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It’s time to say goodbye to ‘Mom and Pops’

 VietNamNet Bridge – As of the end of October, nearly 834,400 enterprises have legally registered to do business in Vietnam and 96% of them are ‘mom and pops’

IRONMAN triathlon to debut in Vietnam

 The IRONMAN triathlon, a world famous competition of running, swimming and bike riding, will make its Vietnam debut in the central coastal city of Da Nang on May 10, 2015 under the name ‘VNG IRONMAN 70.3 Vietnam’. 

The under-40 millionaires in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Most of the members of the list of 40 under-40 richest millionaires in Vietnam have made their fortunes through inheritance. Some others built their assets themselves, starting business at an early age.

A new chess playing style

 VietNamNet Bridge – With a great aspiration for creating new things, Do Nhu Ngon from Dong Ket Commune in the northern province of Hung Yen successfully turned out a new chess playing style called thuong truong.

How much do scientists receive for their inventions?

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Science and Technology’s legal documents on the value of scientists’ inventions are insufficiently clear.

A romantic Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tranquility and charm have been holding back many foreigners to live and work in Hanoi. But what they fear the most is traffic chaos in the city, which has driven many out of the city.

Power shortfalls still remain a concern

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai spoke to VIR’s Thanh Huong about the main challenges facing the nation’s power sector in the coming years.

Gov't car buying should be curbed

 Viet Nam must practice thrift and fight waste, Le Hong Son, director general of the Bureau of Legal Nominative Documents Post Review under the Ministry of Justice, told Ha Noi Moi (New Ha Noi).

Vietnam’s tourism industry grows despite difficulties

Vietnam’s tourism industry maintains stable growth in 2014 despite facing changes in the international political and economic situation, and difficult domestic situation.

Reed brooms go abroad

VietNamNet Bridge – In recent years, the production of brooms from reed, or bong say in Vietnamese, in Con Nho Village in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang has been growing faster than ever with rising output and export

Fencing - a noble sport

  Fencing is becoming popular among young people including women. To those who want to become swordsmen, SaigonFencing Club at the HCMC Youth Culture House in District 1 is an ideal venue to practice this sport.

Aquatic rafts aim to clean river

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi authorities have installed aquatic rafts on To Lich River to help revive one of the most polluted rivers in the country.

Vietnam’s dairy industry attractive to local and foreign investors

 VietNamNet Bridge - Still considered attractive, this year Vietnam's dairy market has welcomed many new domestic and foreign investors.

Investor reshuffle for Van Don airport

VietNamNet Bridge – Sun Group – the owner of luxury resorts in the central city of Danang including Ba Na Hills and Son Tra Intercontinental Resort – is planning to invest in the Van Don International Airport project

Children dig up the dirt on archeology

 VietNamNet Bridge – It's Saturday morning. Eleven-year-old Pham Viet Manh didn't sleep late as usual. Today, he joined his classmates for a special work at an "archaeological hole" at the centre of the Thang Long Citadel's remains

Social News 2/1

Traffic sector declares hotlines; Patients to pay for half of cancer drugs; Social work offers graduates little incentive; Quang Ninh starts work on PPP office building; Forest ranger killer faces tough justice

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 2/1

CBU imports hit US$1.57 billion; Vietcombank mulls merger with other bank; Cashew sector still relies on material imports; Exports to Russia seen declining as ruble falls; Business development policies to be prioritised in 2015

Huge volume of untreated wastewater dumped into river

 VietNamNet Bridge – Only 400,000 out of 2.5 million cubic meters of wastewater is treated before being discharged into the Dong Nai River every day,

HCMC chairman suggests stocking up on oil

 Vietnam should consider stocking up on oil and slashing crude oil pumping due to diving oil prices on global markets, HCMC Chairman Le Hoang Quan told the Government’s web conference on December 29.

Vietnam’s airports serve 50 million passengers in 2014

Airports throughout the country have served more than 50.5 million passengers and handled 905,000 tonnes of goods in 2014, year-on-year increases of 14.7 percent and 18 percent, respectively.