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Record breaker Vien misses out

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Nguyen Thi Anh Vien was not successful at the Barcelona World Swimming Championships but did manage to set up two new Southeast Asian Games records.

Another powerful storm expected in two days

 VietNamNet Bridge – A tropical depression strengthened into a storm in the East Sea on August 6, and is expected to hit northern and central coastal provinces in 36 hours.

TRAVEL NEWS IN BRIEF

 Vietnam welcomes 4.2 million int’l arrivals; HCM City-based tour to join Danang int’l marathon; Nation’s biggest freshwater fish aquarium comes at Dam Sen Park; Thua Thien-Hue stimulates tourism until year-end

Vietcombank delays international bond issuance plan indefinitely

 VietNamNet Bridge – The plan on issuing $1 billion worth of international bonds Vietcombank announced one year ago has been left open. There are too many happenings for the bank to rethink its plan.

Moms' high-fat, sugary diets up offspring's risk of drug, alcohol abuse: study

 High-fat and high-sugar foods a mother eats during pregnancy are likely to put her baby at risk for drug and alcohol problems later in life, U.S. researchers said Saturday.

The farewell of Vietnamese American Consul General

 VietNamNet Bridge - Mr. Le Thanh An, the U.S. Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, has ended his 3-year term in Vietnam. Today, August 6, he is leaving Vietnam to return to the United States to receive a new task.

Contaminated Abbott formula milk revoked in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge - Abbott Nutrition Vietnam said that it would revoke Similac GainPlus EyeQ 400g and 900g for children of 1-3 years old in Vietnam, due to suspicion of contamination.

Lai Huong Thao chosen for Miss World 2013

 VietNamNet Bridge – Miss Sports Lai Huong Thao will represent Vietnam at the Miss World 2013 beauty contest held in Indonesia in September. Elite Vietnam is completing procedures to get the Performing Arts Agency’s license for Thao.

Cong Vinh voted the best football player in Southeast Asia

 VietNamNet Bridge – On the day Cong Vinh left Vietnam to Japan, he received good news: ranking first in the poll of the best players in Southeast Asia of Goal.

Vietnam Airlines aircraft free falls for 122m

 VietNamNet Bridge - The incident occurred with the flight from Bangkok to Hanoi on August 6, scattering the entire luggage and belongings in the cabin, one passenger had leg pain and two attendants were dazed.

Over 300 diplomatic and foreign number plates recovered

After a campaign to inspect cars with diplomatic and foreign number plates, traffic police have found 317 cars with number plate 80 for diplomatic, foreign and international cars that must be revoked for expiration or being wrongly used.

N.Zealand takes control of Fonterra milk scare response

 New Zealand moved to seize control of Fonterra's response to a contaminated milk scare on Tuesday after criticising the dairy giant's handling of a crisis which has tainted the country's "clean, green" image.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 6/8

 PM supports Thai corruption crusade; Vietnamese, Lao Assembly officials meet in Da Nang; Defence Minister makes European tour to boost ties

Viet Nam and New Zealand outline joint environmental goals

 VietNamNet Bridge – Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong yesterday said he hoped New Zealand would tighten co-operation with Viet Nam in the combat against climate change, rising sea levels and studies on clean energy.

Fostering Chinese ties remains a top priority

VietNamNet Bridge – The General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, Nguyen Phu Trong, has stated that fostering a friendly neighbourliness and comprehensive strategic co-operative partnership with China is Viet Nam's consistent guideline

“Vietnamese taste” will differentiate Vietnamese and foreign café chains

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese coffee market is believed to nearly get saturated. The changes in the brand positioning are believed to lead to the biggest changes in the brands’ fames.

Hanoi Medical School’s excellent student doesn’t want to join army

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Huu Tien, who came first at the national entrance exams to the Hanoi Medical University, the most prestigious school in the training major, may go soldiering instead of going to school.

K+ keeps ‘clean’ channels despite loss

 VietNamNet Bridge – The public was curious about whether  K+’s English Premier League exclusive transmission right in three year period 2013-2016 could help the firm stop running at loss.

Not enough classrooms in HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – Although they manage to open increasing numbers of classrooms at the beginning of each academic year, HCM City authorities are unable to meet rising demand, leading to a chronic shortage of facilities

Website launched to help identify endangered animals

 VietNamNet Bridge – Education for Nature-Viet Nam has launched a new website that will help people identify rare wild animals being targeted by the illegal animal trade.