Tuoitrenews briefs you on some of the leading news stories published today, July 3, in Vietnamese media.

Politics

-- President Truong Tan Sang met with fishermen in the coastal city of Da Nang on Wednesday, encouraging them to continue their fishing activities in the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago – where China has stationed an illegal oil rig since May 1 – as they have the support of the whole country.

-- Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received Philippine Foreign Minister Albert F. del Rosario in Hanoi on Wednesday, who is visiting Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Binh Minh.

Society

-- The Vietnam Ship Building Industry Corporation handed Wednesday the third steel-clad boat for offshore fishing to a fisherman in the central province of Quang Ngai as part of a pilot program to modernize Vietnam’s offshore fishing fleet.

-- As of the end of the first quarter of this year, more than 241,000 skilled workers were unemployed, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs said in a report released on Tuesday.

-- A 38-year-old robber suspect was arrested by Ho Chi Minh City police on Wednesday after he broke the glass counter of a gold shop in District 11 and took away six gold necklaces in front of the eyes of the store owner in the afternoon of the same day.

-- A pregnant woman in southern Long An Province stabbed herself after a quarrel with her husband on June 30 but has survived the severe injuries, doctors at Long An Hospital said Wednesday.

-- Many residents in a tenement in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 11 escaped the building in panic on Wednesday afternoon after a fire broke out in an apartment on the second floor.

Business

-- MobiFone, one of Vietnam’s leading mobile network operators, issued a statement on Wednesday, warning its subscribers of new risks of mobile phone scams targeting money in their phone accounts.

-- Substandard crash helmets remain on sale across Ho Chi Minh City amid confusion whether or not drivers that wear unqualified protective headgear should be fined.

-- Vietnam has become a complete production base for South Korean electronics giant Samsung, which currently operates as many as four manufacturing plants in the country.

Lifestyle

-- Gukak Chungnam Orchestra, a South Korean traditional music band, is performing tonight (July 3) at HCMC-based Ben Thanh Theater under a program hosted by the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs to celebrate 25 years of the Korea – ASEAN diplomatic ties.

Sports

-- Newly-appointed head coach of the Vietnam’s men football squad Toshiya Miura had an impressive debut on Wednesday night after leading the team through a 6-0 victory over Myanmar during an exhibition game in the southern province of Binh Duong.