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VN struggles to predict intensity of typhoons

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite advancements in technology, weather forecasters around the world struggle to predict the intensity of emerging storms.

Photos of Huong Pagoda now and then

A collection of 108 photographs featuring Huong Pagoda at present and in the past are on display at the Thien Tru Pagoda, part of the historical and spiritual Huong Pagoda complex in Hanoi outskirt My Duc District.

Rupert Murdoch's Sky bid challenged by Comcast

 US cable TV giant Comcast has made a £22.1bn takeover bid for Sky, challenging an existing offer from 21st Century Fox.

Vietnam attractive to world’s robot manufacturers

Vietnam is believed to be a very attractive market for the world’s robot manufacturers as more and more local enterprises are using robots and speeding up automation in their production.

Bollywood star Sridevi Kapoor 'drowned in hotel bath'

 Superstar Bollywood actress Sridevi Kapoor died of accidental drowning, a Dubai post-mortem report has said.

Soybean delight: Tofu tales of Mo Village

Many of Hanoi’s signature dishes, such as bun dau mam tom (fermented shrimp paste with fried tofu and rice vermicelli) or oc nau chuoi dau (snail soup with green banana, fried tofu and perilla leaves), have tofu as the main ingredient.

Hai Phong imports camphor trees from China

Authority in Hai Phong City has explained on the import of more than 1,000 camphor trees from China to plant along Pham Van Dong Road, saying that domestic gardens did not have enough of the trees and their prices were higher than those from China.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 27/2

 Shadow economy measuring scheme to be proposed in Q1, Ramping up tax audits to boost shrinking state budget, ROK at forefront of foreign investors in Vietnam, Garment exports to China show impressive growth

VN sees rise in doctor assaults

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of assaults against medical workers climbed to a record high last year, with 25 cases reported to the police. Hospital violence stayed in the headlines year-round,

Energy policy could prioritise small scale projects

 VietNamNet Bridge – In a major shift in perspective, the Government is viewing small scale projects as the best, most sustainable way of tapping the nation’s hydropower potential.

Lunar New Year dog paintings show to open in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – A little dog waiting at a gate, a stone dog statue guarding a door and a mother dog clinging to her babies are three of the paintings at an exhibition currently underway in Hanoi.

Saigon Heat lose to Singapore Slingers at ABL

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon Heat lost to Singapore Slingers 76-94 in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) match on February 25 in Singapore.

Local retail market charms foreign investors

 Vietnam, ranked among the world's top 30 retail markets with the best opportunities by A.T. Kearney, continues to prove its attractiveness as two foreign investors have entered the local retail sector this year.

Job fears over automation and AI

 Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh said automation and AI were going to replace workers at factories in the coming ‘fourth’ industrial revolution.

Hanoi: other vehicles could use BRT lanes

 The Hanoi Department of Transport’s Public Transport Management and Operation Centre have just proposed to allow other vehicles to use BRT (Rapid Bus Transit) lanes.

Thousands of workers abandoned by South Korean company

 Thousands of workers at KL Texwell Vina returned to work on February 26 after the Tet holiday to find that the company remained closed and their South Korean managers were still absent.

Vietnam’s shrimp farming industry undergoing reshuffle

VietNamNet Bridge - Hi-tech shrimp farming has become an attractive business for many investors.

Hue builds pedestrian street using rare wood

 The central city of Hue has started construction on a pedestrian street along the Huong River which will be panelled with a kind of a rare and valuable wood in Vietnam.

Hanoi calls for investment on 10 metro lines

 Hanoi’s authorities have submitted a plan to the prime minister calling for USD40bn in ODA investment and proposals on how to implement 10 metro projects.

Vietnam faces risk of bird flu outbreak

The Department of Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has warned about the threat of bird flu outbreak following one A/H5N6 bird flu outbreak recorded in the past 21 days in Dai Ban Commune,