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King of bubbles to perform in HCM City

Fang Yang, who has made 16 Guinness records for bubble performance, will perform is 17th record at the Hoa Binh Theatre in HCM City in late April.  

Vietnam chess star begins stint at German club

Vietnam's chess star Le Quang Liem (C)“Professional” is how Vietnamese chess star Grandmaster Le Quang Liem, the world no 44, describes the German chess league after playing for Werder Bremen club.

Housewives obsessed by radioactive-infected Japanese food

Sales of Japanese food in Vietnam has reduced because of Vietnamese housewives’ worries of radioactive infected food.

Seafood, garment makers look forward to importing material tariff cuts

Seafood and garment companies have called on the government to lower the tariffs on import materials in order to help them become more competitive on the domestic market.

Educators: it’s unfeasible to become bachelors after 1.5 years of studying

VietNamNet Bridge – Under the draft university education law, Vietnamese students can reduce the actual duration of studying at universities, allowing them to obtain a bachelors degree after just 1.5 years of studying.

Competition in cloud computing applications heating up

The cloud computing application market is heating up as many giants are jumping into the Vietnamese market. Big suppliers of security products are trying to boost the sales of cloud computing-based anti-virus products.

Debate over farmland heats up

Following a rumour that the State was considering reallocating agricultural land to farmers in 2013, experts and ordinary people talked with Khoa hoc & Doi song (Science&Life) newspaper about efforts to ensure enough land for farming.

Five men die after three-day drink

After 3-day excessive drinking spree, starting on March 15, in central Kon Tum Province, four men died on March 18-19. The fifth passed away on March 21.

Facing big difficulties, travel firms asking for tax reductions

The HCM City Tourism Association has said it will propose that the government slash VAT, corporate income tax, and allow delays for tax payments of two quarters in order to help travel firms to survive their current difficulties.  

Civilian casualties reported in eastern Tripoli airstrike

A number of civilians have been reportedly wounded in the airstrikes in eastern Tripoli launched by Western warplanes on Wednesday night, Xinhua correspondents and local media said.

IAEA says crippled Japanese nuclear plant shows positive signs, serious concern remains

The International Atomic Energy Agency said on Wednesday that there are some positive developments related to the availability of electrical power supply to Japan' s stricken nuclear power plant, but "overall situation remains of serious concern."

Vietnam Report: 60 percent of banks tighten real estate credit

VietNamNet Bridge – Sixty percent of commercial banks say they will tighten procedures for lending to the real estate sector, while 20 percent of banks say they will tighten the procedures for providing long term loans.  

U.S. municipal bonds sales down 44% in 2011

U.S. municipal bonds sales were down 44 percent so far in 2011 from the same period last year, a senior municipal strategist of Citigroup Inc said on Tuesday.

Medicine price rises blamed on import costs, depreciation

VietNamNet Bridge – Former health minister Pham Song spoke to Nong thon Ngay nay (Countryside Today) newspaper about Government measures to curb pharmaceutical price hikes.

Radioactive cloud to come to Vietnam in two days

A radioactive cloud will come to Vietnam on March 25 but it will not affect human’s health, according to the Agency for Radioactive Nuclear Safety.

Recycling project falls flat in HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – A pilot project on recycling household rubbish in HCM City has failed due to poor implementation and a lack of funds.

Overloaded landfill makes way for new trash facility

VietNamNet Bridge – The landfill in northern Ha Giang City's Minh Khai Ward would be shut down this month to make way for construction of a new trash dump and waste water treatment facility,

IMF official praises Vietnam’s economic efforts

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s recent resolution to stabilise its macroeconomy showed the government’s determination to control the economy in the current situation, said an IMF official.

Students hold talks with education sector

VietNamNet Bridge – School curriculums, the relationship between students and teachers, and violence at schools were among the issues students raised at a meeting with education officials in HCM City yesterday, March 23.

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