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Box-office flops still the norm

With a desire to make quality films and earn high profits from commercially successful movies, many private studios have produced more feature films for local cinemas.  

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 30/3

 Few provincial decisions on investment incentives get beyond limits; Small disbursements of low-cost home loans; Cashew needs new answers; New agriculture stimulus discussed; Lax firms suffer as their brands are duplicated

Community of Vietnam's oldest trees recognized as national heritage

 VietNamNet Bridge - The ancient fig trees in Do Son twon of the northern port city of Hai Phong have been recognized as heritage trees of Vietnam.

Glut of IPs a matter of concern

VietNamNet Bridge – Land allocated to non-performing border-gate economic zones should be revoked and returned to former owners, says Dr Tran Dinh Thien.

Long Bien Bridge: Heritage in the heart of Hanoians

VietNamNet Bridge – For generations of Hanoians, the iconic Long Bien Bridge spanning the Red River has become synonymous with their everyday life.

Workers fail to lodge tax returns

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 80 per cent of taxpayers in Ha Noi are yet to settle their tax bill with only a few days until the deadline.

Quang Liem confirms to always abide contract with Vietnam Chess Federation

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top chessman Le Quang Liem insisted that he did not violate the sponsorship deal signed with the Vietnam Chess Federation.

Ministry promises no more than US$150 million for ASIAD

 VietNamNet Bridge – Amid growing suspicions about the costs spent on the Asian Games 2019 (ASIAD 2019) are not as “low” as the estimated US$150 million,

MRC to focus on cross-border co-operation

 The second summit of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) will be held in HCM City on April 5.

Successful women meet difficulties at home

VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Van Anh, a deputy director at a company in Ha Noi, earns an impressive monthly salary. But her husband's lack of willingness to share the work of the household has put their marriage "at the edge of divorce". 

‘Crackpot' collector not so scatterbrained

 VietNamNet Bridge –Author Kim Lan (1920-2007), an antiques connoisseur, could look at a shard of an old bowl and know instantly where it came from. He once wrote that collecting such objects was not a simple hobby,

Time to amend FDI policies: expert

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam, which has kept its foreign direct investment policies unchanged for a long time, needs to change them now if it wants to attract more inflows, an expert has said.

Students complain teaching programmes unrealistic and backward

VietNamNet Bridge – Many high-schools in HCM City have announced that current teaching programmes do not address the real needs of students.

Lack of materials challenges garment firms in TPP period

The biggest foible of the Vietnam’s textile and garment industry lies in the textile and dying – the important phases of the production value chain. However, Vietnamese still hesitate to pour money into the sectors.

Widow wins top honour for vaccine research

 VietNamNet Bridge – When Le Thi Luan, deputy director of the Ministry of Health's Centre for Research and Production of Vaccines and Biologicals, returned to work after taking two weeks off, her colleagues were silent.

Exciting dog racing in Phu Quoc

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dog racing is a recent arrival to Phu Quoc Island, stirring up interest among many residents and visitors.   

Life of coal workers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Beehive-shaped coal makers have to work 12 hours a day in hazardous environment. Most of them are rural men who flock to Hanoi in the hope of creating a better future.

Flu vaccines significantly cut children's risk of intensive care admission: study

 Flu vaccines may help cut a child's risk of flu-related intensive care hospitalization by 74 percent, revealed a study released Thursday by the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The silent disappearance of dog meat markets in Saigon

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dog meat markets in HCM City have disappeared because of the limited sources of supply and the public’s condemnation of eating dog meat.

High-yield crops to replace rice

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will transition 100,000 hectares of rice-growing areas to cultivate other crops, Pham Van Du, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's Crop Production Department told Youth newspaper.