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Hanoi's parks to drop admission charges

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People's Committee of Ha Noi must abolish collecting money as entrance fees at major parks in the inner capital city, the city's People's Council has ruled.

Property FDI falls by half, projects top 2012 count

 VietNamNet Bridge – The local property industry attracted US$880 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first 11 months of this year.

The rich entertain tiger, hippo breeding hobby

 VietNamNet Bridge – While some big businessmen entertain themselves with the collections of luxurious cars or helicopters, others spend their money on the collections of wild animals.

Cancer drug Xeloda linked to severe skin reactions

A drug used to treat advanced breast and colorectal cancers has been linked to sometimes fatal skin reactions in patients, its Swiss manufacturer and Canadian health officials said. 

Vietnamese singer shines at Russian classical singing contest

Do Thi Phuong Mai has won the second prize at the 14th International Competition for singing classical music in Russia.

Cambodian sentenced to 13 years in Vietnamese prison

The People’s Court of the southwestern province of Tay Ninh on December 4 sentenced a Cambodian national to 13 years in jail for drug trafficking and robbery.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 6/12

 Three ‘giants' agree on technology solutions; SMEs urged to seize opportunities by FTAs; Economic difficulties still looming; BIDV provides US$5 million for Japanese enterprises

Vietnamese students among top-performers in PISA survey

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training on December 4 announced that Vietnamese students were among the group of top-performing countries according to the latest PISA survey.

Vietnam finds it more difficult to sell rice

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam, which could easily obtain the contracts on exporting rice in large quantities two or three years ago, now has to struggle hard to scramble for the right to export every ton of rice.

Host Myanmar wins first medal of 27th SEA Games

 Myanmar women Chinlone team won the first gold medal of the 27th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) on December 4.

Fertility treatments responsible for high multiple births in U.S.: study

 More than a third of twin births and more than three-quarters of triplets or higher-order births in the United States are the result of assisted reproductive technologies,

Students to benefit from major revamp of assessments

 VietNamNet Bridge – The innovation in educational assessments will be a breakthrough for education renewal, said Nguyen Minh Hien, Deputy Minister of Education and Training, during an online discussion.

Artist with Down Syndrome delivers an uplifting message

 VietNamNet Bridge – When her parents named her Karishma (meaning miracle in Sanskrit), they had no idea how prescient their action would turn out to be.

Earthquake in Dien Bien last night

 VietNamNet Bridge – At 10pm on December 4, a 3.8 -magnitude earthquake occurred in Tay Trang Pass in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien. The mild earthquake did not cause any damage.

Embankments broken, hundreds of houses submerged in Saigon

VietNamNet Bridge – On the evening of December 4, a 16m piece of the dike in Thu Duc District, HCM City was broken when the flood tide was surging. Water overflowed into hundreds of houses in the area.

Vietnamese athletes face mosquitos in Myanmar

 VietNamNet Bridge – The SEA Games Athletes Village is located in the newly-developed area in the northwest region of Myanmar’s capital city--Nay Pyi Taw, so athletes will have to face an unexpected problem: mosquitos.

Vietnam ranks 116/177 on corruption perceptions index

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam ranked 116 out of 177 countries and territories with the same score as last year: 31/100 (0 indicates high level of corruption and 100 is very clean).

Hanoi is named in Top 10 Destinations on the Rise in the World

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi ranks eighth in TripAdvisor’s Top 10 destinations on the rise in the world, which was released early this week.

Leading swimmer to carry VN flag at SEA Games opening

 VietNamNet Bridge – The head of the Vietnam’s sports delegation to the 27th Southeast Asian SEA Games has chosen swimmer Hoang Quy Phuoc as the national-flag holder for the delegation at the opening ceremony of the 2013 SEA Games.

Huge virtual capital amounts snare Vietnamese businesses

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lacking capital, and eager for foreign investment capital, joining deeply into the international trade and using cash in payment, Vietnam has become the aiming point of the international finance criminals.