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Climate change a major health concern for Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Climate change and abnormal weather conditions have strongly impacted people’s health, triggering disease outbreaks including recurrence of new epidemics,

Twelve years after Asia tsunami, 400 bodies unidentified in Thailand

 At least 400 victims of Asia's 2004 tsunami that killed 226,000 people remain unidentified in Thailand 12 years on, police said on Monday.

Da Lat flower gardens

 VietNamNet Bridge - Visiting “the city of thousands flowers” – Da Lat - you should not miss the flower gardens.

Saigon roads clogged in run up to Tet festival

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has recently been suffering from constant traffic jams even during non-peak hours. 

Southern hub in rush for development

VietNamNet Bridge – The Southern economic hub is rushing to realise its traffic infrastructure plan in which nearly 700km of expressway is expected to be built over the next five years. 

Overload at TSN airport may force airlines to park aircraft overnight in Can Tho

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has come up with an idea of moving overnight aircraft parking from overcrowded Tan Son Nhat airport in HCMC to the Can Tho airport in the Mekong Delta city of the same name. 

Pay TV revenue hits US$527.3 million this year

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pay TV services firms in Vietnam have had around 12.5 million subscribers this year, with total revenue amounting to VND12 trillion (nearly US$527.3 million),

China plans 'toilet revolution' to boost tourism

 China said it will boost investment in tourism, with plans to develop rustbelt regions and upgrade public toilets high on its to-do list as it looks to lift the sector's contribution to economic growth.

Shopping malls shut down in high season

VietNamNet Bridge - A number of shopping malls have shut down though it is now the peak sales season. 

Toshiba flags hit of 'billions of dollars' on U.S. nuclear acquisition

Toshiba Corp said it may have to book several billion dollars in charges related to a U.S. nuclear power plant construction company acquisition, sending its stock tumbling 12 percent and rekindling concerns about its accounting acumen.

Le Phi Phi to conduct year-end concert in town

 VietNamNet Bridge – Well-known Vietnamese conductor Le Phi Phi will be conducting a concert called “Dancing with Classical” at the Opera House in HCMC’s District1 on the evening of December 29.

Amazon calls 2016 holiday season its best ever; shares rise

Amazon.com Inc said it shipped more than 1 billion items worldwide this holiday season, which the top online retailer called its best ever, and its shares rose 1.6 percent in afternoon trade. 

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 28/12

 SOE divestment returns $300 million to State coffer, Kien Giang needs $3.5 billion for agricultural, VN firms urged to develop farm brands, Disbanded enterprises increase this year, Tax authority promotes national online tax refund

Storm weakens as tropical low-pressure system

 Tropical storm Nock-ten has weakened into a tropical low-pressure system this morning when it passed through the northern part of the Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago.

Yokohama beat Thailand, win Thanh Nien U21 Cup

 An 87th minute header by Keitaishii gave Yokohama the goal it needed to beat Thailand and win the Thanh Nien U21 Cup in HCM City yesterday.

Earthquake of 3.3 magnitude hits Nghe An

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.3 on the Richter scale occurred at about 9.45pm on May 26 in the Vietnam-Laos border area.

Colombian woman caught with 1.6kg of cocaine

 A 21-year-old Colombian woman was caught at HCM City’s Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport with 1.6 kilogrammes of cocaine last Sunday night.

Typhoon eases but Philippines braces for floods, mudslides; two dead

 A typhoon weakened as it cut across the Philippines on Monday after bringing down trees and power lines, and authorities warned of flash floods and mudslides although casualties were few with police reporting only two deaths.

Dong Nai firm caught discharging wastewater into river

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pak Viet Nam Company from the southern province of Dong Nai has been caught red-handed discharging black substance – suspected to be wastewater – into Thi Vai river.

Two fires in Hanoi; no injuries reported

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fire broke out in two houses in two different parts of Ha Noi today. No injuries were reported.