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Death toll stands at 7 in Bulgarian bus blast: foreign ministry

The number of victims of the attack at Burgas Airport has risen to seven, Bulgarian Foreign Ministry confirmed on Thursday, a day after the powerful blast which injured more than 30 other Israeli tourists.

Quyen wins stage, Hung takes lead

VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Van Quyen of the Military team won the fifth and final stage of the Return to Truong Son cycling tour yesterday, July 19.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 20/7

Deputy PM chairs first NCSDCI session; Vietnam, Vatican boost bilateral ties;  Committee urged to improve life in Southwest; More celebrations in Laos, Vietnam

PM Dung receives Iranian and Mozambique ambassadors

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on July 19 received Iranian ambassador Hossein Al-Vandi Behine and Mozambique ambassador Gamilien Munguambe, who have both recently assumed their roles in Vietnam.

Russia, China veto Western-proposed draft resolution on Syria

Russia and China, two permanent members of the UN Security Council, wielded veto power Thursday over a western-proposed draft resolution, which demands extension of UNSMIS for a period of 45 days,

Floating markets – the essence of the Mekong Delta

The Mekong Delta is renowned for its floating markets which are typical of the Phung Hiep and Cai Be districts.

Eight provinces research urban administration model

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has instructed eight provinces and some ministries to make research of the urban administration model.

American scientists find evidence for exoplanet smaller than Earth

U.S. space agency NASA announced Wednesday that astronomers using the Spitzer Space Telescope have detected what they believe is a planet two-thirds the size of Earth.

Decoding genome to improve race just a vain hope

While the Vietnam Science and Technology Institute cherishes the hope that Vietnam would successfully decode human genome, thus enabling to improve the Vietnamese race, others have doubts about the feasibility of the project.

The interesting stories about the Vietnamese students attending 53rd IMO

Dang seemed to be unlucky when his luggage was lost at the airport; however, he has won the gold medal at the 53rd International Mathematics Olympiad.

Wave of indignation raised against the monkey killer

A young man has killed two monkeys and then showed off his “achievement” on Facebook. However, his savage action has been violently criticized, while he has been described as “emotionless cold-blooded person.”

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 20/7

Infrastructure investment still lags; ATM fees to be investigated; Retailers expand despite fall in demand; Laos calls for more HCM City investors; Investors may be asked to post completion bond; State audit unearths $1 bln budget loss

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF19/7

Literature, arts magazine debuts; Tre publisher launches digital bookstore; Ha Noi Pub Quizzers mount competition; Free Vietnamese lessons at Puku Cafe

Transparency needed in international education cooperation

VietNamNet Bridge – International cooperation in tertiary and post-graduate education has become a common trend in Vietnam and neighbouring countries such as Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 19/7

Nelson Mandela Day marked in Vietnam; Procuracy pays $10,500 damage to wrongly jailed woman; Copperhead snakes discovered on bus; Explosives ring busted by border guards

Social protection system ineffective for farmers

VietNamNet Bridge – Reducing expenses and borrowing money from relatives were key measures employed by small-scale farmers to cope with natural disasters and illnesses.

Chinese products dominating Vietnamese traditional craft villages (part 2)

Bat Trang pottery, Ha Dong silk craft villages have been flooded with Chinese goods. Meanwhile, the Dong Ho painting village not only has lost its traditional career, but lost its name as well.

VFF Chair Nguyen Trong Hy wants to resign

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Football Federation’s (VFF) Vice Chair Le Hung Dung recently disclosed that VFF Chair Nguyen Trong Hy wanted to step down.

Vietnam-Laos relations in pictures

VietNamNet Bridge - A photo exhibition capturing the steadfast solidarity and comprehensive co-operation between Vietnam and Laos over the last 50 years opened in HCM City on July 17.

300-year-old Buddhist temple burnt down

VietNamNet Bridge – The Hoi Son temple in HCM City was reduced to ashes on the evening of July 17. The loss is invaluable, said the temple’s manager, Reverand Thich Thien Hao.