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Court backs US firm in dispute

  The Hanoi People’s Court has accepted a request made by Realogy Group LLC, for Minh Viet Investment JSC to fulfil its obligation to Realogy in accordance with a foreign arbitral award judgement.

Trang wins first motor race for VN women

 Tran Thi Doan Trang won the first national motor race for women, which took place at Binh Phuoc Province Stadium on January 10.

E-commerce firms need big money when starting up

VietNamNet Bridge - Though e-commerce is a promising industry in Vietnam, investors still hesitate to inject money into the field as they know e-commerce will need large startup costs.

VN, S Korea to boost television co-operation

 The Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Communications and South Korea's Korea Communications Commission (KCC) agreed to co-operate in-depth in the television field in Ha Noi last Friday.

Social News 12/1

 Bridge project suspended after scaffolding collapse deaths, Two held for possessing heroin, synthetic drugs, Police seize smuggled fireworks in Quang Ninh, Customs agency proposes removing food-safety checks on gifts

Vietnam Airlines: cheaper Southeast Asian travel

 Vietnam Airlines will launch a sales promotion for its flights from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to various destinations across Southeast Asia.

Quang Ninh to pilot self-drive tours to bordering Chinese city

 The northern province of Quang Ninh will begin trans-border self-drive tours between its city of Mong Cai and bordering Dongxing city in China within one year.

Connoisseurs to explore Vietnamese, Israeli cuisine similarities

 The Israeli Embassy in Vietnam will host a week of Vietnamese and Israeli cuisine from January 18 to 24, offering chances for food connoisseurs to figure out similarities in the countries’ cooking styles.

Vietnam cuts rice cultivation by 100,000 hectares in 2016

 The agricultural sector plans to slash rice cultivation by 100,000 hectares in 2016 to grow other grains used to feed animals, said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat.

Vietnam receives $12.25 bln in remittances in 2015

 Vietnam received 12.25 billion USD in remittances in 2015, the Sai Gon Giai Phong (Liberated Saigon)’s newspaper reported. 

PM approves new anti-human trafficking programme

 The Prime Minister has approved a programme to crack down on human trafficking in the 2016-2020 period.

Over $202 mln for conserving Hung Kings Temple complex

 Authorities of the northern province of Phu Tho have earmarked $202.5 million for upgrading and embellishing the Hung Kings Temple complex, aiming to turn the special national historical site into an attractive tourism destination.

Fatherland Front leader welcomes German Cardinal

 President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Nguyen Thien Nhan, received Chairman of the German Catholic Bishops’ Conference Cardinal Reinhard Marx in Hanoi on January 11.

Indonesia, Vietnam pledge to boost strategic partnership

 Vietnam and Indonesia need to enhance economic-trade and investment ties and speed up the implementation of an action plan on realising their strategic partnership in 2014-18.

Vietnam has 127 mil. mobile phone subscribers

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of mobile phone subscribers in Vietnam has dropped significantly as registrations for pre-paid service have been tightened, but there are still around 127 million subscribers

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 12/1

 Sime Darby sets up Vietnamese subsidiary, Agriculture growth set at 3.5%, EVN's 3-year profit just $1.55 million, UK seeking Fintech partners in Vietnam, Fine regime introduced for multi-level marketing

A café with handmade products

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cafe Me on Luong Huu Khanh Street in District 1, HCMC is a place for artists and those who love handmade products.

List of high technologies for prioritized development investment

 VietNamNet Bridge – The following is the list of high technologies that the Government gives high priority to development investment.

Education Ministry’s suggested new educational system is disappointing

VietNamNet Bridge - The new national education system plan submitted by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) to the Prime Minister is believed to contain ‘no new thing’.

Hanoi plans measures to reduce traffic jams

 Ha Noi aims to reduce up to 10 traffic congestion hotspots and limit the duration of traffic jams to less than 30 minutes, People's Committee Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung said.