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Technical barriers make seafood exporters afflicted

No perfect solution has been found to reduce the number of refused seafood exports. Meanwhile, enterprises have to spend more money for temporary solutions.

HCM City seeks ODA for traffic, environment projects

The HCMC government is seeking official development assistance for the second phase of the environmental hygiene project, the green traffic development project, and the sustainable urban development project for the Metro Line No. 2.

Ensemble SINAWI brings Korean music to city

VietNamNet Bridge – The Korean Association in HCMC is hosting a traditional music concert ‘Into the time’ with the main highlight the performance of Ensemble SINAWI at HCMC Conservatory of Music at 7 p.m. on June 13.

Twelve imprisoned for chopping priceless Sua trees

VietNamNet Bridge – The People’s Court in Bo Trach District in the north central province of Quang Binh on June 5 opened trial court for 12 of the accused for illegally logging three Sua trees in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.

Hanoi upgrades public toilets

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi plans to upgrade seven public toilets in the city's Old Quarter on a trial basis to serve tourists and local residents.

Vietnamese-American woman awarded

VietNamNet Bridge – A Vietnamese-American woman Danielle Nguyen has received “The Youth of the Year” award for her significant volunteer activities at the annual Chatsworth Community Coordinating Council banquet.

Assembly debates management of local residency law

VietNamNet Bridge – The management of residency and temporary residency registrations for Vietnamese attracted many concerns by deputies at the plenary discussion of the13th National Assembly on Saturday.

NA focuses on using Gov’t bonds for construction

The 13th National Assembly deputies at their June 7 plenary sitting of the ongoing fifth session debated the results of supervising the implementation of the Law on Thrift Practice and Wastefulness Prevention in using Government bonds

Swiss alarmed at secretive US bank deal

 A secretive deal aimed at settling a dispute with Washington over Swiss banks' alleged complicity in tax evasion by Americans has caused uproar in the wealthy Alpine nation.

China confirms 131 H7N9 cases, 39 deaths

 A total of 131 H7N9 avian flu cases have been reported on the Chinese mainland, including 39 that have ended in death, according to an update released Sunday by health authorities.

Coca Cola denies the charges on transfer pricing

Irial Finan, Vice President of Coca Cola global, affirmed that Coca Cola Vietnam is not guilty of the charges on illegal transfer pricing.

The king birds also fall into the nets

Breeding eagles, which Vietnamese call the “king bird,” has become in fashion in HCM City. Eagles are listed as a rare and precious bird species, but they can be found easily at the markets in HCM City.

Families, society have to spend too much money on students’ exams

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has to spend hundreds of billions of dong to organize high school finals every year. The same sum of money is spent on the university entrance exams.

Storks guard shrimp lagoon

 VietNamNet Bridge - At night when the owners of fish and shrimp lakes have to keep themselves vigil or hire guards to protect their lakes, Mr. Ninh can sleep until the morning because his shrimp lagoon is protected by storks.

Tourism promotion: no money, no proper solution

VietNamNet Bridge – Lacking money is considered the biggest problem of Vietnam in organizing tourism promotion campaigns.

Demand for IT workers surges

VietNamNet Bridge – IT workers are in high demand with the industry developing fast, said Tran Anh Tuan, deputy director of the Centre of Forecasting Manpower Needs and Labor Market Information in HCM City.

Credit rating agency is in the cards: MoF

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance has proposed to establish the country's first credit rating agency to increase corporate bond market and assist businesses in mobilising capital for their business and production.

Vietnam remains embarrassed in choosing waveband for 4G network

VietNamNet Bridge – Relevant agencies still argue about which frequency band to use for LTE 4G which is expected to be launched in Vietnam after 2015.

Dams risk breaking under rain pressure

VietNamNet Bridge – The country has 330 dams in poor state, including 64 with a capacity of more than one million cubic metres that face the risk of breaking, according to the Irrigation Department.

Khanh Hoa unable to treat toxic waste

VietNamNet Bridge – The only healthcare waste treatment station in the central province of Khanh Hoa's Nha Trang City has not been functional for the past 10 months, making it difficult for hospitals to get rid of their toxic waste.