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Vietnam Television may be sued for copyright infringement

 VietNamNet Bridge – A private Vietnamese television studio has accused Vietnam Television (VTV) of violating copyrights on one of its programmes, saying that they were completing procedures to bring the case to the court after Tet.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 28/1

 Plans to disburse housing package; Da Nang-Kawasaki shipping route set to be opened; January sees 10 percent fall in farm exports; Remittances revive real estate; Fund management firms suffer losses; January’s FDI slides 52.4%

Social Headlines January 28

 Former Deputy Minister Receives JICA Award; Police make rice smuggling bust; Deputy PM orders investigation and warning of grenade toy; UNDP support for Vietnam’s development; Hanoi to get touch on environmental violations in 2014

PM asks for warm, happy New Year for all

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung directed ministries, agencies and localities to do all they can to ensure a warm, happy and safe New Year holiday for the people, at the regular Cabinet’s meeting in Hanoi on January 25.

Stocks defy odds to end week on a high

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite the current atmosphere in the markets, stock indexes have enjoyed healthy gains over the last week.

Stalemates halt V-League progress

 VietNamNet Bridge – Both of yesterday's matches (Jan 26) in the V-League's third round closed with same score of 2-2.

Fansipan Peak to be blocked in three months

The recent snowfalls have damaged a lot of trees and roads in the Hoang Lien National Park. The park, including the Fansipan peak, will be closed in three months, to have time to repair roads and to prevent forest fire.

Provincial Party Secretary appointed Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment

 VietNamNet Bridge – Former Party Secretary of Ninh Thuan Province – Mr. Nguyen Chi Dung has been appointed the 7th Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment, under a decision signed on January 25 by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

HCM City studio burned down

 VietNamNet Bridge – The entire S8 studio of the national Vietnam Television Station (VTV) in District 2, HCM City was burned. The cause was determined to be welding sparks.

Flower roads in Hanoi, HCM City and Da Nang

 VietNamNet Bridge – To celebrate the 2014 Lunar New Year (Tet), flower roads are set up in the three largest cities in Vietnam. Some pictures of the flower roads in Hanoi, Saigon and Da Nang.

Red-headed cranes flock back to Dong Thap

 The Tram Chim National Park in southern Dong Thap province’s Tam Nong district has welcomed the return of over 20 red-headed (sarus) cranes, marking the beginning of spring.

How should Vietnam behave towards ODA?

While highly appreciating the official development assistance (ODA) as an important resource for the economic development, economists have called on to be cautious in receiving and using the capital.

In pictures: Tan Son Nhat Airport packed before Tet

 Thousands queued up at the Tan Son Nhat Airport to board domestic flights over the weekend.

Hundreds of majors at universities suspended from 2014

Up to 207 majors of 71 universities in Vietnam will not be allowed to recruit students in 2014 due to lack of permanent lecturers, according to a dispatch signed by Deputy Minister of Education and Training Bui Van Ga.

Art & Entertainment Headlines January 27

 Largest flower festival marks the beginning of spring; Int’l Culinary Festival 2014 opens in HCM City; Ho Chi Minh City offers traditional cake to ancestors; Research on ancient ceramics wins int't award

Vietnam faces fierce competition at Davis Cup 2014

 Talented Vietnamese tennis players Hoang Nam and Hoang Thien will meet the international top ten seeds Pakistan at the 2014 Asia-Pacific Davis Cup tie in Da Lat next month.

Smart phones prices fall sharply at year’s end

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prices of many smart phone models have fallen strongly in the lead up to the traditional Lunar New Year holiday or Tet, making the local market much more bustling than in previous months.

Vietnam's top shuttler drops in world rankings

 Vietnamese badminton ace Nguyen Tien Minh has dropped one position to No 8 in the world rankings.

Facebook officially enters Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Though the social network Facebook has had around 20 million users in Vietnam, it has just officially been present in Vietnam via media and advertising partners here.

HCM City reports growing demand for IT workers

 VietNamNet Bridge – IT workers have been much in demand in January, according to HCM City's Centre for Human Resource Forecast and Labour Information.