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TRAVEL IN BRIEF 10/12
Ha Noi hotel ranked in top four; Uncle Ho's father's death noted; VNAT focuses on four main markets; Tourism Year focuses on coasts; HCM City tourist discounts
Gymnasts to contest Asian Champs
VietNamNet Bridge – Athletes from 10 Asian nations and Hong Kong will compete at the second Asian Aerobic Gymnastics Championships that will take place on December 16-18 at the Phan Dinh Phung Gymnasium in HCM City.
VN swimmers ready for World Championships
VietNamNet Bridge – Vo Thai Nguyen and Pham Thi Hue will represent Viet Nam at the World Swimming Champion-ships in Dubai from December 15-19.
Climate change wreaks havoc on shrimp, salt harvests
VietNamNet Bridge - Salt farmers working in a field in the
central coastal region. Scientists say that today’s severe and unpredictable
storms have significantly impeded traditional salt harvests.
Hanoi spends $13 million for 1,000th anniversary
Hanoi spent VND265 billion (US$13.25 million) for the ten-day celebration of its 1,000th anniversary, VND85 billion ($4.47 million) less than the estimated amount, said Hanoi’s Vice Chairman Hoang Manh Hien on December 8.
Rice exporters will not be very busy in 2011
While many countries are importing more and more rice, the rice prices in the world market keep increasing. This means that Vietnam will have more opportunities to export rice in 2011.
Floating pre-school education is a good solution?
Vietnam has been calling for pre-school education socialization. However, over the last many years, since the socialization began, no good choices of schools are available to people with low income
City targets 12 percent GDP growth for next year
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The HCM City government unveiled a plan on Tuesday to boost economic growth
next year, targeting to achieve a gross domestic product growth rate of 12%
compared to an estimated 11.5% economic expansion this year.
Newborn baby almost buried alive because of unsound customs
A newborn baby was reported to be nearly buried alive with his dead mother in a mountain village in Quang Binh province in central Vietnam.
Vietnam calls for $300 million to deal with AO consequences
The Vietnam-US Dialogue Group for Agent Orange/Dioxin has compiled a ten-year plan to solve problems related to Agent Orange/Dioxin, with estimated expense of $300 million.
Hanoi property market profitable for another 10-20 years
VietNamNet Bridge – Continued price increases and the lack of transparency are considered the two biggest problems of the Hanoi’s real estate market. However, experts still believe that the prices will not decrease in medium term.
SOCIETY IN BRIEF 10/12
Vietnam to attend 17th World Festival of Youth and Students; Women's rights top ASEAN meet; $13 million spent for 1,000 anniversary of Thang Long-Ha Noi; Vietnam, Mexico cooperate in environmental protection
Nearly 70 artists and works nominated for Golden Apricot Blossom Award
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The election round of the Golden Apricot Blossom Award for Television programs,
serial, stage, cinema and music will start on December 10 and finish on January
20, 2011.
The poor dare not feign illness
VietNamNet Bridge – Financial problems are the main reason why poor people do not go to hospitals for treatment.
Adventure hike in Cat Tien
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Only 170 kilometers from HCMC, Cat Tien is an ideal piece of the wild for an
adventure trip.
Investors not online with the e-commerce push
VietNamNet Bridge - E-commerce is said to be the promised land, but it has yet to receive much interest from local investment funds.
Jail for Tay Ninh human traffickers
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- Tay Ninh
Province People's Court has sentenced
four offenders to a total of 21 years in prison for trafficking nine Vietnamese
women to work as prostitutes in Singapore.
The three biggest risks for Vietnam’s public debts
VietNamNet Bridge – The biggest risk lies in the cash flow, not in how big the debts are, according to the Deputy Director of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) Vo Tri Thanh.
British Band to rock Ho Chi Minh City
VietNamNet Bridge - On December 9 and 11, Ho Chi Minh City will vibrate, pulsate and rock! ‘Goober Gun’, a British Rock n Roll band will rock the City to their beat and energy.
Many businesses say “no” to in-service training graduates
There are no statistics about the percentage of students finishing in-service training courses who get jobs after graduation. However, many employers say the in-service university training degrees are not welcomed by businesses.
