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Illegal parking undercuts licenced lots

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several illegal motorbike parking lots set up on streets reserved for pedestrians in the capital city's Hoan Kiem District have been overcharging customers,

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 24/7

Local businesses urged to boost exports to RoK; Complex tax laws don’t deter foreign investment; HCM City to tighten energy labeling rules; Mekong Delta targets US$2.6 bln in shrimp exports; Pepper price reaches record high 

M&A forum to advance ‘second wave’

VietNamNet Bridge – The hastened pace of equitisation of state-owned enterprises has led many experts to opine that there is a second wave of mergers and acquisitions ready to hit Vietnam.

Football players face prosecution

 VietNamNet Bridge – Six players of the V-League's Dong Nai FC will soon be prosecuted for match-fixing, major-general Ho Sy Tien, head of the Police Department for Investigation of Social Order-related Crimes, confirmed.

Dubious statistical methods skew Vietnam’s unemployment rate

 VietNamNet Bridge – Unemployment rates are regularly reported by government agencies, but the state General Statistics Office (GSO) doubts the figures.

Typhoon Rammasun racks up massive $5.9m damage bill

 VietNamNet Bridge – Typhoon Rammasun has dealt a massive VND125 billion (US$5.9 million) blow to Viet Nam's northern region, an official damage report released yesterday said.

Vietnam calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza Strip

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has urged concerned parties to the conflict in the Gaza Strip to immediately cease fire and refrain from violence against civilians and resume peace negotiations.

Conjoined twins successfully separated in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Doctors at the Central Paediatrics Hospital in Hanoi on February 27 successfully separated two conjoined babies in an operation that lasted nearly three hours.

School closed for mistreatment of autistic children

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Education and Training has ordered the closure of a local primary school for autistic children due to maltreatment of students along with other violations.

Vietnam's per capita income should be USD7,000: economist

An economist from United States Agency for International Development (USAID) said Vietnam's GNI per capital should be USD7,000, but that ineffective management has hindered Vietnam's growth.

Art & Entertainment News 23/7

Hanoi hosts “World Heritages of Japan” exhibition; Exhibition highlights Vietnam’s sea and island sovereignty; Exhibition highlights VN’s diplomatic efforts at Geneva Conference; Exhibition showcases the life of navy personnel, fishermen

Nam jumps 281 spots in world tennis rankings

 Rising tennis star Ly Hoang Nam has moved up 281 spots to number 1,569 in the men's senior world rankings, the Association of Tennis Professionals announced on Monday.

China suspends McDonald's and KFC's meat supplier

 Chinese branches of fast food chains, including McDonald's and KFC, have stopped using meat from a supplier in Shanghai following allegations it sold them out of date meat.

Vietnam rushes to import coal to feed thermal power plants

 VietNamNet Bridge – Facing a lack of coal for power generation, Vietnamese state-owned enterprises are rushing to look for foreign coal suppliers.

Researcher explores history of capital via wrought ironwork

 VietNamNet Bridge – Resulting from a combination of East meets West in the early 20th century, ornamental motifs on the wrought iron railings, balconies, gates and windows give Ha Noi a truly elegant beauty.

S Korea ferry boss Yoo Byung-eun death confirmed

 Police in South Korea have said that a body they found in June is that of the fugitive boss of the operator of a ferry that sank in April, killing more than 300 people.

First MH17 dead to be flown to Netherlands from Ukraine

 The first bodies recovered from the Malaysia Airlines plane which crashed in Ukraine last week are to be flown to the Netherlands for identification.

Marks & Spencer to open HCMC outlet this summer

 VietNamNet Bridge – Marks & Spencer (M&S), the iconic British retailer, has unveiled its plan to open a new flagship store at the Vincom Center Dong Khoi in Ho Chi Minh City this summer.

Five highlights of V-League Eximbank Round 21

 VietNamNet Bridge – Becamex Binh Duong earn authority in race to title, Cong Vinh denies Hanoi T&T historic victory, are two of the five highlights of the 2014 V-League 21st round that concluded last weekend.

Bach Mai to be first hospital in Hanoi with helipad

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Construction has asked the Government’s permission to build a helipad on the roof of the 19-storey building of the Cancer Centre in Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi.