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Thanh Hoa police officially use net guns to catch motorbike racers (video)

 VietNamNet Bridge – The traffic police of Thanh Hoa province have officially used net releasing guns to stop motorcycle racers on the street.

Nissan-Honda battle benefit Vietnamese

The two big Japanese automobile manufacturers -- Nissan and Honda, accidentally chose June 11 as the day to introduce their new low cost sedan models Nissan Sunny and Honda City.

Giant catfish caught in Tien River in Mekong Delta

 VietNamNet Bridge – A fisherman in Dong Thap Province in the Mekong Delta caught a giant catfish weighing 63 kilograms in the Tien River on June 15.

Tourism stimulus programme to run until end of 2013

VietNamNet Bridge – Many airlines and travel agencies nationwide have actively responded to the 2013 tourism stimulus programme, which opens up a variety of opportunities for local tourists to enjoy their summer holidays at affordable prices

Finance Ministry requested to report on dividend worth millions of USD

After the media reported that several state corporations, including the Ministry of Finance, received dividend worth a trillion Vietnam dong, Deputy PM Vu Van Ninh has requested the Ministry to report on this issue.

Binh Duong: Labor abuse detected at wood processing enterprise

 VietNamNet Bridge – A male worker who was under unbearable hard work in a wood processing enterprise swam through a lake of hundreds of square meters to flee, but unfortunately he drowned.

Over 40,000 students fail in high school final exams

 VietNamNet Bridge - With a lower rate of final examinations passing than last year, there are 41,000 out of 950,000 high-school students which failed the final exams.

Banking officers involved in million USD bank fraud

VietNamNet Bridge - Using fake documents and the help of some banking officers, some businessmen appropriated over VND1 trillion of three banks.

HCM City Police breaks prostitution ring for foreigners

HCM City police have discovered a prostitution ring for foreign visitors which is based in the center of District 1. On June 17, the police summoned 53 people involved in this ring for investigation and nine of them were taken into custody.

Quang Nam: Pit containing half a ton of explosives detected

 VietNamNet Bridge – In a raid against illegal gold miners in Phuoc Son district of the central province of Quang Nam, local police found a pit containing more than 480kg of explosives.

Big banks rush to build new offices

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite the current big difficulties, commercial banks still have been implementing their plans to build new offices which cost tens of trillions of dong.

U.S. NSA chief says surveillance programs thwarted over 50 terror plots

 Two phone and internet surveillance programs run by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) have helped disrupt more than 50 potential terrorist attacks against the United States and its allies,

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 19/6

 First Korean-language newspaper hits shelves; PM calls for veterans to uphold political will; Vietnam-Austria relations develop well; Party leader sends off VN diplomats

Draft law targets wastefulness

VietNamNet Bridge – Many National Assembly deputies yesterday, June 18, agreed that sanctions in the amendments to the Law on Thrift Practice and Wastefulness Prevention were not punitive enough, which tended to make the law unfeasible.

Japan's May trade deficit widens on import costs

 Japan extended a string of trade deficits in May, official data showed on Wednesday, as the country's import costs rose on the weak yen, but shipments to the United States and China soared.

Preservation of Duong Lam Village urged

 VietNamNet Bridge – A draft on the way to preserve and restore the ancient architecture in Ha Noi's Duong Lam Village was reached at a recent meeting of cultural managers and experts.

Many provinces fail to monitor small hydropower projects

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hydropower projects with capacity of less than 50 MW are put under the jurisdiction of provinces for assessment and licensing but the capacity of provincial officials is still weak,

FPT targets Myanmar broadband

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's software giant FPT Corporation will open an office in Myanmar soon as it prepares to develop ICT infrastructure for providing internet broadband services in the country.

Tung Duong to sing for free with Unit Asia

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese singer Tung Duong will have two free shows with the band Unit Asia on July 12 at the Youth Theatre in Hanoi and on July 14 at the Ben Thanh Theatre in Ho Chi Minh City.

Complicated procedures, high fees hinder helicopter service development

This could be a question to many people that why Vietnam has not thought of developing helicopter services when trying to develop tourism.