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A PhD sued for damages because he gives private tutoring

A university has decided to sue a PhD, who once worked for the school, for the damages of 20,000 dollars--believing that the PhD has infringed the intellectual property and the commitments signed before between the two parties.

New rule restricts foreign sea carriers on local lines

The Ministry of Transport has just issued a new circular on license issuance for foreign shipping companies running on local routes in a bid to keep them from illegally dominating the market at home.

Einstein's famed formulas, photos, love letters go online

An online archival website cataloging more than 80,000 of Albert Einstein's collected papers and notes, and personal correspondence was launched on Monday, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem said.

Super rich people are hidden big tycoons

VietNamNet Bridge – A group of super rich people has appeared in the Vietnamese society. They have got rich since the day of doi moi (renovation) and they are getting more and more rich, especially with the financial investments recently.

Huge cost for owning a car in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – No place in the world like Vietnam--where people have to pay three kinds of taxes and seven types of fees to use a car.

New iPad questioned on heat issue

Complaints about Apple's third generation iPad that are running too hot started to pile up online on Tuesday as some independent tests showed the latest tablet runs 10 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than its previous versions.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 22/3

Developers boosting sluggish apartment sales; PPP yet to deliver tasty fruit; Single-digit inflation hard to achieve: trade ministry; Car-makers look to hit top gear; Volatile gold price puts buyers at risk; Exports hit with increased charges  

Japanese retailers look to expand local market share

Japan's retail giants are increasing their presence in Viet Nam based on future market potential.

MPI: golf courses are not guilty

Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh has affirmed that golf courses themselves are not guilty in the disappearance of fertile land soil and rice fields, and that this should be blamed on bad programming.

“Battleship” to be released in Vietnam five weeks earlier than in USA

VietNamNet Bridge – This movie will be launched in Vietnam on April 13, one month earlier than the release date in North America (May 18).

Experts urge improved urban planning

VietNamNet Bridge – Urban planning must be improved in HCM City as climate change, unpredictable weather changes and high tidal levels have caused more flooding in the city.

Romney wins Illinois primary

U.S. Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney was projected Tuesday night to win his party's Illinois primary by major U.S. broadcasters, as he hunts for enough delegates to become the party's nomination.

Casino projects: foreign investors must follow Vietnamese rules of the game

Amid the information that foreign investors ask Vietnam to allow Vietnamese people to go to casinos, or they would not pour capital into Vietnam, the MPI has affirmed that this will not be the subject to haggle about.

Rare cranes migrate to Phu My grassland

VietNamNet Bridge – About 150 sarus cranes, a rare species listed in both the world and Viet Nam's Red Book, have migrated to southern Kien Giang Province's Phu My Lepironia Grassland Conservation each day since early this month.

Hoang Nam represents Vietnam in final round of Cambridge English contest

VietNamNet Bridge – Trinh Hoang Nam has won the Cambridge English Speaking Competition in Vietnam and took a berth to the contest in Asia, scheduled for July in London.

French audience enjoys traditional cheo opera

VietNamNet Bridge – A team of traditional opera artists from the Viet Nam Cheo Theatre recently delighted a French audience with a classical cheo play during the Festival of Imagination held in Paris's House of World Cultures.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 21/3

 Nation seeks blood donors; Big explosion wounds 11 workers; Maid scalded, forced to eat chillies; Hanoi asks to sequester number plate of violation car

In pictures: Water gushes from hydropower dam’s cracks

VietNamNet Bridge – From four big cracks, water gushes from the reservoir through the major dam of the Song Tranh 2 Hydropower Plant in the central province of Quang Nam. There are dozens of smaller cracks on the dam.

Funds sought to restore Hue gate

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue is seeking funding of about VND100 billion for a project to restore and renovate the Ngo Mon, one of the main structures of the former Royal Capital City of Hue.

Vietnamese team successes at Int’l Muay Thai Champs

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam ranked second at the World Muay Thai and Young Muay Thai Championships 2012 in Thailand, which draw 58 national teams.