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French quartet to perform in Ha Noi

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Parisii Quartet, well known in Europe and particularly in France, will perform in a classical concert in Ha Noi on June 7 to introduce their music to the Vietnamese audience.

India a ‘trusted partner' of VN in East Sea dispute: academic

For last six decades or more, India and Viet Nam have unhindered bilateral relation. So also, last week's Chinese bulling attitude in East Sea where India lost no time to convey its discontent of former's irresponsible act.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 3/6

 Foreigners, OVs to get VAT refunds as from July 1; Ford Vietnam gearing up to expand nationwide; Singaporean investors eye Vietnamese real estate market; VAMC sets annual target for debt purchases

East Sea tensions – the centrepiece of Shangri-La Dialogue

 East Sea tensions following China’s illegal placement of its drilling rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone were hotly debated at the recent 13th Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore.

Tourism sector asked to cope with impact of East Sea tension

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite the negative impact posed by the current East Sea tension, the tourism sector should work harder to deal with difficulties facing it by applying inter-disciplinary measures to reach its set targets,

VAMC’s debt purchases hard to sell off

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC) has bought tens of trillions of dong worth of bad debts from commercial banks, but it has not made any considerable progress in selling the debts.

Van Thanh Cong’s new "Golden Imprint" collection

 VietNamNet Bridge – Famous designer Van Thanh Cong released his evening gown collection  decorated with gems and featuring gold and metallic colors in the "Fashion and Passion" show in HCM City on Friday night.

T&T retain top spot in V-League

 VietNamNet Bridge – Defeating Hai Phong 3-2 yesterday (June 1) Ha Noi T&T strengthened their leading position on the V-League ranking table.

Vietnam’s credit ratings remain stable despite East Sea tensions

Standards and Poor’s (S&P) and Moody’s, two of the world’s three most prestigious credit-rating firms, have said that tensions in the East Sea and public disorder in some localities of Vietnam had not affected Vietnam’s credit ratings.

Ancient wells in Hanoi’s old villages

 VietNamNet Bridge - In addition to its old houses, Duong Lam in the Son Tay district of Hanoi has many wells with a long history.

Vietnamese student named a Brisbane ambassador

VietNamNet Bridge - A university student from Vietnam now studying in Brisbane, Australia, has been honoured by the city's mayor in his adopted home.

PM asks for quick support for affected foreign enterprises

 VietNamNet Bridge – PM Nguyen Tan Dung on Sunday issued an Instruction to task relevant ministries, agencies and localities to beef up the realization of measures to support foreign-funded enterprises which were affected

Students sit final high school exams

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 900,000 high school students nationwide attended orientation sessions yesterday (June 1) in preparation for the national graduation exams, which start today.

Vietnam expects Japan coastguard ships next year: vice defence minister

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam expects to take delivery of coastguard ships from Japan early next year, the country's vice defence minister said on Sunday, as Hanoi looks to boost its defenses amid a territorial row with China in the East Sea.

Vietnam has fifth International Women's Grand Master

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Mai Hung has become the fifth woman from Viet Nam to be awarded the International Women's Grandmaster (IWGM) title.

Bobby Chinn candidate for Vietnam Tourism Ambassador

 VietNamNet Bridge – Internationally-known chef Bobby Chinn has been put forth as a candidate for the Vietnam Tourism Ambassador for 2014 to 2017.

New coach Muira to take charge in friendly against Myanmar

The national men's football team will play a friendly match against Myanmar next month, according to the Viet Nam Football Federation.

Painting exhibition features children’s insight

The ‘2nd Flower and Sun’ painting exhibition, which opened on June 1 in Hanoi, offers a chance to contemplate works by child painters and helps adults relive their childhood.

Solar plane set for inaugural flight

 A solar-powered plane that will be taken on a round-the-world journey in 2015 is set to make its inaugural flight on Monday.

Farmers told to stop selling Chinese superworms for fish, bird feed

 VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists have warned farmers that the Chinese superworm (Zaphobasmorio), an omnivorous insect not included on the list of domestic animals permitted to be bred in Vietnam, should not be used as fish and bird feed.