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Big growth in home appliances

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam ’s technology market is expected to reach a year-on-year growth rate of 21 percent, according to the German market research company GfK. GfK forecasts that total sales of technology products, including consumer electronics, home applicances, and intelligent and telecommunication technology products will reach 4.7 billion USD.... Read more

Motorbike market gloomy in high-sales season

VietNamNet Bridge – Though it is currently the high season of the year for sales, motorbike shops in Hanoi are remaining quiet and salesmen sit idle because of a lack of customers. Though it is currently the high season of the year for sales, motorbike shops in Hanoi are remaining quiet and salesmen sit idle because of a lack of customersMotorbike traders... Read more

Indochina, VinaCapital seek property deals in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Indochina Capital and VinaCapital Group, two of Vietnam’s biggest investment managers, are raising funds to invest in the country’s property market as the credit crunch hurts local developers, the world’s leading financial news agency Bloomberg reported. VinaCapital, Vietnam’s biggest fund manager, is in talks with... Read more

SOCIAL IN BRIEF 21/11

Japan agrees funding for protective forest project; Norwegian group helps train oil and gas personnel; US author praises Vietnam’s culture and economy Japan is among the major donors funding these initiatives, providing grants, credit and technical cooperation to help Vietnam successfully replenish its forests.Japan has pledged a grant package of 534 million... Read more

Two new species of fish found in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists have discovered in the Central Highlands and the central province of Quang Nam two new species of Glyptothorax, raising the number to 12 in Vietnam and 73 in the world. Glyptothorax strabonis n. sp. Ng & Freyhof, 2008(Photo: Heok Hee Ng.) The two new species of Glyptothorax belong to the Sisoridae family and they... Read more

1 killed, 19 injured in bomb blast at Thai Gov’t House

At least one protestor was killed and 19 other were injured when a bomb exploded inside the Government House complex which was seized by the anti-government People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) early Thursday morning. Nurses transport an injured man to a hospital after a grenade attack on protesters at the Government House in Bangkok November 20, 2008.... Read more

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 20/11

Trade fair opens to boost investment in central region; Yellow Lion oilfield starts pumping black gold; Vietnam, China provinces find strength in unity; 4.1 trillion VND for power projects in Da Nang On securities trading floorThe Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) and Dau tu Chung Khoan (Securities Investment) magazine launched a contest on Nov. 19 for the best... Read more

Japanese culture week in Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge – The event will take place from November 19-25 in Hanoi with four major parts: Vietnam-Japan Festival, Contest on Japanese Culture, Japanese Exhibition Night, and Japanese movie program. An Origami artwork.VietNamNet Bridge – The event will take place from November 19-25 in Hanoi with four major parts: Vietnam-Japan Festival, Contest... Read more

Investigation expanded in porno website case

Nguyen Tang Truong, 28, has been arrested for creating the country’s biggest illegal sex website Police in Ho Chi Minh City Wednesday arrested 11 suspects and pledged to widen their investigation to track down others involved in operating the biggest ever illegal sex website in Vietnam. From November 14-17,... Read more

Rhino horn smuggling, diplomat in South Africa recalled

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said Vu Moc Anh, a Vietnamese diplomat in South Africa, was called back because of allegations that she was caught red-handed on film in an illegal rhinoceros horn transaction. Moc Anh and the rhino horn smuggler in the clip (photo: Mail&Guardian)VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese... Read more

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