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World’s largest cabin cable car system inaugurated in Quang Ninh

 The world’s largest cabin cable car system and the highest Sun Wheel were inaugurated at Bai Chay tourist site, Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh on June 25.

Vietnam among top 50 most beautiful places in Asia

 Conde Nast Traveler (CNT), one of the world's premier luxury and lifestyle travel magazines, has cited three destinations in Vietnam among 50 of the most breathtaking sites across Asia: Reader’s Choice 2016.

VND insulated from Brexit fallout

Vietnam’s economy as well as its currency is unlikely to be adversely affected by the UK’s decision to opt out of the European Union.

Job placement mobile app wins Israel’s startup contest

 The Easyjob team with their job-finding phone application came in first at the Start Tel Aviv 2016, a startup contest hosted by the Israeli Embassy in Vietnam, on June 26.

Vietnam hosts over 4.7 million foreign visitors in six months

 International arrivals to Vietnam reached more than 4.7 million in the first half of 2016, an annual increase of 21.3 percent.

Vietnam Airlines opens fourth int’l route from Da Nang

 The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines launched a new international route linking central Da Nang city and Thailand’s Bangkok on June 26.

Daejeon city hosts photo exhibition on East Sea-related facts

 A photo exhibition in the Republic of Korea (RoK) city of Daejeon is providing local residents an insight into the East Sea situation.

Roster of top stars honor Prince at annual BET awards

 Stars paid tribute to the late singer Prince at Sunday's Black Entertainment Television awards in a series of performances honoring the late singer, while veteran actor Samuel L. Jackson was honored for lifetime achievement.

Few steel mills run automatic emission-monitoring systems

The government last week released a plan on air quality control, under which at least 70 percent of steel mills, chemicals and fertilizer plants must be equipped with automatic emission monitoring systems by 2020.

Spanish vote delivers more uncertainty for Europe after Brexit

 Spanish elections delivered a hung parliament for the second time in six months on Sunday, adding to political uncertainty in Europe after last week's shock Brexit vote and piling intense pressure on Spain's warring politicians to form a government.

Magical beauty of Tam Dao National Park

VietNamNet Bridge – Tam Dao National Park covers an area of 36,883 hectares, including more than 23,000 hectares of forests. It extends 80 km in the northwest and southeast direction, 70 km from Hanoi.

Capital requirements drafted for new airlines

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport has submitted a draft decree on conditional business lines. According to the draft, a new airline must have capital of at least VND100 billion (US$4.66 million).

Social News 27/6

 Vietnam Airlines offers advices to passengers affected by strike, PM witnesses launch of two big projects in HCM City, Search begins for missing men after boat accident, PM urges stronger measures to improve traffic safety

Vietnamese man makes armored vehicle

VietNamNet Bridge - Without training in mechanical engineering, Nguyen Dinh Chinh took a risky decision to invest VND2 billion to make an armored car.

VN stocks may slide further on Brexit worry

 Vietnamese shares may continue to fall this week as local markets have not understood fully how Britain’s vote to leave the European Union could affect Vietnam's economy, threatening to pull down investor confidence, securities analysts warned.

Finance Ministry plans to issue government bonds in foreign currencies

The announcement by the Ministry of Finance (MOF) to seek capital in foreign currencies from domestic sources has raised concerns. Experts warned this would encourage people and businesses to hoard foreign currencies and worsen dollarization.

Hanoi's flood-risk increases as lakes disappear

 Rapid urbanisation, poor planning and inadequate oversight has seen Hanoi's lakes shrink and disappear, with experts warning that if the situation continues, the capital will face more flooding.

108-storey tower for Hanoi's north

A super financial, trade and urban complex capped off with a 108-storey tower will be built along the Nhat Tan-Noi Bai Highway in Hanoi and is expected to become a driving force for the development of the capital’s north.

“Luc Van Tien fairy tale” returns home

 The French School of the Far East has just released two volumes of a comic book adapted from the poem Luc Van Tien by Vietnamese renowned poet Nguyen Dinh Chieu.

Exhibition by young artist in HCM City

 Sai Gon based artist Khoa Lê will introduce her solo exhibition Happy Never After from June 24 to July 17 in HCM City.