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Bright spark inspires energy-saving initiative

 VietNamNet Bridge – Seven-year-old Nguyen Anh Nhan has become an unlikely poster boy for the electricity-saving cause.

Storm Jebi does not cause human losses

 VietNamNet Bridge - In addition to three people with minor injuries in Quang Ninh, other provinces do not report any human losses in storm Jebi.

Biomass power plants grapple with low price

 VietNamNet Bridge – Plants producing biomass power from bagasse and rice husk now are operating perfunctorily, with many unable to connect with the national grid while some are even forced into a dead halt,

Nature lover listens to the forest's pain

 VietNamNet Bridge – The glowing red sun slowly sets behind the forests of Na Hang, casting its final rays through the 100 year old trees in northern Tuyen Quang Province.

The companies top for payroll in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – In this list are the corporations in the fields of oil and gas, power and finance-banking.

PM wants pre-school problems solved

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the Ministry of Education and Training to focus urgently on removing weaknesses in the country's pre-school education system.

One in nine adult New Yorkers diagnosed with diabetes

 Nearly one in nine adult New Yorkers have now been diagnosed with diabetes, an all-time high, according to data released Thursday by the city's Health Department.

Hotels have less tourists, more competitors

VietNamNet Bridge - The 3-5 star hotels in HCM City rush to lower the hotel room rates and run sale promotion programs amid the modest growth rate in the number of foreign tourists.

Bus subsidies fail to curb traffic chaos

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although the city has increased subsidies to bus companies, only 6-7 per cent of the total number of riders and passengers of private and public transport use the service,

300 local artists sing for charity

VietNamNet Bridge – Meritorious artists Thanh Loc and Bao Quoc, popular singers My Tam and Ho Quynh Huong, MC Diem Quynh and Thao Van and actor Luong Manh Hai are among 300 artists

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 4/8

 Vietnam, Hong Kong develop Gulf of Tonkin economic belt; Dung Quat refinery performs well in seven months; Coffee replanting slow over lack of detailed plan; Gold custody service available at 12 banks

Banks seek foreign partners

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many major commercial banks are making efforts to seek foreign strategic partners to sharpen their competitive edge, according to a report in Dau Tu (Investment) newspaper.

Scientists stay unhelpful to agriculture production

 VietNamNet Bridge – Numerous problems have been hindering scientists to conduct the research works on agriculture machinery to help develop the domestic agriculture production.

Environment related disputes second biggest to land disputes

More and more environment related disputes have been reported. Meanwhile, competent agencies only have been trying to settle the disputes to ensure the public security, while they cannot settle the environment problems to every root.

Difficult to deal with fake marriage

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Marriage and Family Law of Vietnam prohibits fraudulent marriage but fake marriages to go abroad at the price of $20,000 are popular without being fined because it is very difficult to prove a fake marriage.

Gifted student lands global photography prize

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Hoang Hiep is still in his early 20s, but he does not dress the same as a typical student, with T-shirt and blue jeans. Nevertheless, we can reveal that this young man has recently won

Banks keep pessimistic about business performance in 2013

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than a half of commercial banks think the bad debt ratio would be unchanged or would be increasing by the end of 2013 in comparison with the end of 2012.

Big Brother reality show comes to Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge - VTV6 and BHD Company have announced plans to produce the Vietnam version of the world famous TV reality show Big Brother. The show will be directed by Nguyen Quang Dung with the name “Nguoi Giau Mat” (The Hidden).

Ministry to scrutinise English qualification of language teachers

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training will carry out an English teacher quality assessment at colleges and universities nationwide in September.

TRAVEL NEWS IN BRIEF

 New tours of nation's biggest cave to be organised on trial basis;  Mekong Delta tourist promotion event to be held in Can Tho; Hanoi’s move to support tourists; The Grand-Ho Tram Strip off to good start