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Great potentials in Vietnam’s yacht market

VietNamNet Bridge – The yachts worth tens of millions dong have appeared in Vietnam. In HCM City, a marina project with the consultation of foreign experts is about to kick off soon.

Facebook aims at kids

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg welcomed more kids to join in the social network site, according to International Business Times reports on Monday.

Interest rates in black market also escalate

VietNamNet Bridge - Inaccessible to bank loans, people seek capital from the black market. However, the interest rates in the black credit market have also been increasing dramatically.

NATO operation in Libya only to oust Gaddafi: Russian NATO envoy

Russian ambassador to NATO Dmitry Rogozin on Tuesday said NATO operations in Libya are aimed only at ousting Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi but not fulfilling UN resolutions, according to RIA Novosti news agency.

U.S. officials arrive in Pyongyang for food assessment

A U.S. delegation arrived here Tuesday to assess the food situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

Overseas investments soar as FDI plunges

VietNamNet Bridge - The past four months have seen a striking contrast between the influx in foreign direct investment (FDI) and outflow in Vietnamese investment.

Electricity body vows no power cuts in June

VietNamNet Bridge – There will be no power cuts during the peak dry season next month, according to the Industry and Trade Ministry's Electricity Regulatory Authority of Viet Nam (ERAV).

Ha Long Bay tops new world wonder poll

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Long, Vietnam’s world natural heritage, gained the highest growth in votes in the poll for the seven new world natural wonders on www.new7wonders.com last month.

Vietnamese students afraid to speak English

VietNamNet Bridge – After 6-7 years of learning English at grammar school, Vietnamese students still cannot speak a correct English sentence. They are not confident enough to communicate in English.

TEPCO confirms fuel meltdown at two more reactors of troubled plant

The operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Japan, Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), announced Tuesday that a partial fuel meltdown was confirmed at the No. 2 and No. 3 reactors at the facility

"The Tree of Life" gets Golden Palm

The film by American director Terrence Malick has won the 2011 Golden Palm (Palme d'Or), the most prestigious award of the 64th Cannes International Film Festival ending on Sunday night.

80% of polluting firms taken off black list

VietNamNet Bridge – Eighty-seven (80.5 per cent) out of 108 factories have been removed from the pollution black list in the southwestern province of Tay Ninh,

Restoration plan announced for Hue's Forbidden City

VietNamNet Bridge – All major monuments of the Nguyen dynasty in the former feudal capital city of Hue and its surrounding areas will be fully restored by 2020 under a plan announced by the Thua Thien-Hue People's Committee.

Jetstar Pacific faces fuel cut threat for non-payment of dues

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam Air Petrol has threatened to suspend fuel supply to Jetstar Pacific, saying the low-cost carrier has failed to repay its debts.

Hue’s relic becomes coffee shop

VietNamNet Bridge – Tu Phuong Vo Su (meaning everything is save and sound), an important relic in Hue ancient citadel, has been leased for VND200 million ($10,000) a year to open a café.

Hanoi to replace bus tickets by smart cards

VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi Center for Urban Traffic Management is working on the plan to replace tickets by smart cards on ten bus routes.

Vietnam urged to restructure towards a green economy

To have a green economy, experts say, it is necessary to have good solutions for the economic governance, especially in carrying out economic reform, market coordination, applying reasonable frame energy prices, and appropriate fiscal policy.

Difficult period is the golden age for consultants

VietNamNet Bridge – While directors of many enterprises complain that in the difficult period, they have nothing to do, except attending workshops and going to parties, consultancy firms say they are “living well” with so many consultancy contracts.

PPP mechanism keeps doors open for private infrastructure investors

Over the last two decades, only about 100 infrastructure projects have been invested under the mode of build – operation – transfer with the presence of private investors. Will the situation change when the public-private partnership is promulgated?

"Idol" creator Simon Fuller gets Hollywood star

Entertainment producer Simon Fuller speaks before receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, Monday, May 23, 2011.