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Photos: Diamonds, rhino horns, antiques on display at new museum

 VietNamNet Bridge – At the newly-inaugurated Customs Museum on Duong Dinh Nghe Road, Hanoi, exhibits of unique materials and artifacts are displayed in containers.

Educators question suspension of students after beating incident

In the wake of the decision to suspend students who assaulted a classmate, educators say they are unsure about how to handle such serious situations.

Crafting a creative path to global success

 VietNamNet Bridge – Resistance to change and creativity are major hurdles to exploiting the immense development potential that Viet Nam's handicraft sector has,

Bac Ha Market – special cultural feature in Lao Cai

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bac Ha Market in Lao Cai Province is held every Sunday morning and offers a wide range of products, including clothes, farm tools, and housewares.

World Masters Golf Championship slated for September in Danang

VietNamNet Bridge – Accor will join hands with golf experts at Go Golfing and Golfasian to host the inaugural Accor Vietnam World Masters Golf Championship in Danang from September 6 to 12.

Strokes striking more Vietnamese youth

 VietNamNet Bridge – Doctors at the Ha Noi-based Bach Mai Hospital's Emergency Ward early last Friday morning received a 20-year-old patient, Nguyen Van Thuan, whose was diagnosed with brain stroke.

BKAV to produce trully Made-in-Vietnam smartphones

The first model of smartphones of BKAV is attracting huge attention online. There is not much information about it but many people have made different predictions about the device. BKAV Vice Chair Vu Thanh Thang shares information about the product.

Draft rules on used machine imports seen unrealistic

 Representatives of both local and foreign enterprises have opposed regulations in draft circular on import of used machines, equipment and production lines, saying it hinder business development and foreign investment flows into the country.

IPU-132 carries significance for Vietnam’s diplomacy

 Hosting the 132nd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly (IPU-132) is historically and diplomatically significant for Vietnam, demonstrating that the Vietnamese legislature is a responsible IPU member with a strong global integration spirit.

Hanoi to host Music Bank World Tour concert

 Hanoi to host Music Bank World Tour concert, Vietnam to appear in more American movies, Goethe Institute to screen award-winning films, Vietnam attends International Francophone Day in Argentina

Social News 21/3

 Man uses saw to cut bomb, loses legs, Fisherman goes missing off Phu Yen, Vietnam aids Laos in television personnel training, Japan helps Vietnam disarm wartime explosives in Ha Tinh, Indoor air pollution concern raised after supermarket suffocation

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 21/3

 S Korea's Shinhan Bank opens HCM City branch, Vietnam Expo 2015 to take place in HCM City, State stake at Sabeco to fall to 36%, Local nut company joins Australian Macadamia Society, VN feed firms look to match foreign rivals

SAV audit finds wrongdoing in state agencies, projects

 The State Audit Office of Viet Nam has asked concerned agencies to deal with the problematic use of VND23,431 billion (US$1,092 million) in 2013 by state agencies and projects.

Bai Choi singing seeks World Heritage status

 The Prime Minister has authorised the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to prepare application documents proposing the traditional singing Bai Choi to be declared a piece of World Intangible Cultural Heritage .

Vietnam commits to facilitating NZ universities’ cooperation

 The Vietnamese Government pledges optimal conditions for New Zealand universities to strengthen educational cooperation in Vietnam, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung while visiting the Auckland University of Technology on March 20.

Visits set new milestones in Vietnam’s ties with Australia, NZ

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung left the New Zealand city of Auckland on March 20, wrapping up his official visits to Australia and New Zealand which marked new milestones in Vietnam’s relationship with the two countries.

Travel firms bemoan new immigration rule

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local travel agencies have voiced outcry over a new immigration rule that requires the period between two visa-exempt entries into Vietnam by foreign passport holders to be at least 30 days.

Nine unauthorised cable channels halted

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nine unauthorised foreign channels will stop airing in Vietnam, stated Truong Minh Tuan, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications, on March 19.

EVN disagrees with World Bank on Vietnam’s electricity-access index

Figures about electricity access cited by Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) and the World Bank (WB) show different pictures. According to WB’s Doing Business 2014 report, Vietnam’s electricity-access index ranks 135th out of 189 surveyed countries.

Japanese water education program for elementary pupils launched in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge - “Mizuiku - I love clean water”, a project to promote future generation’s awareness on water conservation, was launched yesterday in the districts of My Duc and Thanh Oai, Hanoi.