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Lifting of foreign-ownership ceiling pushes share prices up

VietNamNet Bridge - The decision by Vietnamese businesses to increase the cap for foreign ownership is expected to increase share prices.

Social News 17/10

ID cards: Ministry told to address inefficiency, Scientists mull world water shortages, Nearly 1,100 Lao students trained in Thua Thien-Hue, Craft and Design Challenge launched, Vietnam responds to Global Handwashing Day

Scenic bliss for wedding portraits in Vietnam

Vietnam boasts countless breath-taking views, which are being hailed as a ‘paradise’ for wedding photographs by couples and photographers. 

More men than women infected with oral human papillomavirus

 Roughly one in nine U.S. men have oral infections of the cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV), more than triple the infection rate for women, a new study suggests.

Miss Grand contestants plant trees on Phu Quoc Island

Candidates in the Miss Grand International 2017 pageant braved the rain to take part in outdoor activities on Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang Province, October 15.

Vietnam Junior Fashion Week in HCM City

A large number of models have been strutting the catwalk at Vietnam Junior Fashion Week (VJFW 2017) taking place in Ho Chi Minh City.

Logistics FDI rises in the face of retail expansion

 Vietnam’s appeal as a destination for foreign logistics providers is rising on the back of its expanding retail market.

Android co-creator's startup sued over connector technology

 Two of the best-known names in the smartphone hardware business are squaring off in court over new technology that allows phones to connect to devices like cameras without wires or metal connectors.

H&M, Zara to open stores in Hanoi

 H&M, the world’s leading fashion company, is making preparations for the opening of its second store in the Vietnamese market on November 11.

Film studio lives on in public’s heart

As the equitisation process of the Viet Nam Feature Film Studio (VFS) came to a conclusion earlier this year, it was a bitter moment when filmmakers and fans of the studio learned that the VFS’s brand value ...

Shining Star guides way to female equality

Far from the hustle of crowded streets in Hai Duong City, the Temple of Nguyen Thi Due is surrounded by Phuong Hoang (phoenix) mountain in Kiet Dac Village. It overlooks endless rice fields.

Doctors lament lack of cancer-screening awareness in VN

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Duc Van, 69, of HCM City’s Tan Phu District was completely unaware that he had colorectal cancer until he saw blood in his stool. 

Southern Dong Nai province to build wildlife safari

 The Culture and Nature Reserve of southern Dong Nai province will work with investors to build a wildlife safari inside the reserve in Ma Da commune, Vinh Cuu district.

Government urges drastic actions to complete 2017 targets

 The Government has urged ministries, agencies and localities to take drastic actions to complete targets and tasks for 2017. 

Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Monument inaugurated

 A Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Monument was inaugurated on October 16 in Khemara Phoumin city, Koh Kong province, about 300 km to the west of Phnom Penh. 

Heavy rain, landslide death toll rises to 72, 30 still missing

 Some 72 people have been killed as of 21:00 on October 15 in widespread floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in the central region and northern mountainous provinces.

Yen Bai mobilises over 4,000 rescuers to search missing people

 The northern mountainous province of Yen Bai has mobilised over 4,000 people, including army soldiers, police, militias and local residents, in search for missing people after a severe flash flood swept through the province on October 11.

Life sentence given to former leader of Housing Group

Chau Thi Thu Nga, former Chairwoman and General Director of Housing Group, was sentenced to life imprisonment for swindling to appropriate assets at a two-week trial that concluded on October 16.

Ha Tinh green lights 76 investment projects

 The central province of Ha Tinh approved in principle 76 projects over the past nine months, including three foreign-invested projects, with combined investment capital of over 330 million USD, local authorities said.

Quang Ninh installs floating bridge linking with Chinese city

 The closure segment of a temporary floating bridge over the Ka Long border river was installed on October 16, connecting northern Quang Ninh’s Mong Cai city and Dongxing city of China.