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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.

Miss World 2011 to join pageant contest judging panel

Miss World 2011 Ivian Sarcos has been invited to serve as guest judge at the coronation night of this year’s Miss Ao dai Vietnam – The Way to Miss World Crown on January 5 at the Gem Center in HCMC’s District 1.

Vietnam’s economic growth highest since 2011

 VietNamNet Bridge – According to the General Statistics Office (GSO), Vietnam’s total domestic product (GDP) in 2014 was estimated to increase 5.98% - the highest since 2011.

Hoi An rings alarm over rise in street thefts

 Robberies are on the rise in Hoi An Town in Quang Nam Province, apparently perpetrated by drug addicts targeting local and foreign tourists, police say.

Top 10 tourism events of the year

 The year 2014 has been one for the record book, says the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT). Below is the list of VNAT’s top 10 events:

Schools restructure, teachers become redundant

VietNamNet Bridge – Many teachers have become redundant after general schools completed the restructuring process as requested by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET).

Vietnam plans to issue $1 billion in international bonds

Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung recently said that Vietnam would issue an additional $1 billion of government bonds to the international market, with a 10-year period to restructure debt. The time of issuance was not announced.

Mr. Nguyen Ba Thanh still in the US for medical treatment

 VietNamNet Bridge - Da Nang’s Party Secretary Tran Tho has confirmed that the rumor that Mr. Nguyen Ba Thanh died in the United States was incorrect.

Travel firms upbeat about holiday tours

 Travel agencies in HCMC are optimistic that their tours for the upcoming holidays, particularly the New Year, will sell well when there are four days off.

Top 10 culture, sports and tourism events in 2014

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced Vietnam’s top ten culture, sport and tourism events in 2014 at a ceremony in Hanoi on December 30.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 1/1

 Government to invest $47 million in debt-laden steel firm;

Tennis Nam to represent Vietnam at Australian Open's junior

 Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam will take part in the Australian Opens junior circus year in January, the first Grand Slam of the year.