ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 16/11

 Duo d’Accord comes to town; Japanese film week in Phan Thiet; Local talent vies for beauty crown; Vinh Long hosts jam-packed music fest 

Transport contractors cry because they cannot use up 4 trillion dong a month

The requirement that contractors have to spend all the monthly disbursement in full, about 4 trillion dong a month, which was thought to be applauded by contractors, has turned out to be a big problem for them.

Lack of money, Hanoi FC to be absent from V-League 2013

VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi Club’s absence from and Dong Thap FC’s plan to buy the card of Navibank Saigon at the 2013 V-League are the latest move of Vietnam’s football.

Cruel tricks of Saigon bandits

VietNamNet Bridge - What are the usual tricks of robbers and how should people do to avoid becoming a victim?

HCM City: air monitoring system gets paralyzed

The most important air monitory equipment in HCM City have, one after another, got “retired” after a long working period.

Trekking to highlands, sleeping in trees

 VietNamNet Bridge – Around 15 kilometers from Dalat City, Nui Voi-Da Tien Tourist Area in my opinion is a paradise for travelers, as it is unlike any tourist areas in the city of mist and pine trees.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 16/11

Bank finances Peru oil project; Vinacomin gets $300 million loan for building Tan Rai project; Cashew export looks to set new record; Regulations on foreign trade representative offices; Carlsberg gets a boost from Habeco

C.bank’s Binh admits bad debt surge, downplays gold rise

Central bank governor Nguyen Van Binh, speaking at the National Assembly Q&A session in Hanoi on Tuesday, acknowledged a worrying uptick in bad debt in the banking system but downplayed the widening difference

Singapore business schools to be closed

Following the closure of the Singapore-owned Melior Business School in HCM City, the Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs said it would revoke the licenses granted to several other Singapore-owned schools in the city.

Tropical depression to enter southwestern region

VietNamNet Bridge - Moving fast, this morning the new tropical depression was very near the southern coast of Vietnam. It is forecasted to enter the southwestern provinces tomorrow, November 16.

Overseas Vietnamese manager of online shopping site investigated

VietNamNet Bridge – Executive manager of Nhom Mua Company, Tom Tran, is under investigation by the police for suspicious signs in management, thereby causing losses for shareholders.

Ha Noi hosts circus festival

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi's Central Circus will play host to a number of high jinks over the next week as the International Circus Festival 2012 kicks off today, Nov 15.

SPORTS IN BRIEF 15/11

  Taekwondo to take Latino bow; Gymnast Ha Thanh adds to medal tally in China; Cup team blighted by injuries; U-22 football squad announced

Weightlifter wins 3 golds at Asian Champs

VietNamNet Bridge – Young weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan has brought home three gold medals for Vietnam in the men’s U56kg event of the 2012 Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships. 

Lan Khue to attend 2012 Miss Model of the World

 VietNamNet Bridge – Super Model Tran Ngoc Lan Khue will represent Vietnam at the 24th Miss Model of the World in Shenzhen (China) from November 14-December 12.

Vitamin D in pregnancy may prevent multiple sclerosis

 Researchers said Thursday they have found evidence that Vitamin D supplements for pregnant women in the world's colder, darker countries may stave off multiple sclerosis (MS) in their offspring.

Xi leads top leadership, meeting press

 Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), led the other newly-elected members of the Standing Committee of the 18th CPC Central Committee Political Bureau to meet the press

Dengue fever kills 170 Cambodian kids in 10 months, up 154%

 Cambodia reported at least 39, 290 dengue fever cases in the first ten months of this year, a 163 percent rise from 14,918 cases a year earlier,

Bad language skills, mechanism hinder Vietnam’s education integration

Vietnam’s university education still cannot integrate fully into the world because Vietnamese still do not have the foreign language skills and a good enough reasonable management mechanism.

President greets newly-appointed ambassadors

President Truong Tan Sang on November 14 received newly-appointed Ambassadors of Tanzania, Kirgyzstan, Serbia, Botswana, San Marino, Ecuador, Bahrain and Colombia who came to present their credentials.

Japanese businessman’s unusual death at Saigon’s hotel

VietNamNet Bridge - On November 13, a Japanese businessman named Cobá Yasi, about 60 years old, was discovered dead at the Henry Hotel, No. 26 -27, Road 73, Tan Phong Ward, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City.

UN Security Council calls emergency Gaza meeting

The UN Security Council will meet in emergency session late Wednesday to discuss escalating tensions between Israel and the Palestinian territory of Gaza, diplomats said. 

VN joins world in urging US to end Cuban embargo

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has made another plea for the United States to end economic, commercial and financial embargoes against Cuba.

Thousands of tax debtors decamp

Thousands of enterprises have been added into the taxation bodies’ black list because they have escaped with unpaid tax.

PM clarifies socio-economic situation to NA

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has appeared at the on-going 4th session of the National Assembly on November 14 to address socio-economic concerns raised by NA deputies and voters.