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High end supermarkets, shopping malls shift to attract popular customers

Splendid high end supermarkets with fandangle windows, which were once the shopping destinations only for the rich, have shifted to serve popular customers as well.

Vietnam lays red carpet to welcome foreign teachers

Thousands of English teachers would come to Vietnam within the framework of the national program on teaching foreign languages at schools by 2020.

New regulation seeks to refine urban planning process and slash wastage

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Prime Minister has issued a new regulation on urban planning aimed at curbing scattered and uncoordinated development and ineffective and wasteful investment.

Hanoi to open 65 flower markets for Tet

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi will open 65 flower markets during the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival, the municipal People's Committee has announced.

 

Family in Quang Binh Province born with abnormal feet

 VietNamNet Bridge – A woman in the central province of Quang Binh has two children who were born with deformity on their feet, each having extra toes, which compels them to walk barefoot even in winter.

Fencers busy with seven int'l competitions in 2013

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam fencing team will compete in seven international tournaments this year. 

Opinions differ over foreign ownership

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State Securities Commission (SSC) is considering a pilot project allowing foreigners to raise their stakes in listed companies, a policy shift that has drawn varied reactions from market insiders.

Island requires VND1.1 bil./bed for five-star hotels

 VietNamNet Bridge – Investors wanting to develop five-star hotels in Kien Giang Province must have a minimum investment of VND1.1 billion for each bed.

Banners, slogans used to shield crops from cold

The banners, slogans and propaganda posters for anniversaries, holidays and social-cultural-politics events, after completing the propaganda mission, were utilized for many different purposes.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 23/1

Asiana Airlines to own 50% of Kumho Asiana Plaza; VinaPhone, MobiFone merger remains uncertain; Local firm says smartphone market will grow strongly; Power price hikes inevitable; Vietnam’s top 500 businesses revealed

'Rock' fix for oceans is badly flawed: study

 Claims that global warming can be braked by dissolving huge quantities of rock in the sea to absorb carbon emissions are laden with flaws, a study published on Tuesday says.

Imminent rule to force transparency at SOEs

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Planning and Investment is making a draft decree that requires all information of State-owned economic groups and corporations to be made transparent before the public.

Prime Minister directs to rescue Quang Nam’s ethanol plant

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the State Bank of Vietnam to coordinate with the related agencies to help Dong Xanh JSC remove difficulties for the Dai Tan ethanol plant in Quang Nam province.

Another Vietnamese bride commits suicide in Korea

According to the Vietnamese Embassy in South Korea, a Vietnamese woman named Nguyen Thi Diem Trinh was determined to have committed suicide in the city of Gumi, South Korea, on January 16.

CP, Emivest face fines over egg overpricing

 VietNamNet Bridge – CP Vietnam and Emivest Vietnam might have to pay fines totaling 10% of their total revenues in fiscal 2011 if they were found violating the Competition Law.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 22/1

  Project helps farmers deal with climate change; Fines increased for illegal gas use; More homes to receive clean water; Urgent need for unemployment insurance

Ministry of Public Security appoints 600 mobile policemen to HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has been allocated with 600 mobile police officers for crime prevention, said Major General Nguyen Chi Thanh, Ho Chi Minh City police chief at a meeting with the city’s Chair Le Hoang Quan.

Purchase of houses, cars by cash may be banned

VietNamNet Bridge - If it is adopted, the draft decree on cash payments will force people to pay through the bank if they want to buy real estate, stocks or cars, motorcycles...

Casino firm appeals against USD55-million gambling loss

VietNamNet Bridge – The Dai Duong Company has appealed against the District 1 People’s Court in HCM City’s decision to request it to pay USD55.5 million to a Vietnamese American gambler.  

Saigon Heat beat defending champs in ASEAN basketball battle

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon Heat is riding high in the Asean Basketball League after securing a 77-72 victory over defending champions Indonesia Warriors in their third game.