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Vietnamese-Canadian athlete wins skating championships

 Nam Nguyen, a Vietnamese-Canadian athlete, has won men's single title at Canadian figure skating championships which is taking place in Kingston city, Ontario, Canada from January 19 to 25.

Vietnam, US enhance comprehensive partnership

 Leading diplomats from Vietnam and the US gathered in Hanoi on January 26 for an international conference reviewing 20 years of the Vietnam-US relations.

Education-universalization law prevents teachers from doing their job

VietNamNet Bridge – Teachers are not forcing failing students to repeat classes, because if they do, they will not fulfill the tasks of the education-universalization program.

Photos: Hoi An’s kumquat village before Tet holiday

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly a month before the Lunar New Year (Tet), kumquat villages in Hoi An ancient town are ready to supply the local market and Laos with kumquat trees.

The unknown facts in the purchase of Nguyen Kim

How much does the Central Group have to pay to acquire Nguyen Kim? Why has the Thai investor accepted to buy only 49 percent of Nguyen Kim’s shares? Both questions remain unanswered.

VietJet inaugurates new training center in HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – Low-cost airline VietJet yesterday opened its revamped training center in HCM City. 

Birdman given Oscars boost by Producers Guild of America

Michael Keaton's film Birdman has been given a boost in the run-up to the Oscars after winning the Producers Guild of America's top award.

Two Saigon men arrested for running US-based male child-porn website

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese police on January 22 arrested two men in HCM City for founding and operating a US-based child porn website, based on information from the FBI.

Students at defunct US pilot school seek help from Vietnam's Transport Minister

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese students studying at the Ahart pilot training center in California have asked the Ministry of Transport for help after the center was suspended by the US Federal Aviation Administration last October.

Social News 26/1

 Hospital treats puffer fish patients; Man arrested for drug, weapons smuggling; Petrol stations cheat customers in Dac Lac; Smuggling on the increase as Lunar New Year approaches; Electrical faults the most common cause of HCM City fires

Nam marches into second round at Australian Open

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ly Hoang Nam booked a place in the second round of the Australian Open's junior competition yesterday, Jan 25.

Fulbright expert warns of return to old growth model

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is likely to come back to the growth model fueled by the State sector rather than private enterprises in the coming years if strong investments from the former continue.

Foreign capital flows to stock market may slow on dollar appreciation

VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign investors’ excess of sales over purchases in the stock market have been attributed to the appreciation of the US dollar.

Art & Entertainment News 26/1

TNT Theatre tours across Viet Nam; Concert to celebrate friendship with Japan; Bank's support brings theatre to communities nation-wide; Vietnamese artwork exhibited at Southeast Asian art fair; Coin collector's thousand-year journey

Travel News in Brief 26/1

 Quang Nam to open new tourism site; Vietnamese hotels among world’s top 25 best hotels for service; Marketing workshop promotes Vietnam’s tourism; Indian tourism explores central Vietnam; Ninh Binh seeks ways to promote tourism

Ebola crisis: 'Too slow' WHO promises reforms

 The World Health Organization (WHO) has set out plans for reform, admitting that it was too slow to respond to the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

Mekong Delta residents object to Don Sahong dam construction

 People in the Mekong Delta and scientists have opposed construction of Don Sahong Dam in Laos and other dams on the Mekong River, according to the Vietnam Rivers Network (VRN).

Deputy PM Minh stresses VN’s prospects at Reuters’ interview

 Deputy PM, FM Pham Binh Minh referred to the prospects of Viet Nam, the nation’s relations with other partners as well as the importance of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Viet Nam at his interview with the Reuters on January 22.

SHTP to attract $150 million in investment capital

 Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) in Ho Chi Minh City plans to lure in $150 million in investment capital in 2015, 40 per cent of which will come from foreign direct investment (FDI) capital.

Vietnamese spend US$3.1 billion for beer in 2014

 Vietnamese people spent at least US$3.1 billion for drinking 3.14 billion liters of beer in 2014, excluding imported beer, according to the Vietnam Beverages Association (VBA) released today.