VietNamNet Bridge – A 285-page book titled the Corpus of Inscriptions of Champa which has been translated from the ancient Cham language (Sanskrit) into English and Vietnamese, was launched at the Cham Sculpture Museum yesterday.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi has been ranked 21st among 100 cities in the world that are most attractive in software outsourcing by the latest report of outsourcing advisory firm Tholons.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Corporate income tax rates will fall from 25 per cent to 23 per cent in 2014, under a draft revision to the Law on Corporate Income Taxation issued yesterday, Dec 12, by the Ministry of Finance.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Many valuable artefacts from the Cham culture have been found in the southern central province of Binh Thuan. The new discoveries are important for ongoing research on the ancient culture,

VietNamNet Bridge – The inauguration of a statue of Uncle Ho with ethnic groups of the central highlands was held on December 9 in Pleiku City in the central highland province of Gia Lai.  

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VietNamNet Bridge – On December 11, the Dak Lak Provincial People's Council approved the dismissal of Mr. Lu Ngoc Cu from the Chairmanship of the People’s Committee and the membership of the People’s Council.

 Even more than 20 years after the Chernobyl nuclear accident, wild boars in Germany are still heavily radioactively contaminated, local media reported on Wednesday.

Mr. Hoang Kieu, Chairman of the USA-based RAAS Group, used to "boil" Tien Giang province with the noisy affairs like the "Miss World 2010 pageant" and the "acquisition of the Tien Giang Tourist Joint Stock Company or Tigi Tour," etc…

The Ministry of Transport has raised the existing fees and set new kinds of fees, heaping logistics enterprises with big difficulties.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Photos reflecting a campaign against the US B-52 blitz on Ha Noi in Christmas 1972 are being exhibited to celebrate 40 years since victory over the American air war on north Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Executive Board Meeting held this morning, December 13, approved the plan for the V-League and the First Division Tournament 2013.

 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is keen to promote cooperation in space technology between Vietnam and the US.

 VietNamNet Bridge – State-run Viet Nam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) topped the VNR500 for 2012 while the DOJI Gold and Gems Group was declared the country's largest private enterprise.

 Leo Messi was again the star of the show as FC Barcelona all but assured their place in the last 16 of the Spanish Copa del Rey knockout competition on Wednesday night.

VietNamNet Bridge – The total number of state employees in 2013 is fixed at 281,700, slightly up from 2012.

VietNamNet Bridge – The 10th National Congress of the Youth Union was officially opened at the My Dinh National Convention Center in Hanoi on December 12. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The “ACD Tour of Vietnam”, the country’s first bicycle race under the International Cycling Union (UCI) system, will be held for the first time from December 16-22.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence’s e-portal was officially launched in Hanoi on December 12.

VietNamNet Bridge – They are the big businessmen in their fields and their names appear regularly on local newspapers. However, they have been well known for the activities relating to the showbiz, rather than business activities.

Major research institutes in Italy, Germany and the USA offered him a job with high salary and remuneration, but Dr. Phung Ho Hai has returned home to work and was appointed as Deputy Director of the Institute of Mathematics.

 Hanoians and the broader Vietnamese community eagerly participate in socio-cultural activities this month to commemorate one of the most significant events during the American War, the “Hanoi-Dien Bien Phu in the Air” victory in 1972.

VietNamNet Bridge - Once they were rich and lived beyond their means, now many Vietnamese football players are falling into tragic scenes. Some are in debt and have to sell their expensive cars.