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Giao Linh's "Back from London" collection

VietNamNet Bridge introduces the collection "Back from London" by Giao Linh, which was performed at the Dep Fashion Show 11 in HCM City on January 24.

U.S. jobless claims dip to five-year low

 The number of Americans initially applying for unemployment aid reached a five-year low last week as the U.S. jobless rate continued to decline, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

Vietnamese banh chung go abroad

VietNamNet Bridge – Mr. Tran Thanh Toan, who exports Vietnamese banh chung to the U.S. looks like an artist rather than a businessman, with bald head and moustache.

The Constitutional Council must be independent

VietNamNet Bridge - Former Chair of the HCM City People's Council Pham Phuong Thao proposed to consider setting up an independent Constitutional Council to handle unconstitutional issues.

Film producers thrilled with new releases during Tet Festival

 VietNamNet Bridge – For years, Tet Lunar New Year Festival has been peak business season for film production companies, with turnover in tens of billions of dong.

Fast food comes with severe asthma, eczema on the side: New Zealand researchers

Your kids' cravings for yet another burger and fries meal could come with a side order of severe asthma, eczema or rhinoconjunctivitis, New Zealand researchers warned Tuesday. 

Deputy PM heads National Steering Committee on ODA & preferential loans

VietNamNet Bridge – This Committee is responsible for researching, proposing to the Prime Minister the policy to attract, effectively manage and use ODA capital and preferential loans of international donors.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 27/1

Imports undercut sugar mills; CEO confidence in growth down; Tourism sector works out development plan to 2020; State firms increase investment for development; Banks look to cash in on higher credit growth; Seafood processor kicks off M&A season

HCM City on the hunt for qualified teachers

 VietNamNet Bridge – More work needs to be done to train and attract highly qualified teachers, particularly at the kindergarten and primary levels, representatives from pedagogy universities and colleges have told

Truong Thanh Long's "Ocean Treasure" collection

VietNamNet Bridge - Young designer Truong Thanh Long introduced his collection named "Ocean Treasures" at the Dep Fashion Show 11, in HCM City on January 24.

Awards honour inner beauty

 VietNamNet Bridge – Model/singer Ho Ngoc Ha was named the Beautiful Woman of the Year 2012 at a Stars of the Year awards ceremony in HCM City on Wednesday.

Ride for the Bears event announced

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Animals Asia Foundation (AAF) has just announced that to protect two rare bear species, it will organize an event “Ride for the Bears” on January 26.

Merkel warns of bubble, calls for regulations on financial institutions

 German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday warned of bubble driven by improper regulations on financial institutions.

Wiggins has no sympathy for disgraced Armstrong

 Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins on Thursday admitted he has no sympathy for Lance Armstrong and slammed the disgraced rider's claims that he was clean when he returned to the sport in 2009.

Liem beats Roser in round two of UK chess festival

 VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem defeated French Kevin Roser in his second match at the Tradewise Gibraltar Festival 2013 in the UK yesterday, Jan 24.

Samsung posts record Q4 net profit

 South Korea's Samsung Electronics said on Friday net profit soared 75.6 percent to a record 7.04 trillion won ($6.6 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2012, driven by strong smartphone and memory chip sales.

National Assembly Deputy: “I earn my living on private tutoring”

While the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) tries to think of the measures to stop private tutoring, a National Assembly Deputy admits that private tutoring is the main source of income for her and her family.

F&B sector triggers combat for retail premises

VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of big names have appeared in the Vietnamese F&B (food and beverage) market, kicking start a new combat for the retail premises.

Young singers criticized for promoting Chinese chat application

VietNamNet Bridge - Fans have called for boycotting two contestants of The Voice 2012, Bao Anh and Bui Anh Tuan, for promoting a chat application named Wechat, which uses China’s illegal U-shaped map.

VTC6 channel suspended after VTC-Saigontel dispute

VietNamNet Bridge - VTC began to close the VTC6 channel from January 23, two days after the Saigontel accused this broadcaster of breaking the business cooperation contract and appropriating nearly $4 million.