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Malaysian races to fifth-stage win

 VietNamNet Bridge – Malaysian Mohd Hariff Salleh of Terengganu Cycling Team stepped on the pedal in the finishing straight to lead home a mass sprint finish on Friday, Dec 21, at the fifth stage of the ADC Tour of Viet Nam.

Vietnam terminates Chinese online game with map of East Sea

On the evening of December 19, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Information and Communications had written to the VNG Corporation (Vinagame), the main game supplier of Chinh Do Online Games, to close the game

Local authorities emulate each other in investment environment

A lot of decisions have been made and many drastic measures have been applied to show the strong determination of local authorities in creating perfect investment environments to attract investors.

UFOs many times appeared in Vietnam?

Unidentified flying objects UFOs, the mystery for the human being so far, were believed to turn up in Vietnam many times.

Teachers getting emotionless to avoid troubles

Vietnamese teachers complain that they always bear a too hard pressure in their job and that they have not been respected by the students and their parents as they expect.

People have to spend money to be able to scratch garbage and work in pollution

Hundreds of people flock to the Con Quan dumping ground in Phu Son ward of Thanh Hoa City every day to scratch garbage for scrap materials. They work in shifts and have to pay 3000 dong to have the right to work on the ground.

Ha Noi night-market gives a helping hand to Dao ethnic women

VietNamNet Bridge – The five-star hotel Sofitel Legend Metropole Ha Noi, in collaboration with Community Based Tourism (CBT), will organise the Highland Festive Season.  

Higgs Boson discovery tops Science picks for 2012

 The discovery of the Higgs Boson, an invisible particle that explains the mystery of mass, leads a list of the top 10 scientific advances of 2012 released by the US journal Science.

Capital slammed for having ‘little to offer'

VietNamNet Bridge – Touring city sites is an appealing attraction for visitors to many countries, however, Ha Noi has been accused of having little to offer.  

Banking sector in 2012 – the facts and figures

VietNamNet Bridge – The banking sector, which is always considered the most lucrative business field, has experienced a very bad year 2012.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 22/12

Companies announce Tet bonus plans, despite financial straits; Finance Ministry urges fee collection for road use; Chinese steel threats local manufacturers; Land use fee calculation to be reviewed; EVN seeks funds for urgent projects

Waiting from 4am to buy iPhone 5

VietNamNet Bridge – Many people queued up from 4am this morning to buy the iPhone 5 that was officially available in Vietnam by VinaPhone and Viettel--from today, December 21.

Son La hydro-power plant completed three years ahead of schedule

Minister of Construction Trinh Dinh Dung affirmed that the Son La hydropower plant meets the design requirements and the conditions to be put into use. The completion of 3 years ahead of schedule benefits the country with $2 billion.

YxineFF 2012 movie shorts winners named

After an eight-month journey with 66 films screened, the winners of the 3rd online film fest YxineFF have been announced, with Dawn directed by Leon Le & Keith Creedy from the U.S winning the Golden Heart as Best Film

Cracks appear on the floor of Thu Thiem tunnel

VietNamNet Bridge – On the morning of December 21, cracks appeared on the floor of Thu Thiem tunnel across the Saigon River.

"I wish my tongue… is cut"

VietNamNet Bridge - Adults say “that whenever my tongue is cut, my tongue can be put into my mouth, so I want to get to the hospital. But my parents are poor. They do not have money so I do not know when I’m able to go to hospital."

Gen. Nguyen Van Thuong elected Chairman of Vietnam Veterans Association

 VietNamNet Bridge – On the afternoon of December 19, the Fifth National Congress of Vietnam War Veterans’ Association (VWVA) elected 99 members to head the Association’s Executive Board.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 21/12

 North braced for first cold spell; Substandard petrol stations fined; Catholic Committee celebrates Christmas 2012; Disabled rehabilitation service hampered by funding shortage

Vietnam commemorates 40th anniversary of ‘Dien Bien Phu Victory in the air’

On occasion of the 40th anniversary of ‘Hanoi-Dien Bien Phu Victory in the air’, many books, short stories, novels have been published and a secret war bunker has been opened to the public for the first time.

Many football clubs astonished at transfer deadline

VietNamNet Bridge - According to the Vietnam Football Federation’s (VFF) announcement, the deadline for transfer for the football season 2013 will be mid-January 2013.