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Four famous “Mrs.” Temples in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – They are not big but the Ba Danh (Mrs. Danh), Ba Nanh (Mrs. Nanh), Ba Da (Mrs. Da) and Ba Ngo (Mrs. Ngo) attract visitors by their ancient and sacred beauty.

Chinese silently acquire Vietnamese businesses

 VietNamNet Bridge – The latest information about the new big shareholder of Bao Minh insurance – a Chinese company – has affirmed the growing tendency of Chinese acquiring Vietnamese businesses.

Hanoi football club uses comedian to attract fans

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi T&T football club invited the well known comedian Chi Trung to be the chairman of the club's fan association in an attempt to attract larger audiences.   

Antique fair draws nostalgic customers

VietNamNet Bridge – A fair held every Saturday in Ha Noi has become a weekly destination for antique enthusiasts. While some people come as collectors, others visit the fair simply to touch and look at old items

Hanoi second top Asian city for backpackers

 Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Hoi An have been ranked second, sixth and 12th respectively in the top 30 Asian cities based on price in the backpacker index for 2014, a database of travel costs around the world.

VN needs a level playing field for investors

 VietNamNet Bridge – Economist Pham Chi Lan tells the Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper that preferential treatment for foreign firms at the expense of Vietnamese enterprises will harm the nation in the long run

Fast food consumers pay a hefty price

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fried chicken, hamburger and pizza are often the first choices of HCM City children when their parents ask them what they would like to eat.

Streamlining the public sector

 VietNamNet Bridge – Moves to downsize the public sector is a move that deserves attention, labour expert Dr Nguyen Huu Dung tells the Khoa hoc and Doi song (Science and Life) newspaper.

Viettel’s engagement to create new face for cable TV market

 VietNamNet Bridge – Existing cable televisions have hurried to change their business strategies in anticipation that the big guy in the telecom sector, Viettel-- when joining the market, would try to scramble for clients with surprisingly low fees.

Ministry vows to prohibit noxious pesticides

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Plant Protection Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has proposed to apply heavy-handed measures to prohibit the use of hazardous pesticides in agriculture production.

Traditional musical game makes comeback

VietNamNet Bridge – During the Nha Trang Sea Festival held last June in coastal Khanh Hoa Province, bai choi games attracted crowds of both Vietnamese and foreigners.

Visiting Sac Tu Tam Bao Pagoda

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the past three centuries, Ha Tien Town in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has been a popular location for tourists attracted to its stunning landscapes and pilgrims to Sac Tu Tam Bao Pagoda.

Traditional coracles make waves overseas

VietNamNet Bridge – Traditional coracles made by an old fisherman in the central city of Da Nang are not only famous among locals, but have also made inroads into some foreign markets, such as Australia, Japan and the Philippines.  

Foreign languages off kids' syllabus

VietNamNet Bridge – Kindergartens will be banned from teaching foreign languages, according to a Ministry of Education and Training document sent to all the provinces recently. 

Black holes blow stronger winds than previously thought: study

 Black holes can release more energy into the galaxies they live in than previously thought, a new study said Thursday.

Capital still flows into gold as a hedge

According to the World Gold Council, Vietnam ranks seventh in the world's total gold consumption in 2013. Fluctuation of the prices of the precious metal has drawn the attention from not only speculators but also people who keep it as a hedge.

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 Hue to hold world food festival; Vietnamese artists scoop int’l photo prizes; Lunch Beat comes to Vietnam; Canadian singer/pianist performs at Boudoir Lounge; Tran Anh Hung to shoot French film; German photo book of HCMC hits shelves

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 1/3

 Vietnam dismisses bitcoin as legal currency; Lotte wants to further operations in Vietnam; IFC helps build more homes for mid-income earners in Vietnam; Cement firms remain stuck; Lower fees proposed for transport firms

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 Conjoined twins successfully separated; Woman dies in Thai Nguyen fire; Border police seize ‘meth' haul; Future of Long Bien Bridge open to discussion; Tan Son Nhat international airport to be expanded

Vietnam among top 50 global tourist destinations

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is among the top 50 attractive tourist destinations globally, said the www.movehub.com - a website frequented by people who want to move abroad.