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Chinese merchants flock to Vietnam to collect farm produce

Vietnamese farmers have learnt lessons from doing business with Chinese.

Book sheds light on activities of Nguyen Dynasty

A 10-volume book named “The Continuation of the Dai Nam Administrative Records” was launched by the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre in coordination with the Vietnam Institute of History on January 30.

Businesses died in masses in 2012, but keep optimistic outlook for 2013

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese businesses, both state owned and non-state owned, suffered big difficulties in 2012.

Investors rush to inject money in hydropower plants, ignoring warnings

VietNamNet Bridge – More and more hydropower plant projects have been drawn up by investors, who have heard that Vietnam is thirsty for power for its industrialization process.

Benefactors pay the price for lucky money

The popular trend of donating small change to temples and pagodas by many Vietnamese people during traditional events has created a boom in unregulated exchange services around Ha Noi.

Fast food giants flock to Vietnam, frightening domestic businesses

The public attention these days has been concentrated on the opening of the first Starbucks shop in HCM City and the fellow-countryman, Dunkin’s Donuts. Will there be a new wave of foreign fast food giants flocking to Vietnam?

Central Committee of Internal Affairs begins operating from February

VietNamNet Bridge - With over 80 employees, the Central Committee of Internal Affairs has officially operated since the day the amended Law on Anti-corruption took effect, February 1.

The only one antique fair in Hanoi

For every occasion of New Year, this special market opens at the intersection of Hang Ma, Hang Can, Hang Luoc and Hang Dong in Hanoi.

Tuyen Quang – general headquarter of illegal lumberjacks

The nghien (Burretiodendron hsienmu) special-use forest in the Tat Ke – Ban Bung sanctuary in Tuyen Quang province has been “bleeding,” because illegal lumberjacks cut trees for precious woods.

Vietnamese bloggers still awaiting service providers

There is still a “powerful force of bloggers” in Vietnam, which means that the service still has great development potentials.

Spring colors cover the entire country

VietNamNet Bridge - Apricot, peach, flowers, ornamental plants ... are coming to town these days, bringing the New Year to all over the country.

Under-5-year-old children not allowed to go to international schools

The information that the Ministry of Education and Training prohibits Vietnamese children under five years old to go to international schools has raised controversy.

Tokyu case should be seen as lesson for ODA-funded project implementation

The delay in the site clearance work has become so commonly seen in Vietnam. However, things may change a lot after a Japanese contractor asked for additional expenses to compensate the losses it incurred due to the delay in the site clearance.

Associations not ready to help members

Many associations still neglect the needs of their members or find it hard to address such needs, heard a workshop on capacity of Vietnamese business associations held on Wednesday.

The Street of Calligraphers in pictures

VietNamNet Bridge – Over a week before the traditional New Year, dozens of calligraphers of different ages have gathered on Hanoi’s Van Mieu Street as usual.

Ho Thi Ky Flower Market in full bloom

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Thi Ky is considered the biggest flower market in town and is known as the Langbiang Plateau (famously located in Dalat) of HCM City.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 4/2

 Reporting of securities transactions; Banks to classify, report on debts; Ministry revises definition of equity; Steelmaker looks to capital markets to raise funds; 800,000 tonnes of coal exported in January

Urban families pay highly to keep charladies at Tet

All families that hire charwomen want to have their assistance during the Lunar New Year in order to have really free and relaxing days.

Security control tightened in Saigon

VietNamNet Bridge - In the early morning of February 3, HCM City police patrolled a series of roads in the city’s center and inspected some entertainment centers.

Nguyen Hue Flower Street, Saigon's Tet culture

VietNamNet Bridge – Launched in the 2004 Lunar New Year or Tet holiday, the Nguyen Hue flower road has become the Tet culture in Saigon and is an indispensable activity in the city each Tet.