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New airport needed for southern hub

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai Province have urged the government to make a decision on Long Thanh International Airport project as quickly as possible.

108 Vietnamese women rescued in Malaysia raids

 VietNamNet Bridge – Malaysian police recently raided two premises in Seri Manjung Town, rescuing 108 Vietnamese women from an allegedly human trafficking ring.

Social Headlines January 8

 Vietnamese American wins $324mi California lottery; US announces Fulbright Scholarships for Vietnamese students; Rescuing four foreigners near Truong Sa islands; School incident injures three students

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 8/1

 US unveils anti-dumping duty on Vietnam’s steel pipe; Japan investors expanding e-commerce in Vietnam;

Fund management companies’ golden age over?

 VietNamNet Bridge – Only 24 out of the 47 investment fund management companies reported profit in the first three quarters of 2013.

Pop star wins $50,000 award

 VietNamNet Bridge – The song Chiec Vong Cau Hon (The Engagement Bangle) by Dam Vinh Hung won the "Song of the Year 2013" award at a ceremony in Ha Noi on Sunday night.

AS Roma beat Viet Nam in U19 friendly

 VietNamNet Bridge – AS Roma defeated Viet Nam 2-1 in the first round match of an International U19 Football Tournament at the HCM City's Thong Nhat Stadium yesterday, Jan 6.

Trial of bank officials in $190ml swindling case kicks off

 VietNamNet Bridge – A swindling trial in which the defendant is accused of appropriating 3.9 trillion (USD 188.7 million) from individuals and banks began in Ho Chi Minh City on January 6.

Education and Training Minister announces tight budgets for Tet bonuses

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Minister of Education and Training, Pham Vu Luan, said “It will be very difficult for the education and training sector to offer Tet bonuses to its staff”, adding that the state will not be able to provide these funds.

Malaysian drug trafficker gets life sentence

 VietNamNet Bridge – A HCM City Supreme People’s Court on January 6 rejected a Malaysian national’s appeal and upheld the First Instance Court’s life imprisonment ruling against the drug trafficker.

Art & Entertainment Headlines January 7

Documents assert Vietnam’s East Sea sovereignty; Ethnic community to celebrate New Year in capital; In France, water puppets bring Andersen tales to life; Tet pole restoration expected to excite Hoi An locals

Sports Headlines January 7

 Swimmer Quynh to train using American system; Unseeded Minh to attend Malaysian Open; Athletes to compete in Myanmar Para Games;

U.S. Senate confirms Yellen as Fed's next chair

 U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Janet Yellen as the next head of the Federal Reserve, to replace the outgoing Fed chairman Ben Bernanke whose term ends at the end of this month.

Richest families earn money from property, finance sectors

 VietNamNet Bridge – Though the real estate market has been cool for a long time with the prices bottoming down, it remains a profitable business which helps a lot of Vietnamese families get rich.

Suspect arrested over Chinese consulate arson in San Francisco

 A man suspected of carrying out the arson attack on the Chinese consulate in San Francisco, California, has been arrested, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced Monday.

NA Chairman says investment in rural areas in the national interest

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung yesterday, Jan 6, called for major improvements to the living conditions of farmers saying this was key to ensuring rural development and national industrialisation.

Large fire in Korean factory in Bac Ninh’s industrial zone

 VietNamNet Bridge - Fires broke out from a paint warehouse and spread rapidly, making an enterprise of thousands of square meters of a Korean company in the Yen Phong Industrial Zone collapse.

Measles is back after many years

 VietNamNet Bridge - After more than three years without a single case of measles, the HCM City Children's Hospital 1 now receives 5-6 child patients per day with complications.

HCM City builds 5-star public restrooms for tourists

 VietNamNet Bridge – This lunar New Year, some parks and bus stations in HCM City will have 11 public toilets of 4-5 star standards and ATMs to serve visitors and passengers.

70 sets of remains excavated for DNA tests in telepathy-related scam

The authorities on Monday excavated over 70 sets of remains, founded by “telepath” Nguyen Thanh Thuy, at the martyrs’ cemetery in Dak Lak province, for DNA tests to identify whether they are the remains of martyrs or not.