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 VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty-six Chinese and Taiwanese arrested in Vietnam for their involvement in a sophisticated internet scam have been deported,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is getting new loans to pay old debts, but the real dangers for Vietnam’s economy do not lie in how much Vietnam owes, according to Dr. Tran Dinh Thien, head of the Vietnam Economics Institute.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi police are co-operating with the Ministry of Health to investigate the medical equipment provided by the ministry's bidding package number four to district-level hospitals in the city,

VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty-eight Vietnamese workers are fleeing the spiraling violence in Benghazi and are expected to arrive at the Egyptian Salloum border gate late on the afternoon of August 4 before flying home.

VietNamNet Bridge – Becamex Binh Duong became champions of the V-League with one match in hand after a 3-1 win over host Dong Tam Long An yesterday, Aug 3, at Tan An Stadium.

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Vietnam will start compiling its own encyclopaedia this year as the work was recently approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

A businessman in Dak Lak Province, who owns the largest herd of domestic elephants in Vietnam, wishes to build a cemetery for them.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many Japanese investors are now leaving China due to political problems, which is seen as a golden opportunity for Vietnam to grab them, economists say.

An attack that killed 10 people at a UN-run Gaza school was a "moral outrage and a criminal act", UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said.

VietNamNet Bridge – Children in rural areas often suffer from a lack of quality stage performances that their urban cousins take for granted.

 VietNamNet Bridge – World acclaimed hiphop and breakdance tournament “Battle of The Year”(BOTY) will take place in HCMC on August 9, featuring 20 top dance groups nationwide.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central coastal city of Da Nang has officially covered its territory with Wi-Fi signal after a year-long trial, looking towards making internet connection more convenient for tourists and locals

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two years ago, the 2012 Kavli astrophysics prize award was given to Dr. Jane Luu, known as Luu Le Hang in Vietnamese, who won some of astronomy’s most prestigious prizes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Universities, junior colleges and vocational schools all complain that they cannot enroll enough students. Where have the high school graduates gone?

 VietNamNet Bridge – The owners of garbage-collection rings behave like “barons”, who want to make a lot of money and wield power.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The government bond market is expect to set a new record in volume and value this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Entertaining literary works are dominating the market and attracting more young writers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mrs. Nguyen Thi Tru in Binh Chanh Dist, Ho Chi Minh City, has been recognized as the oldest woman in Vietnam. Her health is fairly good and she eats three to four bowls of rice each day.