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Phuong My’s designs shown in Korea

VietNamNet Bridge - Phuong My is the only representative of Vietnam at the fifth Korea Style Week 2015.

Plan for waste treatment in Nhue-Day basin

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a plan to treat solid waste in the Nhue-Day river basin through 2030, in which 18 treatment plants will be upgraded or built.

Japan increases financial services in Vietnam

Japan is the second largest foreign investor in Vietnam. However, since 2011, because of difficulties faced by the Japanese economy and the global recession, Japan’s investment in Vietnam has declined.

World's first lagoon power plants unveiled in UK

 Plans to generate electricity from the world's first series of tidal lagoons have been unveiled in the UK.

Distinct stages to chronic fatigue syndrome identified

 Distinct changes in the immune systems of patients with ME or chronic fatigue syndrome have been found, say scientists.

Area codes for fixed lines changed

 The Ministry of Information and Communications issued Circular 22/2014/TT-BTTTT dated December 22, 2014 on telecommunication number storages, which covers changes to provincial area codes for fixed lines, applicable since March 1.

Gov’t convenes regular meeting

Improving business climate and national competitive edge is an urgent and key task, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung told a monthly’s government meeting in Hanoi on March 2.

Water hyacinth blocks barges in polluted Tay Ninh river

 VietNamNet Bridge – For more than a week, the surface of Vam Co Dong River in the southern province of Tay Ninh has been blanketed with water hyacinths, due to pollution.

13 foreign films on local screens in March

 VietNamNet Bridge - "Boyhood", "The Theory of Everything" and "Cinderella" are the top Hollywood films to be screened in Vietnam this month.

Vietnam Airlines sale of shares could reap VND6.3 trillion

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam Airlines, at its first shareholders' meeting scheduled to take place in March, will announce that it will sell more than 282 million individual shares (equivalent to 20% of charter capital) to no more than three investors.

Heads of two Vietnamese dairy firms among Asia’s Power Businesswomen

 VietNamNet Bridge - This year's Forbes list includes the female leaders of two leading dairy companies of Vietnam: Mai Kieu Lien, chairman and CEO of Vinamilk, and Thai Huong, chair of TH Group.

GPBank to be nationalized, Ocean Bank may follow

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) plans to nationalize GPBank, and then possibly OceanBank if the bank is unable to handle its problems.

Tourism route from Quang Binh to Laos, Thailand opens

A new tourism transport route connecting Vietnam’s central Quang Binh and Laos’ Khammoune and Thailand’s Nakhon Phanom and Sakon Nakhon provinces became operational on February 28.

Art & Entertainment News 2/3

 Japanese firm to design Hoang Sa Exhibition House; Vietnam to host ASEAN traditional music festival; Lao Cai hosts first buffalo fighting festival; Spring tea festival adds colour to Thai Nguyen; Chingay Parade features Vietnamese culture

Ebola outbreak: Sierra Leone vice-president quarantined

 The vice-president of Sierra Leone has put himself into quarantine after one of his bodyguards died from Ebola.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 2/3

 Local indices make gains on return from Tet holiday break; Ministry of Construction may increase size of social housing; Foreign investment hits high note; ANZ: Consumer confidence grows in Feb; January car sales accelerate year-on-year

IT firms set high targets for 2015

 After ending last year with encouraging results, several IT firms in Ho Chi Minh City have set higher business targets this year.

Phu Quoc among world’s top 10 best Honeymoon destinations

 Rough Guides – the leading publisher of travel and reference guides- has cited Phu Quoc Island in the southern Kien Giang province as top 10 best Honeymoon destinations across the world.

Famous Italian DJ to perform in Vietnam

 World’s well-known Italian DJ Marco Effe will enthral music-lovers at HeartBeat 11 programme which is scheduled to take place at The Observatory stage in Ho Chi Minh City on March 20.

HCM City students ask for more lively history lessons

 School children in HCM City have demanded that authorities make their history lessons more interesting since they need to learn about their country's past.