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Vietnamese businessman invests in Lao football

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) Group will join the Lao government to organize the Laos League.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 29/11

Vietnam, Cambodia boost military ties; President meets with HCM City voters; Deputy PM meets voters in Bac Giang; Vietnam, India strengthen military cooperation

Despite threat of punishment, sellers still post prices in dollars

The information that SBV has imposed fines on three enterprises which posted sale prices in dollars did not catch much attention from the public, because people understand well that this will not help much in settling the dollarization.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 29/11

English website on boundaries launched; Truck trapped by pothole in HCMC downtown; Quang Tri Province to receive US$2.9 million for land mine clearance

Huong tops Asia in 300m sprint after fast time in Germany

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Vu Thi Huong is the Asia's best 300m sprinter, according to the Asian Athletics Association.

Youth ship to arrive at Sai Gon Port

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 330 members on the 38th Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Programme will arrive at the Sai Gon port in HCM City. The members come from Southeast Asian countries and Japan.

White House says NATO strikes on Pakistani soldiers a "tragedy"

White House said on Monday that the NATO strikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers are a "tragedy," vowing to carry out investigation on this deadly incident, amid the continuously deteriorating U.S.-Pakistani relations

New prospect of reversing Alzheimer's disease raised: study

Scientists in Canada have raised a prospect of reversing Alzheimer's disease by deep brain stimulation, according to media reports Monday.

Salangane nests causing headache to HCM City’s dwellers

A lot of salangane keeping houses have arisen in the districts in the inner city of HCM City, which have caused the environment pollution and badly affected people’s health.

Belarusian and Thai PMs to visit Vietnam

Belarusian Prime Minister Mikkhail Myasnikovich begins a four-day visit to Viet Nam today at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung.

Australia's Qantas Airways expects to post up to 187 mln USD profit in H1

Australia's Qantas Airways on Monday said the airline expected to post an underlying net profit before tax of between 140 million AU dollars (138 million U.S. dollars) to 190 million AU dollars for the six months to December 2011.

Listed companies considering leaving the stock market

A lot of listed companies are considering quitting the stock market since they see the assets decreasing dramatically in accordance with the share price decreases. Also, they fear that their companies would be acquired one day.

U.S. urges Europe to move with "force and decisiveness" to tackle debt crisis

The White House stated on Monday that it is critical for Europe to move with "force and decisiveness" to fight the deepening sovereign debt crisis in the eurozone, saying the crisis continues to create a headwind for the global economy.

Black Friday online sales leap 26% in U.S.

Online retail sales in the United States on Black Friday jumped 26 percent to reach 816 million U.S. dollars this year, comScore said on Sunday.

The first FC has its own TV channel

VietNamNet Bridge – The Saigon Xuan Thanh FC, a new face at V-League 2012, has been transferred to the Vietnam Football Media JS Company (VFM) last week.

Challenging road to travel

The 13th National Assembly Legislature’s second session has ended with the successful mapping out of crucial waymarkers for Vietnam’s socio-economic development until 2015.

Milan routed Chievo 4-0 as Inter teetered to last-minute win

Defending champions AC Milan put on an inspiring performance to thrash Chievo 4-0 at home after Inter struggled to a 1-0 win at Siena thanks to a last minute strike on Sunday.

Foreign foreman glues worker’s hands

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of workers at a Taiwanese-invested factory in Thanh Hoa province went on strike after a Chinese foreman forced a female worker to glue her hands together.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 29/11

France provides financial support for Vietnam; Gov’t vows to solve difficulties for business; Top 1,000 corporate taxpayers published; East-West Corridor attractive to Japanese investors; Ninh Thuan to hire foreign consultants for master plan

Himiko’s dreams fly with paper cranes

“The Old Dreams” is the name of a solo exhibition by artist Himiko Nguyen at the Visual Himiko Café in HCMC’s District 10.