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Greek FM to continue talks with EU/IMF creditors over debt crisis

Greek Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos will continue talks with EU/IMF creditors over the next steps to address the Greek debt crisis on Tuesday,

Investors elude small networks

Small mobile network providers such as EVN Telecom and S-Fone have recently found it hard to seek strategic investors.

Vietnam to use lethal injections from November

VietNamNet Bridge – The government has decreed that executions will be carried out by lethal injection instead of firing squads from November 1.

VN, US hold second defence policy dialogue

The second Vietnam-US defence policy dialogue took place in Washington on Sept. 19 under the co-chair of Vietnamese Deputy Defence Minister Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh and US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence Robert Scher.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 20/9

 PM Dung receives IMF chief representative in Vietnam; President praises forces for keeping public order; Parliamentary cooperation to strengthen UK-Vietnam relations

Toll tipped to reduce City congestion

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City government is considering a recommendation by the Department of Transport to levy an entry fee on all private vehicles going to the downtown area, a proposal that has come under fire from experts.

Clean school toilets lift for rural children

VietNamNet Bridge – Joyous smiles spread across the face of nine-year-old Pham Thi Ngoc Diem and her friends as they washed their hands in fresh, clean water at Phuong Cuu 3 Primary School in central Ninh Thuan Province.

SPORTS IN BRIEF 20/9

Minh grabs his 9th men's singles title; Table tennis team trains for SEA Games; Teen weightlifter receives honours; Hai returns as Binh Duong coach

Doan Nguyen Duc: “I work hard, not for money”

Doan Nguyen Duc, who has been put by the prestigious Wall Street Journal (WSJ) into the list of the region’s most influential executives and officials, said that he always works hard, but this is not for money.

Nam Dinh win U-21 tourney

VietNamNet Bridge – Nam Dinh won the trophy at the Thanh Nien Newspaper-sponsored National U-21 Football Championship after beating Binh Duong 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out on Sunday in Binh Duong Province.

Police arrest 9 people over pollution protest

VietNamNet Bridge – Local police remanded nine people in custody for protesting against the pollution of the environment by Lam Thach 2 Cement Factory, owned by Quang Ninh Cement and Construction Co Ltd.

Rain-triggered flood in SW China leaves 14 dead, 11 missing

At least 14 people died, 11 others were missing and more than three million people were affected in rain-triggered flooding in southwestern Sichuan Province as of 2 p.m. Monday, the local government said.

Vietnam, China advocate stronger defence ties

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and China want to bring bilateral defence relations to a new height, said Lieut. Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich, Head of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) General Department of Politics.

Delta tourism to go through the roof

The Mekong Delta is emerging as a tourism investment hotspot.

50 male models to join Fashion Men Show

VietNamNet Bridge – For the first time, male models of all generations will gather in one show.

Big opportunities for small service providers

Cooperating to develop services on social networks will bring social networks’ owners and content providers (CP) the opportunities to access the large community of netizens and earn big money.

MOIT’s suggestions to help ease difficulties for businesses refused

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has officially refuted the suggestions made by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT), on the issues relating to the credit policy to help ease the difficulties burdening enterprises.

"The Lion King 3-D" debuts as number one in North America box office

"The Lion King 3-D," a Disney animated film which first hit the screen in 1994 and re- leased in 3-D format over the weekend, performed exceptionally well and dethroned last week's top earner "Contagion" with a solid gross.

Huge upgrade for Mekong Delta ports

The Mekong Delta provinces will increase the combined capacity of their ports system from 15.7 million tonnes in 2010 to 28 million tonnes in 2020.

Indian border forces rescue 400 people in worst quake-hit area of Sikkim

More than 400 people, including 26 tourists, have been rescued in the northeast Indian state of Sikkim after Sunday's 6.8 magnitude earthquake, the Indo-Asian News Service reported Monday.