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Fishing villages preserve valuable forest

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vinh Son Village residents in the central province of Quang Binh's Quang Trach District have been persistently preserving their forest, coping with East Sea waves and winds for the last hundred years.

Vietnamese-born physicist makes waves

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese-American physicist Nguyen Trong Hien was born in 1963 in Da Nang City. He is now working as the astronomy supervisor for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at NASA in the United States.

Chinese media invited to uncover the truth

Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh has extended an invitation to Chinese media to participate in field trips into Vietnam’s territorial waters where China has illegally placed its oil rig.

China’s tactics during HD-981 drilling rig incident

 VietNamNet Bridge – During the HD-981 drilling rig incident, China used malicious tactics, civilian and civilian-disguised forces, and conducted civil and economic measures, not military actions, that were offensive to the international community.

Pristine upland fair in Bac Ha

 VietNamNet Bridge - Bac Ha Market opens every Sundays from morning till 2pm. This is the ideal place to explore the pristine looks and characteristics of ethnic minority groups in the northwest region of Vietnam.

Talented youth develop rural areas

 VietNamNet Bridge – The recruitment of 500 of the nation's best and brightest to work as civil servants in rural and mountainous communes, will promote development, transparency and equality,

Vietnam to resolutely defend national sovereignty

Professor Dr Vu Van Hien, Deputy Chairman of the Party Central Theoretical Council outlined his vision of China’s wrongdoing that has resulted in the escalation of tensions in the East Sea in a recent interview granted to a Japanese reporter.

Youngsters snub locally made toys

 VietNamNet Bridge – With a vast variety of illegally imported toys available at reasonable prices, Vietnamese-made toys are falling out of favour with children in HCM City.

Instruction takes tough stance on corrupt, irresponsible officials

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Anh Tuan, Vice Minister of Home Affairs, tells Tin Tuc (News) Newspaper that underperforming civil servants and public employees may be in the firing line for job cuts.

Female Australian pilot loves Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Australian born Fleming Belinda Anne has worked as a pilot for Vietnam Airlines for 7 years following brief stints in Singapore, Malaysia and even India, and now calls the S-shaped country her second home.

Children in danger at illegal childcare centres

 VietNamNet Bridge – Labour, invalids and social affairs offices in HCM City's districts should monitor illegal home-based childcare centres because children there face a high risk of violence, the HCM City Child Welfare Foundation has warned.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 7/6

Piaggio Vietnam recalls 10,000 Vespa scooters; Thousands of foreign experts return to work in Binh Duong; Singaporean investors still confident in Vietnam after riots; SBV calms forex fluctuations

Magnificent Saigon

 VietNamNet Bridge introduces panoramic pictures of a Saigon with "skyscrapers" and bright lights, captured by Vietnamese and foreign photographers.

Overall planning for southern economic zones announced

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Planning and Investment on June 5 announced overall development plans for two southern economic zones through to 2020, which are focused on expanding key fields and boosting GDP growth.

Angelina Jolie: 'Most fans are just wonderful'

Angelina Jolie has said her security arrangements will not change following Vitalii Sediuk's red carpet "attack" on Brad Pitt last week.

Highway contractors suspended

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang has suspended the designers, supervisors and constructors of a project to upgrade the section of National Highway No18 connecting Uong Bi City and Ha Long City in Quang Ninh Province.

Thailand’s stance on current developments in East Sea

VietNamNet Bridge – Thailand’s acting Minister for Foreign Affairs Sihasak Phuangketkeow on June 5 granted an exclusive interview to the Viet Nam Government Portal regarding the current developments in the East Sea,

Dance show to hold 3rd season auditions

 VietNamNet Bridge – The third season of Thu Thach Cung Buoc Nhay, the Vietnamese version of the US TV show So You Think You Can Dance, will hold auditions in eight cities across the country.

Samsung invests over US$1 billion in HCM City factory

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Chi Minh City has approved the application by the Republic of Korean Samsung Group to construct a US$1 billion electronics manufacturing facility at the city’s Hi-Tech Park.

HSBC: East Sea tensions leave limited impact on Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – HSBC Bank’s latest Vietnam macro-economic report says the nation will feel limited impact from the East Sea tensions with China.