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Phenol, cyanide ravage seabed of central Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Diving to the seabed off four provinces in central Vietnam to collect samples, scientists noticeddestroyed coral reefs and an absence of many marine species due to toxins like phenol and cyanide.

Vietnamese model Mau Thuy secures deals in U.S.

  Mau Thuy, the winner of the 4th season of Vietnam’s Next Top Model (VNTM) 2013, has gained  several fashion deals in the U.S.

Madonna moved to tears by case of child rape in Kenya

 Pop star Madonna was reduced to tears during a trip to Kenya as she listened to a man describe how his five-year-old daughter had been recently raped by a neighbor in Nairobi's Kibera slum.

Party Central Committee to nominate officials for senior positions

 The 12th Party Central Committee opened its third meeting in Hanoi on July 4 in which Party members will nominate officials for senior positions.

Chinese tourists harass fruit vendor in Danang

 Vietnam’s tolerance for Chinese tourists seems to be plummeting after a video showed visitors behaving badly when buying fruit from a vendor in Danang was posted on Facebook.

Dead seaweed washed up in Quang Binh

 Seaweed has been found dead along one hundred of metre of coastal line in the central province of Quang Binh’s Quang Trach District.

Vietnam votes for UN LGBT resolution

 Vietnam voted to pass a new United Nations Resolution on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity on June 30 at the 32nd meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Long Thanh Airport to be built from April 2021

 Construction of Long Thanh International Airport is planned to kick off on April 1, 2021 if all preparations go smoothly.

FASTEST internet access to come by year's end

 Vietnamese internet users will be able to access FASTER, the fastest undersea optical cable in the world, by the end of this year, according to Mr. Dang Tung Son, Deputy General Director of CMC Telecom.

Sci-tech Ministry not assess Formosa technologies: official

The Ministry of Science and Technology has not assessed technologies used by Taiwanese Formosa Ha Tinh Steel at Vung Ang Economic Zone, Ha Tinh province, an official said yesterday.

VN national team to have friendlies with Czech teams

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam national women’s football team will have three friendly matches with leading teams during their training session in the Czech Republic,

HCM City ends extra classes outside school in school year 2016-2017

VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee asked the Department of Education and Training and the Department of Culture and Sports to end extra classes outside the schools except for foreign training centers and studying centers. 

Vietnamese clubs to compete in regional tourney

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thai Son Nam and Thai Son Nam District 8 will compete in the upcoming ASEAN Futsal Club Championship Yangon, Myanmar, from July 10 to July 16.

Projecting laser beams on planes: Criminal charges proposed

 The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has proposed the Ministry of Transport apply criminal charges for the act of projecting laser beams on planes during landing or take off.

Gold prices rise on global trend

  Sai Gon Jewelry Holdings Co. (SJC)'s gold price rocketed up on July 6 in line with the global trend.

Coastal forest coverage slowly increases

Twenty-eight centrally-run coastal cities and provinces have planted 4,486 hectares of forests along their shores since the beginning of 2016.

Japanese group buys 24 percent of Vietnam’s leading drug maker

 Japanese drug manufacturer Taisho Group has acquired more than 21.3 million shares or a 24.4 percent stake in Hau Giang Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company (DHG), the group announced on July 5.

ADB helps Vietnam fight drought, saline intrusion

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has directed relevant agencies in receiving and using the Asian Development Bank’s emergency aid to help the country deal with impacts of drought and saline intrusion.

Sexual abuse victim tells her story

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc tells her story in an autobiography recently launched by the Phu Nu (Women) Publishing House in HCM City.

China top polluter Hebei province promises to clean up act

 Northern China's Hebei, home to seven of the country's 10 smoggiest cities, has pledged to double up its efforts to tackle hazardous pollution following an environment ministry report accusing the province of failing to rein