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Golden Tourism Week to be held in Hue relic site

 A “Golden Tourism Week” will take place in the Hue ancient imperial relic site, a UNESCO-recognised World Heritage, in the central Thua Thien-Hue province from June 15-21.

VN Football Federation bigwigs face bribery scandal

  Two top officials of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) have been accused by a subordinate of taking bribes from him, only a few days after he was laid off in a major downsizing.

New domestic HIV cases in Vietnam reach 5,500 in six months

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam discovered 5,500 more people living with HIV in the first six months of this year,

Hanoi calls for input on renewal of Hoan Kiem Lake

 VietNamNet Bridge – City authorities in Ha Noi have, in principle, allowed the Hoan Kiem district people's committee to restart controversial work replacing brick tiles on the promenade around its famous Guom Lake (Sword Lake) with blue-stone tiles.

35 Javan pangolins returned to nature

 VietNamNet Bridge - Save Vietnam’s Wildlife (SVW) on Sunday released 35 Javan pangolins (Manis javanica) into the wild at the Cat Tien National Park in southern Dong Nai province.

M&A activities gather pace in Vietnam: report

 The Vietnam Competition Authority's 2014 Annual Report says that mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have gathered pace in most industries.

Vietnam attends 29th session of UN Human Rights Council

The UN Human Rights Council started its 29th session on June 15 in Geneva, Switzerland with the participation of representatives from dozens of UN agencies, human rights non-governmental organisations and member states, including Vietnam.

Vietnam seaports attract investment from major firms

 According to the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, Saigon Port Company Limited will make its initial public offering (IPO) on June 30.

Nghi Son Economic Zone to become multi-sector industrial area

 The Nghi Son Economic Zone (EZ) in central Thanh Hoa province is expected to become a multi-sector industrial area with a focus on refinery-petrochemical and basic industries in the near future.

MOH’s new regulation places new difficulties on food importers

While the government has been asked to remove business barriers to create favorable conditions for investors, the Ministry of Health (MOH) plans to create a new regulation that will require enterprises to spend VND1.1 trillion more a year.

Vietnam's hospitals can detect MERS-CoV within 3-4 hours

In 2014, the Department of Molecular Biology and Clinical Institute of Tropical Medicine under the Army Hospital 108 discovered a method to detect the MERS-CoV virus in medical waste. 

Valedictorians who passed civil service exam are rejected for state posts

VietNamNet Bridge - Fourteen valedictorians passed the civil service exam one year ago but still cannot take office at state agencies.

Visit Ha Long Bay of the hills

VietNamNet Bridge – With its gigantic landscape and precious natural resources, Na Hang Eco-Tourism Zone in the highland district of the northern province of Tuyen Quang has become a popular tourism destination. 

Vietnam in the “go game” of China-Japan-US

VietNamNet's Hoang Huong talked with two researchers with the Singapore-based Institute of Southeast Asian studies Dr. Malcolm Cook and Dr. Le Hong Hiep about the East Sea disputes.

Harsh drought in central Vietnam blamed on El Nino

 VietNamNet Bridge – A severe drought, believed to have begun last year, was likely to continue till the middle of September throughout central Viet Nam,

Social News 16/6

GIZ supports Vietnam’s wastewater management, Scholar gives rare East Sea records to State, Australian Ambassador congratulates Vietnam lychee growers, Bac Giang Police charges man for selling stolen personal data

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 16/6

Confectionery firm Kinh Do announces share buy-back, Japanese firm eyes metro line centre, Power tariffs to follow market mechanism, Shrimp exporters win top world award, Cars imports will not rise sharply over tax cut, says official

Vietnam win bronze medal in sepak takraw

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese sepak takraw players won one more bronze medal this morning (June 15) at the ongoing 28th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore.

Vietnam takes football bronze medal at 28th SEA Games

Vietnam’s U23 football team was able to summon up their strength to put the disappointing semi-final loss behind them and put in a strong performance to completely outclass Indonesia with an emphatic 5-0 in the bronze medal match yesterday.

Art & Entertainment News 15/6

Viet Van gets Annual Pollux Awards in UK, Award-winning artist displays work, Travel film featuring Niigata Prefecture to air in Vietnam, Work by regional artists to go on exhibition in Hanoi, Contest encourages artists to make self-portraits