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Obama, Assad go head-to-head in US interview duel

 Presidents Barack Obama and Bashar Al-Assad will go head-to-head in dueling US television interviews, as a crucial week dawns for the US leader's push for air attacks on Syria.

VASEP opposes US tra fish anti-dumping decision

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has voiced its objection to the anti-dumping tax rates on imported Vietnamese tra fish imposed

Tra fish subject to high US duties again

 VietNamNet Bridge – The US Department of Commerce has decided to impose new anti-dumping taxes on tra (Pangasius) fish fillets imported from Vietnam.

U.S. salmonella outbreak linked to poultry hatchery

 Health authorities in the U.S. state of New Mexico on Monday announced the finding of a strain of salmonella that matches the one detected in a national outbreak.

Vietnam Deputy Prime Minister visits the U.S.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will lead a government delegation to visit the US and participate in the High-ranking Leadership Program at Harvard University from August 21 to 30.

Oil prices rise on violence in Egypt

 Oil prices jumped Thursday as spiralling violence in Egypt raised concerns that petroleum supplies could be threatened.

U.S. indicts 2 friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect

 U.S. federal authorities on Thursday indicted two Kazakh students for aiding and abetting the Boston Marathon bombing suspect whom they befriended, the next step in bring them to trial.

The farewell of Vietnamese American Consul General

 VietNamNet Bridge - Mr. Le Thanh An, the U.S. Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, has ended his 3-year term in Vietnam. Today, August 6, he is leaving Vietnam to return to the United States to receive a new task.

Local reporter selected for US creative exhibition

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lao Dong (Labour) Newspaper Reporter Viet Van will be the sole Vietnamese representative with works showcased as part of “The Story of the Creative” exhibition, running from July 26 to September 10 in the US.

Over 100 children rescued in FBI sex trafficking raids

 The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced on Monday 105 children involved in sex trafficking and exploitation have been recovered in 76 cities across the United States over the weekend.

FM highlights outcomes of President Sang’s visit to US

VietNamNet Bridge – President Truong Tan Sang’s newly-concluded visit to the US has formed a new framework for the development of Vietnam-US relations in the new period, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh told the press following the visit.

Vietnam, US issue Joint Statement

 VietNamNet Bridge – President Truong Tan Sang of Vietnam and President Barack Obama of the United States of America issued a joint statement at the end of their talks in Washington on July 25.

President Sang leaves for US

 VietNamNet Bridge – President Truong Tan Sang and his entourage left Ha Noi yesterday, July 23, for the US, aiming to reach agreement on a new framework for bilateral ties during their visit.

President Truong Tan Sang to visit the U.S. next week

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam President Truong Tan Sang will pay a visit to the U.S. next week to discuss with President Barack Obama about the new direction of bilateral relations.

“The Lady Assassin” released in U.S.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese movie directed by Nguyen Quang Dung made its debut in the Vietnamese community in the US in late June.

Same-sex marriage gets boost in US

 In landmark rulings for gay rights, the US Supreme Court struck down a law denying federal benefits to homosexual couples and cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California.

US makes largest-ever bust of global synthetic drug ring

 US officials announced the largest-ever bust of a global synthetic drugs ring Wednesday, seizing thousands of pounds of illicit drugs and arresting 225 people in five countries.

U.S. assists Vietnam in disease prevention

VietNamNet Bridge – The U.S. will continue to support Vietnam in training personnel for disease fighting and infectious diseases prevention, said Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services,

U.S. NSA chief says surveillance programs thwarted over 50 terror plots

 Two phone and internet surveillance programs run by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) have helped disrupt more than 50 potential terrorist attacks against the United States and its allies,

Two dead in Colorado's most destructive fire ever

 Two people died while trying to flee a wildfire in Colorado that has burned down 360 homes, in the western US state's most destructive blaze ever, officials said.