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Colorful faces in “People Around Me”

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local artist Alan Nguyen will bring 30 portraits made of oil on canvas to the HCMC Fine Arts Museum on Friday in his first solo exhibition called “People Around Me.”

HCM City to host ITF Junior Circuit

 VietNamNet Bridge – The International Tennis Federation's Junior Circuit will be organised in HCM City from July 18 to 26 at the Phu Tho Tennis Club.

Fewer flight cancellations recorded in first six months

 VietNamNet Bridge – Airlines operated 96,022 flights in the first six months of this year, Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam (CAAV) head Lai Xuan Thanh said.

Telecom revenue up 8.4% in H1

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s total telecom revenue in the first half was estimated at VND178 trillion (US$8.16 billion), up 8.4% against a year ago, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Nam enters Wimbledon doubles' second round

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's Ly Hoang Nam and his Indian partner Sumit Nagal advanced to the second round of the Wimbledon boys' doubles event.

Time to develop coastal resort

VietNamNet Bridge - Investors believe that the great investment opportunities for the second half of the decade lie in the resort real estate market.

Social News 9/7

 HCM City urges State agencies to use bio-fuel, Ministry to spend big on e-toll tech, truck load controls, Chinese caught smuggling 4 kg of meth into Vietnam, Over 10,000 children with congenital heart diseases wait for surgeries

Art & Entertainment News 9/7

Poster of Festival Hue 2016 announced, BikeNBrunch to host summer cycle, Film group to screen Trainspotting, Cargo Bar presents weekly dance, music party, Manzi to kick off Old Sounds of the New Day

International arrivals likely to surge 8-18 percent

 VietNamNet Bridge – International visitors to Vietnam are likely to burgeon from 8 to 18 percent should the Government create more favourable conditions for visa waivers,

Tourism stimulus programme looks to attract more European tourists

 VietNamNet Bridge – A tourism stimulus programme was announced at a conference in Hanoi on July 8 in a move to attract more tourists from five Western Europe countries and Belarus to Vietnam, and promote the efficiency

First Vietnamese vocational school to receive UNESCO standard

The LILAMA 2 Technical and Technology College in the southern province of Dong Nai has become the first vocational school in Vietnam to provide training programmes under Level 6 (665) of the 8-level UNESCO-ISCED 2011 standards.

Drought & hot weather still hits central southern region

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hot weather and drought continue scorching the southern-central coastal provinces in the upcoming days, reported the Central Hydrology Meteorology Forecast Center.

Sports News 9/7

 Hue City, paintings, sculptures, artistsBinh Duong to defend title at Toyota Mekong Club tour; HCM City top national champs; Golfers to tee off at Montgomerie Links 

Foreign canned beer becoming more popular in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - With improved incomes in recent years, more Vietnamese are drinking foreign canned beer instead of draft beer. But Vietnamese breweries are not making high-end beer. 

Drug could help slow half of breast cancers, study suggests

 A cheap and safe drug could help half of women with breast cancer to live longer, scientists suggest.

Finnish teen convicted of more than 50,000 computer hacks

 A teenager involved in series of high profile cyber attacks has been convicted for his crimes in Finland.

Microsoft targets mobile phone unit as 7,800 more jobs go

Microsoft is shedding another 7,800 jobs as it reorganises its Nokia mobile phone unit.

Saxophonist Tran Manh Tuan to play at ASEAN music fest

 Vietnam's acclaimed jazz saxophonist Tran Manh Tuan will perform at the coming ASEAN One music festival in Thailand.

IT industry marks highest hiring demand in H1

 The information technology industry topped 10 sectors that saw the highest hiring demand in the first half of this year, recruitment site VietnamWorks revealed in a recent report.

Citibank seeks approval to set up a subsidiary in Vietnam

Citi is expected to receive an in-principle official Letter of Acceptance from State Bank of Vietnam Governor Nguyen Van Binh for the bank’s plans to set up a local subsidiary in Vietnam at a signing ceremony in Washington D.C. yesterday.