Vietnamese-native blind girl becomes King Chef

VietNamNet Bridge – A Vietnamese-native blind woman has written a true fairytale in the United States.

Online copyright violations defy detection

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fining telecommunication and internet services providers that violate copyright laws is proving difficult in Viet Nam even though the necessary legal system is in place.

Quang Nam’s residents lose their case against power group

In the morning of September 11, the Court of Appeal of Nam Tra My district in the central province of Quang Nam--put on trial the last case of a dozen of lawsuits of Nuoc Xa villagers against the Electricity of Vietnam Group.

Debate on restoring floating market in Mekong Delta

 VietNamNet Bridge – Floating markets on rivers in the Mekong Delta have existed for hundreds of years and are not merely a place for buying and selling of farm produce but have over time become quintessentially a cultural

Party Secretary General to visit Singapore

  VietNamNet Bridge - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong will pay an official visit to Singapore from September 12-14.

State may aid small firms

  The Ministry of Industry and Trade has proposed that the State Bank of Vietnam guarantee credit to small-and medium-sized enterprises as well as potential markets.

Vietnam has no perfect legal framework for bank M&A

The merger and acquisition (M&A) affairs which successfully wrapped up recently all witnessed the deep intervention of the state management agencies.

UNESCO ‘Memory of the World’ title for Buddhist Woodblocks

VietNamNet Bridge – A grand ceremony will be held on October 7 to pray for national peace and prosperity, and to receive the UNESCO certificate declaring the ancient Buddhist Sutra Woodblocks 

Wrestler Hang secures silver at world champs

 Vu Thi Hang came home with a silver medal in the women’s 48 kg freestyle event at the World Junior Wrestling Championships, which was wrapped up in Thailand on September 9.

Second Vietnam's Got Talent season begins

VietNamNet Bridge – The second season of Viet Nam's Got Talent will kick off on September 23, one month after it started receive applications. 

Vietnam gains good result in World Chess Olympiad

 VietNamNet Bridge – After defeating Uzbekistan 3-1 in the final round, the Vietnamese men’s chess team has been placed 7th in the 2012 World Chess Olympiad in Turkey.

Hanoi bus fares to rise up to 80% next year

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi People's Committee has decided to increase bus fares by up to 80 per cent from 2013, instead of October, as previously proposed by the capital's bus company. 

Lacking personnel, IT firms hire software programmers for short term

It’s now very difficult to recruit qualified software programmers, which has prompted businesses to provide a new kind of service – leasing short term personnel.

Vocational schools get crushed by universities when scrambling for students

Universities continue enrolling students for vocational training, ignoring the request by the Ministry of Education and Training MOET to stop providing career training.

Bank-business dialogue comes to deadlock, businesses at the stake

Ignoring the businesses’ complaints about the lack of capital, banks do not hurry to push up lending. The dialogues between banks and businesses have not helped reach a common voice to settle the problem.

50-year-old lantern making hamlet in Saigon

  VietNamNet Bridge - "From the morning until now I have delivered over 2,000 lanterns. This year lanterns sold very well," said a saleswoman of toys for Mid-Autumn Festival on Lac Long Quan road, District 11, Ho Chi Minh City, told VietNamNet.

Why is child sexual abuse on the rise?

  VietNamNet Bridge – The local media has recently reported a lot of child sexual abuse, causing worry among parents.

VN, Kazakhstan agree on wide-ranging cooperation

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam attaches importance to strengthening cooperation with Kazakhstan in the energy sector in general and the oil and gas field in particular, the Vietnamese State President said.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 11/9

 Ministry earmarks $1.7m for trade promotion; Ministry of Industry and Trade proposes further coal price hikes; Banks receive credit report cards;  Automakers back rigid import law; Real estate market still feels economic pain

New regulations on Vietnamese passports

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese citizens will have their passport renewed when it comes to expire after 10 years of validity, instead of applying for a new one, according to a new Government decree. 

Real life of delta via Duong Sen’s brush

 VietNamNet Bridge – ‘Nature and People’ solo exhibition by artist Duong Sen last Wednesday opened at the HCMC Association of Fine Arts, taking visitors on a tour of daily life and landscapes of Mekong Delta.

The Voice suspected of being pre-arranged

A recorded three-minute conversation which is supposed to be between the music director and the producer of The Voice vocal competition series, reveals that the results are possibly pre-arranged.

Concern over unknown insect causing skin infection

A local clinic in Huong Son Ward in the central city of Hue reported on September 8 that in the last few days about 200 households living in Huong Son Resettlement Area had expressed concern about a skin infection

Food fair urges young people to go vegetarian

 VietNamNet Bridge – Eat less meat and seafood, and contribute to environmental protection.

HCM City elects new football boss

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Anh Tu was elected president of HCM City Football Federation (HFF) for its fifth term that will run from 2012 to 2016.