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HCM City evacuates crumbling apartments

 VietNamNet Bridge – Residents living in two degraded apartment buildings in HCM City's Binh Thanh District will be relocated to new homes that are the same or bigger than their existing premises.

CPI to rise due to health-care charges

 VietNamNet Bridge – The country's consumer price index (CPI) in June is set to increase between 0.5 and 0.6 per cent against the previous month, according to the Vietcombank Securities Co (VCBS).

Deputy PM offers comprehensive national update

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivered a report on the country’s situation in the first five months of the year at the ongoing seventh session of the 13th National Assembly (NA) on June 12.

Recession 'led to 10,000 suicides'

 The economic crisis in Europe and North America led to more than 10,000 extra suicides, according to figures from UK researchers.

Vietnam brings China’s acts to ILO conference

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has strongly condemned China’s violent acts targeting Vietnamese fishermen within the waters of Vietnam, at the 103rd International Labour Conference in Geneva.

Ancient records show Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa - Truong Sa

VietNamNet would like to introduce a series of articles on ancient documents proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over the archipelagos of Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly).

“Rice King” abdicates, farmers give up rice fields

Low, unstable incomes have prompted farmers and major agriculture producers to shift to other kinds of work.

China continues using tricks to slander Vietnam

Chinese ships on June 12 continued to encircle and cut off Vietnamese Fisheries Surveillance vessels and then retreat in order to photograph and film misleading footage aimed to make it look like they were being rammed by Vietnamese ships.

A code of conduct is needed to restrain China

China is trying to create “a fait accompli" to rationalise its presence in the areas it uses force to occupy the East Sea.

Top 50 Vietnamese gift specialties (Part 5)

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam Record Organization recently published the list of 50 gift specialties which were nominated by localities, tourism agencies, domestic and foreign tourists.

Vietnam’s rustic beauty of the 19th century

VietNamNet Bridge – Vivid images of life in the Hanoi, Hai Phong, Hue, Nha Trang and Saigon of the late 19th century appear in the precious photos of then Governor General of Indochina, Armand Rousseau.

Undeniable history: Hoang Sa, Truong Sa have always been sacred territories of Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – The so-called “U-shaped” line China has drawn by itself in the East Sea as well as its recent moves are the main causes of the complicated and tense situation in the region.

Le Cong Vinh holds up Red Card against child labour

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese football striker Le Cong Vinh is taking part in a campaign launched by the International Labour Organization (ILO) to prevent child labour.

Thai junta orders free World Cup TV

 Thailand's ruling junta has ordered TV regulators to ensure that football fans will not have to pay to watch any matches at the World Cup.

Japan, Australia condemn provocations in East Sea

Foreign and defence ministers of Japan and Australia have expressed strong opposition to the use of force or coercion to unilaterally alter the status quo in the East and East China Seas.

The Paracels: forty years on

China’s act of locating its oil rig in contested waters in the Paracels is more than a dispute over sovereignty. It is also a dispute about international law of the sea.

Hong Kong's gay marriage objection

 News that Hong Kong's government has objected to plans to allow same-sex couples to wed at the British consulate in the Chinese city has angered gay rights activists.

Stockpiling helps to boost rice farmers' profits

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Government programme to create a temporary stockpile of one million tonnes of rice from the winter-spring crop has ensured that many farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) River Delta earned profits,

Football fans crazy about World Cup 2014

VietNamNet Bridge – The ambience of game-day was in the air on June 11 as the northern province of Hung Yen hosted a football rally displaying the revelry that Vietnamese fans have for the game of football.

SPORTS NEWS 12/6

Viet Nam's Nguyen Tien Minh advanced to the second round of the Yonex Japan Open badminton tournament yesterday (June 11) in Tokyo.