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Transport operators add routes ahead of busy Tet

 VietNamNet Bridge – Major bus stations in Ha Noi and HCM City will add more buses to meet increasing demand during Tet, which falls in mid-February, 2015.

Relic sites’ inaccurate Han scripts to be eliminated

VietNamNet Bridge - Researchers have proposed to move steles carved with the name of donors and Chinese pottery vases out of pagodas and historical relic sites.

Reduced state holding in Vietnam’s major ports allowed

VietNamNet Bridge – The prime minister just agreed to revise several contents in the restructuring plan of major state-own shipping giant Vinalines in the period 2012-2015,

HCM City Run 2015 launched

 Some 6,500 people are expected to join the second HCM City Run, which will be held on January 18 in Phu My Hung, HCM City's District 7.

Woman does chores for charity

VietNamNet Bridge – "I can cook and sing. I'm inspirational and a good listener. I have seven years of experience in sales and marketing."

200 SOEs set for IPOs in Q3 next year

 The Ministry of Finance plans by the end of this year to complete a list of 200 State-owned enterprises (SOE) for equitization and their initial public offerings (IPO) will be launched in the third quarter of next year.

Annual FDI tops $20b on manufacturing

 The total foreign direct investment (FDI) registered in the country topped US$20.23 billion in 2014, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment's Foreign Investment Agency.

Industrial park development requires housing for workers

 VietNamNet Bridge – A recently amended master plan for developing industrial parks urges faster construction of social housing for workers.

Experience requirement drops for foreign kindergarten teachers

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has abolished a regulation requiring foreign teachers to have at least five years of teaching experience in order to work at foreign-invested kindergartens and general education schools.

Vietnam’s top 10 sports stories for 2014

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sport is a passion for tens of millions of Vietnamese and when an international sports story breaks, they follow it with the utmost of enthusiasm.

Top 10 events of 2014 in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has selected the top ten domestic events for 2014 as follows:

Performances staged on lake to keep New Year's Eve afloat

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thien Quang Lake in Ha Noi will turn into a giant floating stage for a performance on New Year's Eve featuring famous singers Ho Ngoc Ha, Tuan Hung, Bui Anh Tuan, Hoang Thuy Linh and Kimmese

HCM City struggles to find funds to halt canal pollution

 VietNamNet Bridge – Canals in HCM City, including those under restoration and dredging, could become polluted again if no drastic measures are taken to cope with the critical issue,

Food safety inspections increased ahead of Tet

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ministries of Health, Agriculture and Rural Development and Industry and Trade will increase joint food safety inspections as Tet approaches, focusing on big cities and border provinces

AirAsia QZ8501: Debris and body seen by Indonesia search teams

 Indonesian officials say search teams have spotted debris at sea in the hunt for missing AirAsia Flight QZ8501.

Japanese traditional drum troupe to return to Vietnam

 Bati- Holic, a popular traditional drum troupe, will return to Vietnam for the third time for performances in Hanoi and Thanh Hoa province in January.

Art & Entertainment News 30/12

 Thai holy animal statues exhibited in Da Lat resort city; Phu Tho Province strives to protect singing troupes; Gia ra festival – unique custom of Cor people

Vinashin’s technology project put in mothballs

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ship model test basin, once expected to be the largest one in Asia, and one of the biggest technology projects developed by Vinashin, has been shelved because of tmmismanagement.

Heroic generals spark inspiration

VietNamNet Bridge – Like many Vietnamese people, Ngo Thi Thuc feels great admiration for General Vo Nguyen Giap, who served as commander-in-chief of the Viet Nam People's Army in two wars against the French and the Americans

Man guards lighthouses in Spratlys Islands for 20 years

 VietNamNet Bridge - Bui Van Niem is willing to sacrifice his own interests for the great duty assigned by the country: taking care of and operating six lighthouses in the Truong Sa Archipelago (Spratly Islands).