Teacher whipped students with rod, students happy to get spanked

A new video clip has been posted on Internet showing a teacher whipping students on their faces.

Navibank Saigon FC dissolved

VietNamNet Bridge - On December 5, Navibank Saigon FC declared its dissolution because the FC did not find any sponsor. Meanwhile, Saigon Xuan Thanh FC is unlikely to attend the 2013 football season.

E-commerce: skipping Beta, marching towards 2.0

A series of investment projects in e-commerce have been kicked off, seemingly promising to heat up the market which remains cool despite the presence of the giant eBay.

Kpop 'intrudes' Vietnam’sculture in 2012

VietNamNet Bridge - In recent years, Korean music has made a stable foothold in Vietnam and created both positive and negative consequences.

Ponds and lakes in Hanoi evaporating

VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty one lakes in Hanoi and 150 hectares of water surface have disappeared over the last 20 years, since 1990.

VN ranks 11th in global risks of cyber attacks

Vietnam is currently at the 11th position among countries facing high risks of cyber attacks in the world, according to the latest report of Symantec, a California-headquartered global computer security software corporation.

The once well-known Vietnamese brands that fall into oblivion

It is quite a normal thing that a brand turns up and then disappears from the market. However, economists say the disappearance of a series of once well-known Vietnamese brands is really worrying.

Sidewalks offer an escape from poverty

 VietNamNet Bridge – For so long the office of hustlers, sellers and scammers, the sidewalk is quickly becoming a place where students and even State employees turn to earn some extra cash.

Many tour operators complain of “brand stealing”

VietNamNet Bridge - Stealing a business name--leading to confusion for customers and affecting the reputation is a big concern of many tourism firms.

Global mobile phone market slowing down in 2012: report

 Worldwide mobile phone market is expected to grow only 1.4 percent year over year in 2012, the lowest annual growth rate in three years, research firm International Data Corp. (IDC) predicted in a report on Tuesday.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 7/12

Industry still leading tax contributor; Central growers fear damaging drought; Banks move on soft home loans; Fake goods pose economic and health risks; Rice output estimated at 43.7 mln tones in 2012; PPP likely brings in $80 billion in decade

Bopha storm track ‘complicated’

After pounding the Philippines, powerful storm Bopha entered the East Sea on December 5 and is likely to change its course.

Private business confidence undermined

With their confidence in Vietnam’s business environment badly damaged, private entrepreneurs urged the Government to carry out reforms while ensuring macroeconomic stability in order to overcome the current difficult situation.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 6/12

  Pot-holes appear after rush-job; Bach Mai Hospital saves Japanese; Combating corruption in Vietnam; Vietnam joins 2012 Jakarta Charity Bazaar, Gender crisis put under the spotlight

Vietnam falls 11 grades in Transparency International’s corruption index

VietNamNet Bridge - According to the 2012 corruption perception index (CPI) released by the Transparency International (TI), Vietnam ranks 123 out of 176 countries and territories, dropping by 11 grades from last year. 

Fashion week to showcase Spring, Summer designs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam Fashion Week kicks off tonight at the Ha Noi Daewoo Hotel, with a taste of 19 collections (600 designs) by veteran and emerging designers to be shown during the week.

HCM City police arrest container thieves

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City police have arrested six gangs of container thieves, totaling 51 people, who made a series of thefts at the city’s ports and warehouses, worth $1.3 million.

IOC bides time with Armstrong Olympic medal

 Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong will be able to hold on to his Olympic bronze medal from the time-trial event at the 2000 Games in Sydney for at least a little longer, the International Olympic Committee has said.

SPORTS IN BRIEF 6/12

 14 clubs participate in national volleyball tournament; Thien placed 135th in world junior rankings; Vietnamese e-sports players hack away the field; VN denied berth in U19 finals despite Taipei win  

Can Tho: Biggest discotheque on fire

VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of people stampeded to escape from the fire at the Golf Discotheque in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho on the evening of December 5.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 6/12

  Photo exhibition celebrates International Volunteer Day; Designer to participate in US fashion event; Christmas Cabaret dinner concert in town; Join in outdoor excursions with VietClimb

HCM City must heed past lessons for better future

 VietNamNet Bridge – The departments, agencies and Government officials that contributed to lower-than-expected budget revenues for HCM City this year must be identified, delegates at a city council meeting have said.

Wartime scrap reborn as works of art

 VietNamNet Bridge – Visitors to an exhibition that opened in Ha Noi on Monday praised the way Vietnamese people had used optimism, creativity and ingenuity during hard times to transform scrap metal from weapons into objects

Sickly border economic zones need treatment

VietNamNet Bridge – It would be better to gather strength to develop the nine national economic zones instead of scattering money to everywhere.

Syria faces military showdown amid chemical weapon fears

Military showdown around Syria's capital Damascus continued Wednesday as the government troops are trying to push the rebels away from the surroundings of the capital at a time when fears mount about Syria's chemical weapon,