IT NEWS IN BRIEF

E-commerce – effective way to overcome crisis; Web users learn value of security; Websites warned of virus threat; CyberSource and PeaceSoft reach agreement; Viettel cuts off EVN subscribers

Hai Phong girl wins Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2012

VietNamNet Bridge - Mai Thi Giang, 21, from the northern port city of Haiphong, is the winner of the Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2012, which ended in Ho Chi Minh City on November 25.    

Strong Binh Duong tame youngsters

VietNamNet Bridge – V-League club Becamex Binh Duong overcame the Vietnamese U22 team 2-0 in the final of the Number One BTV Cup yesterday, Nov 25, at the Binh Duong Stadium.

Fashion and Passion show

VietNamNet Bridge - The latest collections by famous designers were introduced at the "Fashion and Passion" show in HCM City on November 23.

Ha Noi International Film Festival attracts 31 nations

 VietNamNet Bridge – Feature films and documentaries from 31 countries and territories in the Asia-Pacific are to be shown at the Ha Noi International Film Festival which opened yesterday, Nov 25.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 26/11

Spain cuts funding for Metro Line No. 5; HCM City yet to start tunnel toll collection; Exports hit over US$104 billion in 11 months; Over US$12 billion in FDI; November CPI rises 0.47 percent; Trade surplus worth US$64 million

Rolling Stones play London in first of 50-year shows

 The Rolling Stones were set to rock London on Sunday in their first stadium concert for five years as the band mark half a century together.

U.S. shoppers spend billions over Thanksgiving weekend

 A record 247 million U.S. shoppers visited stores and websites over Thanksgiving weekend, up from 226 million last year, according to an industry survey released on Sunday.

Vietnamese gymnasts win two world gold medals

VietNamNet Bridge - Phan Thi Ha Thanh and Nguyen Ha Thanh won two gold medals at the World Gymnastics Championships 2012 in the Czech Republic.

Truong Nam Thanh wins "Mr. Fashion" title at Mr. World

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s representative at the Mr. World 2012 pageant, Truong Nam Thanh, won the Mr. Fashion title and entered the top ten contestants in the final night on November 24 in the UK.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 26/11

 Vietnam, Italy step up solidarity; President Sang hears voters’ suggestions; RoK inspectors, auditors on Vietnam visit; Party leader works in Dong Thap Province; Russian professor honoured with Friendship Order

Buddhists to keep up charity work

 VietNamNet Bridge – The seventh National Buddhist Congress re-ordained the Most Venerable Thich Pho Tue as Patriarch of the Viet Nam Buddhist Sangha's Patronage Council at its closing ceremony in Ha Noi on Saturday.

The artist who “prints” color pictures on rocks

VietNamNet Bridge – Artisan Le Duc Vy, 63, from Da Nang city, has been recognized as the first Vietnamese who can “print” color pictures on stone, using a digital technique.

The richest U40 stock millionaires

At the age of 40, some businessmen managed to obtain the stock assets worth trillions of dong. The total stock assets of the 30 richest businessmen among them have reached 8 trillion dong.

Evidences for Vietnam’s sovereignty over Spratly and Paracel Islands on display

Thua Thien–Hue province has opened the "Borders and islands of Vietnam" exhibition to widely broadcast materials and exhibits that confirm the legal and historical values of Vietnam's sovereignty over Truong Sa and Hoang Sa Islands.

Deputy FM: ASEAN’s community goal firmly on track

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Vinh on November 23 discussed with the press the outcome of the recent 21st ASEAN Summit and the prospect of an ASEAN Community by 2015.

Students like western style, parents keep fearful

While Vietnamese students feel excited with the new teaching method applied by foreign teachers, their parents, who have generation differences with their children, have expressed their worry that the new method may do more harm than good.

National Assembly concludes annual session on a positive growth message

 VietNamNet Bridge – The nation should prepare to lower the inflation rate and speed up economic growth next year as Viet Nam entered a new development phase, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung said last Friday.

Pollution chases, besieges, kills aquaculture

The aquaculture has been threatened by the uncontrollable industrial production development which has caused serious pollution everywhere.

The world's most beautiful monkey species in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - With brightly colored hair, they are praised by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) as the "beauty queen" in the monkey world.

Vietnamese woman in South Korea commits suicide with two children

VietNamNet Bridge - A Vietnamese woman committed suicide with her two children in the port city of Busan, South Korea, on November 23.

Who will get the pieces of international VoIP cake?

The Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Group (VNPT) and Viettel are believed to hold 80 percent of the VoIP international market, while the remaining 20 percent has been divided to other enterprises.

More and more businesses declare death

Competent agencies have noted the increasingly high number of businesses which come to follow the formalities to close the tax codes and get dissolved or bankrupt.

"Love market" of charladies in Saigon

VietNamNet Bridge – When the night falls, hundreds of boys and girls from different places flock to this “market” to find their lovers.

6-year-old boy wears mask to school

With up to 60 percent of his body burned after a straw fire, the boy named Minh went to his class with a mask covering half of his deformed face. His body was also wrapped with gauze.