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Vietnam among top 15 best rooftop bars in Asia

 VietNamNet Bridge – News.com.au website has revealed the list of top 15 best rooftop bars in Asia including three Vietnamese representatives from Ho Chi Minh City.

Asia shares down on 'far from great' US jobs report

 Shares in Asia were trading in negative territory on Friday after a mixed jobs report from the US, which was described by analysts as "solid but far from great".

Asia tops biggest global school rankings

 The biggest global school rankings have been published, with Asian countries in the top five spots and African countries at the bottom.

Rise in Asia's wages outpace rest of the world

 The Asia Pacific region has outperformed the rest of the world when it comes to wage growth, according to an International Labour Organisation (ILO) report.

Mekong River among top five river cruises in Asia

 VietNamNet Bridge – The UK daily Telegraph has cited the Mekong river cruise from Siem Reap in Cambodia to Ho Chi Minh City as one of the top five river cruises in Asia.

Three Vietnamese hotels boast best hotels in Asia

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi, the Nam Hai in Hoi An and the Park Hyatt Saigon have been ranked among the top hotels and resorts in Asia by readers of the US Travel + Leisure magazine.

What made the Giants of Asia tick?

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thomas Gordon Plate is an American journalist, university professor and internationally syndicated columnist. Over the last 18 years his column on Asia has regularly appeared in leading newspapers across the globe.

Five Vietnam restaurants among 101 best in Asia

 VietNamNet Bridge – The US-based food website Daily Meal continues its culinary tour of the world with its first-ever roster of the 101 Best Restaurants in Asia, which honours five Vietnamese restaurants.

Vietnamese rice most expensive in Asia?

 VietNamNet Bridge – The November Market Review by global rice market news provider Oryza has shown that that the price of Vietnamese rice remains the most expensive across Asia.

“Europe meets Asia in contemporary dance” to open in Hanoi

 The annual “Europe meets Asia in contemporary dance” will be held for the third time in Hanoi from September 26-29.

Three Vietnamese museums enter top 25 in Asia

VietNamNet Bridge – The War Remnants Museum in HCM City, and the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology and the Vietnam Women’s Museum in Hanoi have entered the list of the top 25 most attractive museums in Asia,

Yen weakens in Asia after G20 talks

 The yen weakened in Asia after G20 finance ministers pledged not to devalue their currencies and avoided targeting Tokyo over the recent plunge in the Japanese unit.