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World leading DJs set for Hanoi performance

Ten leading international and Vietnamese DJs will gather tonight at the American Club, 19 Hai Ba Trung Street from 6.30-11pm, to serve up a feast of music for Hanoian audiences.

28 kinds of trees banned on HCM City streets

The People's Committee of HCM City has issued a list of 28 kinds of trees banned from planting along city streets.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 5/12

 Local bank seeks firm niche in Cambodia; SeABank to raise charter capital; $100 mln steel plant begins production; Danish, Vietnamese firms talk social responsibility; Mining policies need to go deeper

Cabinet spokesman: Home economy enjoying progress

VietNamNet Bridge – Head of the Government Office Nguyen Van Nen has noted that the domestic economy is in good shape, evidenced by upbeat data about the recent socio-economic performance.

New species of toad discovered on Fansipan

 VietNamNet Bridge - Scientists recently discovered a new species of toad at altitude of about 2,800, near the top of Fansipan, the highest peak in Indochina.

Shuttler Trang advances as others fall at Vietnam Open

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s N°1 female badminton player, Vu Thi Trang, was the only Vietnamese player to win during the first day of the international badminton championships, the Vietnam Grand Prix Open 2013.

PM to have direct dialogue with donors

VietNamNet Bridge – The Prime Minister will have a direct dialogue with international donors about development issues in Vietnam at the Vietnam Development Partnership Forum 2013 scheduled for Thursday in Hanoi.

TPP’s intellectual property remains toughest issue for Vietnam

The strict claims filed by the US on the issues relating to the intellectual property during the negotiations for the Trans Pacific Strategic Partnership Agreement (TPP) are believed to put big difficulties for Vietnamese enterprises.

Benefit of bees even bigger than thought

Bees have a much greater economic value than is widely known, according to a scientific probe into strawberry-growing published on Wednesday.

Team effort holds key to SEA Games success: U23 Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese U23 team captain Nguyen Van Quyet said team effort is key to Viet Nam's success at the 27th Southeast Asia (SEA) Games in Myanmar.

What does VNPT give MobiFone as dowry?

The things MobiFone can inherit from the Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Group include the two Vinasat satellites which have caused the loss of trillions of dong, and a finance company with the loss bigger than the stockholder equity.

Rice shop owner burns four motorcycles in Saigon

 VietNamNet Bridge - On the morning of December 3, a middle-aged woman poured petrol from a can on four motorcycles on the sidewalk of Hai Trieu Street, District 1, HCM City and set fire.

Flood-tide to reach peak in 61 years, Saigon to be submerged again

 VietNamNet Bridge - The latest forecast of the authorities says that the flood-tide in Ho Chi Minh City on December 5 will reach 1.68m, the same with the historical peak last month. Thus, the city will be inundated.

Zone 9 is closed after fatal fire

 VietNamNet Bridge - Half a month after the fire that killed six people in Fuse Bar, Hanoi's authorities have closed Zone 9, the famous entertainment address of Hanoi’s youth and expats.

Babies are given peas, instead of vitamin pills

VietNamNet Bridge - This weird incident occurred in Cam Trung commune in Cam Xuyen district of the central province of Ha Tinh. A health worker delivered peas to babies, confirming that they were vitamin A pills.

Bridge collapses because of a 60-ton truck

 VietNamNet Bridge – A truck of 60 tons in tonnage ran through a temporary bridge under construction, making the entire bridge collapsed completely.

American chef promotes Vietnam culinary

 VietNamNet Bridge – Joining Vietnamese to make local specialties and process popular cuisines of Vietnam is the way American chef Robert Danhi introduces Vietnamese food to Vietnamese and foreign tourists.

Young talented swimmer eats 1kg of beef and 50 shrimps per meal

The current meals of Nguyen Thi Anh Vien, Vietnam’s talented swimmer are huge. She has to eat one kilogram of beef, 50 shrimps, a big plate of noodles, a salad plate, nearly one liter of fresh milk, not to mention fruits in a single meal.

Nearly 2,000 people become poor after floods in Quang Ngai

 VietNamNet Bridge - After the historic floods, nearly 2,000 people lost their entire assets and become poor people, causing concern for the local authorities.

OPEC to sit tight over oil output on supply strains

 OPEC is set to stick to its oil output limit at a meeting on Wednesday, even as Iraq and Iran eye higher crude exports amid slashed Libyan production.