National Assembly Deputy: “I earn my living on private tutoring”

While the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) tries to think of the measures to stop private tutoring, a National Assembly Deputy admits that private tutoring is the main source of income for her and her family.

F&B sector triggers combat for retail premises

VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of big names have appeared in the Vietnamese F&B (food and beverage) market, kicking start a new combat for the retail premises.

Young singers criticized for promoting Chinese chat application

VietNamNet Bridge - Fans have called for boycotting two contestants of The Voice 2012, Bao Anh and Bui Anh Tuan, for promoting a chat application named Wechat, which uses China’s illegal U-shaped map.

VTC6 channel suspended after VTC-Saigontel dispute

VietNamNet Bridge - VTC began to close the VTC6 channel from January 23, two days after the Saigontel accused this broadcaster of breaking the business cooperation contract and appropriating nearly $4 million.

Made-in-Vietnam kidney dialysis equipment helps save billions of dong

The self-regulating kidney dialysis machine created by Dr. Vu Duy Hai from the Hanoi University of Technology and his research team, is believed to help Vietnam save VND700 billion a year.

Domestic aviation market still unattractive to airlines (part 3)

VietNamNet Bridge – The domestic aviation market has turned out to be not lucrative as thought.

Strange creatures in ready-made clothing are hoverfly larvae

VietNamNet Bridge – The Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources has concluded that the biological samples in the ready-made clothing of a woman in the northern province of Phu Yen are the larvae of two species of hoverflies.

Over 60 million people get insured

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of people taking social and healthcare insurance amounted to over 60 million in 2012, equivalent to 68% of the population, according to the Viet Nam Social Security.

Vietnam’s electricity price would be toweringly high

It is expected that the electricity price needs to be raised by 40 percent by the end of 2015 in order to offset the losses EVN incurs when it has to sell electricity at the prices lower than the production costs.

Phap Lam art decoration to celebrate crafts festival

 VietNamNet Bridge – Artists and craftsmen will decorate two lamps with Phap Lam art at Hue City's Tu Tuong Park on the occasion of the traditional crafts festival in April, project manager Do Huu Triet said.

Seafood processor makes diesel oil from fish fat

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hiep Thanh Seafood Joint Stock Company has commissioned a line to produce diesel oil from tra fish.

Vietnam pays $17.2 million for 1km of expressway

VietNamNet Bridge – The investment rate per 1km of four-lane highway in the northern and central plains is $10 million and $17.2 million in the southern delta. In particular, the cost for the Ben Luc - Long Thanh highway is up to $28 million.

Seventeen athletes to form national archery squad

According to Decision 1789/QĐ-TCTDTT issued by the General Department of Sports and Physical Training, as many as 17 outstanding male and female athletes will team up for the national archery squad in 2013.

11 mineral mining projects undertaken in a commune

Eleven projects on exploiting minerals have been licensed in Hung Thinh, a small poor commune in Tran Yen of the northern province of Yen Bai, which threatens the living environment of local people.

Along the Saigon River

The VIP speed boat eventually glided into the wharf, it was forty-five minutes late, and we had been waiting impatiently  for it to arrive so that we could begin our journey along the Saigon River to the Cu Chi tunnel historical site. 

Is there group interest in the policy to rescue estate market?

Answering the question whether the state’s policy to survive the estate market is to protect "group interests," Minister of Construction - Trinh Dinh Dung - affirmed that protecting the interest of enterprises is protecting the interests of people.

Where’s the cash gone?

Commercial banks keep offering high interest rates to attract more deposits from the public. The business circle affirms it is thirsty for capital, while workers complain about modest Tet bonuses. Where has the cash gone, then?

Women smokers 'face greater health risks than in past'

 Women smokers are at a greater risk than at any time in recent decades from lung cancer and other ailments linked to their tobacco use, according to a study.

Wayward bus

 VietNamNet Bridge – Traffic police in the capital have begun a serious crackdown on coaches that are operating illegally around major stations to cheat passengers, ahead of the Tet festival which falls on February 10.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 26/1

Phu Quy wind farm opens; Exports soar 43 percent in January; Real estate absorbs 23 percent of FDI; Cell phone buying energy not as strong as expected; Sanyo layoffs part of wider unemployment problem

Ly Quy Khanh's collection at Dep Fashion Show 11

VietNamNet Bridge - Famous singers and actresses performed the special collection designed by Ly Quy Khanh at the Dep Fashion Show 11 in HCM City on January 24.

Central Commission for Internal Affairs cannot work right now

The amended Anti-Corruption Law will take effect from February. However, the standing agency – the Central Commission on Internal Affairs cannot operate immediately.

Teachers and students depressed about literature lessons

VietNamNet Bridge – Students find literature a boring subject, while teachers feel tired of teaching because there is no room for their creativeness.

Chinese businessmen collect all kinds of waste in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Chinese businessmen have been going to every corner in the Vietnamese land to collect all the things that Vietnamese think are useful and throw away, thus raising doubts about the machinations behind this.

Vietnam to have The Voice Kids

VietNamNet Bridge - Following “The Voice 2012” for adults, Cat Tien Sa Company and the Vietnam Television (VTV) will organize a similar reality show for children from 9 to 15 years old, named “The Voice Kids”.