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Four more human H7N9 cases in China

 China reported four more human H7N9 virus infections on Tuesday, including one death.

China attempts to control Vietnam’s mineral industries

 VietNamNet Bridge – Government agencies and experts have warned that Chinese enterprises buy mining licenses to serve their plan to control the Vietnamese mineral industries.

China confirms H5N1 bird flu outbreak

 Central China's Hubei Province has reported an outbreak of H5N1 in poultry, the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) announced Monday.

Vietnam protests China’s violation of sovereignty

 VietNamNet Bridge – China’s recent acts concerning the East Sea are illegal and of no value, and seriously violating Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes.

Political Headlines December 31

 Vietnam condemns Volgograd terror blasts; VN, China FMs exchange New Year greetings; Russia – a strategic partner of Vietnam; Vietnam marks victory over genocidal regime in Cambodia

Leaving China, Samsung heading towards Vietnam to optimize profits

 VietNamNet Bridge – Samsung’s Empire, which has been built up on the profuse and low labor cost in China, tends to move to Vietnam, where it can find better conditions.

Samsung moves its factories from China to Vietnam

Samsung’s smartphone empire was built thanks to the abundant and cheap labor resources in China. However, when costs here are skyrocketing, Samsung is gradually shifting its production bases to Vietnam to preserve profits.

Vietnam, China officials talk border, territory issues

 Vietnamese and Chinese Governmental negotiating delegates on border and territory gathered at a plenary session in Hanoi on December 5-7.

E-waste flows to Vietnam via China, turning into iPhone 3GS

 VietNamNet Bridge – Old iPhones and technology waste have been collected in developed countries and then carried to Shenzhen, China, where they are renewed before selling to Vietnam.

VN warned China controls both input and output of its rice production

 VietNamNet Bridge – Being the biggest rice exporter in the world, Vietnam’s rice production faces high risks: it imports rice varieties, fertilizer from China and exports big amounts of products to the country.

China buys one-third of Vietnam’s commercial rice

 VietNamNet Bridge – China has bought around one-third of Vietnam’s 6.3 million tons of export rice via official channel, not counting the amount via border trade, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Vietnam beauty in Mrs World top six

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s representative Tran Thi Quynh reached the top six of the 2013 Mrs World beauty contest, which concluded in Guangzhou, China, on November 23.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 21/11

 Fuji Xerox opens $119m LED printer factory in Hai Phong; Trade deficit with China hits US$19.7 billion; Trade surplus with EU hits US$10.8 billion; Property disputes mar development

Female footballers train in China for SEA Games

 Female Vietnamese players flew to Jiangsu province’s Nanjing city on November 18 for a two-week training course in preparation for the upcoming 27th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games).

History roars to life through lion statues

VietNamNet Bridge – While guardian lion sculptures are frequently associated with China, Viet Nam also boasts many such masterpieces.

60 tons of smuggled rosewood seized on the road to China

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Public Security cooperated with the police of Bac Ninh and Quang Ninh provinces to seize two batches of rosewood estimated at tens of billions VND (millions of USD) which were on the way to China.

Vietnamese firms tend to call for Chinese capital for huge projects

China has never been listed among the biggest foreign direct investors in Vietnam or the biggest ODA (official development assistance) providers. However, Vietnamese enterprises now tend to seek Chinese capital for their huge projects.

Bo's appeal rejected, original judgment upheld

 The Shandong Higher People's Court on Friday rejected Bo Xilai's appeal and upheld the original sentence of life imprisonment for bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power.

Cross-border rice export to China harms official export

While the General Department of Customs reported sharp fall in the rice export turnover in January-September of 2013, the Vietnam Food Association said Vietnam has no more rice to export.

VN, China detail new partnership

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam and China yesterday, Oct 15, issued a joint statement on further deepening their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in the new period, at the end of Premier Li Keqiang's official visit to Viet Nam.