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Buses accessible by disabled go into service in HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – Two buses designed to be easily accessed by disabled people have gone into operation in HCM City. The buses have low floors and wide doors and are equipped with wheelchair lifts.

National Assembly Chairman lauds close relations with Laos

VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung visited the Lao National Assembly on yesterday, July 4, and delivered a speech at the plenary session.

Euro caricature paintings go on display

VietNamNet Bridge – A unique painting exhibition is on display in Ha Noi featuring caricatures in celebration of the 2012 Euro.

Cuc Phuong Turtle Conservation Centre

On an area of 3,000sq.m of Cuc Phuong Turtle Conservation Centre there were rows of cages, crates, stables and basins to keep over 1,000 turtles that belong to 20 out of the 25 species of tortoises and fresh-water turtles known to be in Vietnam.

HCM City hosts Vietnam-US technology conference

VietNamNet Bridge – The ‘Technology Entrepreneurs Creative Mix’ (TECx) conference is taking place in Ho Chi Minh City from July 4-7 with the aim of enhancing co-operation between Vietnam and the US in technology, trade and investment.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 5/7

FM sends condolences to China; Top legislature congratulates RoK’s parliamentary speaker; Vietnamese, Cambodian militaries foster ties; Costa Rican diplomat visits Vietnam

Vietnam moves out of top 100 FIFA rankings

VietNamNet Bridge - The national football team of Vietnam has dropped down by 22 places to stand at 120th position in the FIFA rankings in July, getting out of the top 100.

VFA to collect rice, market to be reheated

The information that the Vietnam Food Association (VFA) has been assigned by the government to buy one million tons of the summer-autumn crop for storage from the second half of July has helped raise the rice prices.

Chinese reports on Spratly incident not true

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam News Agency affirms that Chinese media reports on four Chinese marine surveillance ships “blocking” and “chasing” Vietnamese Marine Police ships in the Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago, are totally untrue.

Five dead during German hostage confrontation

Five people were dead during the confrontation between an armed kidnapper and the police in Karlsruhe, southwest Germany on Wednesday.

Hanoi’s Ceramic Road becomes cultivated area

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ceramic Road is a big work to celebrate the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi capital. This is also a world Guinness record. However, some people have taken advantage of the road to plant vegetables.

Precious fishes found at Tham river valley

Tham river valley is not the biggest one in the region, while it opens to other valleys and rivers. However, this is the only place that the two species of precious fish – ca ro Tong Truong and ca trau tien vua.

Undiagnosed disease kills 61 Cambodian children, investigation underway

Cambodia's Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) are currently conducting an active investigation of an unknown disease in Cambodia, which has killed 61 Cambodian young children since April,

Vietnam hopes to improve race by decoding the genome

If reasonable investments are made, Vietnam would be able to decode the genome of about 100 Vietnamese people by 2015.

Vietnamese businesses still struggle to find the way to live

The Vietnamese enterprises in the business fields dominated by foreigners, have still been struggling to survive. And they need the support from the State.

Vietnamese schools proclaim themselves international schools

According to the HCM City Education and Training Department, by the end of the last year, 27 international schools had been established and put under the department’s control.

Ignore the drizzle and picnic in style to Ta Ngao Waterfall

People say coming to the Central Highlands city of Bao Loc at this time of the year must be depressing with the constant drizzle and chilly weather making people feel sad and down.

Google shuts down five products

Google on Tuesday announced to shut down five products which are not core to its business.

Binh Phuoc: funeral spreads banknotes

VietNamNet Bridge – At 8am of July 2, a convoy of hearses spread VND1,000 banknotes and votive papers on a 15km road in Binh Phuoc province.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 57

Oil import taxes up, petrol prices down; Forum aims to boost trade with Portugal; Property developer saves cash; FDI disbursement stable despite lower pledged capital; A paradoxical result of real estate market