Milk market is a multibillion-dollar playing field

VietNamNet Bridge - The dairy market has steadily expanded, while the competition is getting fiercer, heating up the milk market. 

Vietnam likely to become world’s largest corn importer

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam could overtake Indonesia to become the world’s largest corn importer if import of the farm produce continues to grow as strongly as this year,

Carol leads Independent Spirit Award nominations

 Cate Blanchett romance Carol leads the way at next year's Independent Spirit Awards with six nominations.

Y Ty listed among best-kept secrets in Asia

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thrillist-a leading US food, drink and travel website has cited Y Ty-a remote and poorest commune in Lao Cai Province, Vietnam among the best-kept secrets in Asian Travel.

Auto importers want new special consumption tax delayed

 VietNamNet Bridge – Auto importers have petitioned the Prime Minister to delay a new Government decree on special consumption tax on automobiles, saying they need time to cope with any impact.

Vietnam bags bronze medal at World Jujitsu Championship

 Nguyen Thi Lan has won a bronze medal at the World Jujitsu Championship held in Thailand recently.

US photographer exhibits The Soul of Vietnam

Thirty-five photos taken by US photographer Lawrence D'Attilio are being displayed at an exhibition titled “The Soul of Vietnam” in Work Room 4, An Duong Vuong street in Hanoi.

Visiting the hometown of Great Poet Nguyen Du through pictures

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Nguyen Du relic site was established in 1965 in Ha Tinh Province in celebration of the 200th anniversary of Nguyen Du’s birthday and was recognised as a special national relic.

Lan Khue’s image tops Miss World official website

 The website of Miss World 2015 pageant has published an article reporting  contestants’ activities at Welcome Ceremony, of which the image of Miss Ao Dai Vietnam Tran Ngoc Lan Khue is placed at the top position.

Paris attacks: Schools and metro reopen in Brussels

 The Brussels metro and schools are due to reopen after they were shut four days ago in a security crackdown following the Paris attacks.

Giant cranes – new dangers in Vietnam’s metropolitan cities

 VietNamNet Bridge – Along with fast urbanization and the appearance of skyscrapers in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, giant cranes have become very common, posing potential danger to passers-by.

Vietnam implements UN’s recommendations of human rights

 The Prime Minister approved a master plan to implement the recommendations Vietnam has accepted in line with the UN’s second-circle universal periodic review (UPR) on human rights.

President arrives in Berlin, starting State visit

 President Truong Tan Sang and his entourage arrived in Berlin at 6 pm (Vietnamese time) on November 24, beginning his three-day State visit to Germany at the invitation of German President Joachim Gauck.

New treatment brings hope to drug-resistant TB patients in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Bedaquiline, the first new medication to fight drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in over 40 years, is now available in Vietnam through its partnership with Janssen Therapeutics of Johnson & Johnson.

Singer Ha Okio caged with chicken for new PETA ad

 VietNamNet Bridge - Ha Okio is using his star power to bear down on the industrialized meat industry with a new ad for PETA, which features the singer confined to a cage alongside a chicken.

Vietnam’s investment in technology equivalent to 1/3 of Samsung's

Vietnam does not have any research institute as big as Samsung’s research institution. Annually Samsung alone spends more than $3 billion for research activities while Vietnam invests less than $1 billion for research projects in the country

Losses of 19 State-owned corporations total nearly $1.1 billion, report

 VietNamNet Bridge - In a report to the National Assembly on the operation of State-owned corporations, the government said that State-owned firms have a total equity of VND1,112,445 billion, up 6% compared to 2013.

Da Nang reports to Prime Minister to hire 300 Chinese workers

Concerning Da Nang’s granting of work permits to 300 Chinese workers, the city on November 23 sent a report on this issue to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs.

US$2.5 million for restoration of Saigon’s 200-year pagoda

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City authorities have decided to spend VND51 billion ($2.5 million) to repair the 200-year-old Giac Vien Pagoda in District 11, one of the unique religious architectural works in the city.

Three fined for insulting provincial chair on Facebook captures public attention

  The case that VietNamNet Bridge reported last week about three people fined for insulting the chairman of An Giang Province – Mr. Vuong Binh Thanh - on Facebook triggered controversies in the media and public.

Gov’t promulgates decree guiding Investment Law

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has promulgated Decree 118/2015/ND-CP to guide the implementation of some articles of the Law on Investment.

ACV to lease Phu Quoc airport passenger terminal

Airports Corporation of Vietnam is expected to lease the passenger terminal at Phu Quoc International Airport to a private firm, instead of transferring the right to operate the entire airport as earlier planned by the Ministry of Transport.

Will the Permanent Court of Arbitration be able to “strike down” China?

The Permanent Court of Arbitration has ruled that it has sufficient jurisdiction over the case of the Philippines against China in the East Sea disputes. The next hearing starts today in The Hague. VietNamNet talks with Dr. Zachary Abuza.

Social News 25/11

 Danang Int’l Airport welcomes its 6 millionth passenger, Red-shanked douc rescued in Ninh Binh, Punishment for bad customs officials urged, Nearly 4,900 vehicles fined through Oct, One dead, one missing in ship sinking accident

Use of flycam drones in Vietnam need rules

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of National Defence has sent a document asking concerned ministries, sectors and localities to strengthen their management of flycam drones to ensure airway traffic safety and social order.