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Vo Viet Chung’s “Spring Dream”

VietNamNet Bridge – Well-known fashion designer Vo Viet Chung has introduced his latest ao dai collection named “Spring Dream” to celebrate the New Year 2012.

Program on energy efficiency improvement makes no headway

Fearing that the investment would lead to the higher production costs, Vietnamese enterprises still hesitate to join the program on labeling products as energy saving products.

Hanoi may collect vehicle circulation fee

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi’s Chairman Nguyen The Thao has assigned relevant agencies to research on the controversial circulation fee.

Auto market 2011: many changes, little joy

The 2011 automobile market was gloomy with no growth rate and the sales just equal to that of 2010. A lot of automobile manufacturers reportedly meet difficulties.

NASA finds 2011 ninth warmest year on record

The global average surface temperature in 2011 was the ninth warmest since 1880, according to NASA scientists. The finding continues a trend in which nine of the 10 warmest years in the modern meteorological record have occurred

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 21/1

IFC raises borrowing limit for Lien Viet Post Bank; Vietnam strives to access New Zealand market; Refinery grants contracts for maintenance services; MOF requests oil price stability; Asians seek more VN shrimp; ‘Time to reform finance firms'  

Japanese-Vietnamese dance artist to perform in Ha Noi

VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese-Vietnamese contemporary dance artist Michiyo Pham Nga will perform in Ha Noi on Sunday to celebrate the lunar New Year.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 20/1

20 Vietnamese crewmen return home; VietinBank hands over 200 houses for the poor in Kon Tum; Harassing flight attendant, passenger handcuffed

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Gingrich releases tax returns

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich released his 2010 tax returns Thursday night as the final debate before the South Carolina primary got underway.

Dangerous chemical used in gas adulteration

The Vietnam Gas Association has detected a number of local gas traders who have imported dimethyl ether (DME), to dilute gas.

PetroVietnam gives up mammoth project, why?

The fact that Petro Vietnam decided to withdraw from the project on the highest building in Vietnam has raised a lot of questions.

Phan Thiet ready for New Year feast 2.8 million visit Binh Thuan

To bring a jubilant New Year atmosphere to locals and tourists, authorities in Phan Thiet City will host a series of arts and cultural activities.

Binh aims to secure Olympic berth

VietNamNet Bridge – Southeast Asian Games bronze medallist Pham Thi Binh will take part in the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon on February 5 hoping to earn a berth at the coming London Olympics.

Domestic workers in high demand as Tet approaches

The demand for part-time domestic helpers in big cities such as Hanoi has soared during the run up to Tet, and the cost of hiring help has sky-rocketed as well.

World War II bomb scares Winter Youth Olympics

An unexpected aerial bomb from World War II was found at the city center site Thursday, leading to the postponement of the daily medals ceremony at the inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG).

Financial, banking workers command highest salaries

VietNamNet Bridge – Workers in the finance, banking and insurance receive the highest average salaries in the country, according to the latest survey by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

PM urges more effort in restructuring State-owned enterprises

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has called on a redoubling of efforts in restructuring State-owned enterprises (SoEs).

TEPCO pays 330 mln USD as 1st compensation to Fukushima victims

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), the operator of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, paid some 330 million U.S. dollars for healthcare incidents in Fukushima, the first compensation from TEPCO, according to local media Thursday.

Vietnamese porcelain products dislodge Chinese from the market

With good designs, high quality and reasonable prices, Vietnamese porcelain products have gradually regained the home market which was once dominated by Chinese products.

Travel agents face higher bond deposits

Travel agents offering outbound services will have to double their collateral deposit at banks to VND500 million (US$23,800) against the current rate, according to a draft decree on revising regulations of the Law on Tourism.