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Swimmers set to shine at worlds

Viet Nam will send four representatives to compete at the 2015 World Swimming Championships in Kazan, Russia tomorrow, according to deputy chairman and general secretary of the Viet Nam Aquatic Sports Association Dinh Viet Hung.

Accomplished young singer records animal-centric album

Composers Nguyen Hong Thuan and Nguyen Dan recently introduced their album for children featuring the voice of 9-year-old singer Nguyen Ngoc Bao An.

VN tops ASEAN with number of new domains

Viet Nam ranked first among the ASEAN countries for the number of country code top-level domains registered, with 318,812 domain names added by June 30.

HCM City courts UK investment

British companies can participate in infrastructure projects in which HCM City is soliciting foreign investment, the city administration has told a visiting UK Government delegation.

Viet Nam among top nations for early HIV treatment

Viet Nam ranks among the top nations in the world in the early diagnosis and treatment of HIV infections.

DakLak to replace fields of aging coffee trees

DakLak Province, the country's largest coffee producer, will replace more than 16,475ha of old coffee trees which have had a low yield from now to 2020.

Conference concludes on UN peacekeeping role

Viet Nam's first international workshop on building a UN peacekeeping force wrapped up July 31 in Ha Noi after five intensive working days.

VN, US trade set to explode under TPP pact

Twenty years after the US and Viet Nam established diplomatic relations, bilateral trade turnover has risen 80-fold, and is expected to boom after the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement, currently under negotiations, takes effect.

PM confident 2015 goals are within reach

The 2015 socio-economic goals were feasible based on the past seven-month performance and provided efforts continued to be made, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said at the monthly Government meeting in Ha Noi July 31.

Longtime composer's work hits a personal note

 VietNamNet Bridge – To honour Nga's contribution to the cai luong stage, the HCM City Stage Association held a programme entitled Lan Dieu Phuong Nam (Southern Melodies) last April with five cai luong extracts that he had arranged.

A charity coffee shop

 VietNamNet Bridge – In Danang City, people are talking about a coffee shop which uses earnings to do charity work, including giving gifts and free meals to the poor.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 2/8

Firms see both opportunities and challenges from FTAs, Coffee industry aims to increase added value, Provisional funds hit record high due to new regulations, France seeks beef exports to Vietnam after ban removal

Exploring Ly Son’s unique beauty in pictures

 Ly Son Island district has long been considered the Fatherland’s outpost because of its important strategic position on Vietnam’s East Sea. Let’s take a tour to explore Ly Son in mid-July.

New Vinamilk chairwoman welcomes fresh challenge

Le Thi Bang Tam, an independent director of the Viet Nam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company, is its new chairperson after Mai Kieu Lien, who was named by Forbes as being among the top 50 powerful business-women in Asia in March,

Warming the spirit

  Music festivals are an important part of cultural life in the north as winter comes to an end.

A commune of “celebrities”

 VietNamNet Bridge - The young parents in Da Sar commune of Lac Duong district in Lam Dong province so admire their Korean and foreign movie idols that they have named their children after them.

Sweets manufacturer sets foot in banking sector

VietNamNet Bridge - Why has the Kido Group jumped into the banking sector? And why has it chosen the troubled Dong A Bank?

Va and Nuoc Nut caves through American photographer’s lens

 VietNamNet Bridge – Famous for taking photos inside Son Doong Cave, photographer Ryan Deboodt is also well-known for capturing impressive shots of the caves in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, including Va and Nuoc Nut caves.

Financial shortfalls seen hitting 350 projects in HCMC

 VietNamNet Bridge – The city would not be able to begin work on 352 state-funded projects next year due to financial shortfalls, according to the HCMC Department of Finance.

Social News 1/8

Traffic cameras to become operational in October, HCM City to raise car registration fees by 5 times from September, Ethnic victims of slavery return home, North Vietnam braces for landslides, floods