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Breakfast @ Tuoitrenews – August 31

Breakfast @ Tuoitrenews – August 31

Saturday, August 31, 2013, 07:55 GMT+7

Below are some of the main stories published today, August 31, in the Vietnamese press.

Politics -- While hosting a banquet for international guests in Hanoi on August 30 to mark the 68th National Day of Vietnam (September 2), Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has declared that Vietnam wants to further deepen cooperation with all nations and organizations in the world. The PM affirmed that Vietnam always makes every effort together with other countries and international organizations to strengthen cooperation and build strategic trust for conflict prevention and settlement of disagreements for the sake of peace and the interests of every nation in the world.

Society -- The appeal court of the Supreme People’s Court in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday upheld the life sentence for Le Ba Mai, 31, who was charged with murder and child rape in a case that has prolonged for 9 years. Mai was indicted to rape and kill an 11-year-old girl in November 2004. On January 1, 2013, the southern Binh Phuoc Province People’s Court gave the sentence to Mai, who had twice been sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a teen girl in 2004, but was acquitted seven years later for lack of evidence. -- An injured dolphin weighing 200 kg was drifted ashore in Nui Thanh District, central Quang Nam Province on Friday. The fish, which is over 2 meters long, had many wounds on its body. Finding it too exhausted to return to the sea, locals have created a makeshift pond to accommodate the fish temporarily and take care of it. -- After health inspectors in HCMC caught the Apollo General Clinic in District 1, HCMC employing Chinese health workers illegally on August 29, the chief inspector of the Health Ministry, Dang Van Chinh,  said that the ministry will coordinate with health departments in provinces and cities to conduct inspections at all health facilities employing foreign health workers, including Chinese ones, in September. -- Under an amnesty decision by President Truong Tan Sang on the occasion of National Day (September 2), the Thu Duc Prison in Ham Tan District, south-central Binh Thuan province set free to more than 730 prisoners on Friday, August 30. They are among the 15,446 prisoners, including 16 foreigners, who were released nationwide the same day under the decision.Business -- Vinastar, the sole distributor for Mitsubishi in Vietnam, has announced a recall of 707 Mitsubishi Triton and 1,291 Pajero Sport cars with models produced between 2011 and March 14, 2013, for safety reason. Vinastar fears that the steering wheel at the front of the vehicle could disrupt stability. Vietnam Register has recommended people to bring all vehicles under the recall to the agents authorised by Vinastar for examination and replace the new ones as soon as possible. -- Thai rice traders on Friday began to sell their 100% B grade rice  (equivalent to Vietnamese 5-percent broken rice)  for only US$380 per ton, which is equal to the price being quoted by Vietnamese rice exporters. As usual, Thai rice is sold $40-80 per kilogram higher than Vietnamese rice of the same kind, so this price reduction will affect Vietnam’s rice export, the Vietnam Food Association has warned.  Lifestyle -- The final round of ‘Sao Mai Diem Hen Music Contest 2013’ with 12 finalists will take place in the northern city of Hai Phong today, August 31, and broadcast live on VTV1 channel. First organized by Vietnam Television in 2004 and became a great success, the Sao Mai Diem Hen Music Contest provides a good opportunity for every young talented singers on a national platform.  

Sports

-- Vietnamese athletes won five gold medals during the first day of the 47th Asian Bodybuilding and Fitness Championship organized at the Phu Tho Stadium in HCMC on August 30. The event gathers 350 athletes from China, India, Iran, Japan and Thailand among others who will play for 36 sets of medals in men's and women's bodybuilding, fitness physique, model physique and athletic physique. The annual championship is considered an opportunity for athletes to prepare for the 27th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Myanmar in December.

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