5 percent in 2014, while the rate of chronic malnutrition (stunting) dropped 0.3 percent to 24.6 percent in 2015.

Vietnam braces for storm Mirinae

 The Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control and the National Committee for Search and Rescue held a teleconference on July 26 to deploy works to coping with typhoon Mirinae – the first to batter Vietnam this year.

Indonesia returns 65 Vietnamese fishermen

 Indonesia on July 26 repatriated 65 Vietnamese fishermen who were arrested in April and May for accidently fishing in Indonesia’s seas.

Vietnam’s proposal adopted at ASEAN Regional Forum

 A statement on enhancing cooperation among law enforcement agencies at sea proposed by Vietnam was adopted at the 23 rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in Vientiane, Laos, on July 26.