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UNESCO hails famous VN's ancient house as ‘impressive'

 The Viet Nam Federation of UNESCO Association has listed a 119-year-old house called Huynh Thuy Le Ancient House in Sa Dec Town in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap as one of Viet Nam's most impressive destinations.

Anxiety high over Tet veggies

VietNamNet Bridge – With the Tet holiday fast approaching and the demand for goods expected to skyrocket, Vietnamese officials and consumers are becoming increasingly wary of imported agricultural goods, particularly those from neighbouring China.

Tau Mountain treasure hunt may devastate the environment?

The fact that the Binh Thuan provincial authorities have agreed to extend the project to discover a treasure at Tau Mountain has raised a worry that the environment and geological conditions would be severely affected.

Special king offerings now in Hanoi for Tet

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many rare and expensive kinds of animals, which were considered as specialties offered for Kings in the past, are now being displayed at Hanoi Spring Fair 2014 as Tet nears.

Vietnam puts high hope on sunset review to regain US plastics market

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese plastics manufacturers hope they can regain the US market after it was dislodged from the market five years ago.

Efforts on to prevent oil spill

 VietNamNet Bridge – Efforts are on to prevent a possible oil spill in the Sai Gon River from the hydrofoil that burst into flames on Monday.

Vietnam Airlines cuts fares from HCM City to Con Dao Island

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam Airlines has cut airfare for residents of Con Dao Island on HCM City-Con Dao route from January 21 following a request by Transport Minister Dinh La Thang.

Grandmaster Liem falls back in world chess rankings

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem has slipped to the 48th place in the latest world rankings in January, with an Elo rating of 2,703, according to the World Chess Federation.

Women set for national football champs

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Women's Football Championships will be organised next month with the best athletes being selected for the national team.

Thai army to monitor situation under emergency decree

 Thai army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha said Wednesday that the army would closely monitor the situation after the caretaker government invoked a 60-day emergency decree in the capital and surrounding provinces.

“EZ, hi-tech zone syndrome” impoverishes the country

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is facing the oversupply of high technology zones and economic zones (EZs).

Underground water degradation threatens urbanites

 VietNamNet Bridge – Underground water, which provides 35-50 percent of the total water volume provided to urban areas nationwide, has been seriously polluted and decreasing in reserves.

Old Quarter alley whets appetites

 VietNamNet Bridge – Travel is all about street food these days, especially if you're visiting Viet Nam, a country where food is at the heart of the culture.

Vietnamese youth pay big money on powerful computers to mine bitcoins

 VietNamNet Bridge – One needs to spend at least hundreds of millions of dong to have the machines powerful enough to “dig” bitcoins and tens of millions of dong more every month to run the machines.

Gardeners vie for best blooms ahead of Tet

 VietNamNet Bridge – Economic hardship seems to be a thing of the past as people are loosening their purse strings to buy expensive ornamental flowers and fruit trees for the coming Tet holidays.

The spring flowers in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – There are several flower varieties that one can only see on Hanoi streets during the Tet holiday, such as coriander flowers, peach blossoms, dahlia and violet.

Art & Entertainment Headlines 23/1

 Egyptian folk dance troupe perform in VN cities; TV channels prepare Tet lineup; Temples of literature featured at exhibition in Hanoi; Furama Resort Da Nang to host Tet ‘village market'

Social Headlines 23/1

 Transport Ministry gets tough on speeding buses; Year-end meeting attracts over 700 overseas Vietnamese; 27 warheads deactivated in Phu Tho Province; Three teenagers arrested for woman's murder; Six bottled water companies suspended

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 23/1

 Japan helps HCM City develop high-tech industry; 2013 trade turnover surpasses US$264 billion; Big deals still reached despite real estate downturn;  Competition to force Vietnam Airlines to cut fares; Limousine service opens in Hanoi

Hundreds of calligraphers on Saigon streets

 VietNamNet Bridge - On the morning of January 19, calligraphers with ink and red paper began to appear on the pavement in front of the Youth Culture House and the Labor Palace in HCM City.