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Vietnam fears millions of tons of rice unsalable on the world’s low demand

Vietnam’s rice exports have got stuck with the high inventory of 2 million tons of winter-spring rice by the end of the second quarter. Meanwhile, it is going to harvest 3.5 million tons of the summer-autumn rice.

Plan to sustain marine economy amid rising sea levels, pollution

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is urgently seeking ways of sustaining its marine economy as climate change warms and raises sea levels - and, together with massive pollution, continues to destroy the nation's 110,000 hectares of coral reefs.

Giant thermometer in Da Lat

 VietNamNet Bridge - The thermometer of 1.16 m long, 0.31 m wide, is said to be the treasure of the elite in the resort city of Da Lat (Lam Dong Province) in the 40s.

Festival honoring values of heritages

 VietNamNet Bridge – Visitors will be free to visit Hoi An Ancient Town and the My Son temples (Quang Nam provinces) during the Festival that will take place from June 21 to 26.

Quoc Anh wins Vietnam Golden Ball Award

 VietNamNet Bridge - Da Nang FC’s midfielder Quoc Anh received the award at the Vietnam Golden Ball 2012 award ceremony held in HCM City last night, May 7.

Ministry requests tax reduction to boost tourism

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has sent a request to the Prime Minister asking for a reduction of 50 percent on Value Added Tax and 50 percent on Income Tax for this year, to help businesses

The steps of Huawei in Vietnam

With the low pricing policy, Chinese telecom group Huawei has taken firm steps to conquer the Vietnamese market.

District deputy chairwoman criticized for drunkenness at work

"I do not like drinking because drinking only bring about diseases. But in this position, receiving guests is also business," explained Mrs. Cut Thi Nguyen, deputy chair of Ky Son district, Nghe An province.

Italian TV promotes Viet Nam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cities and provinces from north to south Viet Nam have been selected as destinations for a gameshow titled Mission being shot by Italy's RAI TV.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 8/5

 Vietnam People’s Navy honoured; Prime Minister receives WB Vice President; UNDP-funded project promotes legislative information exchange; PM to visit Russia, Belarus

US police probe how triple kidnap was hidden 10 years

 US police descended on an unremarkable home in a working class neighborhood of Cleveland after three women who had been missing for around a decade were rescued from kidnappers.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 7/5

 ASEAN gender gap hurts working women; Hau Giang brides to receive further support; Hailstorms destroy rubber trees in Lai Chau; VNFU congress scheduled for June

10 percent of excellent students choose history studies for university education

The Vietnam History Science Association has honored 206 general school students who got high prizes at the national history competition.

Interest rates going down and will decrease more sharply

Vietcombank, one of the biggest commercial banks in Vietnam, has pioneered in slashing the deposit interest rate to 6 percent per annum. Other banks have unanimously reduced the lending interest rates.

Three dead, several missing in Italy shipping accident

 Three people died and several others were missing in the water in the port of Genoa on Wednesday, after a container ship smashed into a control tower in a night-time accident.

Capital flows into IT

 VietNamNet Bridge – Investment capital has continued to flow into the information technology (IT) sector via mergers and acquisitions after a number of M&A transactions were announced over the past four months.

Few opportunities for cruise passengers to spend money

VietNamNet Bridge – Travel firms have complained that cruise tourists have few opportunities to spend money in Viet Nam since there are very few points of sales serving the visitors.

Munich Chamber Choir to debut in capital

 VietNamNet Bridge – The famed Munich Chamber Choir will hold their first-ever concert in Asia at the Ha Noi Opera House on Thursday to kick off Europe Day 2013 in Viet Nam.

Pardon given to non-complying FIEs

VietNamNet Bridge – Those foreign-invested enterprises that failed to renew their expired investment certificates before July 1, 2011 may be saved from dissolution as the Government decides to remove such a requirement.

New brain research shows benefits of dual parenting

 Dual parenting may be more beneficial than single parenting as it would lead to enhanced brain cells production in the later stage of life, according to a latest Canadian research.