Can Vietnam preserve tigers with 49 million dollars?

VietNamNet Bridge – The General Department of Environment is building up the project on doubling wild tigers in Vietnam within 10 years. However, doubts have been raised about the feasibility of the project.

Remote areas need reasonable policies to attract teachers

VietNamNet Bridge – Remote areas have been “laying the red carpet”, inviting teachers to the provinces to work for grammar schools there. However, the number of those coming is always lower than the number of those leaving.

What policy for cloud computing in Vietnam?

As the story about applying cloud computing in Vietnam is getting hot, policy makers have been urged to set up a legal framework to “drive the clouds to the orbit”.

Viet Nam's U-19 draw first blood at AFF

VietNamNet Bridge – The national U-19 team demolished Brunei 7-0 in a group B opener of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U-19 Championship in Myanmar yesterday, Sep 8.

Travel firms urged to stimulate demand with Internet

VietNamNet Bridge – E-commerce has brought new opportunities for tourism development. However, Vietnamese travel firms have not paid appropriate attention to the issue.

Central bank calls for holistic outlook at banks’ profit

The ROE (return on equity) index of the banking system stays at the average level if compared with the ROEs of the other 20 sectors, ranking 11 out of 21, while the ROA (return on assets) is the lowest.

More blood-donor sites to be set up

VietNamNet Bridge – A more intensive model for voluntary blood donation, called Blood Donation Street, is expected to become a major source of blood next year following good results achieved during a pilot period last month.

Phuoc shines at national swimming championship

VietNamNet Bridge – Young talent Hoang Quy Phuoc brought home two more gold medals from the National Swimming Championship, which wrapped up at the Ha Noi-based National Aquatics Centre on Wednesday.

Bernanke hints further actions to stimulate U.S. economy

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the American economy is weaker than expected and the central bank would take all efforts to create more jobs and avoid the world's largest economy from falling into another recession.

Moderate drink keeps disease away

Middle-aged white women drinking alcohol moderately are more likely to stay healthy than nondrinkers, according to a new study from Harvard.

Institutional investors keep cautious about interest rate reductions

Some investment institutions believe that the interest rates would not go down sharply, while they have also warned about the possible risks to occur when the interest rates fell too rapidly.

Resettlement ‘erodes identities'

VietNamNet Bridge – These days, Kim Hong Village in the central province of Nghe An is largely deserted, the remaining dwellers being mostly elderly, women or small children.

US business execs meet Vietnamese leaders

Executives from 39 US corporations, including global giants like Google, General Electric, Exxon Mobil, and Boeing, have met some of Vietnam’s new leaders to discuss the economic situation and government’s policies to encourage foreign investment.

Tragedy at public hospitals: having money, can’t spend

VietNamNet Bridge – While many poor patients don’t have money for treatment, some rich people cannot spend money at public hospitals.

BP discovers new oil in Gulf of Mexico

British oil giant BP announced Wednesday it had a major oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico.

Professor Thomas Patterson from Harvard University writes about Open Minds Network

VietNamNet Bridge - A central idea behind Open Minds Network is that the differences that divide people will diminish when they share positive ideas and experiences.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 9/9

New decree clarifies State support for investment, contracts; Industrial park moves offset FDI downturn; Distributors to hold congress; Commercial center transfer on uptrend; BIC wants to sell 20% stake to foreign partner  

Trick of telepaths is hypnotism?

VietNamNet Bridge has reported the recent boom of telepathy centers that seek lost remains of martyrs by instruction from the souls of martyrs. But this is only hypnotism, said a senior expert of hypnotism.

Postage stamp depicts noted revolutionary

VietNamNet Bridge – A stamp set depicting portraits of the late revolutionary and historian Tran Van Giau was issued on Tuesday to celebrate his 100th birthday.

India arrests 3 on New Delhi high court blast, death toll rises to 12

Indian security agencies arrested three people in Kishtwar of northwest Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday morning by tracing the origin of an email claiming responsibility for a blast at high court in New Delhi one day earlier.

The convenience store race heating up

More and more convenience stores, which provide modern services like supermarkets and can reach out to every corner in residential quarters like traditional markets, have been set up in the plan of retailers to expand their networks.

Stories of “reincarnation” in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – The exchange of “soul” of two girls in Ca Mau province or the “reincarnation” of a boy after his death in Hoa Binh province are among unexplainable phenomenas of reincarnation in Vietnam.

HCM City, Ha Noi to host multimedia concert by Andrea Centazzo

VietNamNet Bridge – Italian maestro Andrea Centazzo will be holding a multimedia concert at the HCM City Academy of Music on Tuesday and the Labour Theatre in Ha Noi on Thursday.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 8/9

Vietnamese version of UK game show to air in September; Pioneer debuts with doll exhibition in Hanoi; Vietnam names old persimmons national heritage; HCMC to host solar vehicle race; Indonesian cultural troupe comes to city       

Steel-makers’ hearts beating alarmingly

A hostile business climate has left Haiphong steel-makers on the back foot.