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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.

Banks, developers laud looser credit policy

Banks and property developers are heaving a sigh of relief after the State Bank of Viet Nam eased restrictions on lending to the real-estate and some other non-production sectors.

Dark clouds of war shrouding Syria

In response to the incumbent president Bashar al-Assad’s failure to halt a violent crackdown on eight-months of unrest against his rule, and in an unprecedented move against an Arab nation,

Eurozone must take steps towards fiscal union without delay: think tank

The eurozone must take steps without delay towards a fiscal union that involves the creation of a eurozone finance minister and fiscal resources to prevent, manage and resolve crises,

Thanh Luong in “Top Five” football players of SEA Games 2011

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s midfielder Pham Thanh Luong, 23, is ranked in the top five football players of the Southeast Asian Games 2011 on Goal.com, a prestigious website on football.

Market week ends in split decision

With three out of five gaining sessions last week on the HCM City Stock Exchange, the VN-Index concluded last week up 0.97 per cent over the previous Friday's close, reaching 383.35 points.

Miss Viet Nam makes debut as fashion designer

VietNamNet Bridge – Miss Viet Nam 2010 Ngoc Han will make her debut as a fashion designer at Spring and Summer Viet Nam Fashion 2012 in Ha Noi.

Interbank market: borrowers delay paying their debts, lenders feel worried

Four HCM City-based commercial banks borrowed 1475 billion dong from another bank, but they have been repeatedly asking for the delay of debt payment.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 28/11

Hoi An ancient houses host art exhibitions; Second street art festival in Hanoi, HCMC; “Twilight” star addresses Vietnamese fans; International artists present black humor in Hanoi; Everyday art goes on show at the Emergency Room   

Mystic caves in Madagui Forest

Lam Dong Province’s Madagui Forest City, about 150 kilometers from HCMC, is renowned for its natural beauty, intricate forests, caves, springs and streams.

HCM City ports blast heavy vehicle ban

VietNamNet Bridge – The operators of HCM City ports are unhappy with the city's ban on heavy vehicles during certain times of the day, and warn the severe losses this is causing could force some of them to close down.

Two sentenced nine years in jail for shooting rare primates

VietNamNet Bridge – The People’s Court of Ninh Hai District, Ninh Thuan province on November 25 tried two defendants who shot 15 Black-shanked langurs (Pygathrix nigripes) at the Nui Chua National Park.

Vietnam’s last rhino loses bones

A group of scientists at the Central Highlands Biological Institute has claimed that some bone parts of the last Javan rhino in Vietnam have disappeared during the process of restoring the animal’s whole skeleton.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 28/11

Provinces to be joined in economic zone; Foreman suspended for gluing worker’s hands; Localities respond to National Month for HIV/AIDS Prevention

Vietnamese Taekwondo artists win two Olympic tickets

VietNamNet Bridge – Le Huynh Chau and Chu Hoang Dieu Linh have won the right to participate in the Olympics 2012 after taking medals at the Olympic qualifier round in Thailand.

Water-puppetry symbolic character in paintings

VietNamNet Bridge – In the exhibition named “Contemporary Scenarios,” which opened at the Vietnam Fine Art Museum, Hanoi on November 27, Pham Khac Quang added ‘chu Teu,’ a famous folk character into contemporary stories.

Thanh Hoa stops seizing traffic rule violators by fishing net

VietNamNet Bridge – Facing controversy, Thanh Hoa province’s traffic police department has halted using fishing nets to catch traffic law violators, said Tran Van Thuc, chief of the provincial police agency’s office.

Customs collects $1.3mil in arrears

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi Customs Department has collected arrears of over VND28.3 billion (US$1.3 million) for the State Budget in the first 11 months this year, 2.8 times year-on-year higher than 2010.

Vietnam Spring-Summer Fashion Week 2012 opens today

VietNamNet Bridge - Nearly 700 of the latest designs by 25 designers from across the country will be introduced at the Spring-Summer Fashion Week 2012, to be held at the Daewoo Hotel in Hanoi from November 28-30.

HCM City: Over 11,000 run to raise funds for cancer patients

VietNamNet Bridge - The 15th Terry Fox charitable run was held at the Phu My Hung urban area in Ho Chi Minh City on November 27, attracting nearly 10,000 people.