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VN must reduce interest rates

VietNamNet Bridge – Financial expert Bui Kien Thanh told the Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper that one of the key tasks in managing the country's macro economy was to lower the lending interest rate.

Hoan Kiem to be cleansed of Exotic turtles in March

VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi Department of Science and Technology will kill red-ear turtles in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake in March to protect the legendary turtle.

New-year rituals cause traffic jams

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of people stood on the pavement and the road to attend the early-year rituals at Phuc Khanh, one of the most famous pagodas in Hanoi.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 14/2

Paper maker targets higher earnings; Cement producers face market glut; Services sector lifts exports; Northern provinces set for bumper harvest; Breeding industry given 8% target; Vietnam’s inflation likely to surpass 10 percent

Should nine-year-olds go exploring?

VietNamNet Bridge - The fact that a nine-year-old Vietnamese boy went to the South Pole with his father while some others at his age never go too far from their homes, has raised a debate among parents.

Ministry of Home Affairs urged to make effective administration

VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung asked the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) to make an effective administration at a meeting to implement the ministry’s task for 2011 in Hanoi on February 12.

Rail upgrade begins

VietNamNet Bridge - The Viet Nam Railway Corporation started work to strengthen railway infrastructure on the North-South route in central Ha Tinh Province yesterday following instructions from Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Traditional festival of Dao people

VietNamNet Bridge – Dao people in Ta Phin, Sa Pa district, Lao Cai province on February 10 organized the early year singing festival to pray for health, love and good harvest.

VN to stock 1 mln tons of rice to maintain prices

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam Food Association (VFA) has ordered its members to buy 1 million tons of rice from farmers and stock the amount for three months to keep up the price for the grain.

600 young people to be recruited as commune officials

VietNamNet Bridge – University graduates of less than 30 years old will have an opportunity to become vice chairs of 600 communes in Vietnam, under a US$10.25 million project which has been approved by the prime minister.

Football star returns after ten-month treatment

VietNamNet Bridge – Le Cong Vinh has completely recovered from his knee injury and will re-join the V-League from the third round, in the game between Hanoi T&T and SHB Da Nang next week.

Banks expect to post strong profit growth

VietNamNet Bridge - Commercial banks posted solid earnings in 2010 with an average growth in profit of over 20 per cent, most of which came from lending and foreign exchange trading.

Vietnam yet to hand out cash awards to Asiad winners

VietNamNet Bridge - Until February 10, some Vietnamese athletes bagging medals at the ASIAD 16 in China in November last year have yet received any cash awards promised previously by the government.

31-year love story of Vietnamese man and Korean woman

VietNamNet Bridge – A Vietnamese man and a North Korean woman finally got married and it was the happy ending of a 31-year love story.

Danang tourists’ first port of call

VietNamNet Bridge - Danang will become more attractive to tourists and individual investors seeking second homes in the central region.

Ministry proposes more housing subsidies

VietNamNet Bridge - The Construction Ministry has proposed an increase in housing subsidies as a part of employee wages with an aim to help them resolve difficulties in accessing cheap accommodation.

Michael Jackson’s father invests in five-star hotel in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Joe Jackson, 82, the father of the King of Pop Michael Jackson, arrived in Vietnam February 11 to attend the ground-breaking ceremony of a five-star hotel project in the southern province of Long An.

Physical education: too much, too little

VietNamNet Bridge - Physical education at all levels in Vietnam has been notorious for cultivating in students a hatred for sports with its rigid grading system, joyless drill and limited offerings.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 13/2

Shoemakers build on success; In-bound tourists up 20 percent during Tet; Sales boom in imported electronics; Portfolio investors likely to return; Tuna exports keep growing

Vietnamese girl wins French student beauty pageant

VietNamNet Bridge - Vo Hong Quan, a vocal music student at the Virty-sur-Seine Music College, was crowned Miss Spring 2011 at a beauty contest for Vietnamese students in France on February 12