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Foreign investors' licences revoked

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Trade Department of Ha Noi revoked the licences of 106 representative offices of foreign investors in Ha Noi.

Reflections on Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – After a few months in Hanoi, Ounkham Pimmata considers the differences between his hometown of Vientiane and Vietnam’s capital city.

Man Utd’s former striker Dwight Yorke in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the evening of January 2, Trinidad & Tobago striker - Dwight Yorke – unexpectedly appeared in Hanoi as a FIFA ambassador during the journey around the world of the FIFA trophy.

Hanoi expands pedestrian streets in Old Quarter

 VietNamNet Bridge – Six more streets in Hanoi’s Old Quarter will be zoned off for walkers every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night from January 2014.

Peach blossoms bloom early in Hanoi’s cold

 VietNamNet Bridge – The lunar New Year (Tet) will come in one month but many peach trees in the Nhat Tan flower garden, Hanoi, begin blooming, even in the cold weather.

EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR JAN. 1-15 (daily updated)

 Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

Hanoi ranked among least expensive tourist cities

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi ranks second on a worldwide list of 2013’s cheapest cities for tourism, following the Bulgarian capital of Sofia, published by TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel website.

Journalism museum to open in 2015

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first journalism museum in Viet Nam will open by June 21, 2015 to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Viet Nam Revolutionary Journalism.

The rise and fall of a microbrewery

 VietNamNet Bridge - Goldmalt in Van Phuc, first praised and cherished, now only 1,5 years later its closed. What happened?

Police arrest gang involved in hi-tech crime

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi Police have uncovered a gang of thieves who buy credit card numbers from hackers and make phony bookings at hotels, later cancelling the reservations with hotel sales executives who are also part of the scam.

Hanoi to install CCTV at public hospitals

Many public hospitals in Hanoi will install CCTV in the emergency and examination wards to supervise health workers and to facilitate management, said the Director of the Hanoi Department of Health.

Hanoi's most luxurious shopping center sumptuous and deserted

 VietNamNet Bridge – Trang Tien Plaza, the most luxurious shopping center and amusement park in Hanoi has also been hurt by the economic crisis, though a bright prospect was projected for it on the day of opening.

Celebrating Christmas during crunch time

 VietNamNet Bridge – The economic slowdown is taking a heavy toll on Christmas celebrations this year. Businesses, souvenir shops, and even Santa Clauses are under pressure.

Cyclo tour around Hanoi’s Old Quarter

VietNamNet Bridge – I have been on countless cyclo trips in HCMC but they were nothing compared to a cyclo tour around the ancient, bustling Old Quarter on a winter’s day with a northeastern monsoon blowing through my hair and chilling my body.

Hanoi authorities determined to close Zone 9 before January 15

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Hanoi People's Committee has decided to shut down Zone 9 - a favorite amusement zone for young people, artists and expats in Hanoi - before 15/1/2014, by administrative measures or even by force.

Hanoi welcomes the 2.5 millionth international visitor

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the afternoon of December 20, Japanese tourist - Mr. Hajime Mori received a campaign medal for the 25 millionth international visitor to Hanoi in 2013.

Hue opens Tourism and Festival Information Center

A Tourism and Festival Information Center has been inaugurated in the ancient capital of Hue in Thua Thien-Hue Province by the Hue Festival Management Board.

Hanoi’s "minuses" in the eyes of foreign visitors

Most foreign tourists say that they are very upset being disturbed by peddlers while walking on the street. "They are tenacious and do not give up following us and they sold things very expensive,” a French female tourist complained.

Former director of public hospital embezzles over $3.3 million

Nguyen Quoc Oai, 60, former director of the Hanoi-based Post Office Hospital, has been arrested for making false documents to appropriate over VND66 billion ($3.3 million) of the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group.

Art & Entertainment Headlines December 18

 Asian Records recognises 10 more Vietnamese dishes; America’s Next Top Model’s judge joins VNTM finale; Photos of Evita lure Hanoi visitors; Argentine Film Week in Vietnam; Writing campaign to promote children’s literature