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Laws fail to deter firms from utilising unlicensed software

VietNamNet Bridge – More companies including foreign ones have been found using unlicensed software despite many warnings about the potential risks they face,

Vietnamese-born tycoons make a name for themselves in other countries

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many Vietnamese have made fortunes in other countries. Some of the more notable ones that have appeared in international media?

Experts: Inflation target obtainable this year

VietNamNet Bridge – Local experts have more grounds to believe that the Government’s target of curbing inflation at 6-7% this year is achievable given a slight consumer price index rise this month as announced by the General Statistics Office

French ballet troupe to perform at Idecaf

 The French Institute in Vietnam and Idecaf will present a new contemporary ballet performance named “Your Ghost is Not Enough” by the French dance group Kubilai Khan Investigations on September 26 at Idecaf.

Peaceful Hoi An City in early morning

 A new day has come to the World Cultural Heritage site of Hoi An in central Vietnam. The ancient city looks tranquil, with few people walking along narrow streets, seeing old houses and breathing in fresh air.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 2/9

SBV yet to mull deposit rate ceiling cut; Chinese goods imports into HCMC shrink; Fibre industry on the rise; OTT market sees fierce competition; Int’l community supports agricultural restructuring

Experts worry over textbook reform

 Many experts attending a seminar on textbook reform in Hanoi on August 28 voiced their concerns over the flaws of the scheme to reform curriculums and textbooks the Ministry of Education and Training has initiated.

Vinaphone, Vodafone clinch strategic partnership

 Mobile carrier Vinaphone has struck a strategic partnership agreement with the UK-based telecommunications corporation Vodafone to jointly provide high quality services to customers from next month.

Vietnamese consumers shun low-cost cars, see them as ‘low quality’

 VietNamNet Bridge – Most low-cost cars introduced in Vietnam have failed to win the hearts of consumers, as many Vietnamese equate low-cost with low-quality.

Investors asked to stop building factories near Ha Long Bay

 VietNamNet Bridge – A leader of northern Quang Ninh province has asked ministries and central agencies to halt the construction of new thermoelectric and cement plants near the province’s urban and populous areas,

Pictures: Offshore island doctors

Treatment of diseases for people on the mainland still has difficulties. This kind of challenge affects remote areas, especially on the offshore islands. For that reason, stories about the army doctors working on the islands are special.

HCM City tourism association told to lure more visitors

 A city official has urged the HCM City Tourism Association (HTA) to carry out measures to raise the city's tourism competitiveness, while industry leaders have asked the government to amend laws related to tourism.

Students want dialogue with Ministry on reform of university entrance exams

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twelfth-grade students have suggested holding a dialogue with the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) about university entrance-examination reform.

Automobile market picks up steam

 VietNamNet Bridge – The latest sales figures confirm that despite lingering market difficulties, sales of domestic automakers continue to grow with Toyota, Thaco and Ford outperforming foreign manufacturers in recent months.

Local veteran duo marks 34 years of music career

 The married couple of singer Cam Van and drummer Khac Trieu will be the main characters at the Sol Vang music program which will take place at 8 p.m. on September 13 at Hoa Binh Theater in HCMC’s District 10.

Singaporean investors earning big money in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many Singaporean businesspeople have invested in big projects in Vietnam in many different business fields, especially real estate.

Striker Kesley joins Dong Nai FC

 Huynh Kesley Alves has joined Dong Nai FC for the new season.

Donations evoke era of liberation

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is not a well known fact that the first children's beauty contest was held in Ha Noi in 1954, when the capital was liberated.

OTT apps to thrive when Vietnam deploys 4G

 VietNamNet Bridge –  Voice call and SMS services will be provided free of charge when Vietnamese mobile network operators join hands with OTT (over the top) app developers to earn money from data services.

Pictures: Cycling for bear protection 2014

Over 100 Vietnamese and foreigners have joined in the program “Cycling for Bear Protection 2014”, during which they took a 132km trip by bicycle from Hanoi to the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre in Tam Dao National Park in Vinh Phuc Province.