HCM City cashes in on love

VietNamNet Bridge – Local businesses are preparing for Valentine's Day, a popular time of the year for expressions of love and devotion.

Cyclists to compete in continental road races

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will participate in the Asian Cycling Championships which kicks off in Malaysia tomorrow, Feb 8.

100m calligraphic work

VietNamNet Bridge – Seven young calligraphers made a 100m calligraphic work at Van Mieu Street, Hanoi, on February 6, the last day of the Street of Calligraphers event.

Japanese band goes interactive

VietNamNet Bridge – Concert-goers can learn how to play taiko drums at a free interactive performance with the world-renowned band, AUN, next Tuesday at the Youth Theatre.

Eurozone gov't debt slightly down to 87.4 pct by end of Q3: Eurostat

The eurozone's government debt fell slightly to 87.4 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) by the end of the third quarter last year from 87.7 percent at the end of the second quarter,

Tran temple’s seal opening ceremony

VietNamNet Bridge - The seal opening ceremony at the Tran temple in the northern province of Nam Dinh, took place on the 14th night of the first lunar month, which fell on February 5, attracting thousands of visitors.

Transport Ministry to take responsibility for change of working hour

“In my own experience, the traffic in recent days was clearer. If the change of working hour is ineffective, the Ministry of Transport is willing to assume responsibility,” said Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Manh Hung.

Bankrupted Russian tour operator pays off debts to local partners

VietNamNet Bridge – Lanta-Viet, a local branch of the bankrupted tour operator Lanta-Tur Voyach, is back in operation to finish all proceedings related Russian tourists and pay off debts to their partners in Mui Ne,

‘Bai Choi’ folksongs proposed for world recognition

The Vietnam Institute of Culture and Arts is preparing to submit the bai choi folksongs to UNESCO, for recognition as an intangible cultural heritage in the world in need of urgent protection. 

Dubai lures 21 life sciences firms to the Gulf

Dubai Biotechnology and Research Park, the world's first free zone dedicated to the life sciences industry, has attracted 21 new companies, 33 percent more than the number of the previous year, the park's management said Monday.

Vietnam’s veteran football player passes away

Pham Van Lam, Vietnam’s veteran football player belonging to the ‘golden era’ of football in the 1970s, passed away on Sunday.

Animal slaughter during Vietnam festival draws netizens’ ire

Gory images of pigs being slaughtered at a festival held recently in the northern province of Bac Ninh have drawn strong protests from netizens after they were posted online, a Tuoi Tre newspaper report said on February 4.

Ha Noi bans vehicle parking in 262 streets

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi People's Committee will ban the use of pavements and roads for parking vehicles on 262 streets in nine districts as of February 15.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 7/2

Renowned French pianist makes fourth visit to Hanoi; Vietnamese horror film receives US film festival invitations; Vietnamese beauties present gifts to needy people; Top Vietnam Idol wins Favourite Song Award

Diners have beef with "slime"

Many customers want McDonald's Corp to release more information on so-called "pink slime", after the company officially denied the use in its hamburger products in China, but McDonald's said on Sunday it had no plans

Energy efficiency programme needs $48m

The National Programme for Energy Efficiency and Conservation will need around VND1 trillion (US$48 million) to save between five and eight per cent of the nation's total energy consumption by 2015.

Students turned on by art of compassion

VietNamNet Bridge – It is a chilly winter morning and darkness covers everything. Drops of rain can be heard falling from the roof. While most people are still curled up in warm blankets, three youths rush to the Saturday market.

Deputy PM Vu Van Ninh to visit the US

VietNamNet Bridge - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh will make a working visit to the US from February 7-18.

Stock market hanging by a thread

“Exhausted liquidity”, “faint confidence” are the true words to describe the current situation of the stock market.

Legal dispute engulfs cosmetics chain

A series of complicated legal disputes involving Shiseido Cosmetics Vietnam, its local partner Thuy Loc Company Ltd and some investors in their retail network has resulted in the shutdown of 40 retail outlets, leaving 200 employees without jobs.

Hacker of BKAV's website seized

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's largest internet security firm BKAV today said police had seized the perpetrator who hacked into its website, paralysing it since last Friday.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 7/2

 $4 million project helps diagnose TB; Gratis language classes at city pagoda; Ha Noi okays road upgrade, expansion; HCM City's ageing bridges ‘a threat'

Obama orders freezing of Iran's property under U.S. jurisdiction

The White House said on Monday that President Barack Obama has ordered the freezing of Iran's property under U.S. jurisdiction, including that of the country's central bank, as the U.S. and its allies are pressing hard over

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 7/2

US Ex-Im Bank to prioritize credit for Vietnamese SMEs; Stocks gain on improved market value; Bad debts hit record high; Poor Tet sales leave firms with stockpiles; Shrimp exporters secured of material

In festival season, tourism still cools

Small and medium carriers in Hanoi complain that the demand is too low in the first month of the Lunar New Year in comparison with the previous years, though it is now the festival season.