The delay in the site clearance work has become so commonly seen in Vietnam. However, things may change a lot after a Japanese contractor asked for additional expenses to compensate the losses it incurred due to the delay in the site clearance.

Many associations still neglect the needs of their members or find it hard to address such needs, heard a workshop on capacity of Vietnamese business associations held on Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Over a week before the traditional New Year, dozens of calligraphers of different ages have gathered on Hanoi’s Van Mieu Street as usual.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Thi Ky is considered the biggest flower market in town and is known as the Langbiang Plateau (famously located in Dalat) of HCM City.

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All families that hire charwomen want to have their assistance during the Lunar New Year in order to have really free and relaxing days.

VietNamNet Bridge - In the early morning of February 3, HCM City police patrolled a series of roads in the city’s center and inspected some entertainment centers.

VietNamNet Bridge – Launched in the 2004 Lunar New Year or Tet holiday, the Nguyen Hue flower road has become the Tet culture in Saigon and is an indispensable activity in the city each Tet.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s economy may further worsen this year if there are no drastic measures adopted right now, according to the Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences (VASS),

VietNamNet Bridge - By special bending, cutting, grafting and caring techniques, a gardener in Phu Yen province has created unique bonsai trees in the images of animals or human.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Owners and operators of hydropower dams will be fined VND150-200 million if they do not conduct routine safety checks,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viettel has become the first mobile network operator in Vietnam to target ethnic minority people as it introduced mobile phone packages for this group of customers

The merger of the two stock exchanges of Hanoi and HCM City is expected to be decided in 2013, after the State Securities Commission (SSC) submits the merger plan to the Prime Minister.

The northern region will celebrate the Tet Festival in cold weather because a front is likely to move in by February 8.

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 Vietnamese ancient lamps on display in Ha Noi at the Viet Nam National Museum of History provide an introduction to the historical significance of the lamp and demonstrations on how to use and make them.

 Wanderlust, the UK's leading travel magazine, has declared Hoi An the world's top city destination in its latest Readers' Travel Awards.

 Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park in Hanoi has been operational for over a decade but it has only attracted 68 investment projects in that time and it is described as a ‘slow investment attraction’

VietNamNet Bridge – Overseas remittance to Vietnam has been increasing steadily. However, the cash flow now does not go into the real estate sector any more. Meanwhile, a lot of Vietnamese are seeking to buy real estate overseas.

In the evening of Feb 1, at the Military Zone 7 Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City the final night Gala awards and Vietnam Idol contest in 2012 took place.

 Unsecured websites and spyware were the two most serious cyber problems last year, the Back Khoa Anti-virus Centre has said in a report.

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 Twenty untitled oil and pastel paintings by artist Nguyen Tu Nghiem are on display at the Eight Gallery in HCM City.

 The UAE national football squad will arrive in Vietnam on February 4 to prepare for their Asian Cup qualifying match against the hosts.

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