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The “Vietnamese brand tablet” dream still far away

After marketing Vietnamese brand mobile phones, Vietnamese enterprises now cherish the ambitious plan to conquer the market with Vietnamese brand tablets.

One shocking policy for ever year makes auto market reel (Part 2)

The policies relating to the automobile industry have changed tens of times in the last nine years, thus making the automobile market unstable and eroding the manufacturers’ confidence.

V-League players 'depreciate'

 VietNamNet Bridge – The golden age of Vietnamese football players has passed. Even with football stars, the transfer value has also decreased dramatically.

“Child killers” in the world of colored lights

Going to bars in Saigon has become a specific way of entertainment. When the wars for the right to supply alcohol, ecstasy, and call girls have been fiercely cracked down on by the police, the only fear at bars comes from boys at the awkward age.

Tien Minh to join Yonex individual badminton tournament

Vietnam’s top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh is currently busy with international competitions but he will return to Vietnam at the end of September to compete at the National Individual Badminton Championships in Thanh Hoa.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 20/9

  Probing ways to woo homebuyers; GSO scrutinises VN industrial output; Dong Thap Province tests cultivation of Japanese rice; Farmers urged to go organic, shun chemicals; Fuel costs trigger commodity rises

French magazine risks Muslim fury with cartoons

   A French magazine is set to increase Muslim ire by printing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed Wednesday a day after 12 died in an Afghan suicide bombing, the deadliest attack linked to an anti-Islamic film.

Tien Minh has a good start in Japan

 VietNamNet Bridge – Facing French player Brice Leverdez, who ranks 44th in the world, in the first round, Vietnam’s top badminton player Tien Minh won 2-0 to move on to the second round of the Badminton Japan Open 2012.

Asia-Pacific home to most millionaires: report

  Asia-Pacific has overtaken North America as home to the most millionaires for the first time, boosted by a rise in the number of wealthy in China and Japan, a report released on Wednesday showed.

Japan approves plan to phase out nuclear power

  Japan has partially approved a plan - without a specific deadline - to phase out nuclear power after last year's Fukushima disaster, officials say.

USAID shuts down Russia operation

  The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced it will close its offices in Russia following an order from the authorities there to cease operations.

SPORTS IN BRIEF 19/9

 Aerobics team set for Bangkok;  Binh Thuan hosts National Vovinam Championships; Viet Nam to go against Laos in regional semi-finals; Track & field champs near

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 19/9

“The Colours of Vietnam” shines in US; San Art Gallery founders exhibit works in USA; French flautist, pianist to play; Photo exhibit raises funds for disadvantaged women; Precious trees to be preserved; Old cargo ship found in river  

Vietnam puts higher expectation on private economic sector

Vietnam expects to have 350,000 more private businesses by the end of 2015 in order to develop the national economy which has been relying on state owned enterprises (SOEs).

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 19/9

  US$21.4 billion to build North-South high-speed railway; Virulent bird flu strain emerges; WHO conference to open in Hanoi; Vietnam, A man killed by swine infection; Severe floods sweep two away in Central Highlands

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 19/9

 Regional lawmakers gather; Vietnam-Cuba defence ties strengthened; Party delegation visits Russia; Vietnam willing to join efforts to improve ASEAN’s role; Viet Nam-Indonesia Joint Commission meeting opens in Jakarta

Red tape leads to property disputes: National Assembly

  Bungled legal documents and errors from incapable authorities account for 70 per cent of land-related complaints and denunciations nationwide, according to members of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee.

Vietnam Human Rights Act is wrong way forward, US MP

 The Vietnam Human Rights Act (HR 1410), passed on September 11, 2012 by voice vote on the House floor, is the wrong way forward.

Vietnam fans may miss AFF Cup

  VietNamNet Bridge - Many television stations in Vietnam may be unable to buy broadcasting rights of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup because the price is too expensive.

7-ton whale died in central Vietnam

  VietNamNet Bridge – On September 16, the body of a whale of over 12 meters long and over 7 ton weigh drifted to the shore of Lien Huong town, Tuy Phong district of Binh Thuan province.