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Social News 11/7

 Vietnam Coast Guard receives two home-made modern vessels, New bridge links Long An with Cambodia’s Prey Veng, Overseas workers' rights not secure, Vietnam wants high-speed north-south rail line

Climate 'vice' constricts bumblebees' natural ranges – researchers

 Climate change is threatening the survival of bumblebees, significantly reducing the habitats in which they can survive, researchers say.

A well-known American politician and the fate of Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge - It is a famous US politician, whose life and political career has closely tied with Vietnam - Senator John McCain.

Vietnam seeks emerging market status

 Lifting the foreign ownership cap will pave the way for Vietnam to achieve the much sought-after “Emerging Market” status.

VN-U.S. ties taken to higher plane in Trong’s historic America visit

Party Chief Nguyen Phu Trong’s historic visit to the US marks a new level in bilateral ties since Trong and U.S. President Barack Obama agreed on major directions to foster relations, and deepen the comprehensive partnership in the future.

Wi-Fi accounts shared without consent

VietNamNet Bridge - Thousands of Wi-Fi accounts in Hanoi and HCM City have been shared without the owners’ consent, but management agencies were unable to stop the activity.

Chau Van - Vietnamese ritual singing

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chau Van is a Vietnamese form of ritual singing. Chau means supplication, van means literature.

CAAV acts to prevent luggage thefts at airports

 The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) will adopt a series of bold measures to deal with increasing thefts of passengers’ properties in check-in luggage at airports nationwide.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 11/7

Hau Giang to have $31m logistics centre, Garena invests in Foody.vn, Japan opens market to Vietnamese mangos, SBV bars troubled banks from expanding services, Vietnam pushes state-owned enterprise privatisation forwards

Six workers injured as scaffolding collapses

 At least six workers were injured when a scaffolding collapsed this morning at the construction site of the Mapletree Business Centre on Nguyen Van Linh Road in HCM City.

Smoking 'may play schizophrenia role'

 Smoking could play a direct role in the development of schizophrenia and needs to be investigated, researchers say.

Opening direct international air routes a must for Vietnam's airlines

VietNamNet Bridge - Opening direct air routes is a trend being followed by the world’s air carriers and Vietnam’s.

Michael Learns To Rock to perform in Hanoi this Sunday

 VietNamNet Bridge - Michael Learns To Rock will be in Hanoi for one night only - Sunday July 26 - after the first impressive and successful performance in 1998.

EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 10-20

   Major art & entertainment events in big cities from July 1-10.

Viber closes Vietnam representative office

 VietNamNet Bridge – The representative office of Viber in Vietnam will be closed to move to new headquarters in the Philippines.

Foxconn’s $200 million licence in VN revoked

 VietNamNet Bridge – The world's largest electronic component manufacturer, Taiwan’s Foxconn, has had its investment certificate in Vinh Phuc revoked because its $200 million project has not been implemented.

Art & Entertainment News 10/7

 Int'l publisher displays 3,000 English-language books in City, Workers Cultural House hosts calligraphy exhibition, New street named after late composer, It's summer festival time in the Ba Na Mountains, Hue Tourism Day 2015 opens

Police calls for public help in search of massacre culprits

The Binh Phuoc's Police Station has called on members of the public to report anything they know that could help officers with their investigation of the cold-blooded massacre that took six lives in the family of a wood businessman on July 7.

ASEAN funds flood Viet Nam

 As of June 20, investors in the ASEAN region poured US$54.6 billion into 2,632 projects in Viet Nam, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment's Foreign Investment Agency.

Police smash illegal lottery ring in northern VN

  Police in the northern Hai Phong City arrested two people early this week for running an illegal lottery ring via fax machines.