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Part 2: Enterprises can do nothing to protect their brands

Many Vietnamese brands which have the development history of tens or hundreds of years have been acquired by foreigners in the last few years.

Sharp drop in domestic tours

According to local travel agencies, domestic air travel during the coming month-end holidays is expected to see a sharp drop in the number of travellers, with travel companies set to lose hundreds of millions of Vietnamese dong.

Photos capture northern beauty

VietNamNet Bridge – Landscapes and ethnic groups of the northern mountainous region are featured in a photograph exhibition which opened yesterday, April 24, in Ha Noi.

Apple quarterly results exceed expectations

Apple on Tuesday released quarterly sales and earnings results that both surpassed analysts' expectations.

Obama widens lead over Romney in approval rating: Gallup poll

U.S. President Barack Obama's job approval rating has increased to 50 percent, extending his lead over his top Republican challenger Mitt Romney, according to two Gallup polls released Tuesday.

Filipino fisherman handed over after two months in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – The authorities of Khanh Hoa province, in central Vietnam, on April 23 handed over a Filipino fisherman named Richard Bacunawa, to the Embassy of Philippines in Vietnam.

In pictures: National circus gala

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Circus Gala 2012 took place in Hanoi on April 22, where showcased the most special circus performances of Vietnam. The event was a festival for not only kids but also adults.

Hanoian youngsters with Parkour

VietNamNet Bridge – Parkour is a new sport in Vietnam but it has quickly lured many young people.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 25/4

Drug smuggler caught after 18 years as fugitive; Man dies in air compressor pump blast; Farmer wins land suit against Can Tho City leader; Former Foodstuff director arrested

Weightlifter Le Quoc Toan earns a card to Olympics

VietNamNet Bridge – Toan won a silver medal and the ticket to the Olympics 2012 at the Asian Weightlifting Championships in South Korea on April 24.

Navibank miss chance after losing to Kelantan

VietNamNet Bridge – Navibank missed the opportunity to qualify for the second round at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup after losing 2-1 to Malaysia's Kelantan in the fifth round of the group.

Endangered birds appear in Lai Chau

VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of unknown birds have appeared for a week at the under-construction Lai Chau Hydro-power Plant in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau.

Fourth mad cow case detected in U.S.

The United States on Tuesday announced its fourth mad cow case found in central California, stressing that the animal with the disease did not enter food chain and there was no threat to beef or milk.

In economic crisis, businessmen rush to go studying, travel

A lot of Vietnamese businessmen have “taken full advantage” of the economic downturn, when the more products enterprises put out, the bigger losses they incur--to spend time on training courses or traveling.

HCM City targets end to dead holes

Ho Chi Minh City is going to take drastic measures to deal with dead holes on roads this monsoon season.

Sailfish holes man’s heart

VietNamNet Bridge – Doctors of the Binh Dinh Polyclinic in the central province of Binh Dinh on April 22, saved a patient whose heart was stabbed by a sailfish.

Hospital reception desk asked to receive only 35 patients

In an attempt to improve quality along with the future application of the new prices for over 400 health services, Vietnam Social Insurance requests that every patient reception desk at hospitals nationwide receive . . .

Largest solar power station built in Vietnam

Intel Products Vietnam heralded a grand opening of the largest solar power station in Vietnam at the Saigon High-Tech Park on April 23.

Loc rides to victory in 10th stage

VietNamNet Bridge –  Ho Van Loc from Ben Tre overcame experienced rivals to win the tenth stage of the HCM City Television Cycling Cup yesterday, April 24.

Vietnamese man held with rhino horns in S. Africa

VietNamNet Bridge – The security force of South Africa’s OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg arrested a Vietnamese young man when he was about to leave the country with three rhino horns, authorities said Monday.