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SEA officials discuss integrated education in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – The second Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation (SEAMEO) conference on basic education opened in Da Nang city on October 18.

Clinton, NTC leaders discuss assistance, rebuilding in Libyan capital

Senior leaders of Libya's ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) on Tuesday held talks with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who pledged efforts to help rebuild the war-torn country.

Regional U21 champs to be re-organised

VietNamNet Bridge – The Southeast Asian Under-21 Football Championship will be re-organised next year, according to the Asian Football Federation (AFF).

Not playing by the rules

VietNamNet Bridge – Shoddy construction and labour accidents are often the result of poorly managed construction projects, Vietnamese and Japanese experts said at a conference on construction quality held in HCM City last week.

CIS countries seal deal on free trade zone

The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) members signed an agreement on Tuesday on the establishment of a free trade zone in the CIS region.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 19/10

NA chairman receives EU, UK diplomats; NA second session focused on five bills; South Korea, Japan set for summit to improve ties; Thailand helps Vietnam overcome flood aftermath

Boeing sees rising orders for new 787 aircraft

Aircraft manufacturer Boeing said Tuesday it expects to see increasing orders for its new 787 Dreamliner aircraft, despite a recent China Eastern Airlines cancellation order for the new model.

Apple says iPhone 4S sales top four million in first weekend

Apple on Monday announced that it has sold more than four million of its new iPhone 4S, three days after the launch last Friday.

Tax reductions may lead to car price decreases

It is highly possible that the automobile market would witness a new price decrease wave prior to the new year 2012, since the new car import tax policies would be approved soon.

Five foreign footballers on probation at Song Lam Nghe An

VietNamNet Bridge – Three members of the Trinidad & Tobago national squad, who played at World Cup 2006, and two others from Ivory Coast are probationers at Song Lam Nghe An FC.

Third ASEAN+3 Youth meet held

VietNamNet Bridge – Around 40 young people from 13 countries came together to share their experiences in education, entrepreneurship, employment and regional co-operation at the third ASEAN+3 Youth Caucus yesterday in Ha Noi.

Japanese PM arrives in Seoul for summit talks

Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda arrived here Tuesday on his first official two-day visit aimed at discussing, among others, bilateral trade and Japan' s wartime atrocities.

U23s to face Myanmar in opener

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's U23 football team will take on Myanmar in their opening game of the VFF-Eximbank Cup at My Dinh National Stadium today, Oct 19.

Solar-powered cars to explore potential of ‘green' transport

HCM City's Department of Science and Technology and the Energy Saving Centre have launched the "Solar Car Racing 2011" competition in a bid to explore the potential of green transport.

State agencies refuse bachelors of private schools

Nam Dinh provincial authorities have released a shocking decision that they will not accept the bachelors who graduate from non-state schools as the officers in state agencies.

Pesticides, livestock pollute village wells

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 3,000 households in Bao Ha Commune, Bao Yen District, in the northern province of Lao Cai rely on polluted wells for their daily water.

Viet Nam top AFF group after second win

Striker Nguyen Thi Hoa scored a hattrick to help Viet Nam win 4-0 over hosts Laos yesterday at the second group round match of the Southeast Asian (AFF) Women's Football Championship at the National Stadium in Vientiane.

Vietnam lacks three-star hotels

Investors have been told that they can find bigger profit if they have three-star hotels, because the demand has been increasing rapidly.

Vietnam President’s historical visit to South Asia

VietNamNet Bridge – The visit to India and Sri Lanka of President Truong Tan Sang last week (Octobeer 11-15) has opened a new chapter in the relations between Vietnam and the two South Asian countries, with numerous documents signed.

Seminar seeks East Sea dispute settlement

An international seminar to seek measures to effectively resolve disputes in the East Sea took place in the Malaysian capital city of Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 17.