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Social News 7/9

 Police fine driver VNĐ41 million for overloading bus, Work on new French school begins, Dozens of houses damaged by Thanh Hóa clean water project, Improper urbanization makes Mekong Delta vulnerable to climate change

Son Doong Cave featured on CNN

CNN Travel has recently published photos featuring a Son Doong Cave discovery journey by freelance travel writer Jarryd Salem.

Foreign banks take on different approach

 Many foreign banks have recently set up wholly-owned operations or opened new branches in Vietnam.


A talk about new media arts

 A talk about the history and a definition of New Media Arts, as well as some ‘classic’ artworks of this genre will be held in Hanoi on September 15.

U.S. companies tout climate policies, fund climate skeptics

 U.S. companies that have expressed the most fervent public support for President Barack Obama’s environmental agenda are also funding its biggest enemies - the scores of U.S. lawmakers who are climate change skeptics

Share prices fall, heirs' fortunes lose value

VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen Quoc Cuong and orher young billionaires have seen their stock asset value fall because of lower share prices.

Reaction to new pedestrian streets mixed

VietNamNet Bridge – Opening a flow of walking space and offering a new sense of tranquility, the newly-opened pedestrian areas around iconic Hoan Kiem Lake have aroused applause for many tourists and locals.

Transparency of UPCoM market strengthened

 The State Securities Commission (SSC) will introduce a series of stricter measures for the UPCoM market in an attempt to improve its management and supervisory functions.

Construction on Ninh Thuan nuclear power plant delayed again

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts believe the construction of the Ninh Thuan nuclear power plant should be delayed Because the country has not adequately prepared for it.

Museum brings together cultures of Southeast Asian nations

VietNamNet Bridge – Located inside the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (VME), the Southeast Asian Museum has been a rendezvous spot of Southeast Asian nations with a permanent exhibition displaying the diversity and similarities

HCM City eyes flyover to ease traffic

 VietNamNet Bridge – A plan to build a flyover connecting Tan Son Nhat Airport with Nguyen Van Troi and Hoang Van Thu streets has been submitted to the HCM City Department of Transport by an infrastructure joint venture.

Many SOEs in the red

Five of 38 large State-owned enterprises (SOEs) incurred losses in 2014 totaling $180 million while many other big names have doubtful debts on their books.

"Autumn Story" combines art - poetry – music – painting

 "Autumn Story" - a program combining different types of Art, Poetry – Music – Painting - will take place in Hanoi on September 10.

Government to retain 65% in Vinafood 2 after equitisation

 The Viet Nam Southern Food Corporation (Vinafood 2) plans to equitise, selling a 35 per cent share to strategic investors and employees, Huynh The Nang, its general director, said.


School year begins, Ha Tinh students stay home

 Nearly 1,000 students of kindergarten, primary and secondary school have not yet begun attending classes in coastal central Ha Tinh Province, although schools officially reopened yesterday nation-wide.

Six killed in tragic road accidents

 Two people were killed and nine others were injured in a tragic bus accident which occurred earlier today on the Phap Van-Cau Gie highway.

Mid-autumn photo show opens in Old Quarter

 Popular photographer Le Bich will display his 10 collections featuring artisans making traditional toys and food for the Mid-Autumn Festival starting September 9 in downtown Hanoi. 

Airbus helps develop aviation industry in Vietnam

 The world’s leading aircraft manufacturer Airbus has said its President and CEO Fabrice Bregier signed several agreements with Vietnamese partners to help the country develop the aviation industry. 

Vietnam Airlines, Jetstar sign deals for more Airbus planes

 The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines (VA) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with France’s Airbus Group for 10 more A350-900 XWB aircraft, which will be used on its non-stop flights to the US from 2018.

Vietnamese worker dies in fire in Republic of Korea

 A fire has broken out at the second floor of a house in Gwangju city, the Republic of Korea, killing one Vietnamese man, the Yonhap news agency reported on September 5.