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A well-rounded education at Singapore International School

VietNamNet Bridge - Singapore International Schools are centres of excellence. Students have the opportunity to experience high quality international study programmes which help to challenge their intellectual curiosity.

Clinton, Annan to meet on Syria

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet with UN-Arab League joint special envoy for Syria Kofi Annan in Washington on Friday, to discuss the current situation in the Middle East country,

Digital signature service providers struggling to seek ways to survive

It’s not the time for the enterprises providing public digital signature certification services (CA) to think of making heavy investment and expanding their business scale. They now just think about what to do to earn money to exist.

Chinese people’s fish farming shows the loopholes of the laws

Chinese people have been unflinchingly farming fish and shrimp on the surface water of the Cam Ranh bay in Khanh Hoa for profit, even though they were once forced to pay fines.

Vietnamese honoured as 21st century architect

Vo Trong Nghia has been awarded as one among the world's 21st century architects for his well-known bamboo designs.

A glance back to the past in Bich Dong

With the country’s second most beautiful cave, Bich Dong Temple in Hoa Lu Commune, Ninh Binh Province is a must for tourists to the area located 200 kilometres to the southeast of Hanoi.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 5/6

Textile producers struggle as orders get scarce; Vietnam to receive World Bank support from 2012-2016; Ministry neglects feedback on income tax law; Five-month exports hit US$42.9 billion; Farmers ignore warnings, plant low-quality rice

Fairytale with a heavy twist

VietNamNet Bridge – I believe in fortune and I also have faith in myself.I dare to set my own destiny and achieve my lifetime ambition," says Tran Le Quoc Toan, the only Vietnamese weightlifter to qualify for this summer's London Olympics.

Off-road race in Quang Ninh

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s biggest off-road automobile race, the Ha Long Challenge 2012, began in Quang Ninh on June 2.   

Luxurious hotels not wise choice for hard times

It now seems to not be the right time for luxurious hotels to join the market. Despite the big events in the first and second quarter of 2012, luxurious hotels remain quiet with the low indexes in the occupancy rate, hotel room rate and revenue.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 4/6

Three children drown in central region; Investigative journalist attacked in Phan Thiet; Finland makes grant to equip firefighters; Finance firm director detained over $1.8 mil loss

Japanese infrastructure developers arrive in VN sooner than fellow-citizens

VietNamNet Bridge – Anticipating the new wave of Japanese investment in Vietnam, some Japanese infrastructure developers have arrived in Vietnam to set up industrial zones for the upcoming Japanese manufacturers.

Electric rates to be competitive

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is preparing for the official launch of the competitive power generation market on July 1 after postponing it several times, the Government website reported.

Buses to remain key means of transport

VietNamNet Bridge – Buses would remain a major means of public transport in Viet Nam during 2012-20 with metro, elevated railway and rapid transit bus services currently under development.

Japan PM to replace 5 ministers to win tax support

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda plans to replace five cabinet ministers on Monday, as a move to win support from the biggest opposition party for his plan to raise sales tax rate, reported Japanese media.

Rock fans overzealous with CAMA festival

VietNamNet Bridge – Within ten hours, from 1pm to 11pm of June 2, nearly 40 Vietnamese and international artists and an audience of 2,000, mixed themselves with music.

SIM buyers to be made to register

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communications has announced a new regulation requiring people buying mobile phone SIM cards to directly register their personal information with authorised agencies.

Kid chained and beaten by his father

VietNamNet Bridge – On the International Day for Children (1/6), Chau Van Phuc Thien, 13, in the central province of Ninh Thuan was brutally assaulted by his father.

Two die of alcohol poisoning

VietNamNet Bridge – After drinking alcohol bought from a grocery, two people in Bien Hoa city, Dong Nai province, died while two others were hospitalized.

Smuggled gas warehouse detected in Da nang

VietNamNet Bridge – Da nang authorities on June 1 unearthed a smuggled petrol warehouse at 23 Tran Quang Dieu, Son Tra district.