Local people in mountainous provinces are often at a disadvantage compared to State organisations when it comes to acquiring land for production, even though they are supposed to receive preferential treatment from the Government.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s ethanol producers are pushing the government to soon approve the use of ethanol gasoline to create a domestic market.

 VietNamNet Bridge –Authorities must tighten management on the use of timber in handicraft furniture villages to avoid waste and the use of illegal or low-quality materials, a conference heard on Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The rural picture of Vietnam exhibits more contrasting colors than ever as per a report on rural areas, agriculture and fisheries released by the General Statistics Office last Thursday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Featuring a ridiculous dance where the singer pretends to ride an invisible horse, Gangnam Style by South Korean rapper Psy has taken first YouTube, then the world by storm.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Wearing beautiful clothes, creating tasteful drinks in luxury joints like bars, hotels and restaurants  and receiving a high salary is what people’s impression is of a bartending job.

Like any other nature museum in the world, the Vietnamese National Museum of Nature would have a national biological inspection center.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Policy difficulties and consumer reluctance to part with conventional fossil fuel have limited the development of E5 biofuel products, which are expected to help Viet Nam reduce its dependence on petrol and curb pollution.

The banks’ doors have been opened widely to welcome businesses in the year end production season. However, businesses do not intend to get in.

Air carriers have begun selling air tickets for Tet flights, a bit later than usual. Meanwhile, passengers still keep listening to the news, not hurrying to book tickets right now.

The Vietnam Cable Television and Electronics Joint Stock Company (CEC), which faces big difficulties in investment, has decided to sell 51percent of its stakes to Vietnam Cable Television (VCTV) to get money to pay bank debts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s hi-tech parks are making efforts to shift from manufacturing activities towards R&D for high-technology products and innovations.

VietNamNet Bridge - Creating legal procedures for land acquisition and compensation is certainly the most sensitive issue in the amendment of the 2003 Land Law. 

New investors have been flocking to Vietnam, while existing investors have been expanding their business in the country after realizing the great potentials of the market.

There are no ticket booths at the door or any ticket collectors hanging around, and visitors are simply led upstairs inside what appears to be a normal, three-storey Vietnamese home on a small lane deep off the capital city

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Due to industrial pollution and vehicles, HCMC is ranked among the world’s top ten cities for the worst air pollution in the world.

VietNamNet Bridge – The increase in counterfeit medicine and the sophisticated manner in which it was distributed was fast becoming a global concern, officials said. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – With favourable government policies and an increase in audience numbers, foreign and local investors have been more willing to spend more money in the entertainment field.

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The German-based organisation Interkultur is working with the central province of Thua Thien - Hue to prepare for an international choir competition to take place in the former royal city of Hue from December 12 to 15.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 35,000 heads of educational institutions from kindergartens to universities nationwide will receive training courses to improve their awareness of climate change and disaster risk reduction.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ongoing urban expansion and growth in the capital has necessitated the diversification of water sources from its long-term sole dependence on underground water.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s 2011 public debt fell 1.9 percent over 2010 to 55.4 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), according to a Government report.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pollution levels in the Dong Nai River have been increasing steadily since 2007, affecting the development of 16 southern provinces and its 16 million residents,