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The richest and youngest heirs in Vietnam

   VietNamNet reviews the young and richest heirs in Vietnam.

Property firms launch programs to woo foreign customers

 Real estate companies have launched sale programs to attract foreign buyers as the revised Housing Law with effect from July 1 eases restrictions on foreign property ownership in Vietnam.

Brick kilns continue to operate despite government’s decision

VietNamNet Bridge - The government decided that all the craft brick kilns throughout the country must be eliminated, but in Dong Nai province, the kilns continue to operate, polluting the environment.

Hydropower evacuees find lives still unsettled

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 2,500 families resettled after their land was taken for Ban Ve hydro-power plant 10 years ago say their lives are still shattered by the move.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 14/7

Two foreign banks to increase capital, SBIC & Vinalines moving ahead with restructuring, Top 10 enterprises for positive media coverage, Leather and footwear conference upcoming, HoSE announces Top 10 brokers for Q2

Tablets sales in Vietnam up 34%

 Tablets sales in Vietnam increased 34 per cent in the first five months of the year, according to the latest report from GfK.

Vietnam launches tourism bonus for Western Europe, Belarus

 Vietnam launches tourism bonus for Western Europe, Belarus, FLC Samson resort complex inaugurated, Lai Chau preserves culture through community tourism, Various activities at 2015 Nha Trang Sea Festival

Hanoi giants rack up huge tax arrears

 The Hanoi Department of Taxation has revealed a list of 23 companies in the capital with tax arrears totaling VND1.2 trillion ($56.5 million) as at May 31. Most operate in the construction and real estate sector.

My Son Sanctuary delays ticket increases

The Management Board of My Son Sanctuary has announced that plans to increase ticket prices to the World Cultural Heritage Site this month have been delayed until September because upgrades to the site are still to be completed.

Breast cancer warning to older women

 Many older women are unaware of some of the early warning signs of breast cancer, according to a survey.

More visa waiver planned

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will deploy new programmes to attract more international tourists following recent bold steps to stop the sharp decline in the number of inbound visitors.

Vietnam produces image compression core

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Integrated Circuit Design Research and Education Centre (ICDREC) announced on July 9 that it had produced the JPEG 2000 compression IP core.

Hanoi: Impounded bikes turning into scrap

 Thousand of impounded motorbikes held at the My Dinh Bus Station in Hanoi have been lashed by rain and burned by the sun for months or in same cases even years.

What do US investors want in Vietnam?

 VietNamNet Bridge - US investors are interested in at least four areas in Vietnam, said Mr. Pham Viet Muon, former Vice Chair of the Government Office, an organizer of Vietnam’s investment promotion conference in the US on July 1-5.

Quang Nam shaken by earthquake

 VietNamNet Bridge – A minor earthquake measuring 2.7 on the Richter scale hit the reservoir of the Song Tranh Hydropower Plant in the mountainous district of Bac Tra My in the central province of Quang Nam last Friday.

Final round of Sao Mai singing contest held in Prague

 On July 11, twenty-one contestants representing overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in the Czech Republic, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Germany and Italy participated in the final round of Sao Mai singing contest in Prague.

Social News 13/7

 Three children drown in Quang Ngai, Firm fined for providing games without approved content, New highway opens to traffic, Smuggling cases on the increase at border posts, Over 1.1 mln access social policy loans

Phu Quoc to become international resort centre

 Phu Quoc, an attractive destination in Vietnam’s southwestern waters, is striving to become an international eco-tourism and resort centre.

Party chief’s US visit opens up new chapter in Vietnam-US ties

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s official visit to the US from July 6-10 is a historic event, marking a new milestone in the Vietnam-US relationship, a senior Party official told the press following the visit.

VN properties and locations among world’s best

In a vote, readers of the U.S.’s Travel + Leisure magazine put the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi and the Park Hyatt Saigon Hotel in Vietnam on the world’s top 100 hotels list.