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ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 13/11

  Belgian gala night to raise funds for AO children; Thai action flick to premiere in Viet Nam; Nam Thanh enters Top 12 Talent Challenge; Vietnam to host 4th Int'l Circus Festival

BBC showed 'basic' journalistic failings in abuse story

 The BBC showed "basic" journalistic failures in a news report in which it wrongly accused a senior politician of child abuse, an internal investigation has found.

Infrastructure projects remain inaccessible to private investors

Private investors can all see great potentials in infrastructure projects. However, a lot of things still need to be done to turn the potentials into reality.

Hero Pham Tuan’s Mig21 becomes “national treasure”

A Mig 21 aircraft that was flown by hero Pham Tuan to shoot down B52’s in 1972 and the tank T54B that participated in the attack to the Independence Palace on April 30, 1975 have been recognized as "national treasures."

SPORTS IN BRIEF 13/11

 Minh eyes badminton internationals; Hung, Georgian chess player tie; Air gun shooters to compete in China

Nearly 20,000 businesses in HCM City stop business

VietNamNet Bridge - Approximately 3,232 companies locked their corporate tax code; 4,984 others were fulfilling the procedures for locking it; and 5,021 firms suspended operation by the end of October.

China prohibits fresh shrimp imports from Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese officials have been astonished with the information that China has prohibited to import fresh shrimp from Vietnam.

Spanish contemporary dance to open in Hanoi

 Spanish artists will take their “Let’s face the music and dance” piece, a Spanish contemporary dance to the Au Co Arts Center, 8 Huynh Thuc Khang street, Hanoi on November 16.

VN's fencers win gold on first day

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's fencers won two gold medals out of two on the first day of the Southeast Asia Fencing Federation's Championship at Phan Dinh Phung Gymnasium yesterday, Nov 12.

State corporations incur billions of USD losses

VietNamNet Bridge - 13 state-owned corporations and groups got accumulated losses of VND48.988 trillion ($2.33 billion) last year.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 13/11

  Indian rockers Boomarang to perform in Ha Noi; Nutcracker returns to HCM City; Live broadcast connects Vietnam and RoK;  Climate change programme targets children

Thailand wants to build $28.7 billion oil refinery in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – The biggest oil and gas producer in Thailand is considering building a giant petrochemical complex in central Vietnam.

Merkel booed as she praises cuts in bailed-out Portugal

 German Chancellor Angela Merkel acclaimed Portugal's austerity cuts during a visit to Lisbon on Monday but was met by furious protesters who draped city monuments in black sheets.

National Assembly questions Cabinet Members

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly began question and answer sessions on the Government’s performance on November 12 presided by Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.  

Italian architecture in Minh Hanh’s new collection

VietNamNet Bridge – The famous designer introduces a new collection in “The month for fashion and food of Italy & Vietnam 2012”.

Khanh Hoa: Criminal investigation conducted for aloes wood case

The Khanh Hoa Province Police Agency has transferred the misappropriation of aloes wood case to the Office of Investigating Police of the Ministry of Public Security (PC44) for further investigation, after it detected criminal signs.

Franchise market warms up, to boom in near future

Newly emerging and potential--Vietnam has become a lucrative market for foreign franchisors. However, the high retail premises rents would challenge them.

US vows to attack 'flaws' in UN Human Rights Council

 The United States on Monday won a new term on the UN Human Rights Council and vowed to renew its campaign to put right "flaws" in the controversial body.

Salaries inadequate, complain workers

According to a survey conducted by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor (VGCL) on around 2,000 workers, most complained that their basic salary was insufficient to even cover minimum monthly living expenses.

HCM City: 20 child laborers rescued from a garment enterprise

Most of them are ethnic minority children from the North. They were rescued by scouts of the Ministry of Public Security and the authorities of Tan Phu District, Ho Chi Minh City on November 12, from a garment enterprise.