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Foreign investors lessen interests in Vietnam’s property

Only one real estate project has been transferred to a foreign investor so far, while the foreign direct investment (FDI) in the real estate sector has decreased.

Modern hit on Tet traditions rued

 VietNamNet Bridge – Almost three-quarters of respondents in a survey released on Monday by research firm Epinion indicated that Tet would be spent at home with family and friends.

Deputy PM urges scrutiny over foreign names of universities

 Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam has asked the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) to reconsider giving foreign names to universities.

Pagoda attempts to improve image

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanging animal meat in front of restaurants in the vicinity of the Perfume Pagoda in My Duc District is to be banned, say officials in Ha Noi.

Five highlights of V-League 2014 Round 3

 The third round of the V-League Eximbank 2014 took place last weekend and featured a number of surprises. Let’s take a look at the main highlights of this round of play.

Swiss training ahead for Vietnamese cyclist

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cyclist Trinh Duc Tam has been officially invited to train with the International Cycling Union in Switzerland.

In pictures: Awaking the potential of the sea

 Endowed by nature with 15km of coast line and a system of criss-crossing rivers, Kim Son District in Ninh Binh Province has great potential for economic development.

Exhibition highlights history of folk paintings

An ongoing exhibition focuses on the origin and history of the two famous genres of Vietnamese folk paintings, Dong Ho and Hang Trong.

Former bank official gets life imprisonment

 A HCM City People’s Court on January 27 sentenced Huynh Thi Huyen Nhu, a former VietinBank worker, to life imprisonment charged with embezzling VND4 trillion and falsifying documents.

Political Headlines January 28

 Party, State leader pay tribute to late President Ho; Former leader awarded 75-year Party membership insignia; Party Chief called for combined efforts to fulfill national targets; President pays Tet visit to air force

Calligrapher Cung Khac Luoc

 Of the four people who are considered the “leading calligraphers” of Vietnam, Cung Khac Luoc is the only person with a PhD degree in Han script and Nom script.

All vehicle registration centres to be checked

 All 100 vehicle registration centres throughout the country will be inspected, following a proposal issued during a recent meeting on Tuesday at the Transport Ministry.

Fish farming in Thac Ba Reservoir

 In recent years, fish farming has strongly developed in Thac Ba Reservoir in Yen Binh District, Yen Bai Province, helping the locals escape poverty and develop the economy in a sustainable direction.

Vietnamese prefer doing shopping on Vietnamese websites

VietNamNet Bridge – Four of the five best-known retail websites in Vietnam belong to Vietnamese owners.

What do Vietnamese students do with Facebook?

Educators have rung the alarm bell over the students’ degrading sense of morality after a lot of abuses and invectives on parents, teachers and friends were found on their Facebook.

Home gender prediction tests sold illegally in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite a ban, several types of home gender prediction tests are still sold illicitly online at high prices.  

Mystery of the swamp of crocodiles in southern Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge - Bau Sau used to be original wetlands with crocodiles as many as mosquitoes.

The founder of Vietnam’s urban planning

 Professor, Doctor of Science, and Architect Nguyen The Ba who has nearly 50 years of working as a teacher, manager and designer in urban planning has been credited with laying a foundation for Vietnam’s urban planning sector.  

The winter specialties of Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – The following is a list of some of the most typical snack foods that have become a part of winter in Hanoi.

Bien Hoa pottery

VietNamNet Bridge - Few people know that pottery products in Bien Hoa, Dong Nai Province were famous both at home and abroad from the late 19th century to the early 20th century.