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S.Korean firm’s managers denounced for beating workers

 Workers at South Korean-financed Wondo Vina Garment Factory in Tien Giang Province's Cho Gao District have denounced the firm’s human resources managers for beating some of their fellow workers.

The most expensive roads in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – While the real estate market has been freezing for the last several years, the high end retail premises market has always been boisterous.

Policy cracks down on online game content

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dozens of businesses producing and distributing illegal video games face closure following a government decree slated to take effect from September 1.

Toxic waste continues to flood into Viet Nam

VietNamNet Bridge – Large quantities of toxic waste are illegally imported into the country every year, and authorities admit they have been unable to check this.

Sa Pa emotions in Ngo Chinh’s paintings

 VietNamNet Bridge - Each painting by Ngo Chinh shows the personal feelings about the romantic land of Sapa.

New firms up nine percent in eight months

VietNamNet Bridge – Some 52,000 enterprises were created in the first eight months of this year with total registered capital of nearly VND253.7 trillion, or a 9 per cent rise year-on-year,

Samsung rolls out wearable device Galaxy Gear

 Samsung Electronics, the world's No. 1 smartphone maker, rolled out a first-generation wearable device Galaxy Gear at the Berlin trade show on Thursday.

Vietnam to become the world’s motorbike production base

About 3 million motorbikes are consumed in Vietnam every year. Meanwhile, the five big motorbike joint ventures alone churn out 4 million products a year.

Hiking in Vung Tau is a must for tourists

VietNamNet Bridge – Apart from swimming, enjoying seafood, visiting pagodas and conquering the towering statue of Jesus Christ in Vung Tau, tourists should also try hiking up to Nho Mountain to admire the lighthouse

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 6/9

 Samsung keen on Vietnam’s electricity sector; RoK supports chilli farming in Ninh Thuan; Vietnam sees rise in global competitive capacity; Viet Nam becomes more competitive

VAMC cuts annual debt target

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Asset Management Company (VAMC) may fall well short of its target to remove VND70 trillion worth of non-performing loans from the nation's banking sector this year.

Damascus hotel hosts fleeing families, not tourists

 These are the new "tourists" in Damascus: families fleeing the violence in their hometowns who now live in decrepit hotels, packed into tiny spaces where they even cook in bathrooms.

Flood disaster: 25 swept away, two die, 11 missing

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty five teachers asleep in their bungalows were swept away by flash floods in northern Lao Cai Province last night (Sept 4). Two of them were later found dead and 12 are still missing.

Easy wins propels Minh into third round

 Viet Nam's top player, Nguyen Tien Minh, has qualified for the third round in the Yonex Chinese Taipei Open 2013 after defeating Yang Sheng-Jie in straight sets in the second round.

Ha Long to offer seaplane service

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has discussed with the authorities of Quang Ninh Province the preparation of seaplane services in Ha Long.

Hue monuments on exhibition

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Hue Monument Conservation Centre is exhibiting 34 posters that tell the stories of Hue's royal monuments from the end of feudal era to the present.

Cooling down at Hoa Binh Waterfall

VietNamNet Bridge – The heavy rain in Saigon these days cannot shift the searing heat. Those wishing to escape should head to Hoa Binh Waterfall in Ba Ria-Vung Tau to enjoy the cool atmosphere and great landscape of forest,

Japan's economy 'recovering moderately'

 The Bank of Japan on Thursday issued an upbeat assessment of the world's third-largest economy, saying it was "recovering moderately", and held off expanding its huge stimulus programme.

New ginger species discovered in Binh Phuoc

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Southern Institute of Ecology has announced its discovery of a new species of ginger in the Bu Gia Map National Park in the central province of Binh Phuoc.

Vietnamese rice exporters raise difficulties for themselves

When the domestic rice price goes up, export companies immediately cancel the export contracts signed with foreign partners before to avoid loss. However, even when the export price goes down, they cannot get new orders.