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Firms offer higher Tet bonuses

VietNamNet Bridge – Domestic companies in Ho Chi Minh City are offering year-end bonuses 17.3 percent higher than last year, according to the latest statistics compiled by the municipal Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs. This was based on 147 companies in HCM City that have submitted information to the department about the year-end bonuses... Read more

Medical center to offer saliva DNA testing

A medical center in Ho Chi Minh City has signed a contract with a French laboratory to provide DNA testing of saliva, a center representative said on Monday. HCMC Medic Medical Center Director Phan Thanh Hai said with a sample of saliva, the Institute of Genetics Nantes Atlantique (IGNA) could diagnose if a person was at risk of developing a hereditary disease.French... Read more

2009 to be difficult year, but will still offer opportunities: economists

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam will face severe economic difficulties next year due to the global crisis but still have opportunities to develop if it can usher in reform and adopt smart long-term polices, economists have said. Transactions conducted at an Orient Commercial Bank branch in HCMC. Interest rates are sharply down VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam will face... Read more

Franchises offer ray of light during financial crisis

VietNamNet Bridge – In the context of the spreading global financial crisis, franchises are considered a business model that is both effective and suitable to Vietnam ’s current economic situation. The Trung Nguyen Coffee Company is among the first enterprises to start a franchise in Vietnam.In fact, franchises have been present in Vietnam for a long... Read more

Do bra, bracelet really offer miracle cure for diseases?

VietNamNet Bridge - A Vietnamese distributor has recently been touting a brand of Taiwanese-made underwear with tourmaline stones in them as offering a miracle cure for several diseases. These Tourmaline stone special products are introduced at the company VietNamNet Bridge - A Vietnamese distributor has recently been touting a brand of Taiwanese-made underwear... Read more

New York Times: Clinton accepts offer to be next U.S. state secretary

New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has accepted offer to be the next U.S. state secretary, joining her former presidential rival Barack Obama’s cabinet, according to a news report released on Friday. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton wave to the crowd during a campaign rally in Orlando, Florida October 20, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters File Photo)Citing... Read more

InterContinental Hanoi has much to offer for Festive Season

VietNamNet Bridge – The five-star InterContinental Hanoi Westlake is offering a number of enjoyable events for the upcoming festive season. On Christmas Eve, the cozy Diplomat Lounge will offer a seasonal afternoon tea including sugar-dusted stollen and warming mulled wine from 2.30 p.m. – 5 p.m., accompanied by live Christmas piano music. Price is... Read more

Spiritual spaces on offer in Nha Trang

VietNamNet Bridge – Travelling to Nha Trang City offers tourists not only a beautiful view of the coast, but pagodas dedicated to preserving the country’s ancient Buddhist traditions. Buddha relaxes: The Lying Buddha stone statue at Long Son Pagoda is one of many spiritual attractions.Long Son Pagoda is regarded as the most famous pagoda in the city.... Read more

Vietnam, WHO, FAO offer advice over tainted milk scandal

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s Ministry of Health (MoH) and two United Nations agencies have suggested that consumers be alert but not alarmed by the tainted milk scandal as not all milk on sale in Vietnam is contaminated with melamine. “We can confirm that not all milk being sold in Viet Nam is contaminated with melamine”.The MoH, the... Read more

Soc Trang to offer training incentives

VietNamNet Bridge – Students from poor families, especially those belonging to the ethnic Khmer community in Soc Trang, will be offered more incentives to take advantage of vocational training facilities, say provincial authorities. The southern province currently has over 700,000 people of working age, of which the Khmer account for 30 per cent.The province... Read more