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Defending champs vow to persevere

Out-of-form Ha Noi T&T is determined to stop the rot when they take on other struggling team Dong Tam Long An (DTLA) at Hang Day stadium today in the early sixth round fixture of the national football championship, V-League.
Source: VNS

Eyesore parking lots in Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge – Parking lots on pavements and roadways have caused traffic jams in many new streets of Hanoi.

Tomb of the Emperor

The zenith of the Nguyen Dynasty was reached during the reign of Emperor Minh Mang (1820 – 1840) who was known not only as the Nguyen Dynasty’s most powerful king but also for his hundreds of royal concubines and 142 children.

HP to launch R&D facility at HCMC software park

VietNamNet Bridge - Technology giant HP will open a software research and development center at Quang Trung Software City (QTSC) next week.

Firms shift to jewelry on possible gold trade curb

Domestic gold traders are trying to seek a way out amid the Government’s intention to restrict or even ban gold bar trading on the local market, and one of their immediate answers to this is to switch to jewelry.

Powering up Ninh Thuan plans

Intensive preparations were in the pipeline for construction on the Ninh Thuan 1 nuclear power plant to start in 2014, said Electricity of Vietnam’s (EVN) head of the nuclear power preparation committee Phan Minh Tuan.

Admin procedures to be reformed

Viet Nam is trying to reform administrative procedures to create more favourable conditions for clean development mechanism (CDM) projects, as the country lags behind other developing countries in their implementation.

HCM City student wins lingerie design competition

VietNamNet Bridge - Vo Thi Quynh Nhu, a student from the VMod Institute, HCM City, won the first prize of a lingerie design contest held by Triumph Vietnam.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 13/3

Airport seizes daggers, swords from passenger; Water factory asleep over price row; Commandos to catch sacred turtle in 2nd mission; Vietnam, Laos join in ore mining, processing; Powerful Japan quake won’t affect Vietnam

Charity meals of Australian man

VietNamNet Bridge – Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, poor people in Nha Trang coastal city come to Lanterns Restaurant to have free lunch.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 13/3

US$1.4 million for mushroom growing in Quang Tri; Inspection of public spending in provinces and cities; Advertising Vietnam’s agricultural products in Japan; City urges firms to help reduce power cuts    

Beckham unsure of his future after final season with Galaxy

Former England captain David Beckham said on Friday that he is quite fit entering the last season with the Los Angeles Galaxy, but he's still uncertain of his future after the contract expires.

Many families tighten their belt in price storm

VietNamNet Bridge – “Storm price” has become a hot topic in small talks of women and even men on online forums.

Steel price rising abnormally in low construction season

What happened in 2008 in the steel market is repeating itself: steel price keeps rising abnormally even in a low construction season. Demand is believed to decrease this year because the government has decided to cut down public investments.

Credit assistance program helps two million students

VietNamNet Bridge - Three years after its launch, the national credit assistance program for students has helped over two million students to continue their studies. 

Rate cap on dong deposit necessary, officials say

The rate cap on the dong deposit was an appropriate measure to stabilize the financial market, while regulation on lowering the lending growth rate to below 20 percent was necessary to tame inflation, said the central bank’s official.   

Vietnam faces looming water crisis

Ham Thuan hydro dam has no water for the past monthsViet Nam is suffering a severe shortage of water – not for the first time. But never before has the drought been as obvious as now. And it is not a localised problem, the whole country is affected.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 12/3

Crops in Mekong Delta threatened by drought, salinity; Money embezzled from Fatherland Front; Binh Phuoc Province reports 11 A/H1N1 cases; Market inspectors seize 1,900 dodgy helmets  

River tour services need strong investment

VietNamNet Bridge - Travel firms are calling for the HCMC tourism authority to spend more time and money to develop highly potential river tours after the first river tour service was launched in late January.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 12/3

Tourists get to know more about Vietnamese people’s life; 20 countries to join Mui Ne Int’l Boat Racing Festival 2011; Truong Luy becomes national heritage; Vietnam, Laos students showcase photo exhibition