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Half of remittances channeled into business operations

 VietNamNet Bridge – Incoming remittances last year stood at around US$12 billion with 46% of it going to production and business operations, nearly 36% to expenses and the remainder to savings and health services,

Art & Entertainment Headlines January 9

 Finger-painting artist displays art works in Da Lat; Rockstorm to heat up capital; Magazine names VN's top men of 2013; Artists pay homage to feminine beauty; Art films on Ha Noi daily life to hit screens

Social Headlines December 13

 Exchanging money for profit to be prohibited; Firefighter injured in Ha Noi blaze; OV girl wins top global calculus score; HCM City forecasts lower budget collections in 2014; Freedom of speech, press strengthened in Vietnam

OV artists return to draw paintings of Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge - From October to December, four Vietnamese American artists will stay in Hanoi to experience the life in the capital city and to draw paintings about the city.

OV to face stricter rules on vehicle imports

VietNamNet Bridge – Returning overseas Vietnamese would have to satisfy stricter regulations to be exempt from import tax and value added tax on the cars and motorbikes they bring back home.