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Vietnam remains 134th in FIFA rankings

In the FIFA rankings for men’s teams in November, announced on November 23, Vietnam’s position remained unchanged at 134th. 

One day at school of “living weapon”

VietNamNet’s reporters have paid a visit to the police dog training school of the border guard forces, which is located at the food of Hanoi’s Ba Vi Mountain.

Second session of National Assembly closes

The second session of the 13th National Assembly wrapped up in Hanoi on November 26 after 29 days of working.

Year-end paradox: car manufacturers reduce prices to stimulate demand

The car market is freezing with so low demand that even sale promotion campaigns and price discounts cannot help boost sales.

‘Envelope’ and medical ethics

After the five biggest public hospitals in Hanoi banned their staff from taking ‘envelope’ from patients, VietNamNet has launched a forum on medical ethics and we have received emails from hundreds of readers making comments on this topic.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 27/11

Tien Giang’s cocoa certified to meet int'l standards; Vietnamese steel under anti-dumping investigation; Food products flow to Cambodia following floods; TV ads remain beyond reach of local businesses; Trade deficit slips 18 pct y-o-y: customs 

Pay packets to drive car ownership growth

Vietnamese people are expected to loosen their purse strings and buy more cars as their incomes rise.

Petrolimex posted both profit and loss

Ministry of Finance released information on the financial state of the fuel trading sector, evening of November 25.

World No 4 badminton player to visit Vietnam

World No 4 badminton player Peter Hoeg Gade of Denmark will visit Vietnam to compete with local top seed Nguyen Tien Minh in a friendly match in Ho Chi Minh City on November 30. 

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 26/11

Central region braces for widespread flooding; Traffic penalty applies in Thu Thiem tunnel today; Taiwanese fined for opening plane emergency door; Huge amount of leftover bombs, mines line VN; S Korea helps Vietnamese brides in Can Tho 

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 26/11

Guatemala President lauds Vietnam’s development; Nicaraguan minister welcomed in Ha Noi; VN, France enhance economic cooperation; Favourable conditions for Norwegian firms; Deputy PM to visit Austria soon

EU to help curb illegal logging

Viet Nam and the European Union have entered a second round of negotiations for a Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Voluntary Partnership Agreement aimed at curbing illegal logging.

Human rights dialogue with US proves useful

Viet Nam and the United States have held open discussion on issues of mutual concern during the recent human rights dialogue in Washington DC, according to Foreign Ministry Spokesman Luong Thanh Nghi.

Painstaking labor at coal mines

VietNamNet Bridge – Miners work in three shifts a day in darkness, wetness and toxic gas in underground mines to explore coal.

Investment incentives fail to attract foreign capital

Changes in the world economy have positively impacted foreign investment in Viet Nam, but the country still needs to improve its investment climate to capitalise on this trend, experts said.

Local consumers shun environmentally friendly bio-fuel

Producers of bio-fuel E5 are concerned about sales as Vietnamese consumers have been ignoring the environmentally friendly fuel.

Property market gets frozen, trade floors shut down

The lackluster real estate market has not only made real estate developers suffer, but has also made trade floors redundant. A lot of real estate trade floors, which mushroomed several years ago when the market heated up, have shut down.

Christian Routin happy to be home

Armchair viewers will have no doubt spotted a French actor who can speak the local language like a Vietnamese native on TV in recent times.

New science textbook for primary students in Vietnam

The Department of Primary Education has now prepared a highly visual science text book for primary school children, covering various aspects of social and nature related subjects.

Singaporean art dealer brings Zen to HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – Bee Chua is a Singaporean woman who has been living in HCM City for more than 20 years.