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Conductor provides classical inspiration

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Nhat Minh graduated as Master of Music in Conducting at Moscow’s Tchaikovsky Conservatory. He also completed a conducting course in Italy. 

Fatal electrical accidents on the rise in Mekong Delta

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fatal electrical accidents have been increasing at an alarming rate at shrimp ponds and crop fields in the Mekong Delta recently.

An unhealthy practice

 When a doctor prescribes something other than medicine, it can be a bitter pill to swallow for some people.

Auto market waits for import tariff removal

Despite continuous price cuts by auto manufacturers and dealers for the last two months, the market has remained to be gloomy as customers have been likely to wait for price drop to bottom levels.

APEC 2017 enhances economic power of women

The 2nd APEC Policy Partnership Conference on Women and Economics and the Public – Private Dialogue on Women and Economics (PPDWE) are two important events of the APEC Forum for Women and Economics 2017.

HCM City Wings beat Cantho Catfish at VBA

 HCM City Wings defeated Cantho Catfish 85-67, in game 36 of the Viet Nam Basketball Association (VBA) League in HCM City on Tuesday .

VAMC buys $1.12 billion bad debts this year

 The Viet Nam Asset Management Company (VAMC) bought more than VNĐ25.53 trillion (US$1.12 billion) of non-performing loans (NPLs) from 14 credit institutions.

Saigontourist, VNPT cooperate to build smart travel solutions

 Saigontourist Holding Company (Saigontourist) and the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) on Tuesday signed a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly build smart travel solutions.

Planning Law, if approved, will help ease overlap: lawmakers

 The Planning Law, if approved, will help remove planning overlap and reduce wastefulness, almost all lawmakers agreed.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 25/10

Vietnamese businesses equipped with IP right protection abroad, Vietnam’s beer products introduced at New Zealand expo, VFA hikes rice export target on strong demand, Upgrade plan for Dien Bien airport announced

Four Vietnamese arrested for robbing foreigners

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police in southern Can Tho City on Tuesday announced the arrest of four suspects involved in a robbery in the middle of this month.

Social News 25/10

Tests confirm Nghe An stations selling diluted gasoline, MBI announces smart city innovation challenge Vietnam finalists, Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro line moves to new stage, 

More international air routes to be launched to Phu Quoc Island

 Phu Quoc International Airport will launch several new international air routes in the coming months which aims to attract more visitors to the southern island.

Coast guards tasked to prevent illegal fishing

 The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers has worked with coast guards to stop illegal fishing activities by Vietnamese fishermen in other countries after the EU issued a yellow card warning to Vietnam.   

10 potential contestants at Miss Grand final

Following is the list of 10 potential contestants including Vietnamese representative Huyen My in the final of Miss Grand 2017 beauty pageant taking place in Phu Quoc, Kien Giang province on October 25.

HCM City promotes medical tourism

Nguyen M., a 61 year-old overseas Vietnamese from Sweden, typically received treatment for his heart disease in Europe. But on a recent trip to Viet Nam, persuaded by the qualifications of Vietnamese doctors

First tracks laid on HCM City metro

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first set of rail tracks and sleepers were installed yesterday on the above-ground stretch of HCM City’s first metro line from Ben Thanh Market to Suoi Tien Theme Park.

Vietnam to compete at world youth chess event

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will send eight players to compete at the World Youth U14, U16, U18 Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2017 to be held in Greece on October 27.

Tourism agencies see hot growth of Chinese and Korean markets

VietNamNet Bridge - The tourism sector’s target of receiving 13 million foreign travelers in 2017 is within reach as more Chinese and South Korean visitors are coming to Vietnam.


Parents worried about pesticide-laden veggies

Parents in the capital city are worried about their children’s health after plant protection residues were found in vegetable samples at the Hoang Liet Kindergarten in Hoang Mai District last week.