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Big guys rush to build seaports

 VietNamNet Bridge – Investing in seaports and hydropower plants is believed to be the business fields which can bring superprofit to huge investors. However, the projects are really the huge “money hungry machines.”

Storm Jebi claims six lives

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tropical Storm Jebi has claimed the lives of six people after making landfall in the northern Viet Nam early on Saturday.

Importers recall tainted NZ milk powder

 China's importers on Sunday began to recall and seal products produced by New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra due to safety concerns over its allegedly contaminated whey protein that could cause botulism.

Mekong residents voice their concerns

 VietNamNet Bridge – Residents living in the Mekong River basin are expressing concerns over water degradation in the Mekong river and its impact on farming, aquaculture and the livelihood of the millions of people who live in the region.

Construction law puts onus on developers

 VietNamNet Bridge – The revised Law on Construction is expected to assign more responsibility to owners of construction projects in ensuring projects are carried out efficiently and follow regulations.

FM responds to US House approval of 2013 Human Rights Act

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi has reiterated the Vietnamese State’s consistent human rights and development policies in an August 3 reply to the US House of Representatives’ adoption of Vietnam Human Rights Act 2013

The mysterious disappearance of the real estate giants

 VietNamNet Bridge – Unable to arrange capital to implement real estate projects, losing money in risky investment deals, a lot of big guys in the real estate sector have gone missing to escape the public punishment.

Da Nang City delays the plan to sue talents

The Da Nang City People’s Committee has decided to give a grace period of 3 months, so that the families of the learners of the City’s Program on training and developing talents who broke the contracts, to arrange money for compensation.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 5/8

 Kiwi G-G visit spurs friendship; Foreign minister visits lift China, France ties; Prime Minister congratulates CPP on election win

Vietnamese cyclist positive for banned substances

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is shocking news for Vietnam sports when Nguyen Truong Tai, a cyclist of the national team, has been detected positive for banned substances at the Tour de Singkarak 2013 this June in Indonesia.

Vietnam wins first gold at World Games 2013

 VietNamNet Bridge – The excellent aerobic pair Thu Ha - Ba Dong won the first gold for Vietnam at the World Games in 2013 in Cali, Colombia on August 3.

Hoang Thanh Trang tops European Chess Championship

 VietNamNet Bridge – The draw game in round 11 on the night of August 3 turned Vietnamese chesswoman Hoang Thanh Trang into the champion of the European Chess Championship 2013.

Three langurs butchered in the forest

 VietNamNet Bridge - Four hunters trapped three langurs in the National Park of Phu Quoc (Kien Giang province) and slaughtered the monkeys on the spot. Two were arrested and one escaped.

Nine people missing in shipwreck in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hit by big waves, a ship carrying 30 people, including an American couple, was sunk in the Soai Rap River, in Can Gio District, with nine people missing.

U.S. photographer praises VN as a travel destination ideal for photography

 VietNamNet Bridge - Renowned photographer Stuart Forster has posted his photos about Vietnam on the Huffington Post and praised Vietnam as an ideal destination for professional photographers.

Tears at Smile restaurant

 VietNamNet Bridge - Each serving at this restaurant is only at VND2,000 ($0.1). Customers are not distinguished as rich or poor, young or old ... because there is the "spice" that everyone can feel there: affection.

Ancestral worshipping house pulls visitors into Hoi An's Old Quarter

VietNamNet Bridge – Situated in a narrow alley on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street in Hoi An City, there stands a house built in 1806 that sheltered 14 generations of former headmasters of the Royal Army, Nguyen Tuong Van's (1774-1822) family.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 5/8

 More firms approved to use fast track customs service; 5.5% GDP target within reach?; Crunch time for manufacturers in July; Enterprises in difficulty despite intervention

Foreign ownership draft decree to be submitted

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance has finished fielding suggestions for the draft decree on foreign ownership limit in listed enterprises and will submit it to the Government soon,

French designer joins Fashion Star 2013 jury

 VietNamNet Bridge – French designer Francine Pairon has been invited to judge Vietnam’s version of the internationally successful reality TV franchise “Fashion Star”.