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World beauties to ring in Lunar New Year in Vietnam

Miss World 2008 Ksenia Sukhinova (L), along with Miss World 2007 Zhang Zi Lin, will visit Vietnam next month for charity activities and ring in the Lunar New Year Miss World 2008 Ksenia Sukhinova and her predecessor Zhang Zi Lin will join various cultural and charity activities in Vietnam early next month. The Russian... Read more

Lunar New Year food safety and hygiene concerns raised

VietNamNet Bridge - Health and agriculture officials met in Hanoi on December 24 to discuss food safety and hygiene in the lead-up to the Tet Lunar New Year. Residents must keep food safety and hygiene in mind when eating out at street vendors’ stalls.VietNamNet Bridge - Health and agriculture officials met in Hanoi on December 24 to discuss food safety... Read more

Over 200 artists to join New Year show

VietNamNet Bridge – A festival to welcome the New Year 2009 will take place at 23/9 Park in HCM City from December 26, 2008 to January 1, 2009, attracting more than 200 artists of all fields. VietNamNet Bridge – A festival to welcome the New Year 2009 will take place at 23/9 Park in HCM City from December 26, 2008 to January 1, 2009, attracting more... Read more

Bumpy year for European integration

The passing year has been an “annus horribilis” for European integration as the “no” vote by 860,000 Irish voters in June 2008 derailed the Lisbon Treaty, which was designed for 490 million European Union (EU) citizens. European Commission (EC) President Jose Manuel Barroso holds a news conference after a EC meeting on the financial crisis... 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

Hanoi should focus on preventing recession next year: PM

The major task of Hanoi next year would be to prevent an economic recession, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said at a conference in the capital Wednesday. To achieve this, it would have to maintain economic growth and ensure social welfare, he said.He advised authorities in Hanoi to maintain production, stimulate investment and consumption while paying due... Read more

End of year ‘thieving season’ not so merry for some

The coffee garden of Huynh Thi Ha in Song Xoai Commune of Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province has been stripped of its fruit many times this month. Locals say a coffee garden can lose all its fruit in just one night. Students from central Hue Town have been reporting the theft of mobile phones, laptops and bicycles from their boarding houses... Read more

Russians to get visa exemptions from New Year

VietNamNet Bridge - From January 1 next year, Vietnam will grant visas exemptions to Russians who have valid passports, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.  VietNamNet Bridge - From January 1 next year, Vietnam will grant visas exemptions to Russians who have valid passports, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. According... Read more

HCM City needs $1bil each year for roads

VietNamNet Bridge – An annual investment of more than US$1 billion is required for infrastructure projects in HCM City that will build and upgrade a network of national highways and regional speedways by 2025. An annual investment of more than US$1 billion is required for infrastructure projects in HCM City.A conference on infrastructure development held... Read more

Banks prepare for tough year ahead with lowered targets

VietNamNet Bridge – Many commercial banks in Ho Chi Minh City plan to set every modest profit targets for 2009 in anticipation of low credit growth as the nation continues to face economic difficulties.  The Sai Gon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Sacombank) is one of the city’s major commercial banks that typify the trend.  The... Read more

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