Jail for Tay Ninh human traffickers

VietNamNet Bridge - Tay Ninh Province People's Court has sentenced four offenders to a total of 21 years in prison for trafficking nine Vietnamese women to work as prostitutes in Singapore.

The three biggest risks for Vietnam’s public debts

VietNamNet Bridge – The biggest risk lies in the cash flow, not in how big the debts are, according to the Deputy Director of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) Vo Tri Thanh.

British Band to rock Ho Chi Minh City

VietNamNet Bridge - On December 9 and 11, Ho Chi Minh City will vibrate, pulsate and rock! ‘Goober Gun’, a British Rock n Roll band will rock the City to their beat and energy.    

Many businesses say “no” to in-service training graduates

There are no statistics about the percentage of students finishing in-service training courses who get jobs after graduation. However, many employers say the in-service university training degrees are not welcomed by businesses.

Hiring marriage portion

With only VND2 million ($100), Lan made her parents happy as they could hold a big gold necklace to put on their daughter’s neck at her wedding anniversary.

Vietnamese football fans get crazy with national team's victory 2

Vietnamese football fans get crazy with national team's victory 2

Vietnamese football fans get crazy with national team's victory

Thousands of people flocked to the road on December 8 evening to celebrate the national football squad's victory.

Tra fish breeders shouldn't be anxious about WWF guide, expert

An official from the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers said on December 8, Vietnamese tra fish breeders should not be anxious about the World Wildlife Fund’s recent consumer guide that put Tra fish on the ‘red list’. 

Vietnam national football squad receives big bonus

The team will get a 1.75 billion VND bonus after it secured a 1-0 victory over Singapore on December 8 and won a spot to the semifinals of the AFF Cup 2010 as group leaders.

Vietnam’s top badminton player has a good start at Hong Kong Open

Nguyen Tien Minh easily defeated the host rival Chun Hei Tam (the world’s 354th player) 2-0 to enter the third round (with 16 players) of the Super Series Hong Kong tournament.  

Six countries compete for Vietnam’s nuclear power projects

The US Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United Nations Glyn Davies said that at least six countries want to be chosen as the contractor of Vietnam’s first nuclear power plants.

VietNamNet calls for logo design submissions for Reconciliation Day

To convey the initiative of the Day for Reconciliation (September 9) to the local and international communities, VietNamNet would like to call for our readers to help design logos for the Day for Reconciliation.

Int’l donors pledge $7.9 billion for Vietnam next year

VietNamNet Bridge - Development partners pledged US$7.9 billion in official development assistance (ODA) for Vietnam in 2011 at the end of the two-day Consultative Group (CG) meeting in Hanoi on December 8.

Gold importers say Hong Kong’s imitation gold not available in Vietnam

Big Vietnamese gold importers have reassured the public that Hong Kong’s imitation gold cannot enter Vietnam’s market, because they mainly import gold from Switzerland.

Banking market 2010: who is holding the upper hand?

State owned banks, which are backed by the State and have powerful financial capability, have been dominating the market for the last many years. However, joint stock banks have been trying to “encroach on state owned banks’ territory”.

Vietnam now keeping a keen eye on Cambodian market

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese travel firms have just realized that for a long time, they have missed a very potential market – Cambodia. And they are now trying to correct their mistakes.

Da Nang’s authorities made a breakthrough or did they violate laws?

VietNamNet Bridge – The decision by the Da Nang authorities to reject in-service graduates for employment by state agencies has stirred up the public.

Interest rates becoming chaotic, central bank orders to stop “interest rate war”

VietNamNet Bridge – Just several days ago, when some banks offered the sky high deposit interest rate of 14 percent per annum, people thought that this would be the peak.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 9/12

Automobile sales down in November: VAMA; Three-day correction ends today; Coffee industry brews up plans

Hue holds high hopes for community based tourism

VietNamNet Bridge - Community based tourism is seen as a gateway to economic improvement and tourism opportunity in Vietnam.

TPP – Vietnam’s new game in the global integration: part 3

Vietnam has announced that it will join the negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. The Vietnamese business community has agreed that Vietnam needs to join the new game in the global integration.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 9/12

More Lao students now study in Vietnam; Exhibition on AO victims opens in France; ASEAN youths enjoy staying in HCM City; Over 111,000 youths become Party members; HCM City hosts 2010 Vietnam Advertising Festival

Con Dao listed in top ten best islands

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's Con Dao Island has been named as one of the top ten romantic destinations in the world for 2011 by the UK's Lonely Planet magazine.

U.S. gov't to sell AIG shares, further exit from bailout program

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced on Wednesday that the insurance giant American International Group Inc. (AIG) had entered into an agreement with the Department of the Treasury,

NASA's Spitzer reveals first carbon-rich planet

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed a huge and searing-hot planet loaded with an unusual amount of carbon, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) said on Wednesday.