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3-year-old girl can read, do sums and sing English songs

VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Thi Phuong Vy, 3, in the central province of Ha Tinh, has emerged as a prodigy because she can read, do sums and sing English songs though she was not taught by anyone.

Vietnam’s man wins int’l prizes for flower arrangement

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese representative at an international flower arrangement contest in Thailand, Mr. To Duy Kha, won two first and two second prizes.

Joint stock companies tend to seek support from state owned conglomerates

Joint stock companies all want to have “powerful shareholders” and tend to seek the shareholders among state owned conglomerates, which not only can provide financial support, but also can help create intangible value.

The kingdom of golden monkeys on Hai Duong’s mountain

There is a kingdom of golden monkey located near people’s area – in Hai Duong province, 70 kilometers far from Hanoi.

Low cost tablet war to break out

When BiPad 9, a low cost tablet, hit the market with the attractive sale price of 1.98 million dong, Pi Vietnam also kicked off a price reduction program, so as to “bring the products closer” to popular clients.

Staying up late, working and chatting at night – new lifestyle of students

VietNamNet Bridge – Staying up late has become an incurable disease among students. Youngsters no longer go to bed early since there are so many interesting things that keep them awake.

Hanoi develops tourism products

The capital this year will focus on further developing tourism products to attract more domestic and foreign visitors, according to the local Culture, Sports and Tourism Department.

U.S. cancer death rates continue to decline, report finds

Rates of death in the United States from all cancers for men and women continued to decline between 2004 and 2008, according to the findings from the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer.

Lindsay Lohan's probation for drunk driving ends

A Los Angeles judge declared on Thursday that actress Lindsay Lohan's probation stemming from a 2007 drunk driving case in Beverly Hills outside Los Angeles has ended, as she had successfully completed all requirements.

Hydropower energy resource harvesting in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Brazen and ill-conceived use of any technology to harvest energy from natural resources will undoubtedly cause adverse impact.

VN, S Korea deepen their ties

The prime ministers of Viet Nam and the Republic of Korea have agreed to continue boosting and deepening friendship and co-operation in all areas, in the spirit of their strategic co-operative partnership.

Doubts raised about MOIT’s coal industry development program

The program on the coal industry development by 2020, with the vision until 2030 which was made public by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) in February 2012, showed optimistic viewpoints about the domestic coal exploitation capacity.

Half of U.S. homes own Apple products: survey

A latest survey released on Wednesday showed that half of all U.S. households own at least one Apple product.

Transfer pricing skills plentiful

VietNamNet Bridge – All the tricks played ever in the world to transfer pricing have also been used in Vietnam.

High kindergarten cost credited to good teachers

Li, who works at a State-owned company, is paying 100,000 yuan (15,870 U.S. dollars) for her 3-year-old son Jiabao to go to kindergarten this year.

Song Tranh 2 incident and safety at hydro-power plants

VietNamNet Bridge – From the leakage at the Song Tranh 2 hydro power plant which is stirring up the public in the last couple of days, let’s review the panorama of hydro-power development in Vietnam.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 30/3

Taxing issue leaves customs in a spin; Wood processors, handicraft firms in tough spot; Vietnam may remove deposit rate ceiling by July; Vietnam Q1 economic growth slows to 3-year low

First storm appears on the East Sea

VietNamNet Bridge – Pakhar, the first storm on the East Sea in 2012 was nearly 400km from the shore of Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan provinces in central Vietnam, on the evening of March 29.

Former Vinashin chairman faces 19-20 years in jail

At the ongoing trial of Pham Thanh Binh, former chairman of Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, the Hai Phong City People’s Procuracy recommended that Binh be sentenced to 19-20 years in prison.

Da Nang keeps restricting immigrants

VietNamNet Bridge – While many government agencies say that it is illegal to restrict immigrants, the Chairman of Da Nang city stated on March 28, that the city would continue banning immigrants in two central districts.