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Tragedies after the university dream

Hamlet 5, An Xuyen commune, Ca Mau city--where Mrs. Nguyen Thi My Nhan hung herself after failing to borrow VND4 million to pay tuition for her son, schools have boards noting: "Education is the way to get out of poverty."

Replicating “Football for All” model

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) is committed to promoting the “Football for All in Vietnam” (FFAV) initiative to discover talents for national football.

The businesswoman who makes paint from rice husk

 VietNamNet Bridge – After a lot of research and experimentation, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Hoe, Chairman of the Kova Paint Group, has turned an agricultural waste into unique nano-paint for export.

Developing a lot of power plants, EVN still buys Chinese electricity

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), the only electricity wholesaler buyer, plans to buy 293 million kwh of electricity from China in June 2013.

Vietnam is just a victim of chemical weapons

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has always rejected chemical weapons – the weapons of mass destruction that are condemned by mankind.

Vietnam succeeds in rescuing precious pine trees

The program on researching the biological characteristics of a pine variety - Ducampopinus kremfii – has shown initial results.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 9/6

 Delta urged to stockpile rice to keep price stable; Sugar inventory continues to rise; Convenience shop popularity threatens local supermarkets; Mining companies see licenses revoked; Bentley to open sale agent in Vietnam

In pictures: 500-year-old artifacts from Binh Chau wreck

More than 500 years after the explosion that wrecked the ship carrying ceramic items in the waters of Binh Chau commune, Quang Ngai Province, hundreds of antiquities from the wreck were picked up from the seabed on June 4.

Shocking illegal mineral exports to China

 VietNamNet Bridge – A recent report has revealed how illegal exports to China have depleted natural resources and resulted in huge losses to state coffers.

Earn a living on the railway of Saigon

Many people sell small things near the rails. Whenever trains pass, they have to stick to the handrail. Violations of railway safety is witnessed often in many road-railway intersections in HCM City.

Positive signs for LBGT community

 VietNamNet Bridge – It took only a few minutes for Jessica, 26, a transgender woman, to pass through the customs gate at Noi Bai International Airport.

Cabinet members to be grilled about pressing issues

VietNamNet Bridge – Four Ministers and the head of the Supreme People’s Procuracy are expected to answer deputies’ questions about pressing issues of voter concern at the current National Assembly session.

The business stories about the 200 businessmen with Nguyen family name

The number of profitable businesses managed by Nguyen businessmen was five times higher than the unprofitable ones. However, not all of them felt satisfactory about the business performance in the first three months of the year.

Illegal sand mining erodes river banks

 VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal sand mining has caused severe erosion along the two main tributaries of the Serepok River in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands), affecting the lives of many people.

Credit package brings positive impact, but yet a big help

VietNamNet Bridge – The VND30-trillion credit package aimed at helping homebuyers and property developers was launched last Saturday. While many realty developers praise the move as positive to stir up the long-frozen market,

Hue ancient capital’s relics restored

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 132 works and items in the Complex of Hue Monuments have been restored since it was recognised by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage in 1993.

Wind power in Vietnam: three problems may shrink investors back

The Bac Lieu wind power project has succeeded. However, this does not mean that the problems have all been settled. And they would still be the hindrance to the other wind power projects in the future.

Paragliders to take off from Son Tra Mountain

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fliers from clubs nationwide will compete in a paragliding race on Son Tra Peninsula in Da Nang on June 29-30.

The village chief who defied convention

 VietNamNet Bridge – In a remote Co Tu ethnic minority village, a young woman has become the first female leader. Her work to improve living conditions and develop agriculture has been hugely successful.

Publication no more a profitable industry

VietNamNet Bridge – The golden age of traditional publishing houses is over, and it is no more a profitable business.