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Quang Ngai’s shipwreck to be excavated in two months

VietNamNet Bridge - To ensure safety for the antiques on the shipwreck in Quang Ngai province, the local authorities have decided to excavate the ship in two months.

Religious dignitaries comment on the amended Constitution

VietNamNet Bridge - On January 30, the Government Committee for Religious Affairs organized a workshop to consult the priests and monks of some religious organizations for the draft amendments to the 1992 Constitution in Ho Chi Minh City.

Tourism pushed in $94-bln plan

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s government-backed tourism industry is seeking $94.2 billion investment capital - 90 per cent from private entities - over the next 17 years.

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Central bank seen intervening in gold trading; Banks braced for Tet blitz on ATMs; Holiday sparks scramble for beer; Firms embark on search wars; Domestic banks see rising assets; Hanoi to probe diverted tax collections

A great many ways farmers chase debtors

VietNamNet Bridge – With farmers being the creditors, who are the poor and do not want to spend money and time on lawsuits, they have been applying their special methods to collect debts.

HCM City sets sights on lowering high rate of unemployment

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local authorities hope to cut HCM City's unemployment rate to 4.8 per cent from last year's 4.9 per cent, according to the deputy director of the city Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Business associations lean on State help

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many business associations in Vietnam are heavily relying on State assistance in finance, human resources and facilities to maintain their operations during the tough economic times.

Dancer Linh Nga with “Lotus” show 2013

VietNamNet Bridge – After “Vu” (Dance) and “Sen” (Lotus) dancing shows in 2009 and 2011, Linh Nga once again organized the “Sen” show. With her talent, Linh Nga pleased her audience again.

Plan not well-prepared for climate change

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese scientists and managers have still been unable to map out a complete scenario to help the Mekong Delta achieve sustainable agricultural development against climate change despite the matter’s urgency,

Vietnam among 25 best frontier markets for investors

VietNamNet Bridge – In its March edition, Bloomberg Markets Magazine ranks the top 25 frontier markets for investors. Vietnam ranks first in the list.

Having to make higher provisions, banks threaten to break lending

Commercial banks have warned that the credit flow may get stuck when the new regulation on debt classification takes effects on June 1, 2013.

Winning ninth round, Liem’s hope for Gilbrantar championship still fragile

VietNamNet Bridge – Having a lucky victory against Vazquez Igarza Renier (2565), Le Quang Liem has narrowed the distance to the leading group to half a point. However, his opportunity to touch the championship cup is very fragile.

Nghe An: Many state agencies with leaders outnumbering employees

VietNamNet Bridge - Some departments and agencies in Nghe An province, central Vietnam, have the number of officials higher than the number of staff.

SBV inconsistent in gold policy

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) sometimes said it would make local gold prices closer to the world’s prices, sometimes said it would not, and lately has announced it will join the gold market to bridge the price gap.

Non-state owned schools with few students to be forced to get dissolved

Non-state owned schools account for 50 percent of the total high schools in Hanoi, but they receive only 16.4 percent of the total students.

State owned conglomerates take high loss, receive high income

A series of state owned economic groups and general corporations report huge losses for the last many consecutive years, but the chiefs of the enterprises still receive huge incomes.

The perils from titanium exploitation appears visibly

Natural breakwaters and coastal preventive forests would lose, while radioactive pollution of the air and water would be serious, which would threaten people’s health. All these are the visible consequences in titanium exploitation areas.

PM consults economists about socio-economic situation

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung had a periodical working session with experts and economists to discuss on January’s socio-economic situation and solutions to achieve targets set for 2013.

Book Street in town

 VietNamNet Bridge – From February 7-13, the HCMC Department of Information and Communications will celebrate the third book street for Tet on Mac Thi Buoi, Nguyen Hue and Ngo Duc Ke streets, District 1.

Ancient Vietnamese writing decoded

VietNamNet Bridge – On January 29, researcher Do Van Xuyen launched the book “A journey to find Ancient Vietnamese writing” in Hanoi and talked with other researchers of ancient Vietnamese writing.