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India simplifies visa procedures for ASEAN citizens

VietNamNet Bridge – The Indian Government has agreed to streamline visa procedures for citizens from Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and the Philippines, said the Financial Times of India on October 31.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 1/11

HCM City development stymied by chaotic waterway management; HCM City finds 5,900ha sitting idle; New dam forces residents from homes in Lam Dong; Vietnam-Hungary Industry University established

Illegal logging rampant in country: ministry

VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal deforestation activities are widespread across the nation, says the latest report from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's General Forestry Department.

Dep Fashion Show 9: Fashion saves dreams

VietNamNet Bridge – The largest fashion show in Vietnam took place at The Garden centre in Hanoi on October 31, attracting the top models in Vietnam.

Clijsters wins WTA Championships

U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters beat top seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 to win the WTA Championships final on Sunday.

Public angry with new case of child mistreatment

VietNamNet Bridge – Another case in which a kindergarten teacher mistreated a four-year-old boy has been reported in HCM City, making a wave of indignation in society.

ASEAN meeting discusses role of traditional medicine

VietNamNet Bridge – Officials are discussing ways to integrate herbal treatments into national health care at the second ASEAN Traditional Medicine Conference, which opened yesterday, Oct 31, in Ha Noi.

Province builds bio-tech centre

VietNamNet Bridge – The Centre for Bio-technology Research and Application complex now under construction in southern Dong Nai Province is expected to be one of the leading centres of its kind in Southeast Asia.

Despite major efforts, school violence still continues

Who is to blame for the rising school violence? Is the morality of young people degrading? Or do parents and schools neglect their task of teaching morality to students?

Big shareholders turn their backs to bank shares

State shareholders, i.e. the economic institutions, where the state holds controlling stakes, now turn their backs to bank shares, which they had never done before.

Exploding balloons burn kids

VietNamNet Bridge – Colourful balloons floating on long threads are a delight of small children. But smiles can quickly turn to tears if the gas-filled bubbles get too close to a source of heat.

Rivers heavily polluted

VietNamNet Bridge – Wastewater from provincial hospitals in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta has been discharged directly into local rivers for a long time, causing serious pollution, local reports say.

Timeless M'lieng Village

VietNamNet Bridge – M’lieng village beside Lak Lake in Daklak Province is still the same as it was a hundred years. The old houses and paths make it one of the rare villages that preserves the highland’s tangible and intangible cultural values.

4 killed in central region floods

VietNamNet Bridge - Heavy rains in the last three days in the central region have left four people dead, hundreds of houses destroyed, and the region submerged under water, according to local authorities.

New TV show dramatises great escape

VietNamNet Bridge – A television series on the life of Vietnamese revolutionaries in Con Dao Prison will be filmed this month by the Viet Nam Film Studio (VFS) and HCM City Television (HTV).

German cinema on show in Ha Noi

VietNamNet Bridge – A week of international award-winning German films from the 1999-2009 decade will kick off today, Nov 1, at the Ha Noi Goethe Institute.

Miss Earth tickets on sale

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 5,000 tickets are still available for the final round of the Miss Earth contest in Nha Trang coastal resort on December 4.

Viet Nam win two world silvers

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam walked away with two silver medals from the 20th World Senior Karate Championship which closed in Belgrade , Serbia, yesterday, Oct 31.

U19s win International Cup

VietNamNet Bridge – The Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper's International Football Championship Cup stayed in Viet Nam for the second time after Viet Nam's U19 team defeated the Thai U21 2-1 yesterday in HCM City.

U.S. woman wins Miss World

An eighteen-year-old U.S. woman named Alexandria Mills was crowned Miss World in south China's tropical island province of Hainan on Saturday.