VietNamNet Bridge – Local companies in the maritime shipping market will have to struggle amidst fierce competition with experienced and well-funded players from abroad, as they battle for dwindling orders.

VietNamNet Bridge – Whether it is getting rid of termites, drilling concrete, renting a house or a motel, or plumbing work, all you need to do is to call the number on the notice stuck on the wall of your house, the lamp post

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 VietNamNet Bridge – The State Bank of Viet Nam announced it would not issue new small bank notes during Tet, in a bid to cut back on shortages of small bills.

 VietNamNet Bridge – About 18 km from Bao Loc city, Lam Dong province, the large waterfall of the Central Highlands of Vietnam called "Waiting" roars throughout the day and night.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tons of oyster sauce and various confectioneries without clear origin were seized by the Market Management Board No.2 in Hanoi on December 26.

 VietNamNet Bridge – If UOB pours money into GP Bank, this would mean that the government of Vietnam implicitly keep the banks’ doors open to foreign investors who are believed to help deal with weak banks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Residents around Sin Quyen copper mine in the northern province of Lao Cai have blamed mining operations for years of recurrent air pollution in the area.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Scientists at the Institute of Hygiene Epidemiology have announced their discovery of a new stag beetle species of the genus Neolucanus in the Bidoup-Nui Ba National Park in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s gross domestic product per capita has reached US$1,890, or a tad lower than US$1,960 estimated by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at the recent Vietnam Development Partner Forum.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The government has decided to spend VND22 trillion, equivalent to $1 billion, to build two hospitals in the north and three in the south, which will be the most modern hospitals in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many bird lovers in the foggy town of Sapa spend tens of millions of VND on luxury bird cages.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After school, a 9-year-old girl played alone on the 2nd floor. By the lunch time, family members found the girl dead hanging.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Following a prosperous year 2013, the e-commerce market is believed to make a big leap in its development in the time to come. The turnover of $8 billion by 2017 is within the reach.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Her poor living conditions do not make her sad, and she has refused to allow her paralysis from stopping her from becoming a success.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An old man passionately plays a three-string lute, while another man beats castanets and a young woman sings classical songs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A long, narrow country squeezed in between the East Sea and the Laos and Cambodia borders, Vietnam is a land of striking landscapes that range from the lush rice terraces and forested mountains in the north

 VietNamNet Bridge - Goldmalt in Van Phuc, first praised and cherished, now only 1,5 years later its closed. What happened?

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ancient capital city attracts tourists with its relics, the magical night in the Royal Palace or sweet lyrics on the Huong River.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi Police have uncovered a gang of thieves who buy credit card numbers from hackers and make phony bookings at hotels, later cancelling the reservations with hotel sales executives who are also part of the scam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The November Market Review by global rice market news provider Oryza has shown that that the price of Vietnamese rice remains the most expensive across Asia.

The three OTT televisions VTV Plus, VTC Play and FPT Play all complain that the piracy has been hindering the development of OTT TV. Meanwhile, the watchdog agency still has not set up regulations on the service provision.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Acrobats from the world-famous Cirque du Soleil will take part in a lavish parade and musical gala at HCM City to count down to the New Year.

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