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Banks stop offering gold loans

 VietNamNet Bridge – Credit institutions are no longer allowed to give loans to customers who want to purchase gold in any form, including primary gold, bullion and jewellery,

Handyman's invention breaks new ground

 VietNamNet Bridge – Most farmers are content with bumper crops, but for 43-year-old Dang Thanh Lam, inventing agricultural machines is just as rewarding.

Loss forces a series of securities companies quit the market quietly

A lot of securities companies have reportedly left the market, while others are completing necessary procedures to end their operation.

War-era bombs kill four persons each day

VietNamNet Bridge – After the war ended in 1975, some 9,000 out of 10,700 communes, equivalent to 80% of the country’s area was thought to have been contaminated with bombs and mines.

The reasons behind Vietnamese youth’s decision to go studying abroad

VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of Vietnamese students try to go studying abroad at any cost, though they know the training courses would be very costly and a lot of difficulties would surround them.

Warning over the penetration of criminals into state agencies

VietNamNet Bridge – Officials of the Ministry of Public Security and HCM City have released warning messages of the sway of criminals in society due to negligence of the relevant agencies.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 4/4

Tra fish exports to US see 10 percent price hike; Hanoi devises solutions to curb inflation; Vietnam-UK trade turnover approaches US$4.4 billion; Real estate firms adopt sideline businesses amid slump

Obama launches brain mapping initiative

 US President Barack Obama announced a $100 million project to map the intricate inner mysteries of the human brain, targeting cures for diseases like Alzheimer's.

7-percent inflation predicted for 2013

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Financial Supervision Committee has forecast that Vietnam’s inflation rate in 2013 will be controlled at less than 7 percent.

Ban imposed on poultry transport via border gates

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development yesterday, April 2, ordered a stricter ban on the transport and trade of poultry through border gates.

Former U.S. presidential candidate visits late PM Vo Van Kiet’s family

On April 2, Professor Michael Stanley Dukakis, the former Massachusetts governor, led a group of American scholars to visit late Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet's family and the Ho Chi Minh City National University.

Thien beaten in straight sets to exit pro circuit

VietNamNet Bridge – Cheers from fans and an indomitable fighting spirit were not enough for Viet Nam's young tennis talent, Nguyen Hoang Thien, to advance to the second round at the Viet Nam F2 Futures,

Provincial government "request" locals to be football fans

The authorities of Kon Tum Province recently sent an urgent dispatch to many local agencies to ask them mobilize their staff and local people to watch and cheer football games of the National U19 Football Tournaent 2013.

Japanese to conduct Tchaikovsky

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam National Symphony Orchestra will play music by Tchaikovsky, with guest conductor Shinozaki Yasuo and pianist Tran Thi Tam Ngoc, at the Ha Noi Opera House tomorrow and Friday.

Hydropower plants asked to discharge water to mitigate droughts

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hydropower plants in the central province of Quang Nam have been urged to discharge water to prevent severe droughts in the area.

Doctors rescue woman’s set of teeth that stuck together for 30 years

After an accident, Ms. Nguyen Thi D suffered from an odd disease – her set of teeth stuck together and she could not open the mouth. For nearly 30 years, she could not eat like normal people.

Leaving non-core business fields, conglomerates escape from marsh

Withdrawing capital from the business fields in which they don’t have advantages and experiences--after a period of incurring loss, economic groups have recovered their strength.

Dow, S&P set record highs after pullback

U.S. stocks bounced back on Tuesday from Monday's pullback, with both the Dow Jones Industrial Average index and S&P 500 closing at all-time highs, bolstered by strong gains in health insurance companies.

The number of motorcycles has exceeded 2020 planning

VietNamNet Bridge - As being planned by the transportation sector, in the next seven years the number of motorcycles in Vietnam will be about 36 million units. However, the latest statistics show that the current number is more than 37 million.

Hai Phong Court begins trial of land acquisition case

The Hai Phong City People's Court opened trial on April 2 of the case in which Doan Van Vuon and his family members were accused of murder and violence against people on duty while they were forcibly acquiring his land.