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Typical Hanoi social houses come to life

Old, but very poetic… the communal buildings, which have reappeared through the reliefs and sophisticated drawings of Nguyen The Son and Tran Hau Yen The, have greatly impressed the public in Ha Noi since their exhibition opened

High schools struggle to prepare for new finals

VietNamNet Bridge - Teachers and students complain they only have eight months ahead to prepare for the 2017 high-school finals.

Upcoming law advised to raise prostitutes’ awareness

 VietNamNet Bridge – The upcoming Law on Prostitution Prevention is advised to raise awareness on prostitution to encourage prostitutes to change their “job.”

Exhibition honours VN pioneer artist

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Goethe Institute will unveil Vu Dan Tan and The Music, a multi-media exhibition, starting Friday to mark the late artist’s 70 birth anniversary.

Norwegian conductor comes to HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – Norwegian conductor Magnus Loddgard will conduct both Norwegian and Vietnamese works with cellist Nguyen Tan Anh and soprano South Korean Cho Hae Ryong at a concert with HBSO on October 9.

Ha Noi police probe Chinese nationals for fraud

 The Ha Noi police have launched an investigation into two Chinese nationals for allegedly illegally appropriating assets in Viet Nam.

New urban areas in shortage of schools

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many apartment buildings have shot up in Ha Noi over the past several years, leading to a huge population increase. However, the construction of basic facilities like schools has been ignored or carried out slowly.

Three sentenced to death for drug trafficking

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi People’s Court yesterday (Oct 5) sentenced three people to death and one to life imprisonment for drug trafficking between the northern and southern regions of the country.

VN, Laos reaffirm ’highest priority’ ties

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Trịih Dinh Dung and his Lao counterpart Sonsay Siphandone agreed to place highest priority on fostering traditional friendship and special solidarity between Viet Nam and Laos

Viettel World Cup kicks off in Ha Noi

 VietNamNet Bridge – The final round of the Viettel World Cup football festival kicked off in Ha Noi on Tuesday.

Rolling Stones expected to announce first studio album in a decade

 The Rolling Stones are expected on Thursday to announce their first studio album in a decade after teasing new music for days on Twitter.

Iranian President begins State VN visit

 VietNamNet Bridge – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani yesterday (Oct 5) started his three-day State-level visit to Viet Nam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Tran Dai Quang.

New-style rural building heats NA Committee

 VietNamNet Bridge – Members of the Standing Committee of the 14th National Assembly (NA) discussed a report on the NA’s supervision over the national target programme on new-style rural area building

Wal-Mart's next move against Amazon: More warehouses, faster shipping

 Wal-Mart Stores Inc is accelerating its investment in e-commerce in a bid to narrow the gap with Amazon.com Inc and to give it an even more dominant position against the rest of the field in retail.

Tropical storm Aere visible near East Sea

 VietNamNet Bridge – A tropical storm, internationally named Aere, is visible near the East Sea with strongest winds of 75km per hour in its eye.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 6/10

 Health authority issues complete recall of four Sisley Paris products, Thailand called to invest in Vietnam’s supporting industry, State-owned enterprises equitisation remains slow, French company wants to invest in HCM City’s infrastructure

Trio wins Nobel chemistry prize for 'world's smallest machines'

A trio of European scientists has won the 2016 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for developing molecular machines that could one day be injected to fight cancer or used to make new types of materials and energy storage devices.

Thirst for land speeds up M&A deals

VietNamNet Bridge - Large conglomerates in Vietnam have been quietly trying to buy rival companies or all or part of businesses because they want the companies' land.

What it’s like being old: photo-voice display

 VietNamNet Bridge – Old people often live through memories. They love to tell stories about the past. They also suffer fear of loneliness, abandonment, disease and death.

Energy, bank stocks lead Wall Street higher

 Stocks on Wall Street rose Wednesday led by the energy sector as oil prices rallied and as financials gained on the increasing likelihood of an interest rate hike after strong economic data.