Viet Nam thrash India in Asian women contest

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam trounced India 10-0 in the second qualifying round match for the Asian Football Confederation U19 Women's Championships in HCM City yesterday, Dec 3.

First days of Vietnamese beauty queen at Miss Universe

VietNamNet Bridge – Miss Vietnam World 2010 Diem Huong arrived in Las Vegas, USA, on December 3 for the Miss Universe 2012 pageant.

IMF stresses cautious approach toward capital flow liberalization

 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday that capital flow liberalization needs to be well planned, timed, and sequenced, so as to minimize possible adverse domestic and multilateral consequences.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 4/12

  Prime Minister receives new ambassadors; Cambodia, Vietnam NAs strengthen ties; Co-operation with New Zealand needs to increase; President Sang congratulates Palestine’s upgraded status

VN, Thailand eye strategic partnership

The Vietnamese National Assembly has given its full support to the transformation of bilateral ties between Viet Nam and Thailand into a strategic partnership that will advance their developing relations in a more intense and practical manner.

Vietnamese taekwondo artists to compete for world gold medals

VietNamNet Bridge – Going to Colombia for the 7th World Taekwondo Championships, the Vietnamese team targets to win three gold medals.

Chinese ships cut cable of VN vessel

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) yesterday, Dec 3, confirmed an incident involving one of its ships and Chinese vessels.

Wales bid to host England, Australia World Cup games

 Australia face the prospect of having to play 2015 World Cup pool matches against England at Twickenham and Wales in Cardiff.

Aviation industry seeks support

VietNamNet Bridge – The Civil Aviation Transport Administration has drafted a document that calls for all business sectors in the country as well as foreign investors to take part in the aviation industry.  

Stem cell storage service in high demand in Vietnam

Following the success of MekoStem, which is considered the first stem cell bank in Vietnam, some more banks would be set up to satisfy the increasingly high demand from the rich people.

Government promises tax breaks for businesses in 2013

VietNamNet Bridge - According to Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh, the Government will soon ask the National Assembly to reduce corporate income tax to below 25 percent.

Vietnamese parents protest handwriting competitions

Both parents and educators believe that there’s no need to spend too much time for students to practice handwriting, saying that in the digital age, there are many other things they need to practice than handwriting.

500,000 Vietnamese are bitten by dogs annually

VietNamNet Bridge - Due to half a million of people who are bitten by dogs each year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) aims to firstly know the exact number of dogs for vaccination, not to give a code for each dog.

Auto manufacturers increasing localization ratios to be more competitive

Making more car parts domestically to replace imports is the solution for automobile manufacturers to increase their competitiveness in the context of the low market demand.

Hanoi: Thousands of workers to be helped to go home for Tet holiday

VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi Labor Federation is calling for the combination of social forces to join its plan to assist poor workers to return home for the upcoming Lunar New Year, which will fall in early February 2013.

Vietnam bars its door to foreign ships, monopoly may return

The Ministry of Transport has decided that from January 1, 2013, Vietnam will not renew the container transport licenses and will not grant new licenses to the ships which do not bear Vietnamese flags.

Director of Tam Dao National Park raises his voice

VietNamNet’s Hoang Huong talks with Mr. Do Dinh Tien, Director of Tam Dao National Park, Vietnam’s representative at the Tam Dao Bear Rescue Center.

Disputed road-use fees start January 1

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance has decided to introduce the controversial road-use fees from January 1, 2013. 

Lack of wharves impedes river tourism in HCM City

For years now, Ho Chi Minh City authorities have been convinced that river tourism is an important, viable and lucrative marketing product to enhance and enrich the City’s hospitality industry,

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 4/11

IFC urges Vietnam’s listed firms to improve governance; Vietnam aims for regional top five in tax facilitation; First direct air route to Indonesia launched; Shrimp exports to hit US$2.2 billion this year; The socio-economic portrait after 11 months

Rubbish dumps blight residential areas

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dozens of temporary garbage dumps have formed in residential areas of southern Dong Nai Province due to a shortage of landfill sites, causing serious pollution that affects local people's health.

Super typhoon Bopha is moving into the East Sea

VietNamNet Bridge – At noon on December 3, storm Bopha with the wind speed of 180-200 km per hour, formed off the coast in the Pacific, was approaching the Philippines. In the next two days, the storm will enter the East Sea.

Getting to Zero: for a better day tomorrow in US

 Leon Lieberman was in his 60s when he was diagnosed with HIV. That was nearly 15 years ago. Today, he recently celebrated his 81st birthday and lives in Chicago's North Side.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 3/12

  My Tam wins Best Asian Artist at MAMA 2012; Little Mermaid becomes belly dance; Canadian food-fest opens Thursday; Korea-VN host Ha Noi gala

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 3/12

  Efforts made to shake off Agent Orange hangover; Laos, Vietnam celebrate 50 years of labour cooperation; Seed Fund launched to assist deserving youth; Law Committee's France tour ends