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Paul Allen: Microsoft co-founder and billionaire dies aged 65

 Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft, has died aged 65 from complications of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Female football players fined following mass fight

 The Vietnamese Football Federation on Sunday announced a ban on six female players who fought after a recent match in Ho Chi Minh City.

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Book by VN’s businesswoman to come out in mother tongue, Fire destroys single storey house in Dien Bien, 1 dead, 2 injured in coal mine collapse in Quang Ninh, Vietnam Airlines launches in-town check-in service

Thousands of dilapidated classrooms in need of repair

Vietnam still needs to rebuild over 150,000 substandard classrooms according to a survey from the Ministry of Education and Training. 

HCM City cracks down on public misdemeanors

 HCM City authorities are searching for more effective measures to fine people who litter and urinate in public.

Vietnam GDP per capita rises

 Vietnam has seen a considerable increase in GDP per capita, but more efforts were needed to achieve the goal of USD3,200 by 2020.

Hanoi construction sites pose risk

 Construction sites in the capital pose dangers, due to unsafe working practices. 

Phong Phu Ha Nam claim maiden National Women’s Football crown

 Phong Phu Ha Nam beat Ho Chi Minh City I with a narrow score of 1-0 in the final match of the 2018 National Women’s Football Championship, on October 15, to be crowned the champions for the first time in the club’s history.

Vietnamese interns, students die in succession in Japan

 In Nisshinkutsu temple in Tokyo’s Minato Ward, new mortuary tablets written in Vietnamese line the shelves.

New g-bond futures contract needs trading mechanism

 The coming derivative product for government bonds (known as g-bonds) is expected to help financial institutions hedge risks, but experts have raised concerns about the trading mechanism.

Coffee exports rise, but value stagnates

 Viet Nam exported 1.46 million tonnes of coffee worth US $2.77 billion in the first three quarters of 2018, an increase of 20.1 per cent in volume and 0.4 per cent in value compared to the same period last year.

Discover Hanoi’s bánh đúc nóng of Bà Nội

 VietNamNet Bridge – As a former student at Le Ngoc Han Primary School, I look back on good memories every time I pass the old Lo Duc Street of Hanoi. 

Textile & garment, footwear industries told to expect new FDI wave

The foreign direct investment (FDI) flow into the textile & garment and footwear industries increased sharply after Vietnam signed the EU-Vietnam FTA and CPTPP, and is expected to continue to rise in the context of the US-China trade war.

Vietnam to open public procurement market

 Viet Nam will open its public procurement market after the Viet Nam - EU free trade agreement (EVFTA) comes into effect.

Hanoi’s mega smart city set to break ground

 The BRG-Sumitomo joint venture and authorities in Ha Noi have intensified efforts to kick off construction on Ha Noi’s mega smart city project this December.

International Rice Congress considers how to increase yields, food security

 Rice is a crop of global significance and a vehicle for economic prosperity and climate change adaptation and mitigation, delegates heard at the 2018 International Rice Congress, which opened in Singapore yesterday.

Workforce skills training key in preparation for Industry 4.0

Doan Mau Diep, deputy minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, talks to the newspaper Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam about what Vietnam should do to prepare its labour force for the age of Industrial Revolution 4.0

Traditional opera festival to open in central city

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will organise the Professional Theatrical Arts, Bài Chòi (Folk Singing) and Opera 2018 in the central city of Quang Ngai between October 20 and 28.

Binh Duong signs MoU on education and training with World Technopolis Association members

A Memorandum of Understanding on collaboration in education and training has been signed by Binh Duong-based Eastern International University, South Korea’s Chung Nam National University, and 19 universities

VARS: Resort property transactions reach stagnancy

 The resort property sector, especially condotels (condominiums in hotels), have stalled in both supply and transactions, according to the Vietnam Association of Realtors (VARS).