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Supply chain the new battleground

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese farmers need support to create product value chains, Nguyen Do Anh Tuan, director of the Centre for Agriculture Policy tells the newspaper Cong Thuong

Cho Ve chai – where memories are revived

 VietNamNet Bridge – Its name sounds low-brow, but Cho Ve chai, or the market of scraps, is getting quite popular among city dwellers, especially those who want to have a quick glimpse of popular home utensils in the past.

Media should report corruption cases in a responsible manner

 VietNamNet Bridge –The press should ensure that the information they reveal in corruption cases is objective and accurate,

Social work offers graduates little incentive

 VietNamNet Bridge – Job instability and lower incomes compared with other sectors keep young people out of social work even when they graduate in the subject,

Quang Tri residents at risk from contaminated water

 VietNamNet Bridge – The authorities in the central Quang Tri Province have made a list of 52 areas that are heavily contaminated with pesticides leaking from unused warehouses.

Hi-tech groups think big in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Samsung, LG, Canon and Nokia of Microsoft all have relocated their production bases to Vietnam.

Efficient procurement is key

VietNamNet Bridge – Having a single unit handle public procurement will save a lot of money, Nguyen Tan Thanh, deputy director of the Viet Nam Asset Management Department, told Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper.

Life's struggles inspire Vietnamese author

 VietNamNet Bridge – Young Vietnamese bestselling author Phan Viet, back in Viet Nam from the US to serve as a judge at the YxineFF film festival, throws more light on her career as a writer in a conversation with Thu Trang.

Speech therapy helps those with cleft palates

VietNamNet Bridge – Speech disorders caused by a congenital cleft lip and palate prevented a 22-year-old graduate of Industrial University of HCM City from getting a job, but subsequent sessions of speech therapy have helped her gain confidence.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 30/12

 VN steelmaker Tisco to sell shares to SCIC; Fisheries sector aims for US$8.5 billion export turnover in 2015; Thailand seeks to woo Vietnamese tourists; FIA puts foreign investments at US$20 billion; Sugar firms fear losses, oversupply

Lao Cai flood victims seek compensation

 VietNamNet Bridge – A waste water reservoir in the northern province of Lao Cai burst at the beginning of last month, flooding local residents' fields, ponds and wells, but they are yet to receive compensation.

School violence prompts calls for children to be taught ethics

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ethics education should be strengthened to curb the worsening violence at schools, educationists told a workshop on this issue held at the HCM City University of Education last Wednesday.

Pregnant women healthy after accidental vaccination

 VietNamNet Bridge – The health of pregnant women who were mistakenly vaccinated in northern Bac Ninh Province's Tu Son Town on December 20 is stable, the Ministry of Health and provincial health department affirmed.

Three footballers vie for Athlete of 2014 title

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Football Federation has nominated three players to the shortlist of the Athletes of 2014.

Restored HCM City canal polluted once again

Trillions of dong spent to clean Ba Bo canal, which runs through HCM City and Binh Duong province, have gone to waste, as the canal has become polluted again due to untreated waste water from nearby factories.

Fire destroys tailor shop, kills 6

 VietNamNet Bridge – Six members of a family, including a pregnant woman and an 81-year-old woman, were killed early today when a fire broke out in their three-storey house in this northern city of Hai Phong.

Businesses rush to find unskilled workers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many businesses have begun their campaigns to recruit new workers for their expansion plans in 2015, when the national economy is expected to improve. However, the recruitment choices are limited.  

Super skinny houses taking over the block

Vietnamese slimline residences are featured as the best examples of so called ‘tube houses’ on the pages of two highly acclaimed architecture magazines – Dezeen and Archdaily – thanks to their innovative design.

Monument inscriptions in Hue relics: treasure of humankind

 VietNamNet Bridge – A treasure of Han (Chinese scripts) inscriptions in verses and prose on architectural works in the Hue imperial citadel is a unique and invaluable documentary heritage of Vietnam,

Seminar marks centennial anniversary of Hue bulletin

 VietNamNet Bridge – A workshop has been held in Hue to mark the 100-year anniversary of the first publication of the Bulletin des Amis du Vieux Hue (Bulletin of the Friends of Ancient Hue).