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Transport Ministry cancels individual vehicle restriction project

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport has decided to cancel a project to restrict individual vehicles in Hanoi, HCM City, Danang and Can Tho, said Transport Minister Dinh La Thang.

Shining light on inspection activities

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pressing issues grabbing special attention from the public will be central points in government inspection activities in 2013.

200,000 people in HCM City at risk of unemployment

VietNamNet Bridge - The economic situation in 2013 is anticipated to be difficult. Nearly 200,000 people in Ho Chi Minh City will be very difficult to find a job.

Government earmarks budget for education development

  VietNamNet Bridge – The government recently approved a project worth VND340 billion (USD16.3 million) on education development until 2020.  

Outdated thermoelectric generators to be removed

 VietNamNet Bridge – Outdated low-efficient thermoelectric generators would be removed from the national power system if the regulation currently drafted by the Ministry of Industry and Trade got nod from the Government.

Heart times

Cardiologists and nurses in HCM City often hear these reproachful words when they call up a patient's family asking to bring them to hospital for surgery.

The tycoons’ pleasures worth fortunes

Vietnamese businessmen, who are very rich and very superstitious, can spend billions of dong and time to hunt for the things they believe would bring good luck to their business.

Foreign tourists eye Hanoi as attractive destination

 VietNamNet – This is a result of a survey on more than 1,400 foreign tourists to the capital city, carried out by the Hanoi department of culture, sport and tourism with the goal of researching and perfecting statistical methods

Some children outgrow autism: study

 Some children diagnosed as autistic at a young age see their symptoms completely disappear when they get older, new research shows.

The luxury of tombs

VietNamNet Bridge – They have unique architecture and there are built at billions dong. And of course, they belong to a wealthy family, or a “tycoon.”

Over VND800 million for preservation of Quan ho Bac Ninh

 VietNamNet – The northern province of Bac Ninh has approved a project on preserving the ancient Quan ho folk singing style for the coming generations, budgeting more than VND800 million for the project.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 19/1

Fund to help track development goals; Gov’t gets tough on State business equitisation; Cash to dominate real estate market in 2013; Largest tourist complex to open; Ministry may import eggs to meet demand for Tet

Over 400 contractors on HCM City’s blacklist

443 contractors are named in the blacklist of the HCM City Transport Department. The department’s inspectorate has proposed relevant agencies to not grant new licenses or extend the construction period for these contractors.

Local firms exhausted on home ground

 VietNamNet Bridge – Domestic firms were badly affected by economic woes last year while foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) were largely unscathed, as evidenced by their starkly-contrasted export performances,

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 18/1

 Doctor of medicine top career choice for children; Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos increase transport cooperation; WHO: Quinvaxem vaccine safe to use; Contaminated groundwater blamed for commune cancer

Vietnam delays 4G service licensing to 2015

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will only license the development of 4G mobile services by 2015 or even later, one official has said.  

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 18/1

 Central province to hold traditional crafts festival; Italy boosts cultural cooperation with Vietnam; “Vietnamese Cultural Days” Festival held in Italy; Silent film depicts energetic Ha Noi

Diaspora has input on Constitution

VietNamNet Bridge – Representatives of overseas Vietnamese evaluated Viet Nam's draft revised Constitution, a draft revision of the 1992 document, at a conference held by the Viet Nam Fatherland Front in Ha Noi yesterday, Jan 17.

The first Vietnamese policewoman in Korea

VietNamNet Bridge - The images and information about the first Vietnamese policewoman in South Korea make netizens in Vietnam extremely interesting.

Land still as expensive as gold in “golden land areas” in big cities

Every square meter of land in the areas is priced at billions of dong, which is equal to the price of an apartment in new urban areas.