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Nearly 200 sets of human remains found under Hanoi pavement

 Workers in Hanoi have unearthed the remains of 181 people under a footpath while upgrading sewers ahead of the rainy season.

Thanh Hoa beat Khanh Hoa 3-2 at V-League 14th round

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thanh Hoa crushed Khanh Hoa 3-2 at the 14th round of Toyota V. League 1 in Khanh Hoa Stadium yesterday, July 5.

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Ha Noi-Sapa link road gets Lao Cai approval, Southwest patients to get free treatment, Moscow workshop on East Sea situation, US university provides scholarships for Vietnamese students, Blood donation campaign introduced in HCM City

VN to set up centre for underwater archaeology

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam plans to build the country's first Centre for Underwater Archaeological Research in Hoi An this year, Nguyen Giang Hai, the head of Viet Nam's Archaeology Institute,

Can Tho troupe preserves a classical drama

 VietNamNet Bridge – A troupe in Can Tho City is holding performances of hat boi by skilled artists and offering free training to youth to introduce future generations to the classical drama.

Sea turtles need protection from extinction

 VietNamNet Bridge – New measures to protect sea turtles are needed as their number has fallen sharply because of human impact and economic development, delegates heard at a conference last Friday in the central province of Ninh Thuan.

Kung Fu Pho set to tickle funny bones in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – A comedy film about pho (Vietnamese noodle soup) will be released in cinemas later this month.

Gov't to take over GP.Bank if it does not meet capital requirement

 Global Petro Bank, or GP.Bank, is likely to be nationalised if it fails to meet a legal capital requirement by tomorrow.

Japan invests $37.7b in VN projects

 As of June 20, Japan had invested US$37.7 billion in 2,661 projects in Viet Nam, statistics from the Foreign Investment Department show.

70% foreign stake in Vietnam shipbuilder backed

 The Transport Ministry has proposed that Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (SBIC) be allowed to sell 70% of shares at Song Cam Shipbuilding Joint Stock Company to Damen Shipyards Group.

Shrimps die en masse in Soc Trang

 Shrimps in nearly 5,500ha of area have died off until the end of June at Soc Trang Province in the Mekong Delta.

Agriculture companies seek tax breaks for R&D

 Private enterprises say they need further policy incentives and simpler legal documentation in order to invest in research and transfer of agricultural technologies.

First half employment vacancies up 34%: recruiter

 Demand for labourers in the first six months of the year rose 34 per cent over the same period last year, according to an online conference held on Saturday by Vietnamworks, the top employment and recruitment website in Viet Nam.

Rains, storms to hit many provinces in VN

 Central and south-central Viet Nam will cool down after days of hot weather with forecasted rain and storms today.

HCM City to shut down illegal child shelter

 The HCM City People's Committee has rejected a petition by local authorities in a district to allow an unlicensed private children's shelter to obtain a licence and continue functioning.

Vietnam, Mozambique step up security cooperation

 Vietnamese Ambassador to Mozambique Nguyen Van Trung had a meeting with Mozambiquean Interior Minister Jaime Monteiro in Maputo capital on July 3.

Party leader’s visit marks new milestone in Vietnam-US ties

 A senior Party official has hailed the upcoming US visit of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong as marking yet another milestone in the relations between Vietnam and the US.

Party chief grants interview to US press prior to US visit

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong met and granted an interview to the US press prior to his official visit to the US on July 3.

Party leader leaves for official visit to US

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and a high-ranking delegation left Hanoi on the night of July 5 for an official visit to the US from July 6-10.

Non Nuoc Village

VietNamNet Bridge – After a 15-minute ride from the centre of Danang, the biggest city on the Central Coast of Vietnam, I reached its renowned stone carving village, Non Nuoc, which lies at the foot of the picturesque Marble Mountain.