Two Vietnamese seized in South Africa for trafficking rhino horns

VietNamNet Bridge – TRAFFIC, an international wildlife trade monitoring network, has reported that two Vietnamese were arrested in South Africa for trafficking 15 rhino horns.

Vietnam to compete in Asian Beach Games

VietNamNet Bridge – A Vietnamese team will take part in the second Asian Beach Games, which will take place in the Omani capital city Muscat, from December 8-16.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 2/12

Knowledge vital on climate; German state eager for clear ties with Vietnam; Toast to N Korean friendship; Ukraine parliamentary visit; Cambodia PM receives CPV delegation; Vietnam, Laos seek to boost judicial ties

Tokyo Metro keen to manage Hanoi’s urban railway

VietNamNet Bridge – The Tokyo Metro Group is ready to assist Hanoi to manage a railway network and provide training courses for its staff.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 2/12

Striking employees return to work; Vietnam, DPRK cheer for friendship; Hospital reports hip replacement success; Falling rock crushes man to death; WB offers US$50 million for university reforms

Vietnam strengthens tiger-protection law enforcement

VietNamNet Bridge – Many international specialists arrived in Hanoi on December 2 to share experience and coordinate efforts to enforce Vietnam’s laws on the protection of wildlife, with a focus on the illegal trafficking of tiger parts.

Cisco intends to buy network software company

Cisco Systems Inc. on Wednesday announced that it is planning to buy privately held LineSider Technologies Inc., a provider of network management software.

Believing stones to be gold, thousands of people flock to road

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of people flocked to a road in the southern province of Long An on December 1 and the morning of December 2 to pick up stones as they believed those were gold.

A rehearsal of Miss Earth contestants

VietNamNet Bridge – Eighty-four contestants of the Miss Earth 2010 pageant took part in the rehearsal for the finals at the ballroom of Vinpearl Land resort in Nha Trang City on November 29.

EDUCATION IN BRIEF 2/12

Vietnam to establish university of oil and gas; Children in remote areas fight poverty and struggle to study; PM grants licence to new university

Gov't plan calls for greater use of e-commerce

E-commerce will be widely applied throughout the country to increase competitiveness of companies by 2015, according to a master plan issued recently by the Government.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 2/12

Bancassurance industry blossoms; Nappy firm opens Binh Duong factory; Call centre provider joins regional group

Universities still fussing over relocation plans

Local authorities really want to relocate universities into suburban areas of big cities. However, though the plan has been discussed for a long time, it remains only on paper.

More and more “iPhone addicts” in Vietnam

Vietnamese people, especially the youth, have been familiar with iPhones for only a few years but long enough to create a trend of iPhone collection and generate “iPhone addicts”.

How to ease the “dollar fever”?

State management agencies blame speculation for the dollar price fever. People rush to purchase dollars, while businesses refuse to sell dollars to banks. why do people and businesses try to hoard dollars?

Foreign portfolio investment capital flowing slowly

A lot of big names such as Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas have entered Vietnam’s market by injecting their money in Vietnamese enterprises.

No breakthroughs in Vietnam Telecomp

Contrary to the expectations, Vietnam Telecomp/Electronics - Internet & IT 2010 Exhibition did not introduce new technologies, did not have the participation of main companies and did not show any breakthroughs.

Property developers rush to offer preferences to entice buyers

The construction costs have been increasing sharply and the supply is believed to become profuse in the time to come, thus making real estate developers feel worried. They have to offer many preferences to buyers in order to boost sales.

EU approves 5.9 trln USD aid for banks since financial crisis

The European Commission said on Wednesday it had approved national support to the financial sector totaling 4.5 trillion euros (5.9 trillion U.S. dollars) since the financial crisis broke out two years ago.

Coach Caliston: Vietnam must hold the Champion Cup

Saying that the Vietnamese national football squad is facing many difficulties but coach Henrique Calisto stated that Vietnam is determined to defend its championship at the 2010 ASEAN Football Cup, which will open on December 2 in Hanoi.

Actress in “James Bond” to be a juryman of Miss Earth pageant

VietNamNet Bridge - The jury members of the Miss Earth Pageant 2010, including seven foreign members and three Vietnamese, were announced on November 30.

Antiques in King’s tomb stolen

VietNamNet Bridge – Some antiques displayed in the right compartment of the Thien Dinh palace in King Khai Dinh’s tomb in the ancient capital city of Hue were stolen at night on December 1.

Two VietNamNet’s articles helps find out missing girl

VietNamNet Bridge – Through two articles on VietnamNet, a family has found their mentally impaired and deaf daughter who had been missing for two years.

‘Name traffic violators'

VietNamNet Bridge – Many members of the public have expressed doubt about the practicality of a new regulation which stipulates that localities, schools and companies should be informed if their residents or employees commit traffic violations.

7cm filarial taken out from patient eye

VietNamNet Bridge – Doctors of the Hanoi-based National Eye Hospital recently took out a 7cm filarial from the eye of a 47-year-old man in Hanoi.