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Service-related majors favoured, technology-related studies unattractive

What causes headache to many big universities is that they cannot enroll enough students for some majors, but they still have to continue offering the subjects

State still controls equitised firms

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Minister of Finance Tran Van Hieu spoke to Thoi bao Tai chinh Viet Nam about the conversion of State-owned enterprises into single-member limited liability companies.

Vietnamese exporters scrambling for orders, forcing export prices down

Despite the sharply increasing demand for tra fish in the world market, Vietnam’s export prices are decreasing.

VN faces old-tech dumping ground future

VietNamNet Bridge – It is time to tighten imports of technological devices because the practice is pushing Viet Nam into becoming a technology dump, experts say.

8 killed, 20 injured in shrine blast in Pakistan

At least eight people were killed and 20 others were injured as a blast hit a shrine in Pakpattan, a city in Pakistan's Punjab province, early Monday morning, local media reported.

FDA to limit use of Arena obesity drug

U.S. health agency Food and Drug Administration said it would limit the use of an obesity drug from the Arena Pharmaceuticals as it has little effect on losing weight, Wall Street Journal reported Monday.

Ministry set to crack down on telecoms vandalism and theft

VietNamNet Bridge – Telecommunications violations will be punished with fines of up to VND70 million and no less than VND200,000.

Assembly debates inspections, administrative litigation

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly discussed on Saturday proposed revisions to the Law on Inspections and the Law on Administrative Litigation.

National TV show collects donations for flood victims

VietNamNet Bridge – A national television programme entitled For our beloved Central Region was broadcast on Saturday to share sympathy for victims of the two storms that hit the northern part of the region.

Foreign investors prop up market

VietNamNet Bridge – Volatility in the foreign exchange and inflation rates last week began to worry foreign investors, the final sustaining force on the nation's stock markets in recent days.

World Bank upbeat on Vietnam's economy

Viet Nam's robust economic recovery from the global crisis has experts optimistic about next year's prospects.

Missing boat and crew to return home on Oct. 25

VietNamNet Bridge - The Chinese side is ready to hand over to Vietnam fishing boat QNg 66478 TS and its nine-member crew in the afternoon of October 25 due to nice weather at sea.

Malaysia police rescue 8 Vietnamese slave workers

VietNamNet Bridge - Malaysian police rescued eight Vietnamese women who were forced into labor slavery in Kuala Lumpur late last month, according to the Coalition to Abolish Modern-day Slavery in Asia (CAMSA).

Campaign promotes environmental practices

VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of students and other volunteers joined in the Green City Tour campaign in Ha Noi, HCM City and Da Nang yesterday, Oct 24, aiming to promote public awareness of environmental protection.

When a word is worth a 1,000 pictures

VietNamNet Bridge – Painter Nguyen Thi Hien is in love with the written word. She explains that writing itself has been a work of art since humans began drawing images on stone to communicate and find others.

SPORTS IN BRIEF 25/10

Viet Nam's U-21 draw first blood; Local athletes dominate half marathon; Nhat excels on Asian Tour; Children's basketball tourney starts

Cholera death toll in Haiti rises to 253

The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Haiti has risen to 253, said the country's health department on Sunday.

Temperatures to drop further as cold wave moves south: forecast

Temperatures are expected to drop further in much of China over the next three days as the cold wave that swept north China over the weekend heads south, China's National Meteorological Center (NMC) said here Sunday.

Market flooded with anti-virus products

VietNamNet Bridge - 2010 has been a hectic year for the Vietnamese anti-virus market with a number of new products from domestic as well as foreign providers introduced to the market.

Vietnam needs new strategy to attract FDI

VietNamNet talks with Dr. Alan V. Phan, a prestigious investor, about foreign direct investment (FDI) and foreign indirect investment (FII) in Vietnam.