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More fund for climate change response

 VietNamNet Bridge – Around 6,000 communes which are mostly vulnerable to climate change will get US$5 million to mitigate natural disaster risks.  

Viet Nam boosts Thailand ties with Joint Statement

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam and Thailand have issued a Joint Statement on the official visit to Thailand by the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Nguyen Phu Trong.

DJ Hoang Anh off to rock Canada

 VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese DJ Hoang Anh is off for a three-day tour of Canada from Friday to Sunday where he will take the stage with some of the world’s top DJs.

Summer escape in Bai Da

 VietNamNet Bridge – There are many popular sightseeing spots in Son Tra Peninsular, Danang City like Linh Ung Pagoda where the highest statue of God of Mercy is located, radar hill overlooking the whole of the bay,

High quality kindergartens born in masses

VietNamNet Bridge - There are no regulations about high quality kindergartens but a lot of schools in HCMC still introduce themselves as high quality kindergartens, collecting high tuition fees for the committed high quality

Ethanol plants mired in troubles

VietNamNet Bridge – The ethanol plants of Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PVN) are facing numerous difficulties due to slow consumption of the bio-petrol E5 at home and poor ethanol export prices.

Merchants run away from shopping malls to stop loss

VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of merchants in Hanoi have shut down their kiosks and transferred the stalls at shopping malls to others because the business is not good enough to pay for retail premises rents.

Beleaguered Delta farmers sell off land

VietNamNet Bridge – With agriculture remaining generally unprofitable, many farmers in the Mekong Delta are forced to give up farming and sell their lands, causing concern among local authorities.

Tableware colour influences food flavour, study

 British hospitals use red trays in a programme to combat malnutrition, but may have chosen the worst possible colour, according to a study Wednesday linking the tinge of tableware to food enjoyment.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 27/6

 Agricultural exports decline; SMEs to get support from eco-consulting centre; FDI hits nearly US$10.5 billion in six months; US pursues tra, basa fish investigations; Mixed reaction to VN trade deficit figures

‘Golden pig' kids not so lucky

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 125,000 children are expected to register for first grade next month, an increase of 11,000 that places primary schools at risk of overcrowding,

Foreign eyes look for local banking opportunities

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign investors are looking for room to grow in the banking sector.

World-record centipede discovered in Da Nang

 VietNamNet Bridge – A centipede of 32 cm long crawled into a house near the Da Nang Airport a few days ago. This centipede may break the world record as the longest one.

Women’s football team to attend a training course in RoK

 VietNamNet Bridge – The training course in Japan of the Vietnam women's national team is likely to be replaced by a course in the Republic of Korea (RoK) in late August.

Vietnamese ao dai fly on Thames River

The British and Vietnamese audience had an opportunity to enjoy a fashion show of traditional and modern designs by Vietnamese designer Hoang Hai amid London at the "Vietnam Open Festival 2013" on June 22-23.

The 700-year-old wreck in pictures

"For the first time Vietnamese experts have excavated the shipwreck dating back to the 13th century. This is the oldest wreck in Vietnam waters," said the former director of the Vietnam National Museum of History.

Swimmer Vien leads VN gold rush

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Anh Vien sealed another hat-trick of swimming gold medals in the ASEAN Schools Games (ASG) yesterday, June 25, in Ha Noi.

Female duo win silver at 2013 Fernbaby Auckland Int’l

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese badminton pair Le Thu Huyen and Pham Nhu Thao has successfully brought home a silver medal from the women’s doubles competition at New Zealand’s 2013 Fernbaby Auckland International.

South Korean marine police boat visits Ba Ria-Vung Tau

VietNamNet Bridge – The Marine Police boat JujakHam, from South Korea, joined Viet Nam Maritime Police Zone 3 to conduct exchanges and fire prevention, combat training and rescue within the waters of Ba Ria-Vung Tau yesterday morning.

Exports to US through small alleys or entering big doors?

While Vietnamese products flood the supermarkets owned by Vietnamese or Chinese, they rarely can be seen at the US owned hypermarkets, or they are available there under the others’ names.