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Colombian artwork exhibited in HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – A solo exhibition of work by contemporary Colombian artist Luz Angela Lizarazo is being held at the San Art gallery in Ho Chi Minh City.

VN, Thailand seek stronger economic ties

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has expressed his wish to deepen the Vietnamese – Thai multi-faceted cooperation in an effective manner, benefiting both countries.

Rocking Tom Cruise film premiers in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – The film “Rock of Ages” starring Hollywood actor Tom Cruise will be shown in cinemas across Vietnam from July 13.

Vietnam Summer Camp 2012 opens

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Summer Camp 2012 officially opened at the Culture-Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Minorities in Hanoi on July 12.

600 players compete in chess champs

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Junior Chess Championships opened in Ho Chi Minh City on July 12, attracting 600 players from 31 cities and provinces across the country.

China regulator debriefs Roche on drug safety

The State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) said Thursday that it has debriefed a manager supervising product security at Roche China, following an investigation into possible adverse reactions of some Roche products.

Commercial banks still hesitant to reduce interest rates for old debts

VietNamNet Bridge – No one can say for sure that commercial banks would accept the loan interest rate of 15 percent per annum to be applied for the old debts, even though this is the instruction given by the State Bank.

Vietnamese FM calls for regional forums’ contributions

Both the East Asia Summit (EAS) and the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) need to make further contributions to the region’s common goals of peace, stability, security and cooperation in the region.

SPORTS IN BRIEF 13/7

Thua Thien-Hue win opener; National sports festival attracts 7,800 athletes; Dat wins U18 air pistol discipline; That claims cycling tour victory

Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany presents credentials

VietNamNet Bridge – Ambassador Nguyen Thi Hoang Anh presented her credentials to Joachim Gauck, President of the Federal Republic of Germany, at Bellevue Palace on July 11.

The cyclo in Vietnam

It is not easy for a particular vehicle to exist, to be honoured and loved for generations. However, a rudimentary and simple cyclo in Vietnam has done it!

Vietnamese get bankrupted because of the wood chip sales to Chinese

After Vietnamese farmers tasted the bitterness from selling farm produce to Chinese merchants, it’s now Vietnamese wood chip exporters to suffer from the deals with Chinese, who have suddenly stopped collecting products.

HFMD causes child deaths in Cambodia: WHO

The severe form of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) was the cause of illnesses and deaths of 54 Cambodian children since April, concluded the findings of a joint investigation on Thursday.

The people who make friends with beasts (part 2)

VietNamNet Bridge – Only the passion for the job can retain the officers and keep them working at the zoo. Everyone here understands well that making friends with beasts is a very dangerous career.

Parents fear… their children may pass university entrance exams

In order to arrange enough money for their children to attend the university entrance exams, a lot of parents have to sell all buffalos, cows, pigs and rice.

Developing apps for social networks golden opportunity for programmers

VietNamNet Bridge – With 12 million people using social networks, or 60 percent of Internet users in Vietnam, developing apps on social networks has become a good job.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 13/7

EVN dissolves hydroelectric affiliates; More import competition looms; Non-bank lenders face tax; Businesses ignore risk management; Chinese man buys huge land plots in Binh Thuan; Ironing out economic snags in Mekong Delta

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 12/7

Lao performers to celebrate friendship with VN; Old cannon found on riverbed; Artist explores his own ‘Mental Places'; Japanese beat-maker presents distinctive sound

US$15.6 million to improve transmission lines

A US$16.5 million contract on supplying materials and equipment to the Pleiku-Phu Lam 500kV power line was signed in Hanoi on July 11 by the National Power Transmission Corporation (NPT) and the US General Electric Digital Energy (GE).

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 12/7

Hanoi, Paris boost comprehensive friendship; Northwest urged to develop technology; Drifting Vietnamese ship towed to port; Deputy PM highlights religious freedom