Internet service on cable TV transmission line rivals ADSL

Telcos are considering developing TV and Internet services on the same line in order to optimize their investments. Specialists believe that this is the best choice in the context of the Internet service fee decreases.

Third int’l percussion festival to be held

 The Third International Percussion Festival themed “Cracking Bamboo", will be held on October 6, 7, and 10.

Huge expansion plan for Da Lat City

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese and French architects are co-operating on a master plan to restore and expand the central highlands city of Da Lat into an entity covering 3,300 sq.km.

PetroVietnam’s major operation will cause terrible pain

The national oil and gas conglomerate would have to undergo a major surgery for restructuring. However, experts have warned that it would be a very complicated operation.

V-League at a discount

  VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Football Federation’s (VFF) chairman Nguyen Trong Hy has told the media that there is no reason to delay the V-League 2013.

Getting perplexed in treating sludge, HCM City calls for cooperation

The urban environment in HCM City has been threatened with the thousands of tons of untreated sludge, while the figure would be millions of tons in the next five years.

Hanoi lays red carpet, but keeps doors half-open to talents

A lot of excellent university graduates hesitate to step on the red carpet laid by the Hanoi authorities to welcome talents. Meanwhile, many of them think that the doors of state agencies still have not been opened widely to them.

Traveling with 5-star cruise ships becoming fashion of the rich

VietNamNet Bridge – When the poor have to spend less money on their daily meals, the rich still can spend money like water, booking round-the-world tours with 5-star cruise ships.

Life in the 2.5 m2 houses

  VietNamNet Bridge - After an environment renovation project was carried out, super-thin houses (0.5 x 5m) in District 6, HCM City have appeared. Other houses have average depth of 1.2 m.

Female iconography, sexuality to go on show in Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge – Installation and sculptural works by late artist Vu Dan Tan and recent pieces by Nguyen Nghia Cuong focusing on female iconography and sexuality will come on display at ‘Venus in Vietnam’ at the Goethe Institute

Vietnamese rush to play risky games, trading shares online

A lot of Vietnamese now rush to buy the shares of foreign companies via a website, though they do not know anything about the company. The people, seduced by the promised fat profits, have been joining a hazardous game.

Telcos face stern ultimatum

 Dong Duong Telecom and VTC face having their mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) licences taken back, without suitable explanations to authority ministry.

Raging cancer and abnormal numbers

According to unofficial statistics from the people and the governments of communes located around the Thach Khe iron mine (Ha Tinh province), there are nearly 100 people with cancer in recent years, an unusual number.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 30/9

 PetroVietnam Construction in strife financial crisis; Agricultural exports grow by 10.2%; Company chosen to manage rare earth mine; HCMC economy shows signs of recovery; Small apartments a solution to stagnant property market

People in central region prepare to brace floods

VietNamNet Bridge – People in the central region of Vietnam are in a hurry to harvest their crops, store rice in higher locations and stockpile adequate amounts of food supplies and other essential items to be able to survive

Internet management under strict scrutiny

  The Prime Minister has asked relevant agencies to investigate several websites that distort the situation in Vietnam, speak ill of the Party’s leadership, and incite social disturbances against the administration.

"Venus in Vietnam" in praise of Vietnamese women’s beauty

The “Venus in Vietnam” exhibition will introduce artworks concentrated in imagery and gender, as well as extended meanings of these themes in the social, cultural and political context of Vietnam in late 20th century and early 21st century.

Needy minority groups to get subsidized land

 VietNamNet Bridge – Poor ethnic minority people in the Mekong Delta can be entitled to housing and farming land to help them settle down, according to a draft of a Prime Minister’s decision.

Visit marvelous Mau Son before tourism boom

 VietNamNet Bridge – If you fancy exploring a quiet and beautiful spot before the masses come, visit Mau Son now.

Viet Kieu investors can be more successful in their business in the homeland

Viet Kieu (overseas Vietnamese) have set up 3500 businesses in Vietnam which have the total investment capital of eight billion dollars.

West Lake cafe proves vintage audiophile's dream

 Nhac Xua (or Old music) Café at No. 46 Yen Hoa Street, Hanoi is an ideal place for those who love the sound from old music machines.

Village drum maker marches to quieter tune

 VietNamNet Bridge – As the Mid-Autumn festival approaches, streets are filled with colourful toys and the sound of the trong boi (paper drum), a tiny traditional toy, can be heard everywhere.

HCM City: Public sale of fake number plates

 VietNamNet Bridge - Fake number plates have been sold publicly along many roads in HCM City for years but the authorities have not paid attention to it.

Economic recession produces new tycoons

In the crisis, a lot of big guys have fallen down from their pinnacle of success, turning moneyless. And also in the crisis, a lot of new names have appeared brilliant.

Lifestyles add to stroke risk

 VietNamNet Bridge – An unhealthy lifestyle in an industrialised setting was a major cause of the increase in the number of people suffering strokes in recent years, doctors said.