SEARCH RESULTS

Advanced search

Spain enters Euro final, edging Portugal 4-2 on penalties

Reigning champions Spain roared into the Euro 2012 final here on Wednesday, beating Portugal 4-2 on penalties after 0-0 for both regular and extra time.

Army wins National Best Sharpshooter Champs

VietNamNet Bridge – Featuring 23 outstanding marksmen, the Army team has dominated the National Best Sharpshooter Championships which ended in Hanoi on June 27. 

Cheap credit packages raise doubts among lenders

Eximbank has shocked other bankers and businesses when announcing the credit program which offers to lend to businesses at the surprisingly low interest rate of 7 percent per annum.

Millions still lack care despite law

VietNamNet Bridge – Millions of workers and people assessed to be living near the poverty line have not joined health insurance schemes three years after a law aiming at universal healthcare by 2015 was passed,

Little girl recovering from 100 bee stings

Doctors at the Children Hospital in the central city of Da Nang managed to save the life of a 10-year-old girl who was stung by bees and had to have almost 100 bee-stings removed from her body.

Family education seen as key to curbing violence

VietNamNet Bridge – Family members nationwide are getting a dose of knowledge of how to deal with family issues and life skills to improve relationships between parents and children.

PetroVietnam requests CNOOC to stop erroneous bid invitation

China National Offshore Oil Corporation’s invitation for international bids is an illegal activity of no value, which seriously violates the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and does not comply with international oil and gas practices.

East Sea to have a new storm

VietNamNet Bridge – A typhoon named Doksuri is quickly entering the East Sea and will make strong wind and waves from this afternoon, June 28.

Farmers should be given “fishing rod” to give up polluting brick kilns

Though the Ministry of Construction and local authorities have many times vowed to eliminate brick kilns in their localities, no considerable progress has been made in the last many years.

Bright prospects for Vietnam-EU relations

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and the European Union (EU) signed a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) in Brussels on June 27, opening a new chapter in bilateral relations.

Foreign Trade University’s graduates refused by employers

A Hanoi based import-export company, when seeking candidates for some posts at the company, has specified that it would not accept the graduates of the Foreign Trade University (FTU), one of the most reputable schools in Vietnam.

Vietnam to set up common standards for TV transmitters and receivers

VTV, VTC and HTV would follow the common standards to be set up for digital terrestrial television. If so, users would not have to buy other transceivers-receivers in case they want to use the services of other service providers.

Viet Nam-Cambodia boost forestry co-operation

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese and Cambodian forestry administrations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost co-operation in the capital yesterday, June 27.

UN mission "alarmed" by attacks on Syria TV, superpowers to meet on Syria soon

The UN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS) said that it is "alarmed" by the recent attacks on the pro-government al-Ekhbariah TV that left seven people killed, calling on all parties to protect the journalists as noncombatants,

Cua Tung Beach

Cua Tung Beach is regarded as the nation’s ‘Queen of Beaches’, attracting many tourists who come to experience its beauty.

Cries for help resounded throughout agricultural sectors

It’s now the hard time for agricultural production. Farm produce have decreased in prices, leading farmers to big losses.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 28/6

Prices for special fruit fall as Delta festival opens; Fines fail to deter securities violations; Shipping potential remains untapped; State Bank to halt all gold lending; Vietnam to open trade office in Italian province; FDI disbursement up 2%

Luxembourg affirms support for Vietnam’s market economy

VietNamNet Bridge – Luxembourg supports the EU's recognition of Vietnam’s market-based economy, says Deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn.

Low IT professional skills barriers online bidding’s way

The implementation of online bidding systems on the trial basis has been facing big barriers, which makes it difficult to apply the preeminent mechanism on a large scale.

Overseas students bring musicals to local stage

VietNamNet Bridge – A group of overseas students who are studying in Singapore and America is casting actors for their non-profit art project titled “Goc Pho Danh Vong” (The Corner of Fame) in Hanoi.