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Bootleg backlash begins as artists hit back

The famous comedian Xuan Bac has sued the DMC film studio and the Viet Sky Art and Event Co for alleged copyright violation, complaining that a comedy routine he performed was reproduced

BlackBerry 'to withdraw from Japan'

 Troubled smartphone maker BlackBerry will not launch its new models in Japan, reports said on Friday, effectively heralding a pull-out from a booming smartphone market

Steel industry to see tougher competition with newcomers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Five new steel mills with a combined capacity of 1.5 million tons per year will start operations this year, making supply further exceed demand and leading to a fiercer competition in the local steel market.

Artists greet Year of the Snake with new exhibition in Ha Noi

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Association of Fine Arts has put on show 300 artworks on to celebrate the lunar Year of the Snake.

Employees head home to families

 VietNamNet Bridge – Industrial park workers and migrant workers in urban areas are making their journeys home to celebrate Tet with support from their employers or labour unions,

Economists say stabilized exchange rate nooses exporters

VietNamNet Bridge – The stabilizing of the dong/dollar exchange rate over the last two years has made the local currency depreciate by 20 percent, which has hindered exports.

Impending Tet pushes prices skywards

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prices have risen at traditional markets in HCM City on essential goods as the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday approaches.

Festivals herald Lunar New Year

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Flower Festival on Nguyen Hue Street in Ho Chi Minh City opened on February 7.

Sa Dec flower village blossoms in spring

VietNamNet Bridge – It takes tourists four hours to reach Tan Quy Dong flower village in Sa Dec Town in Dong Thap Province from HCMC but it is worth every second when they see the beauty

Vietnam pledges greater contributions to ASEAN

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will do its utmost to intensify ASEAN’s joint efforts to build a single, united community by 2015.

Hunting “specialties” from An Giang’s forest

VietNamNet Bridge – In the dry season, residents of Bay Nui in Tinh Bien and Tri Ton districts, An Giang province) go to the forest to hunt queen termites, scorpions, etc., which are rumored to be good for men’s virility.

2,000 banh chung for poor people

VietNamNet Bridge - In three days, the Hong Phuc Pagoda in Hanoi made 2,000 banh chung to give to the poor and the disadvantaged people.

Vietnam’s stock market to prosper in 2013: analysts

Analysts all keep optimistic when giving predictions about the stock market performance in 2013 after several years of staying gloomy.

Principals of art schools applaud the idea of exempting literature exam

Art schools have all called for their autonomy in enrolling students. They want the right to decide how many students to receive and what exam subjects students need to take.

Vietnamese marathoners ready for regional challenge

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will send two representatives to compete at the 2013 Asia Marathon Championships scheduled for February 24 in Hong Kong (China).

Vietnamese people spent $3.5 billion on overseas tours

VietNamNet Bridge - In 2012, about 3.5 million Vietnamese traveled abroad, of which China alone attracted 1.1 million Vietnamese visitors.

Young people who change Vietnam’s art

VietNamNet Bridge – Below are the people who are bright stars in Vietnam’s sky of art in 2012.

Nationwide fireworks to greet New Year

 VietNamNet Bridge – At midnight on the 2013 Lunar New Year’s Eve, fireworks will be set off around the country.

Who should be chosen as the first caller in New Year of Snake?

Businessmen have become more picky when choosing the first caller for the New Year Day.

Ministry tries to clamp down on gender selection

Medical workers who help women to determine the sex of their child during the early stages of pregnancy before birth will be fined VND10-20 million, 30 per cent higher than before.