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Vietnam Airlines wants to raise capital, buy more aircraft

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam Airlines, the nation’s flag carrier, has asked the Ministry of Transport for permission to increase its chartered capital to over VND14.2 trillion so that it could buy 18 more A350 and Boeing 787 aircraft.

Fire on the mountain: sunset tours in Son Tra

 VietNamNet Bridge – Da Nang’s tourism department will introduce the Son Tra Sunset Tour next March, the newest tourism service on top of Son Tra Mountain.

Vietnam needs to replant 160,000 ha of coffee

 VietNamNet Bridge – The nation’s coffee farming sector will have to replant 140,000 to 160,000 hectares of aging trees in the coming years,

A unique place selling rice to poor people

 VietNamNet Bridge – There are tens of food shops near the Saigon Railway Station to sell steamed rice to poor people.

PM orders sanctions against Vinastas

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has told the Ministry of Industry and Trade to sanction those responsible for the wrongful fish sauce survey conducted by the Vietnam Standards and Consumers Association,

Forecast: 100 million Vietnamese by 2026

 VietNamNet Bridge – Population policies should change from focusing on population and family planning to focusing on population and development,

30% increase in number of Vietnamese tourists in Japan

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over 200,000 Vietnamese visited Japan in the first 10 months of this year, up 30 per cent year-on-year, Akihiko Tamura of the Japan Tourism Agency said at a recent meeting with 30 Vietnamese travel agencies.

Midfielder Tuan to miss AFF match for family reasons

 VietNamNet Bridge – Attacking midfielder Vu Minh Tuan will miss his team’s AFF Cup’s semi-final match on Saturday.

VN Judo star says goodbye to competition

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s golden judo girl Van Ngoc Tu has decided to retire and work as a trainer.

Balloon flights to be introduced in Hoi An

 VietNamNet Bridge – Central Quang Nam Province will introduce balloon flights during Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday in Hoi An City from January,

Festival promotes City residents-expats friendship

 VietNamNet Bridge – The annual HCM City – Development and Integration Festival to promote friendship between city residents and expatriates kicked off on Dec. 1 at the April 30 Park in District 1.

Striker Vinh set to become Vietnamese football legend

 VietNamNet Bridge – He was hit hard before he fell with a loud scream. He rolled on the field and the pain was visible on his face.

Vietnamese tourism promoted online

 VietNamNet Bridge – Everyone who has visited Viet Nam is encouraged to join a national campaign to promote tourism.

To effectively issue e-visas to foreign visitors

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 14th National Assembly has adopted a resolution on piloting the issuance of e-visas to foreigners starting on February 1, 2017,

Riedl to challenge his former players at AFF Cup’s semis

 VietNamNet Bridge – Alfred Riedl has told people not to call Nguyen Huu Thang his player anymore, since Thang is now a colleague.

Four stabbed to death in Ha Giang

 VietNamNet Bridge – Four people, including a two-year-old girl, were stabbed to death in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang on Thursday morning.

Hanoi to inspect SIM card stores

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi Department of Information and Communications has set up inter-sector inspection teams to supervise the management of pre-paid SIM cards in the city from November 29 to December 31,

No brain activation class is licensed: Education Ministry

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training has not yet granted a licence to any brain activation class in the country,

Expired automobile driving licences must change to PET

 VietNamNet Bridge – Only expired automobile driving licences made from paper are required to change into those made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) material.

Design for airport terminal open for public comment

The Airports Corporation of Viet Nam (ACV) is asking residents and experts for feedback on proposed designs for a passenger terminal at Long Thanh International Airport in the southern province of Dong Nai.