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HCM City extends tourism promotion

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has quadrupled its annual sales promotion period to four months this year,

Foreign businesses set to beef-up cattle imports

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s growing demand for high-quality beef is creating significant trade opportunities for foreign businesses.

Vietnamese cueists to compete at World Cup in Portugal

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese cueists will compete against foreign rivals at the 2014 carom 3-cushion World Cup in Porto, Portugal next month.

Vietnam aspires to stable relations with China

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Party and State of Vietnam want to strengthen cooperation and maintain healthy and stable relations with China, a senior Politburo member of the Communist Party of Vietnam has said.

Organic waste to be turned into renewable energy

VietNamNet Bridge – Renewable green energy will be created from organic waste discharged in industrial-agricultural activities in Mekong Delta region through a new project funded by the Japanese government.

Over VND44 trillion needed for flood control in delta

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Mekong Delta region will need around VND44.55 trillion to control floods, adapt to climate change and cushion the impact of rising sea levels on agricultural production, infrastructure and local communities.

Hanoi's largest wholesale market sells mostly Chinese goods

 The merchants at Dong Xuan Market, the longest-standing wholesale market in Hanoi, and domestic manufacturers are trying to come up with a solution to boost the sale of Vietnamese goods at the market.

Vietnamese lions to roar again

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the near future, foreign-style stone lions with fierce looks, large paws and sharp teeth are expected to be removed from relics, pagodas and temples throughout the country.

Experiencing farmstay in Dong Nai

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cat Tien Jungle Lodge is where travelers can join in the two-day-one-night tour departing from HCMC to check out the first farmstay in Dong Nai Province.

Minister chides public, calls “barefoot scientist’” achievements modest

While the public and the media have showered praise on farmers who have made new machinery, the Minister of Science and Technology has called their achievements “modest”, and chided the public and media for describing them as “inventions”.

Men with doctorate, master’s degrees fail civil-service exams in Hanoi

Failing the civil service examination, an unidentified person who had received a PhD in physics from France, and another person who had a master’s degree from a British university failed their civil service exams in Hanoi.

Tien Minh looks to excel at BWF world championships

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s premier shuttler, Nguyen Tien Minh is expected to progress further into the 2014 BWF World Championships and repeat his miracle created at last year’s competition in China’s Guangzhou,

Industrial zone workers in need of more housing

 VietNamNet Bridge – Workers at economic and industrial zones in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau are facing a serious housing shortage because enterprises do not want to invest in accommodation for them.

Vietnamese exports face legal challenges

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's export turnover rose sharply last year and in the first half of 2014, but challenges in legal and administrative procedures and other risks remain for enterprises.

Art & Entertainment News 27/8

Disney show makes historic debut in HCMC; Artists unveil latest works at Galerie Quynh; Vietnamese singers ignorant of music theory; Ballet masterpiece staged in HCM City; Music video on patriotism released

Social News 27/8

Four Chinese on trial for credit card fraud; Multiple irregularities found in railway projects; Bird flu virus detected in northern province; No discovery of Melamine in Vietnam; Province wishes to be removed from high-income list

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 27/8

 Boeing, Microsoft boost co-operation with VN; Trade surplus hits $1.7b as exports see growth; Manufacturing boosts production index; Farm exports hit US$20.22 billion;

National Day vacation – a chance for travel operators

 VietNamNet Bridge – The four-day long holiday ending on September 2 is long-awaited. It marks the last summertime vacation, allowing the public to discover a range of products and services offered by travel companies,

Cat Tien Park: An ecotourism paradise

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cat Tien National Park offers visitors an opportunity to discover nature and contemplate the beauty of mountains, glass-plots, forests of high trees, waterfalls and diversified ecosystems with rare plant and animal species.

Government urged to deny preferential treatment to Vietnam Airlines

After reporting a profit of VND82.3 billion in the first half of 2014, Vietnam Airlines has continued to ask the government to give preferences to offset a loss of revenue it had incurred due to escalating tension in the East Sea.