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Six-month inventories fall on lower production

 VietNamNet Bridge – The total value of goods in stock declined in the first six months as production output was lower than in the same period last year,

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 18/7

 Strange disease identified as hepatitis; Capital may set up 190 taxi ranks; Japan grants 30 scholarships for Vietnamese cadres; USAid funds children's rehabilitation centre

Vietnam wins three golds at int’l maths contest

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese delegation to the 2013 International Mathematics Competition held early this month in Bulgaria have won three gold medals at the event, which is designed for students in grades 5 to 10.

U.S. military unveils Atlas humanoid robot

 The U.S. military unveiled Thursday one of its most-advanced humanoid robots known as Atlas, which was created to assist in future emergency situations, the American Forces Press Service reported Friday.

Foreign investors lead M&A charge

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mergers and acquisitions are expected to pick up pace this year despite a slow start to the year, mainly thanks to the increasing interest of foreign investors.

Teaching German in Vietnamese schools

VietNamNet Bridge – German Ambassador to Vietnam, Jutta Frasch and Vietnamese Minister of Education and Training, Pham Vu Luan signed a cooperative agreement on teaching German as a first or second language in selected Vietnamese schools.

Hundreds of heavyweight motorcycles in custody at Hai Phong Port

 VietNamNet Bridge – Being declared as LX125 scooters and computer screens, but when the customs checked the containers, there were hundreds of heavyweight motorcycles, many of which are up to 1,800 cc, which are banned from import.

Tropical depression strengthened into a storm

 VietNamNet Bridge - The storm swept through northern Luzon Island (Philippines) and will go on the mainland of southeast Guangdong (China).

Hanoi traffic police focus on violations of public cars

Dozens of cars with blue registration numbers (public cars) have been fined by Hanoi traffic police over the past several days. At least four drivers had their driving licenses revoked.

"Bizzare" jaundice reported in Kon Tum

 VietNamNet Bridge – Up to 87 people in the central highlands province of Kon Tum had the same symptoms like having a fever, jaundice...

Two tons of sturgeon smuggled into Hanoi each day

 VietNamNet Bridge - According to the Ministry of Public Security, this volume of sturgeon was smuggled from China to Hanoi and then legalized by certificates of origin from local farms.

Automobile manufacturers can only see big difficulties ahead

A lot of automobile manufacturers are considering stopping assembling cars in Vietnam and shifting to distribute cars in the market. If so, Vietnam would not have its automobile industry, and the forecast car price reductions would be far away.

Gold on Earth may come from colliding dead stars: study

 All gold on the Earth might have come from extreme crashes between dense dead stars, U.S. researchers reported Wednesday.

The "matrix" of billboards in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge - In a small public space, all kinds of billboards and signboards of various sizes, leaflets and even street name plates are hung, making “wall rubbish” in Hanoi.

Greek parliament approves key public-sector job cuts

 Greek parliament approved early on Thursday a new austerity and reform bill which contains mass job cuts in the public sector in a key step to unlock further international bailout aid to the debt-laden country.

Anti-corruption drive demanded by Party leader

 VietNamNet Bridge – The country has a lot of work to do in its fight against corruption, requiring a high degree of patience and determination,

Viet Nam outclassed as Gunners run riot

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Manh Dung scored for Viet Nam in their 7-1 loss to Arsenal at the My Dinh National Stadium in Ha Noi yesterday, July 17.

Da Nang stop paying “integrity nursing” money to police

 VietNamNet Bridge - Da Nang City’s traffic police officers will no longer be paid an additional of VND1.5 to VND5 million per month as they enjoyed under the age of Party Secretary Nguyen Ba Thanh.

The extraordinary child prodigies in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Able to read the newspaper loudly and clearly, but unable to spell the alphabet; and not eating, but remaining healthy and clever – they have been called the extraordinary child prodigies.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 18/7

 PM pushes for state budget collection target; Vice NA Chairwoman receives Lao youth delegation; Young Viet kieu welcomed home