New law gets tough to revoke business licences; MobiFone urged to detach from VNPT; Khanh Hoa scythes stalled projects; New IP looks to Korean investors; Vietnam mulls expanding cooperation with Samsung

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phu Yen province in the south of the central region has become the new choice for foreign resort real estate developers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Non-stop applause fills the Claude Levi-Strauss theatre at the Quai Branly Museum in Paris, as the plot from The Steadfast Tin Soldier comes to an end.

 VietNamNet Bridge - 10 years ago, a set of table and chairs and a tea set enchased with millions of sea shells were auctioned for nearly VND100 million (about $50,000).

 VietNamNet Bridge – A raft of huge state-owned enterprises will make an initial public offering in the first half of 2014, as positive signs in the market fuel confidence.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While technology experts believe that computers will replace students’ books at school, educators keep doubtful about the prediction.

VietNamNet Bridge – Disbursement for local scientific development last year prospered remarkably, with effective use of both public and private funds, the Vietnam Economic News (VEN) reported on February 17.

 VietNamNet Bridge – “Hanoi, Colours 1914-1917” is the title of an exhibition that features the beauty of Hanoi through the first 60 colour photos taken about 100 years ago.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of Japanese investors in Thailand now tend to relocate their factories to Vietnam. However, only the labor intensive production workshops would be set up here.

 VietNamNet Bridge – 2013 was a good year for Vietnamese chess at both regional and world arenas and the 2014 schedule is packed with opportunities for further success.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The US is willing to provide technical assistance and share experience in developing renewable energy in Vietnam, US Consul General Rena Bitter has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minh thề, an anti-corruption festival held annually in Haiphong City, provides local authorities and visitors a chance to take an oath to thwart corruption when they see it.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese mobile game producers now feel more self-confident than ever in their ability to develop the domestic market because they have been encouraged by the success of Flappy Bird and School Cheater.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vinh Trung Commune, Tinh Bien District in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang is a place where farmers breed a lot of cows to serve agriculture and to provide meat for consumption.

 VietNamNet Bridge - About 50 kilometers from HCM City, Can Gio is compared to a "green lung" of the city, with sea and mangrove forests. It has become the favorite destination of local and foreign tourists.

VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh has confirmed to Nong thon Ngay nay newspaper that the Government and donors will provide more official development assistance (ODA) loans to the agriculture sector.

VietNamNet Bridge – Although many people in HCM City appreciate the Prime Minister's pilot project including public bicycle, they still think bicycles are not a viable means for traveling in the city.  

 This year's flu season in the U. S. has hit younger- and middle-age adults harder than in the past three years, as a result of the resurgence of the H1N1 virus that caused a worldwide pandemic in 2009,

VietNamNet Bridge - From birth until death, Vietnamese continually find themselves at the mercy of all sorts of clever and unscrupulous "co", a word which can be roughly translated as “middleman”.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After a stop at the port of Tenerife, Spain, on February 15, HQ 183 Ho Chi Minh submarine will stop at some ports to refuel before arriving in Cam Ranh in early March.

 US Embassy funds documentary film project in Vietnam; Danish architect inspired by floating houses; Hue Festival 2014 media centre opens; Hoi An named a most romantic city in the world; Forest spotlighted in ASEAN’s environment contest

 First dioxin detoxification centre opens in Danang; Entire hydrofoils fleet unsafe; One killed, 5 injured in accident; Doctor faces jail for surgery death; Poverty reduction policies to be reviewed; Australia supports Vietnam’s climate change project

 US farm bill must observe int’l commitments: spokesperson; Vinamilk eyes Poland market; RoK company builds mobile phone plant in Hoa Binh; Casino service legislation discussed; Russia to consume Vietnamese Tra fish again

 VietNamNet Bridge – Poultry infected with the A/H5N1 virus have been discovered in 16 provinces across the country since early this month, according to the Department of Animal Health.

 Tien Minh named 8th seed at Yonex All England Open 2014; Amateur cyclists get set for Binh Duong race; Domestic football league loses footing on home-ground