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Rowdy Vietnamese crowds ruin sporting events

 A motorbike race due to be held in Binh Duong Province had to be cancelled after the chaotic crowd of spectators blocked the track.

Japan confirmed as Vietnam’s biggest foreign investor

 By March 2014, Japan had 2,237 valid projects in Vietnam with a total registered capital of 35.38 billion USD, making it the largest of Vietnam’s foreign investors from 101 countries and territories around the world.

EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 1-10 (daily updated)

 Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

Laminating gold by hand in Hanoi’s old village

 VietNamNet Bridge – 1/10 tael of gold can be laminated into a sheet of 1m2. The sheet is then cut into small square pieces of 1cm long to inlay on worshipping items.

Vietnamese specialties sold at knock-down prices, farmers feel self-pity

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite their industrious work and great efforts, Vietnamese farmers remain poor. Their farm produce, including specialties, are purchased at knock-down prices.

Vinalines verdict set for May 7

 The Supreme People's Court will declare the final sentence of former Chairman of the Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) Duong Chi Dung and his alleged accomplices on May 7. 

Vietnam aims for 2014 AFC Futsal quarterfinals

 Vietnam expects to qualify for the quarter-finals of the 2014 AFC Futsal Championship which will kick off in HCM City on April 30.

New Ho Chi Minh City archbishop welcomed

 The Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City’s Party Committee Le Thanh Hai hosted a reception on April 29 for the newly-accredited Archbishop Bui Van Doc.

Political News Headlines 30/4

 Moscow Duma delegation visits Ho Chi Minh City; CPV ups ties with Bangladeshi, Nepalese parties; Russian academician receives Friendship Order

Hard Rock Café to host 1st Indonesia band

 VietNamNet Bridge – Jogadanz will become the first Indonesian band to be resident at Hard Rock Cafe HCMC from May 1.

PM urges speeding up investment disbursement

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked ministries and sectors to intensify the disbursement of public investment, FDI and ODA sources and ensure the efficient use of the capital in order to boost national development.

Foreign-styled sandwiches in Saigon

 VietNamNet Bridge - In Saigon, along with Vietnamese sandwiches, many kinds of foreign sandwiches are available, to serve the different tastes of the people.

Da Lat to be introduced on Thai television

Da Lat city, dubbed as a “small Paris” or a “city of thousands of flowers”, in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong will be introduced to Thai people through their television channels in the coming time.

Salaries of Vietnam’s top execs may surprise you

 VietNamNet Bridge – Salary and bonuses provided to companies’ top brass has always been a fixture of attention from the public.

Famous autographs on show in Ha Noi

 VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition showcasing autographs of famous personalities from all over the world will open to the public in Ha Noi on Friday.

Modern waste treatment plant forced to shut down

 VietNamNet Bridge – While the other localities dream of waste treatment plants, the Mekong Delta’s most modern plant in Vinh Long Province is shutting down, even though locals have been living with it for the last several years.

Foreign real estate developers returning to VN, cautiously

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign direct investment into the real estate sector in Vietnam is expected to resume in the days to come. But investors would be well-advised to listen to the news carefully before injecting money.

Policies should help S&T firms

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Hong Quat, deputy director-general of the National Agency for Technology Entrepreneurship, told Tuoi Tre Cuoi Tuan (Youth Weekly) about the need to remove hurdles for science and tech entrepreneurs.

Developing international education in VN: the wind shifts

 VietNamNet Bridge – Domestic investors are seeing great opportunities to dominate the international education market in Vietnam.

Inside the largest guitar workshop in Saigon

 VietNamNet Bridge - This guitar making facility is located on Highway 50, Binh Chanh District, in HCM City. It produces 2,000 guitars for the domestic and foreign markets each month.