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Seven students fined for offensive language on Facebook

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three students in the central city of Da Nang have been fined VND10 million (US$481) each and four others issued warnings, for slandering another student on Facebook.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 8/8

 PVEP welcomes first oil stream from project in Malaysia; PetroVietnam revenue falls 4 percent; Footwear, handbag production jumps on strong Japanese orders; Firms favour HCM City Stock Exchange

More FDI licences to be revoked

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign Direct investment (FDI) projects that have expired but not yet re-registered, will be revoked after February 1st next year, according to a newly issued directive from the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

Tien Minh enters 1/16 round of the world championships

 VietNamNet Bridge – Facing the German rival of nearly 2m high – Dieter Domke who ranks 64th in the world, Tien Minh had 2-0 win to enter the third round of the BWF World Championships 2013 in China today, August 7.

Dolphins remember friends' whistles for decades: study

 Bottlenose dolphins can remember each other's signature whistles for more than 20 years, a study said Wednesday -- the longest social memory ever observed in an animal.

New Zealand milk formula scares mums

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi To Tram of HCM City is worried after hearing that dairy products made using whey protein from New Zealand could be tainted with botulinum, the bacterium that causes potentially fatal botulism.

Stillborn baby comes back to life

 VietNamNet Bridge – A newly born baby classified as stillborn was found to be still breathing when taken home for burial.

H5N1-infected quails destroyed in Tien Giang

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over 26,000 quails infected with the avian flu virus of the H5N1 type have been destroyed in Tien Giang Province in the past month, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 7/8

 VNA, PRD agree to further cooperation; Thailand’s Former Deputy PM honoured with Friendship Order; Vietnam, South Africa look to foster ties; Ambassador calls for US governors’ support for TPP

“Online celebrity” banned from nationwide performance

 VietNamNet Bridge - On Wednesday the Performing Arts Agency asked the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of 63 provinces and cities to not grant performing licenses to an “online star” known as “Ba Tung”, even at bars.

After terror bombings in 1972, father and son become “wild men”

 VietNamNet Bridge - Panic of the tragic death of his mother and two sons when the U.S. bombs hit his house, a soldier held his one-year-old son and ran into the jungle. He lived in the forest for 40 years until August 7.

VTC loses virtual mobile licence

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam Multimedia Corp (VTC) will have its virtual mobile network licence revoked after failing to provide a service within the scheduled time limit, according to the Ministry of Information and Communication.

Quang Ngai: Wild men rescued

 VietNamNet Bridge - After 40 years living in the jungle, yesterday August 7 Mr. Ho Van Thanh and his son, Ho Van Lang, were rescued by the local government and local people.

New Zealand struggling to complete tainted milk recall

 New Zealand was struggling to meet a self-imposed deadline to remove tainted baby formula from shelves worldwide Wednesday and end a botulism scare that has triggered global recalls.

Cong Vinh presents himself before Japanese media

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese striker spoke Japanese at the first press conference with his club on August 6.

VNPT unexpectedly appoints new CEO

 VietNamNet Bridge - Mr. Tran Manh Hung will replace Mr. Vu Tuan Hung as the General Director of the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) from August 6.

Ministry of Culture calls for more candidates for Tourism Ambassador

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has received applications for the position of Vietnam Tourism Ambassador from five candidates, so it has called for other candidates to participate in the selection.

Prevented from flirting with 10-year-old girl, man attacks five people by acid

 VietNamNet Bridge - Nam Dinh City Police on August 5 arrested Dang Van Hai, 24, residing in My Loc district, Nam Dinh city, after this man attacked five people in a family with acid on August 3.

8,000 Asian openbill storks fly to Tram Chim National Park

 VietNamNet Bridge - So far, nearly 500 red-headed cranes and about 8,000 Asian openbill storks, which is named in the Vietnam Red Book, have flown to the Tram Chim National Park in Dong Thap Province.

Banks accept debt payment in stocks to ease bad debts

 VietNamNet Bridge – Unable to clear inventories to get money for debt payment, a lot of debtors have to pay in their shares.