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Ha Noi T&T sign contract with Alvaro Silva

 VietNamNet Bridge – V.League 1 defending champions Ha Noi T&T have signed a one-year contract with former midfielder of Spain’s Malaga, Alvaro Silva.

New Japan bird flu outbreak brings fresh cull of chickens as Asia spread fears grow

 A virulent strain of airborne bird flu extended its shadow across northeast Asia as Japan launched a new chicken cull on a southern island, days after gassing hundreds of thousands of birds some 2,400 kilometers to the north.

Mexico fireworks market blasts kill at least 31, injure scores

A series of massive explosions destroyed a fireworks market outside the Mexican capital on Tuesday, killing at least 31 people, injuring dozens and leaving the market a charred wasteland.

What will happen in Vietnam if US raises the interest rate?

If the US Fed raised the prime interest rate, the overseas remittance (kieu hoi) flow to Vietnam would slow down, the dong would depreciate, and the dong interest rate would increase. The decision will also change international capital flow.

Pricey Tet gifts to bosses are bribery

Ngo Van Suu, former head of the Party Central Committee for Disciplinary Inspection Commission, speaks to the newspaper Khoa hoc & Doi song about Prime Minister Phuc’s order to prohibit the giving of expensive gifts

New book collection fetes revolutionary literature

 VietNamNet Bridge – A book collection on the HCM City’s revolutionary literature has been released, after five years of work by staff from prestigious research centres and associations.

Germany frees suspect in market attack, says perpetrator maybe still at large

 German authorities on Tuesday released a Pakistani asylum-seeker suspected of driving a truck into a Berlin Christmas market and killing 12 people due to a lack of evidence

Sung Hung – The oldest pagoda on Phu Quoc Island

Not only is it the oldest pagoda, Sung Hung Pagoda also has unique architecture and is one of the most popular spiritual tourist attractions in Phu Quoc. The pagoda welcomes a large number of tourists to visit and worship.

Famed actress makes soap opera comeback

 VietNamNet Bridge – Famous actress Nguyen Minh Trang left Viet Nam in 1998 to live in Singapore with her husband. She recently returned to Viet Nam to take part in a soap opera entitled Chieu Ngang Qua Pho Cu

HCM City tourism stimulus packages offer 70 per cent discount

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Tourism Association yesterday kicked off the 2017 domestic tourism promotion programme with discounts of up to 70 per cent on package tours. 

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 21/12

HCMC, Quang Ninh benefit from tourism boom, SHB merger with VVF approved in principle, China dominates Vietnam wood chip trade, VN-Japan company opens big warehouse in Binh Duong

Experts cast doubt on number of incompetent civil servants

 Local experts have delved into the low labor productivity of State employees at many forums and seminars, but the specific number of incompetent staff at government agencies remains unfathomable, said the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Deputy PM sends Xmas wishes to religious leaders

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh extended his Christmas wishes to Catholic and Protestant dignitaries and followers in HCM City yesterday.

Experts question HN rapid bus plan

 VietNamNet Bridge – City dwellers and experts are concerned about the effectiveness of the bus rapid transit (BRT) route connecting Kim Ma and Yen Nghia, which is being launched later this month.

National Assembly weighing plan to tax second homes

VietNamNet Bridge - National Assembly committees all want to tax second and subsequent houses  purchased to restrict speculation, but it is still unclear when the tax would be applied.

Khoai cake (stuffed omelette)

 Unlike the abovementioned cakes, khoai cake contains many ingredients and goes through totally different processing procedures.

Social News 21/12

Ministry warns of disease outbreak in floods aftermath, HCM City releases centurial literary project, Tons of clams wash up on beach in Ha Tinh Province, WB specialist believes in first BRT route’s effects in Hanoi

Vietnam plans to prioritize ecological IZ development

VietNamNet Bridge - The State is encouraging institutional and individual investors to establish new ecological industrial zones (IZ) or develop existing IZs into ecological zones.

Netflix not a threat to Vietnamese VOD suppliers

VietNamNet Bridge - Following the market entry of Netflix, Danet, Fim Plus and Amazon Prime, Vietnamese online copyright films have a new competitor -- ClipTV from Vega. 

Who is No 1 among the three biggest banks?

BIDV is the No 1 bank in terms of total assets and VietinBank is No 1 in stockholder equity, networks and high pay for workers.