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Will Vietnam become the second Israel?

VietNamNet Bridge – Israel’s lesson was learned by a province in Vietnam: they paid several million USD to import two glasshouses, which were unused, and planted fruits and vegetable in outdoor gardens.

HCM City talks address fuel fraud

VietNamNet Bridge – The city's Department of Science and Technology is working with petrol companies to seek solutions to prevent petrol stations from selling sub-standard petrol.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 23/12

Capital's poor to get VND240b for Tet;  Cop demoted over hit-and-run case; Health centres fail to meet standards;  Social insurance debt up in August

2012 distribution map to be sketched out

The Center of Business Studies and Assistance BSA has completed the drawing of the goods distribution map thanks to which, enterprises could imagine the goods flow to set up their production and business plans.

Wall Street higher on strong jobs, confidence data

U.S. stocks ended higher after the latest data on labor market and consumer sentiment came in better than expected, showing the recovery was gaining some strength at the end of the year.

VFF keeps Secretary General, dismisses German coach

VietNamNet Bridge – At its extraordinary meeting on December 22, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Steering Board rejected its Secretary General Tran Quoc Tuan’s resignation.

Obtaining doctorate, and what’s next?

People believe that returning to the homeland to serve as the agencies which send them to overseas training courses is their responsibility.

Japan is a big market, but not easy for Vietnamese software firms to penetrate

Up to 80 percent of Vietnamese software outsourcing firms consider Japan as the major export market.

Scientists speak out to rescue Ba Vi National Park

Unlicensed mineral exploitation, tourism and construction activities are seriously threatening the existence of the Ba Vi National Park in Hanoi.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 23/12

Vietnam, Laos deepen bilateral ties; President chairs talks about judicial reform; Vietnamese ambassador presents credentials to French President; Vietnam Army Day celebrated in Laos

Italy's austerity plan wins final confidence vote in Senate

Italy's Senate gave final approval Thursday to Prime Minister Mario Monti's emergency austerity plan that he said will "save Italy" from a dramatic debt crisis.

Over 6 million int’l tourists visited Vietnam in 2011

Hoang Thi Diep, deputy head of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, revealed that Vietnam received more than 6 million international visitors during 2011. 

PM Dung meets Chinese Vice President

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung hosted a reception for Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, in Hanoi on Thursday.

Vietnam may surpass Thailand to become biggest rice exporter in 2012

Experts say Vietnam has every reason to believe that it may replace Thailand as the biggest rice exporter in the world in 2012.

More int’l flights connect Vietnam

A number of foreign airlines are commencing and operating more flights to HCMC and Hanoi in winter schedule, which is usually a busy period for air travel to and from Vietnam.

Brain size may predict risk for early Alzheimer's disease: study

New research suggests that, in people who don't currently have memory problems, those with smaller regions of the brain's cortex may be more likely to develop symptoms consistent with very early Alzheimer's disease.

VN credit card fraud rises to highest within region

The use of forged and stolen international payment cards has increased sharply in Viet Nam, bankers admit.

U.S. jobless claims extend decline after hitting three-year low

The number of Americans initially applying for unemployment aid continued to decline last week after hitting the lowest level since May 2008 a week earlier, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

Steve Jobs honored with Grammy award

The late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs will be honored posthumously with a Grammy award for his contributions to music technology, The Recording Academy announced on Wednesday.

NASA's Dawn spacecraft sends asteroid images back

NASA's Dawn spacecraft has sent around 10,000 pictures of the giant asteroid Vesta back to Earth for the first time since its launch in 2007, the U.S. space agency announced Wednesday.