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Agribank squashes bankruptcy rumors

 Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) said in a statement on November 11 that recent rumors about its bankruptcy in some localities are untrue.

Hacker threatens to release data of Con Cung, FPT Shop

A hacker has released part of the data which supposedly belongs to staff of Con Cung and threatened to make the retail chain’s information and FPT Shop’s database public.

SID’s Connection win Việt Nam Hockey Festival

 VietNamNet Bridge – SID’s Connection of Malaysia triumphed in the men’s open category at the 11th Việt Nam Hockey Festival, which concluded in Ben Luc Town, Long An Province over the weekend.

Overhead wires still plague Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Work to shift the overhead electrical and telecommunications cables that criss-cross downtown Hanoi had been slow, said the Ha Noi Department of Construction.

Strong cold snap to hit northern region this weekend

 The northern region is likely to experience a strong cold spell this weekend.

Authorities helpless against runaway FDI investors

Vietnamese authorities are seeking measures to prevent the leaders of foreign-invested companies from fleeing the country while owing salaries to local workers.

Vietnamese movie wins at international festivals

 The first work by director Hong Anh, “The Way Station”, has just won the Best Film Based On A Book at the Efebo d’Oro international cinema awards held in Palermo, Italy, on November 11.

Vietnamese conferred Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun

 Tran Ngoc Phuc, Chairman of the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Japan, has been awarded Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays.

Technology simplifies house renting in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – “If you have never lost your deposit while renting a house, you have not grown up yet.”

Chả Ká - A wide range of choices for fish lovers

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the cosy atmosphere of Chả Ká Restaurant, we sat listening to the sizzle of fish being fried as we waited for our food to arrive.

Back to childhood with Den Da Coffee

 To celebrate its fifth birthday, the Den Da Coffee chain is offering a number of promotions inspired by the childhood school days of millennials.

BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 13/11

Germany willing to support Vietnam in wind power development, More efforts needed to have 1 million firms by 2020, Vietnam takes part in Start-upper of the Year Challenge for first time

Café chains earn big money in Vietnam

Vietnamese consumption of coffee increased from 0.43 kilograms per head per annum to 1.38 kilograms in the 2005-2015 period, a report had found.

Hoi An turns into Vogue destination suggestion

 Hoi An is skirted by lush rice paddies and unspoilt sands of the coastline best beaches.

International in-country training programs lose popularity

Contrary to all predictions, more students choose to study overseas, rather than follow foreign universities’ training programs in Vietnam, or international in-country education.

Vietnam needs policy to encourage recycling of e-waste

VietNamNet Bridge - In Vietnam, electronic waste is collected through unofficial channels by scrap dealers or unregistered units which provide waste to craft villages for recycling.

Are Vietnamese social networks powerful enough to replace Facebook?

The government of Vietnam has placed an unprecedented order: create a social network for Vietnamese. If this happens, Vietnam will be able to pocket hundreds of million of dollars from online ads and get other benefits.

Hilario Segovia to perform in Vietnam

 Well-known Spanish pianist Hilario Segovia will perform in Vietnam for the first time, with a chamber concert at Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music, No.112 Nguyen Du Street, District 1, on November 30.

VFA encourages local food traders to participate in Philippine rice tender of 500,000 tons

 Nguyen Trung Kien, vice chairman and general secretary of the Vietnam Food Association (VFA), has issued Document 421/CV/HHLTVN announcing the Philippines’ tender to import rice to encourage local food traders to participate.

Vietnam to trim SOE number by five times by 2020

In the January – September period, the government raised VND9.14 trillion (US$394.87 million) from divesting VND3.77 trillion (US$162.88 million) in book value.