Leading lacquer painters showcased in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – Landscapes, portraits of daily life, and the beauty of Vietnamese women are the themes of a painting exhibition that has opened at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum.

The war between 9-year-old G7 and 100-year-old Nestle

Trung Nguyen, the Vietnamese coffee brand, has affirmed that Trung Nguyen coffee products have been more favored in Vietnam than Nestle products. Meanwhile, the foreign giant has denied this.

Hanoi: Many transport projects delayed

VietNamNet Bridge - A series of key transportation projects in Hanoi are implemented at snail speed due to difficulties in site clearance.

IAEA to help Vietnam improve nuclear power

VietNamNet Bridge - Officials of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) came yesterday to Vietnam to help the country improve its nuclear power infrastructure, in order to prepare for the country’s first nuclear power plant.

Many investors "flee" from the earthquake area

VietNamNet Bridge – Many investors have run away from the area around the Song Tranh 2 hydropower plant, where quakes occurred continuously in the recent time, said Mr. Dang Phong, Chairman of Bac Tra My.

Comic artist offers surreal sketches of Ha Noi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Different sides of life in Ha Noi have been captured by young comic artist Nguyen Thanh Phong.

Viet Nam thrash India in Asian women contest

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam trounced India 10-0 in the second qualifying round match for the Asian Football Confederation U19 Women's Championships in HCM City yesterday, Dec 3.

First days of Vietnamese beauty queen at Miss Universe

VietNamNet Bridge – Miss Vietnam World 2010 Diem Huong arrived in Las Vegas, USA, on December 3 for the Miss Universe 2012 pageant.

IMF stresses cautious approach toward capital flow liberalization

 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday that capital flow liberalization needs to be well planned, timed, and sequenced, so as to minimize possible adverse domestic and multilateral consequences.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 4/12

  Prime Minister receives new ambassadors; Cambodia, Vietnam NAs strengthen ties; Co-operation with New Zealand needs to increase; President Sang congratulates Palestine’s upgraded status

VN, Thailand eye strategic partnership

The Vietnamese National Assembly has given its full support to the transformation of bilateral ties between Viet Nam and Thailand into a strategic partnership that will advance their developing relations in a more intense and practical manner.

Vietnamese taekwondo artists to compete for world gold medals

VietNamNet Bridge – Going to Colombia for the 7th World Taekwondo Championships, the Vietnamese team targets to win three gold medals.

Chinese ships cut cable of VN vessel

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) yesterday, Dec 3, confirmed an incident involving one of its ships and Chinese vessels.

Wales bid to host England, Australia World Cup games

 Australia face the prospect of having to play 2015 World Cup pool matches against England at Twickenham and Wales in Cardiff.

Aviation industry seeks support

VietNamNet Bridge – The Civil Aviation Transport Administration has drafted a document that calls for all business sectors in the country as well as foreign investors to take part in the aviation industry.  

Stem cell storage service in high demand in Vietnam

Following the success of MekoStem, which is considered the first stem cell bank in Vietnam, some more banks would be set up to satisfy the increasingly high demand from the rich people.

Government promises tax breaks for businesses in 2013

VietNamNet Bridge - According to Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh, the Government will soon ask the National Assembly to reduce corporate income tax to below 25 percent.

Vietnamese parents protest handwriting competitions

Both parents and educators believe that there’s no need to spend too much time for students to practice handwriting, saying that in the digital age, there are many other things they need to practice than handwriting.

500,000 Vietnamese are bitten by dogs annually

VietNamNet Bridge - Due to half a million of people who are bitten by dogs each year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) aims to firstly know the exact number of dogs for vaccination, not to give a code for each dog.

Auto manufacturers increasing localization ratios to be more competitive

Making more car parts domestically to replace imports is the solution for automobile manufacturers to increase their competitiveness in the context of the low market demand.

Hanoi: Thousands of workers to be helped to go home for Tet holiday

VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi Labor Federation is calling for the combination of social forces to join its plan to assist poor workers to return home for the upcoming Lunar New Year, which will fall in early February 2013.

Vietnam bars its door to foreign ships, monopoly may return

The Ministry of Transport has decided that from January 1, 2013, Vietnam will not renew the container transport licenses and will not grant new licenses to the ships which do not bear Vietnamese flags.

Director of Tam Dao National Park raises his voice

VietNamNet’s Hoang Huong talks with Mr. Do Dinh Tien, Director of Tam Dao National Park, Vietnam’s representative at the Tam Dao Bear Rescue Center.

Disputed road-use fees start January 1

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance has decided to introduce the controversial road-use fees from January 1, 2013. 

Lack of wharves impedes river tourism in HCM City

For years now, Ho Chi Minh City authorities have been convinced that river tourism is an important, viable and lucrative marketing product to enhance and enrich the City’s hospitality industry,