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Luxembourg and Vietnamese contemporary dance

 VietNamNet Bridge – A contemporary dance show by Luxembourg and Vietnamese artists will take place at the Youth Theater in Hanoi at 8 p.m. on June 20.

Returning S Korea workers given labour support

VietNamNet Bridge – Do Huy Hoang, a 36-year-old student of the SONA International Manpower Supply and Trade Company's training centre in Ha Noi's Me Linh District, found work after returning from South Korea

Warning on German contraceptives

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Drug Administration of Viet Nam is keeping a close eye on information relating to two drugs, Yaz and Yasmin, used to prevent pregnancy.

Mekong Delta: Farmers sell agricultural land en masse

 VietNamNet Bridge - For most farmers, land is considered property and the major means of production. Yet recently, many farmers in the Mekong Delta had to sell land to pay debts.

Low-income citizens should rent homes: official

VietNamNet Bridge – Citizens who earn VND6-7 million per month should take out preferential loans to buy a home, but those with a lower income should rent,

Soft drink market: the stiffer competition is still ahead

Though the foreign big guys -- Pepsi and Coca Cola have powerful financial capability which help put them at an advantage in the confrontation with Vietnamese, no one can say for sure that they will surely win the game.

Backpacking: You can go your own way

VietNamNet Bridge – Phan Hai Anh, 24, carefully checks his sleeping bags, medicine kit and backpack once more in preparation for a weekend journey to the northernmost province of Ha Giang with some friends.

King crop: World's greatest pepper farmer

 VietNamNet Bridge – Under the scorching southern Viet Nam sun, every exertion is a challenge likely to be rewarded with torrents of sweat.

Fledgling VN author rewrites convention

VietNamNet Bridge – Le Xuan Khoa has always been keen on literature and writing stories. He passed the entrance exam to Nguyen Du School of Writing but opted instead for Ha Noi University of Technology.

The ESOP rush

Big enterprises have been following in each others’ footsteps in launching ESOP – employee stock ownership plans – to increase their capital, bring more benefits to shareholders and retain workers.

Bacterium trials could stop spread of dengue

VietNamNet Bridge – The Wolbachia bacterium, which is being used in Viet Nam on a trial basis, could become an effective bio-control strategy to control not only dengue fever but also other insect-borne illnesses,

12 businesses found using unlicensed software, causing VND7 billion loss

VietNamNet Bridge – Competent agencies, which took an extraordinary inspection tour to 12 enterprises, have found that the unlicensed software products illegally used there were worth VND7 billion.

Lecturers’ professional ability cannot catch up with student development

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of full time training students in the 2011-2012 academic year increased by 16 percent, while the teaching staff did not increase accordingly.

To have licenses for hydropower plants, investors must plant forests

VietNamNet Bridge – The investors, who want to build hydropower plants or exploit minerals on the forest land, will have to re-plant the same area of forests.

Ha Long mooring fee plan slammed

VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh want to charge tourist boats for mooring overnight in Ha Long Bay, but the plan has faced a backlash from some businesses who are arguing that it is unfair.

China may increase its investments in textiles and garments in Vietnam

Vietnamese textile and garment companies have warned that they would have more redoubtable rivals as China may increase its investments in Vietnam once the Trans Pacific Partnership TPP is signed.

Spratly Islands lighthouse job no sinecure

 VietNamNet Bridge – For more than half his life, Nguyen Van Thu has been manning lighthouses.

Apple leader admits e-book prices rose with iPad launch

 Apple's chief dealmaker acknowledged that prices of best-selling e-books rose after the tech giant launched iPad book sales in 2010, but denied any role in a plot to fix prices.

UNESCO Culture Week to be held in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – The second UNESCO Culture and Development Week will be held as part of the Quang Nam Heritage Festival from June 19-26.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 16/6

 Auto sales up 42% in May; Australia to appoint agricultural advisor to Vietnam; Citing delays, Kumho seeks tax refund; Lower steel prices cut into earnings; Ministry proposes loans for coffee producers