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Miss Earth contestants visit HCM City’s largest rubbish dump

Twenty beauties from the USA, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Singapore, etc. and host Vietnam spent their entire morning to see how rubbish is treated at the $100 million Da Phuoc garbage dump in HCM City on November 8.

Enterprises to face higher capital cost

VietNamNet Bridge – Interest rates, both borrowing and lending, are no longer leashed under new moves by the Government to contain inflation, which means enterprises will have to face higher capital costs . . .

Vietnam to join German short film fest

After the talks with Vietnamese young film makers in Hanoi on November 8, Lars Henrik Gass, director of Germany’s Oberhausen International Short Film Festival received some Vietnamese independent short films for the upcoming festival.

Germany promises record financial aid

VietNamNet Bridge – Germany, in its largest development package to Viet Nam yet, has committed nearly 300 million euros (US$420 million) for the 2011-12 period.

NA proposes exemptions to agricultural land taxes

VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly deputies yesterday, Nov 8, discussed a resolution to reduce agricultural land usage taxes from 2011-20.

Universities worry over suburb move

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City university officials have urged city leaders to reconsider their plans to shift universities to the city's outskirts, warning the shift will make it too inconvenient for students and cost too much money to build . . .

Kindergarten cameras aim to reduce abuse

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City Department of Education and Training is planning to pilot the installation of camera systems allowing parents to keep watch over their children at the city's kindergarten classrooms in the last two months of this year.

Prehistoric relics discovered in North

VietNamNet Bridge – Vestiges of prehistoric human settlements and two historic seaports have been discovered by archeologists in Bai Tu Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

German artists in VN collaboration

VietNamNet Bridge – A series of cultural events will be held in an Open Academy project to encourage Vietnamese and German artists to work in collaboration in different activities.

Viet Nam U23s beat Bahrain

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's under-23s cruised past Bahrain 3-1 in their first match in the Asian Games yesterday, Nov 8.

SPORTS IN BRIEF 9/11

Volleyballer to be VN's flag-bearer; Viet Nam to host futsal tournament; Thang's injury adds to football team's woes

Vietnam contributes $10 million to ASEAN infrastructure fund

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Finance Deputy Minister Tran Xuan Ha told the 17th APEC Finance Ministerial Meeting in Kyoto, Japan, that Vietnam would contribute $10 million to the ASEAN infrastructural fund.

Marksmen take aim at Games

VietNamNet Bridge – Shooting has been always a focus for Viet Nam in regional sport events. At the forthcoming 16th Asian Games (ASIAD) the team has been tasked with snatching a gold medal.

Rolls-Royce makes progress with A380 engine probe

Rolls-Royce said on Tuesday, it has made progress in understanding the cause of the engine failure that forced a Qantas A380 jet to make an emergency landing after a mid-air engine explosion on Thursday.

Gold stands above 1,400 U.S. dollars

Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange Monday extended rally and managed to stand above psychological mark 1,400 U.S. dollars, settling at all-time high 1403.2 dollars amid bullish sentiment.

Hurricane Tomas kills at least 20 in Haiti

At least 20 people were killed, 36 others injured and seven more went missing as hurricane Tomas tore through Haiti since Friday, Haitian Civil Protection Direction said on Monday.

U.S. takes additional measures to strengthen airline security

U.S. airline industry has taken new measures to strengthen security, which has been a serious concern among the public after recent cargo bomb plot, the U.S. Homeland Security Department said Monday.

Vietnamese enterprises should work as small fry to grow up: expert

What should Vietnam do to be able to create Vietnamese products with globally recognized brands? This question was raised by VietNamNet to Tran Quang Hung, Secretary General of the Vietnam Electronics Association.

Bac Lieu: 14 district officials use faked diplomas

VietNamNet Bridge – Fourteen officials in Hong Dan district, the southern province of Bac Lieu, have been disciplined for using false high-school diplomas.

Mud from Cao Bang’s iron mine non-toxic

VietNamNet Bridge – The mud that has flooded Cao Bang town is non-toxic because it doesn’t contain chemicals, confirmed the Chair of Cao Bang province Nguyen Hoang Anh to an online newspaper on November 8.