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The Saigonese and pets

 VietNamNet Bridge - Professional pet raisers state that Saigon has all kinds of pets that the world has, though the price for a special pet may reach several tens of thousands of US dollars.

Gloomy stock market prompts listed businesses to hurry away

Not only small and unprofitable businesses, but big and healthy enterprises have also run away from the stock market, which is considered an effective long term capital mobilization channel.

Italian novelist Gianrico Carofiglio meets Vietnamese public

 VietNamNet Bridge – Literature lovers in the capital city will get the chance to meet award-winning Italian novelist Gianrico Carofiglio, whose latest thriller has been translated into Vietnamese.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 14/10

 Prices stir sugar industry; Steel import tax rise to help local producers; Wood products company enjoys higher profits; Vinacomin targets coal sales of 40 million tonnes

A relaxing ride around town

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cyclos have become not only an inextricable part of Hanoi’s culture but also one of its “tourist attractions” for foreign visitors to the city.

Residents fear for safety in leaning building of Ha Noi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of people living in a residential block in Ha Noi's Tan Mai Ward are fearing for their safety as the 28-year-old building is seriously leaning and facing collapse.

Da Nang outlines ambitious urban plan

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city of Da Nang has adjusted its master urban plan by calling for building of metro routes and more new bridges and roads, as well as upgrades to airports and seaports.

McDonald’s and the great challenges it faces when entering Vietnam

Experts believe that McDonald’s, though being a global well-known brand, will still face a lot of big changes in the Vietnamese market.

Transmitter system lifts border control

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's first machine for identifying national sovereignty violations has been successfully manufactured.

200 photographers’ works on display at city museum

 VietNamNet Bridge – The stunning and emotional works of 200 photographers are currently on display at the HCMC Fine Arts Museum group exhibition until October 17.

Obesity on the rise in children, adults in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Dr Do Thi Ngoc Diep, director of the City Nutrition Center, warned about obesity in children in the country at a seminar on "nutrition and physical exercise therapy in the treatment of obesity,"

Sweets market not sweet for sweets producers

The sweets market proves to be very lucrative in the eyes of investors, which explains why more than 100 bakery brands have been existing there. However, there are many spikes and thorns on the market.

Eco2city – the remedy for urban areas in Vietnam

How to arrange money to improve the environment is always a big headache to local authorities. A lot of environment projects have been delayed just because of the lack of capital. Eco2city could be a solution.

Vietnam’s professional football crisis yet unresolved

The People's Committee in Ho Chi Minh City has tasked the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to contact Navibank Saigon Club to resolve all existing problems relating to the ongoing controversies

Australian scholarship named after Vietnamese girl

VietNamNet Bridge – A Vietnamese-native young woman who believed in the transformative power of education is the inspiration for a new UNSW Law scholarship.

Mars rover makes surprising rock find

 A rock analyzed by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has a surprising and more varied composition that resembles rare rocks from the bowels of our planet, the US space agency said.

Dustin Nguyen creates first Vietnamese action-fantasy

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s first action-fantasy movie named Lua Phat (Buddha fire) will be filmed in early November. Popular Vietnamese American Dustin Nguyen will be the script author, director and leading actor. 

Workshop on a revolutionist shows the “plagiarism disaster” in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Even scientists with doctoral degrees and well-known researchers have also been found as making plagiary or copying text from others’ findings.

Ministry says to tighten tax control on businesses

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance has said it will enhance tax inspections at enterprises in the coming months to curb tax fraud and evasion amid concern about the rising State budget deficit,

Where is the $2.8mil movie for Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary?

With a total investment of VND56 billion ($2.8 million), the 30-episode “Tran Thu Do” television film project was kicked off in 2009 to celebrate Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary but two years after the anniversary, the film has not been aired yet.