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Gold-inlaid pottery

VietNamNet Bridge – Bui Xuan Hai is known as a senior antique collector in the northern port city of Hai Phong. He is now the owner of a gold-inlaid pottery enterprise, which offers special products.

Russian director of Lanta Viet banned from leaving Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Reasoning that Konstantin, General Director of Lanta Viet, abandoned Russian tourists in Binh Thuan; the Binh Thuan Tourism Association has asked police to ban this man from leaving Vietnam.

Press contributions to national development highlighted, says Politburo member

Journalists have enhanced their political role in reflecting the country’s actual situation, joining hands with the people to gain significant socio-economic achievements last year.

Parents say schools stuff students’ head with too many things

A lot of parents complain that their children have to receive a too big volume of knowledge every day.

Hanoi’s air quality declines

VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi Department of Natural Resources and Environment has made public a report on Hanoi’s environment in 2011, which shows that the capital city’s air quality is reducing.

Trafficker of gold worth $573,000 seized

VietNamNet Bridge – Police in Hanoi on Monday, Jan 30, caught 26-year-old Dang Minh Tuan carrying 10 ingots of gold, each weighing 1 kg, while failing to show any documents related to the gold.

Premier League trophy to visit Vietnam

The 19th English Premier League cup won by Manchester United will tour parts of Asia this year. 

Korean Air launches Seoul-Danang service

Korean Air has commenced direct flights between Incheon International Airport in the South Korean city of Seoul and Vietnam’s central coastal city of Danang, which is the airline’s third destination in Vietnam.

EU leaders call for quick Greek debt reduction deal

European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said Monday that EU leaders at the summit called for clinching a deal between Greece and its lenders on cutting its debt by the end of the week.

Capital for bank restructuring mostly come from laymen

A big capital volume is flowing into the banking sector, where a drastic restructuring process is taking place. However, experts have noted that the capital mostly has come from laymen, or the investors who are not keen on the finance and banking.

IAEA experts did not visit, inspect any nuclear site in Iran: state media

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts did not visit or inspect any nuclear site in Iran during their three-day visit to the country, an unnamed source told the official IRNA news agency on Tuesday.

Can Tho to shut down delayed FDI projects

Can Tho City will revoke the licenses of foreign-invested projects that have been delayed for a long time, the municipal administration has announced.

2011 – A ‘multicolored’ year of Vietnamese media

VietNamNet Bridge – The year 2011 has passed with many events in all fields, which were reported lively by the local media.

"The Help" takes top honor at Screen Actors Guild Awards

The civil rights-era drama "The Help" took home the best ensemble cast in a motion picture, one of the top honors presented at the 18th annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards on Sunday.

Eurozone unemployment rate hits record high at 10.4 pct

The unemployment rate in the eurozone stayed at 10.4 percent in December 2011, unchanged compared with upwardly revised November figure, the European Union's (EU) statistical bureau Eurostat said on Tuesday.

Spring in Vietnam’s northwestern region

VietNamNet captures the beauty of the northewestern region in spring.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 1/2

Delta authorities detect huge amount of substandard fertilizers; Banks to reduce interest rates by 10 percent; Unseasonably low CPI rise bodes well for year ahead; Heads roll in wave of bank woes; Tax on plastic bags sends prices soaring

Stock exchange expected to enjoy growth in 2012: Minister

Finance Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has expressed his belief that the stock market will enjoy growth in the year of the dragon.

Foreign economist says best investment opportunities in 2012 are in Vietnam

Vietnam’s stocks are now too cheap and too attractive – this is the comment of “Why you should invest in Vietnam”, an article published on Forbes recently.

Dragons on Vietnamese antiquities

VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of antiques with dragons are now on display at the National History Museum in Hanoi.