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Local shares end down on late sell-offs

 Selling pressure increased at the end of October 10's trading session while purchasing demand was not enough to save indices from falling.

People in Hanoi get free HBV tests

 The National Hospital of Tropical Diseases is offering 6,500 free hepatitis B virus (HBV) tests for people living in Hanoi and neighbouring provinces.

Vietnam bags seven medals on fourth day of 2018 Asian Para Games

 Vietnam bagged seven medals on October 10, the fourth day of the 2018 Asian Para Games underway in Indonesia.

Eco-tourism promises both potentials and challenges for Ba Ria-Vung Tau

 Eco-tourism offers a valuable source of revenue for the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, but challenges such as pollution remain. 

Chicken feet: Perfect munchies with beer

While some people love ready-to-eat chicken served at fast food chains, many Vietnamese people still prepare chicken dishes by themselves because they love cooking at home for nutritional and safe meals for daily life.

BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 11/10

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Fast food chains incurring losses

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign fast food chains have been in Vietnam for more than 10 years and have annual revenue of trillions of dong. But many of them continuously take losses.


Vietnam targets 30 percent of students enrolling at vocational schools

VietNamNet Bridge - Only 10 percent of secondary school graduates go to vocational intermediate schools (2-year training), far below the 30 percent target.


Investors gear up to produce devices for smart cities

VietNamNet Bridge - The industry to manufacture devices for the future HCMC smart city has been taking shape over the last 12 months.

Titanium miners in Binh Thuan ignore safety measures

VietNamNet Bridge - Four small-scale titanium processing projects in Binh Thuan have caused serious damage to the land.


Street food sellers to be fined million dong for falling foul of regulation

 Street food vendors will be fined million Vietnam dong if they fall foul of the present regulation taking effect on October 20.

ACV to play key role in Tan Son Nhat International Airport expansion?

 Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) was proposed to do the key civil aviation project components to improve Tan Son Nhat International Airport to 50 million passengers in 2022.

Mortgaged real estate projects are legal but risky

Le Thu Tra, a woman living in Hanoi’s Ha Dong District, lived in anxiety for days because she did not know what happened to the contract she had signed to buy an apartment from a new real estate project.

Vietnam laureled with FDI fruits

 With 30 years’ successful mobilisation of foreign direct investment (FDI), Vietnam has remarkably been improving its economic climate in favour of investors and businesses. However, challenges remain.

Swimmer Tung breaks another record at Asian Para Games

 Handicapped swimmer Vo Thanh Tung broke another record at the ongoing Asian Para Games in Indonesia after triumphing at the men’s 200m freestyle S5 event on October 10.

Vietnam’s way ahead in foreign investment and economic growth

Tomaso Andreatta, co-chairman of the Vietnam Business Forum, shared his views at the national conference on 30 years of FDI attraction in Vietnam.

PM’s visit affirms importance of Vietnam-Indonesia ties

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will attend the ASEAN Leaders’ Gathering (ALG) in Indonesia and pay a working visit to the country from October 11-12 at the invitation of Indonesian President Joko Widodo.

Banks expand networks to increase market share

Domestic banks have been expanding their network of branches and transaction offices rapidly in recent years in an effort to increase market share.

Tung breaks record at Asian Para Games

Handicapped Vietnamese swimmer Vo Thanh Tung won another gold medal in the final round of the Asian Para Games’ men’s 100m freestyle S5, held on Tuesday at the GBK Aquatic Centre, Jakarta, Indonesia.

PM encourages Japanese firms to invest in Vietnamese SOEs

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has encouraged Japanese businesses to become strategic partners of Vietnam’s State-owned enterprises (SOEs), especially in industrial infrastructure construction.