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Song Tranh hydro-power plant 2 jolted by earthquake

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 2.9 magnitude earthquake rattled Song Tranh hydro-power plant 2 in central Quang Nam Province's Bac Tra My District on the afternoon of June 8.

Jane Fonda honoured by Hollywood stars

 A cast of stars have paid tribute to actress and political activist Jane Fonda as she accepted the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award.

Decree outlines regulations on local e-commerce sites

 VietNamNet Bridge – Unregistered e-commerce websites will be fined between VND20-30 million (US$952-1,428).

Taliban claim deadly attack on Karachi airport

 The Pakistani Taliban have said they were behind an attack at the country's largest airport that killed at least 28 people, including 10 militants.

EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 10-20 (daily updated)

  Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

Chinese coach bids farewell

VietNamNet Bridge – Coach Chen Yun Fa has ended his contract with the Viet Nam Football Federation after nearly eight years working with the women's national team.  

Teams battle for semi-final places in Cup draw

 VietNamNet Bridge – A goal from Senegalese striker Abass Cheikh Dieng helped Binh Duong edge out Da Nang 2-1 in the quarter-final of National Football Cup yesterday, June 8.

Live television bridge sharpens patriotism

VietNamNet Bridge – A touching television programme raised people's awareness of the role and strategic position of Viet Nam's sea and islands as well as praised people's pride and love of the nation's sovereignty over the Truong Sa and Hoang Sa

Chinese ships continue aggression

Viet Nam fisheries surveillance ships yesterday continued intense efforts to oppose China and get it to withdraw the oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 from Viet Nam's waters.

Vietnam’s rice export prices expected to rise

VietNamNet Bridge – Signs indicate that the world’s rice market is expected to change and that Vietnam will be able to sell rice at higher prices, experts say.

Khmer pentatonic music gets back into tune

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Khmer residents of a commune in the southernmost province of Ca Mau can enjoy their unique pentatonic music form once again as youngsters take to it with enthusiasm.

Vietnamese ships keep struggling against China

They stayed about 8-10 nautical miles from where China’s oil rig is illegally standing, according to the Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Department.

Vietnam’s No. 1 e-commerce brand to be dethroned?

VietNamNet Bridge – Lazada, the only foreign major player in the e-commerce market, has ambitions to dislodge Vietnamese ChoDienTu from its No 1 position.

Stock market stakeholders look to boost trading

 VietNamNet Bridge – If listed companies improve corporate governance and risk management, foreign investors will be deeply interested, a State Securities Commission official has said.

Falling liquidity leaves national bourses mixed

 VietNamNet Bridge – Shares fell on the HCM City Stock Exchange last week, but gained slightly on the northern bourse.

Vietnamese swimmers set records

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Anh Vien yesterday (June 8) set three new records at the ongoing 38th Southeast Asian Age Group Swimming Championships in Singapore.

Chinese-made transformers fail, cause power cuts in Hanoi

Two transformers, AT1 and AT2, of the Hiep Hoa 500KV transformer station in Bac Giang Province, failed to operate for one week in mid-May, affecting sufficient electricity output to the capital city of Hanoi.

HCM City requested to set up fund for victims of tree accidents

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City's Parks and Green Trees Company has asked the city to establish a supporting fund to aid victims of fallen trees.

Footwear exports continue to grow

VietNamNet Bridge – Footwear exports fetched US$3.76 billion in the first five months of this year, up 17.8 per cent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Da Nang to host international fireworks contest

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city will host the Da Nang International Fireworks Competition 2015 from April 29 to May 3 next year, the annual event's organising committee said.