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Indonesia could step into Vietnamese shoes, experts warn

VietNamNet Bridge - Indonesia is emerging as a redoubtable rival to Vietnam in leather and shoe exports with many Taiwanese and Hong Kong investors moving their factories there from China, says the Vietnam Trade Office in Indonesia. The office reports that so far this year, 22 shoe factories worth US$700 million have moved from China to Indonesia to avoid high... Read more

Experts warn high-rises ruin old quarter image

VietNamNet Bridge – French and Vietnamese architecture experts are concerned that newly-built housing constructions are changing the face of the French-style quarter in Ha Noi’s Hoan Kiem District for the worse. Ha Noi General University with French-style structure in Hoan Kiem District was designed by a French architect in 1926. New developments... Read more

Vietnam banks a destination for hi-tech crime, officials warn

Banks in Vietnam have become a target of a wave of hi-tech crimes committed over the internet, senior police officials have warned. The warning came at a conference on preventing banking crimes held in the central city of Da Nang Friday.Le Tan Don, vice head of Da Nang investigation police unit, said the country... Read more

Doctors warn of rash from mobile phone use

Experts warned that cell phone users may get a skin rash in reaction to the nickel in their cell phones, according to media reports on Tuesday. Doctors baffled by an unexplained rash on people’s ears or cheeks should be on alert for a skin allergy caused by too much mobile phone use, the British Association of Dermatologists said.Citing published studies,... Read more