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VN police crackdown on transnational gambling ring

 Ministry of Public Security's Cyber Crime Prevention Police Sector collaborated with Crime Investigate Police to crack down on an online gambling ring yesterday.

Five giant companies weighed down with foreign debt

VietNamNet Bridge - Most of the foreign debt incurred by state-owned general corporations are in their core business fields, and as such they have to look for capital to run projects.

VN women football team to face China in qualifier

Vietnam's women football team will play China in the opener of the Brazil Olympics' third qualification round on February 29, in Osaka, Japan.

Health Ministry advises public against unauthorised vaccines

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health yesterday (Dec 21) issued a public warning regarding the so-called imported vaccine, whose origin and quality it was not able to verify.

HCM City land documents delayed

Many people in HCM City applying for a new certificate of land-use rights and ownership of housing and associated assets on the land have not received certificates on time as the city's land-use right registration office is overloaded with work.

Dung Quat oil refinery not very attractive to investors

VietNamNet Bridge - The shares of oil and gas companies have seen a price decrease of 49 percent by November compared with the same period last year, the sharpest so far.

Amata to build two more industrial-urban complexes in Vietnam

 Thailand’s Amata Corporation Public Company Limited has said it will develop two more industrial-urban complexes in Vietnam worth billions of USD on the back of the successful Amata Industrial Park in Bien Hoa City, Dong Nai Province.

Belgium sculptor wins prize at int'l symposium in Vietnam

 Belgium sculptor Fabian Saeren won top prize at the International Sculpture Symposium, which closed yesterday in HCM City.

New orchid species found in Vietnam's Central Highlands

 Eight species of orchids that are at risk of extinction have been found in the Central Highlands area.

VN stock market capitalisation equals to 34 percent of GDP

 The capitalization of Vietnam’s stock market was estimated at more than 1,325 trillion VND (58.8 billion USD), equal to 34 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Products (GDP), this year.

Vietnam’s garment exports likely reach $28 billion

 Vietnam remains to be in top five of the world’s largest apparel exporters by raking in 28 billion USD from shipping garment products to foreign countries in 2015.

HCM City court sentences nine in Agribank financial loss case

 The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court on December 21 handed down sentences to nine defendants related to a financial loss case at a branch of the State-owned Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank).

MOIT predicts new wave of investment in logistics sector

“I believe that there will be a wave of foreign investors funneling their capital into Vietnam’s logistics sector in the time to come when Vietnam joins AEC and the TPP ,” said Tran Thanh Hai from MOIT.

Low salaries for primary school teachers stymie reform

VietNamNet Bridge - Requiring primary school teachers to update their teaching methods is difficult as they are paid low salaries.

Red-book pythons slaughtered after they attack cattle

VietNamNet Bridge - Many rare and precious pythons named in Vietnam’s Red Book have been caught by Quang Nam Province residents and slaughtered to protect domestic cattle.

Culinary tourism in Hoi An

According to several well-known international travel magazines and tour operators, Hoi An Ancient Town in the central province of Quang Nam is a leading ‘food paradise’ with diverse, tasty and cheap dishes.

Vietnamese enterprises lose $40,000 for every cyberattack

The toll that every cyber attack takes on businesses in 2015 was on average $38,000, or VND864 million, a survey by Kaspersky and B2B International has found. 

Remains of an artists youth collection exhibited first time

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sixteen paintings by veteran female artist Nguyen Thi Hien never before seen by the public are on display at an exhibition in HCM City.

Three largest cities in Vietnam to tighten food checks

 VietNamNet Bridge – City authorities will strictly inspect large food processing plants, wholesale markets, supermarkets and shopping malls, besides small street vendors to prevent food poisoning during the Tet holiday and festivals.

IZs and EZs lauded as key to national growth

VietNamNet Bridge – The growth model for economic and industrial zones continues to play a significant role in attracting domestic and foreign direct investment, as well as furthering national development.