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How should the mechanism on wind power pricing policy be?

Experts all have agreed that it’s necessary to offer big investment incentives to encourage investors to pour money into wind power projects, but they still have not agreed on how big the preferences should be.

Deputies discuss changes to law on disaster prevention, control

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly deputies met yesterday, June 6, in the capital to discuss proposed changes to Viet Nam's Law on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 7/6

 Assembly leader hails visit by top El Salvador legislator; Ties with China to be strengthened; Co-operation with Malaysia to be strengthened in more fields

NA’s education committee proposes to dissolve low quality universities

Universities have been mushrooming. But most of them have low quality training and poor material facilities, the report on supervising the implementation of the National Assembly’s resolutions on university education reads.

Vietnam furthers cooperation with Europe in field study

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has become a party to the newly-signed charter to establish a Public Interest Group (GIP) of the European Consortium for Asian Field Study (ECAF).

An answer to a fundamental question

A fundamental question is how can all nations, especially powers, be motivated to act in accordance with international law. The answer could be found in PM Nguyen Tan Dung's Shangri-La address.

Apple clashes with Amazon in e-book case

 Apple attorneys in the US antitrust case on e-books went on the offensive, attacking the credibility of government witnesses and seeking to debunk key elements of the government's case.

Vietnamese businesses struggle to escape foreign big sharks

Vietnamese businesses, which are thirsty for capital, want to call for foreign capital to improve the business situation. However, they fear that they may become the aiming points of the foreign companies’ hostile takeover plans.

UK lab will test suspended Quinvaxem vaccine for safety

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said yesterday, June 5, that only five children in Viet Nam died after being injected with the Korean-made Quinvaxem vaccine early this year.

Making films with int’l experts in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi’s Goethe Institute will host the second DocNet Southeast Asia Summer School from June 8–17, a boon to the region’s emerging documentary filmmakers.

Picking plums in Moc Chau

 VietNamNet Bridge – Moc Chau Plateau in the northwestern mountainous province of Son La may be the perfect destination for you if you are looking to escape from the summer heat.

SMEs turn out to be banks’ lifebuoy

Accessing bank loans had never been an easy thing for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). However, things have become quite different -- banks have been trying to persuade SMEs to borrow money.

76 golf course projects rejected, over 15,600 ha of land revoked

At the guidance of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Planning and Investment checked all golf course projects throughout the country. The Ministry rejected 76 projects and revoked over 15,600 hectares of land from these projects.

Ha Noi pledges crackdown on gender test sticks

 VietNamNet Bridge – A doctor in Ha Noi was recently caught red-handed selling foetus gender test sticks, prompting the city's health officials to take this illegal business more seriously.

HCM City converts junk plastic bags to synthetic diesel

VietNamNet Bridge – While efforts in Ho Chi Minh City to reduce consumption of plastic bags have failed, recycling of junk plastic waste into diesel oil has opened new grounds for reuse of waste material.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 7/6

 Future FTA to fuel Viet Nam, EU trade; Social housing conversion gets go-ahead; Vietnam manufacturing contracts in May; Red River Delta targets higher GDP; HCMC sees decline in imports, exports in May

Experts, scientists mull ways against climate change

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in conjunction with Australia’s Monash University hosted an international seminar in Hanoi on June 5 to discuss policies to efficiently deal with climate change in Vietnam.

Hypothesis of AIDS transmission from monkeys to man

To test the hypothesis of the transmission of HIV/AIDS from young monkeys to human beings, researchers have intensified research on HIV-1, the AIDS virus that is widely spread in the world as opposed to HIV-2

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 6/6

 Three jailed for violating firecracker ban; Sonadezi to compensate Dong Nai farmers in full today; Vice President Doan to attend Global Summit of Women

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 6/6

 New faces of Vietnamese literature introduced worldwide; US jazz quintet tours Viet Nam; French singer to perform at jazz concert; Int’l Youth Festival opens in Binh Phuoc