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AFF Cup 2018: Vietnam-Cambodia match tickets sold out

The Vietnam Football Federation has confirmed that all 14,000 tickets for the match between Vietnam and Cambodia in Group A of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 have been sold.

At least three more local airline carriers lining up to fly

Bamboo Airways and the air carrier run by the joint venture between Thien Minh Group & AirAsia both announced they would take off in 2018. However, the latter has vanished, while the former has delayed its first flights to the year end.

Community-based tourism: bankruptcy looms for some villages

Community-based ecotourism (CBET) is believed to be the best way to develop tourism and protect the environment. However, the performance of some CBET villages has been discouraging.

MNP service for post-paid subscribers: a test for mobile network operators

VietNamNet Bridge - A mobile number portability (MNP) service was launched on November 16, but it is still only available to post-paid subscribers.

90 percent of university students take extra English classes

Eleven percent of university students say they study English only at school, while nearly 90 percent of students take extra English lessons at foreign language centers or via the internet, because lessons at school are not sufficient to pass exams.

How should Vietnam deal with ‘pretend Chinese investments’?

Investment by Chinese enterprises in Vietnam under different modes, from FDI (foreign direct investment) to M&As (merger & acquisition), is on the rise amid the US-China trade war. 

Vietnamese designer highlighted at ASEAN fashion event

 Designer Do Trinh Hoai Nam has opened a fashion show at the Council of ASEAN Fashion Designers event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Inaccurate technical warning troubles Vietjet flight

 A Vietjet Air flight had to make an emergency landing following an inaccurate technical warning.

VFF vows to deal with illegal entry into stadium

 The Vietnamese Football Federation said a security guard at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi had been fired for letting fans without tickets climb the fence into the stadium.

Events in Hanoi and HCMC on November 19-25

 Events in Hanoi and HCMC on November 19-25

Vietnam, Russia to build US$350 million nuclear research center

 In the early 2000s, Vietnam planned to carry out nuclear power projects with Russian involvement, which were expected to begin construction in the Vietnamese central province of Ninh Thuan.

Vietnam’s bond market remains smallest in emerging East Asia

Vietnam remained the smallest local currency bond market among nine economies of emerging East Asia, according to the latest edition of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Asia Bond Monitor. 

Asian media commends Vietnam's defensive strength in AFF Cup

The Asian media has highlighted Vietnam's defensive strength following the team's performance against Myanmar in the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018, which was the third consecutive match that Vietnamese goalkeeper Dang Van Lam has let no goal being scored.   

French food-wine festival to entertain foodies in HCM City, Hanoi

 “Balade en France”, the annual French food and wine festival, will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from December 1-2 as part of the activities marking the 45th founding anniversary of Vietnam-France diplomatic relations.

South Korea’s SK Energy becomes Vietnam’s PV Oil second largest shareholder

 With the holding of 5.23% stake in PV Oil, SK Energy is second only to Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) which is the state capital representative with 80% stake.

Vietnam, China militaries perform emergency drill

The drill deals with a hypothetical situation of a massive storm collapsing a three-storey shopping mall at the Ta Lung International border gate and burying lots of shoppers.

Fashion show celebrates Vietnam-Japan ties

 Japanese designer Junko Koshino has introduced a fashion collection entitled “Spectrum” at a show to celebrate 45 years of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Japan.

Medical alliance debuts in Da Nang city

 Medical alliance HM Group has launched in the central city of Da Nang with the aim of serving 500,000 patients by 2020 and boosting information technology and human resources for hospitals and clinics.

Vietnam expected to join Marrakesh treaty

 In Vietnam, books available for people with disabilities remain as low as one percent, but there is hope for the future.

Vietnam looks to promote franchise market

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has licensed 17 foreign enterprises specialising in franchises to operate in Vietnam so far this year, according to statistics from the ministry.