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With less than one week away from now the list of registered football players for the 2013 season will be officially finalized. The chance of finding a new club is becoming very fragile with Cong Vinh.

The Constitutional Council should be renamed into the Constitutional Court and it must have the right to make decision, not only give general recommendations, members of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front suggested.

On February 19, a lot of state cars of many northern provinces flocked to the Yen Tu Festival in Quang Ninh. Earlier, Hanoi stated to strictly punish officials who use pubic cars to go to new-year festivals.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is calling for candidates to run for the Tourism Ambassador position for the 2013-2014 term. Meanwhile, Ly Nha Ky says she is willing to continue to take on the role of the Tourism Ambassador.

On the evening of Tuesday, many passengers on the train SE15 from Hanoi to HCM City were sleeping when they were suddenly awakened up by a strong sound, vibration and the train stopped.

Vietnamese exporters all have reportedly got overjoyed because they have obtained big orders, which gives one more reason to believe that the targeted 10 percent export turnover growth rate in 2013 is within reach.

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of domestic tourists travelling during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday last week increased by an estimated 10-20 percent over the same period last year,

Kermis, the traditional cultural activity in northern provinces, has gradually lost its character, since Chinese goods, not locally made craft goods, have been flooding the markets.

 Amid rising concern over alleged cyber crime originating from China, the White House will unveil a new plan Wednesday to help US firms thwart the theft of billions of dollars in trade secrets.

The Dong Nai River has been playing a very important role in the development of the HCM City as the southern economic center. Therefore, when the river gets polluted, the economic center has suffered.

 Lance Armstrong said Wednesday that he will not cooperate with the US Anti-Doping Agency's investigation into dope cheats in cycling but would be willing to help other anti-doping inquiries.

Being concerned about the qualification of new IT school graduates, Vietnam now considers setting up new standards for IT skills in an effort to internationalize the quality of Vietnamese IT engineers.

VietNamNet Bridge – V-League champions SHB Da Nang are the favourites to lift the National Super Cup when they meet last year’s National Cup winners Xuan Thanh Sai Gon Cement on Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam welcomed 6.8 million international visitors in 2012, bringing in nearly US$7 billion and marking a year-on-year increase of 13.86 per cent.

 VietNamNet Bridge – State employees and agencies are banned from using public vehicles to go to festivals and organising festival visits during working hours.

The government has decided that rice exporters would buy 2 million tons of husky rice from farmers. However, the effort by the government cannot ensure profits for farmers.

Because of petty conflicts in family life, many ruthless fathers used gasoline to burn their children. After a minute of anger in adults, children died unjustly or have to live with the pain of lifelong disability.

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After more than a week enjoying the lunar New Year, thousands of people in Soc Trang province went to the local police bureau to get identity cards before getting back to work in HCM City.

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) on February 19 announced that it has contracted with TerraTherm Inc. to carry out thermal remediation of dioxin at Da Nang airport in the central city of the same name.

VietNamNet Bridge – The exotic fish species which has the see-through body is now a favorite of Vietnamese ornamental fish breeders. They call the fish as “ghost fish.”

 Internet search king Google's shares pushed past $800 for the first time Tuesday despite a tough new challenge from Microsoft and looming European Union action over alleged privacy violations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi Football Club has been transferred to Quang Huy Plastics Company just several weeks before the national football leagues start next month.

Trung Nguyen, the most famous Vietnamese coffee brand, plans to buy the roasters in the US and open cafes in Seattle, New York and Boston in 2013. The strategy was announced right after the US Starbucks opened its first store in HCM City.