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Trang An Tourism Complex seeks UNESCO title

The Trang An Tourism Complex in the northern province of Ninh Binh has great historical and geological value, experts declared at an international workshop held in Ninh Binh on July 24.

Ford Q2 net income down 57 percent

Ford Motor Company reported on Wednesday the U.S. automaker posted a profit of 1.04 billion U.S dollars in the second quarter of the year, or 26 cents per share, down by 57 percent from the same period last year.

Ancient artifacts on show in Hanoi

An exhibition of ancient Vietnamese artifacts and an Oc Eo-Phu Nam civilisation room were jointly opened in Hanoi on July 25 by the Vietnam National Museum of History and the Thang long Artifacts Association. 

Water puppetry masters set to perform in Japan

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City's well-known Rong Vang (Golden Dragon) Water Puppetry Troupe will take part in the Kijimuna Festa 2012 in Japan from July 28 to August 6.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 26/7

NA Deputy Chairwoman receives WB Vice President; PM Dung receives international auditing delegation; Thai naval delegation in Hanoi

Businesses in Hai Phong sold at one dollar

The commercial affairs in which some businesses in the northern sea city of Hai Phong were sold at 20,000 dong for each have raised big worries among the local authorities.

Cities discuss climate change plan

VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities and experts have called for efforts to make Viet Nam's urban centres and cities more climate change resistant.

Vietnam, Indonesia look towards stronger ties

Vietnam and Indonesia should strengthen cooperation and coordination from the standpoint of building a stronger and more developed ASEAN community, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Baidu uses “.com” domain name to dodge Vietnamese laws

With the domain name changed into “.com” from a Vietnamese domain name “.vn”, which allows avoiding the registration at Vietnamese agencies, Chinese Baidu’s social network “Baidu Tieba” has made debut on schedule.

A Vietnamese student stabbed in Japan

A Vietnamese student is recovering after being stabbed in the abdomen in a campus of Osaka University on July 24.

U.S. offers best wishes to DPRK leader over marriage

The U.S. State Department on Wednesday did not hesitate to offer its best wishes to Kim Jong Un, the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) whose marriage was just confirmed.

Cambodian NA leader concludes Vietnam visit

VietNamNet Bridge – President of the Cambodian National Assembly (NA) Heng Samrin left Hanoi on July 25, concluding the official friendship visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Sinh Hung.

Three Misses Vietnam meet in pictures

VietNamNet Bridge – Mai Phuong Thuy, Thuy Dung and Ngoc Han, who are Misses Vietnam in 2006, 2008 and 2010 appeared together in a set of fashion photos in HCM City recently.

Silly mistakes found on national history exam papers

VietNamNet Bridge – History proves to be the toughest exam subject for students. A lot of zero marks have been given to the examinees at the latest university entrance exams.

Japan records biggest trade deficit in January-June period

Japan recorded its worst trade deficit in the six months beginning this January, though the nation saw a goods trade surplus of 61.7 billion yen (about 790 million U.S. dollars) in June, the government data showed Wednesday.

Corporate bonds unsalable: money runs out or faith exhausted?

VietNamNet Bridge – Unable to borrow money from banks, businesses have to issue corporate bonds to raise funds. However, it’s very difficult to issue bonds at this moment.

Local authorities feel anxious about the future of Ba River

The river water has got seriously polluted, the rice fields wither because of no watering, while people do not have clean water for daily life. These are all the problems local residents in the Ba river downstream area are facing.

Ban Than’s natural beauty on a stunning tropical beach

Vietnam’s rich coastal line is never-ending and is full of gorgeous landscapes - but there are not many places that have the unique natural beauty of Ban Than on Tam Hai Island off Quang Nam Province.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 26/7

Textile sector gets stitched up; Labour exports not plain sailing; Fish breeding stations fall idle in Highlands; Large-scale rice farms lack financial support; Delta needs rice drying rooms; Second-hand gadgets to be banned from Vietnam 

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 25/7

Man gets 8 years for switching votive money with real notes; Japan offers Vietnam US$4.3 mln in developing human resources; VN marine police launch Casa-212 aircraft fleet