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Tet gifts range from discounted rice cookers to rare chickens

 VietNamNet Bridge – Given the on-going economic slowdown, many people are preferring to buy discounted goods as Tet (Lunar New Year) gifts.

Vietnamese healing arts can help cure serious disease

Thousands of patients from hundreds of countries have survived their illnesses after receiving treatment at Tho Xuan Duong, a Vietnamese clinic that combines Vietnamese traditional and western medicine.

G-bond market quadruples since 2009

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government bond market has expanded remarkably over the years with its current size quadrupling that in 2009, according to the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX).

The authorities to monitor festivals

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has created new regulations to improve the management and organisation of festivals in 2015.

Railway development strategy proposes high-speed rail network

 VietNamNet Bridge – A comprehensive development of the railway transport system will be a key target of the Viet Nam Railway Transport Development Strategy towards 2020, approved yesterday, Feb 10, by the Prime Minister.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 16/2

 Incentive policies necessary to develop support industry; Vietnam’s shipment to Hong Kong jumps 26 percent; One million tonnes of rice to be purchased for stockpile; Minister calls for highway progress; Dong Nai hits $200m trade surplus in Jan

In pictures: HCM City Spring Flower Festival 2015

 VietNamNet Bridge – The festival opened on Friday at Cong Truong Quoc Te Street in District 3 and Tao Dan Park in District 1.

Copyright infringement no longer "internal affair"

 VietNamNet Bridge – The problem of copyright infringement has been raised again in Vietnam as the producer of Superman X, a Vietnamese movie, asked authorities to identify the person who released the film on the Internet.

How many state-owned economic groups are there in Vietnam?

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of state-owned economic groups in Vietnam is unknown as they are vaguely defined.

Hue monuments offer free admission

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hue will offer free entry to its monuments for three days over the Tet holiday, giving locals and tourists access to the former royal city.

Minh, Trang retain world places

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam's top badminton players Nguyen Tien Minh and Vu Thi Trang have retained their places in the world badminton rankings, the Badminton World Federation announced on Thursday.

The poor still miss out on healthcare in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – A doctor working at Bach Mai Hospital in Ha Noi said one of her patients committed suicide last year because he did not have enough money to pay for daily treatment for his kidney disease.

MoIT asked to submit power price adjustment plan

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) to promptly submit a proposal to adjust the price of electricity by the end of February this year.

Breeding insects

VietNamNet Bridge – Several years ago, Nguyen Thanh Trung decided to return home in Dong Nai Province to breed insects and lizards after he could not earn enough as a photocopy machine repairman in HCM City.

Beverage company vindicated in fly-in-bottle case, but brand reputation hurt

Branding experts believe that Tan Hiep Phat company did not make the right move when managing risk in the widely publicized VND500-million housefly case.

Widened Saigon canal improves environment

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 600 metre-odd stretch of the Hang Bang canal in HCM City's District 6 will be widened to 11m, its original size.

Foreign ambassadors celebrate Tet with hopes for a prosperous 2015

 VietNamNet Bridge – US Ambassador Ted Osius has joined in the Tet (Lunar New Year) custom of releasing carp into West Lake.

New teaching model instills confidence

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lau Thi Hoa could not hide her joy. Even her eyes smiled as she told us she was one of the students selected to sing at an important event for the district.

Seven local universities join Shell Eco-marathon

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nine teams from seven engineering and industry universities of Vietnam have put their names down for the energy-efficiency vehicle competition Shell Eco-marathon Asia 2015 slated to take place in Manila,

Corporate bonds slumped in 2014

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam corporations issued far fewer bonds in 2014, despite the participation of many big companies.