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Free apps pick Vietnamese users’ pocket

Under the mask of free services, mobile phone applications have been trying to pick the Vietnamese users’ pocket through different ways that users do not know.

UK PM resists laws to curb 'outrageous' press

 British Prime Minister David Cameron indicated he would reject a senior judge's recommendations for new laws to control the country's press despite the publication of a damning report.

The globally best-known Viet Kieu tycoons

VietNamNet Bridge – They are the Vietnamese people who have set themselves up in business, settled overseas and become millionaires.

Achievements in 2012 create momentum for 2013

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung called for continual efforts to rein in inflation, maintain a stable macro-economy, safeguard social welfare and accelerate production in the remaining months of this year

Vietnam vows to use green fuels to keep air fresh

The government has decided that E5 biofuels use would be compulsory throughout the country by December 1, 2015. Meanwhile, from December 1, 2014, biofuels must be used by road vehicles in seven provinces and cities.

Cham heritage holds potential for tourism

The central province of Quang Nam has great potential in history, tradition, culture and environment, as well as two UNESCO-recognised world heritage sites and the world biosphere reserve of the Cham Islands, to promote sustainable tourism,

Workers and cohabitation: bad outcomes

VietNamNet Bridge - Happy days of cohabitation end very quickly, leaving the consequences on female workers.

Despite economic downturn, billions of dollars still poured into casinos

While the capital flow to investment channels has got stuck in the economic downturn, billions of dollars worth of capital still have been poured into casino projects.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 30/11

South Korea pushes for trade deal; Cashew producers to halt exports if decree approved; Ha Noi industrial index rises 5.1% in 11 months; PM requests that EVN withdraw from non-core businesses; HCM City aims at GDP growth of 9.5-10% in 2013

Obama urges lawmakers to resolve "fiscal cliff" before Christmas

 U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged lawmakers in the Congress to find common ground and avoid the looming "fiscal cliff," saying he was hopeful that Democrats and Republicans could ink a fiscal deal before Christmas.

Galaxy-squatting black hole set for the record books

 Astronomers on Wednesday said they had found possibly the biggest black hole ever observed, a leviathan with a mass 17 billion times that of the Sun, brooding at the heart of a distant galaxy.

Anti-State agitator face imprisonment

The appeal court of the Supreme People’s Court has sentenced Le Thanh Tung to four years in prison and four years probation on the charge of “conducting propaganda against the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam”.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 29/11

 Family day raises funds for needy kids; Ha Noi venue promises to get people dancing; Artisan market offers unique Christmas gifts; Women's group to host Christmas luncheon

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 29/11

  Conference highlights victory against US air blitz; Over 31 million Vietnamese people use Internet; Practising thrift and tackling waste is essential; Intelligent transportation systems applied in Viet Nam

European stocks see-saw on US 'fiscal cliff' threat

 Europe's stock markets advanced on Wednesday after a late bout of optimism that politicians would act to avoid the looming "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax rises and spending cuts which threatens to send the United States back into recession.

Two families are victims of VND12 billion diamond thefts

Ho Chi Minh City police are investigating a diamond theft worth VND6 billion ($300,000) in District 9. In another case, Binh Thanh District police have arrested a maid who stole a $300,000 diamond ring of her employer.

Viet Nam to host U19 Women's Championship second qualifying round

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will stage the second qualifying round of the Asian Football Confederation U19 Women's Championship at Thong Nhat Stadium in HCM City from December 1-9.

Hospitals delay increasing fees

Hospitals in 18 cities and provinces will postpone the application of new hospital fees up to five times higher than current levels until the first quarter of next year to ease the financial burden on patients and help to curb inflation.

Lottery fever grips US ahead of Powerball draw

 Lottery fever gripped the United States on Wednesday ahead of a Powerball drawing with an estimated jackpot of $550 million, the second highest in the nation's history.

Securities now as dirt cheap as onions

The Vietnamese stocks have become cheapest than ever. Investors now keep the wait-and-see attitude and look forward to the measures to rescue the market promised by watchdog agencies.