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First Vietnamese chef joins prestigious cooking contest

VietNamNet Bridge – Chef Do Chi Cong from a Ha Noi restaurant will be the first-ever Vietnamese chef to compete at the prestigious cooking contest Bocuse d'Or Asia in Shanghai this month.

Nadal reaches French Open semis

Defending champion Rafael Nadal beat fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro 7-6 (7-4), 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the French Open semifinals without dropping a single set.

Ha Noi toughens up on signage

VietNamNet Bridge – Although administrative punishment for oversized advertising signs is quite strict, many enterprises still intentionally set up illegal advertising signs,

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 7/6

Vietnamese, Lao armies strengthen ties; Thai-VN media co-operation helps build stronger ASEAN; New bridge to link Vietnam to Cambodia; VN minister attends world health leaders' forum in US

Central Highland footballers win tourney for underprivileged children

VietNamNet Bridge – The football team from the Central Highland province of Gia Lai has won the champion title of a football tournament for disadvantaged children in Ho Chi Minh City.

Rice price drop, narrowed markets make farmers, exporters weep bitterly

The bountiful crop does not make farmers happy, because the rice price has dropped dramatically. Meanwhile, exporters have been put on tenterhooks since it’s very difficult to find importers at this moment.

Int'l community divided over Syria amid continuous violence

While the international community debates on the approach to resolve Syria's 15-month unrest, a fresh wave of violence hit the country on Wednesday and claimed the lives of many civilians and government troops.

Vietnam maintains No.1 position in SEA: FIFA

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s national football team remains the leader of Southeast Asia, maintaining its 97th position in the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) latest rankings.

Vietnam prioritizes strategic partnership with China

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Party, State, and people consistently consider developing and consolidating the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with China as a top priority in foreign policy.

The green lungs in Hanoi dying

VietNamNet Bridge – There are nearly 200 rivers, lakes and other waterways in Hanoi, compared with the green lungs that helped bring fresh air to the capital city. However, with the urbanization boom, the lungs have become no longer green.

“Buy Vietnamese” policy doesn’t exist in IT market

The government has requested and called on state agencies to use Vietnamese goods and services for their computerization projects, in an aim to help develop the domestic information technology (IT). However, the request has been ignored.

HCM City Industry University inflicts cruel punishment on students

The students of the HCM City Industry University are moaning about the penalty they bear for the late tuition payment. They have been forced to pay double and repeat the study of the subjects.

Seminar reviews new law on adoption

VietNamNet Bridge – The problems that arose when the Law on Adoption and the Hague Convention were implemented, were the topics for discussion at a seminar held by the Ministry of Justice on June 6.

HCM City hospitals face shortage of skilled nurses

VietNamNet Bridge – The poor quality of nursing education in HCM City has resulted in a severe shortage of competent nurses at a time when demand for them at hospitals is increasing, according to experts.

Dirty Chinese foods flooding Vietnam because of loosened control

The loosened management and unreasonable sanctions have created the loopholes for Chinese low-quality goods to slip into the Vietnamese market.

Stories about teeth

While many people in cities race to beautify their teeth by expensive, modern techniques, many others still use odd methods to keep their teeth healthy.

Vietnamese habit of accumulation

The story about a single woman who suddenly died, leaving assets worth $50 million, is socially observed by psychologists as a typical example for the habit of “working hard, practicing thriftiness and building up money of Vietnamese people.

Sham marriage – a shortcut to become Australian

VietNamNet Bridge - “Good night honey, see you in five years at the court,” Kevin Tran, a Vietnamese Australian, told his bride after walking out from their wedding party at a restaurant in New South Wales, Australia.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 7/6

GM Vietnam recalls 10,350 Chevrolet Captivas; Intel Capital invests in Vietnam for first time; Dong depreciates against US dollar; Oil and gas exploitation up 5.9 percent in five months; 70 percent of workers to be trained by 2020;

State Bank prepares regulations on bank restructuring

State Bank of Viet Nam Governor Nguyen Van Binh will announce this month new rules governing the restructuring of the banking sector.