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Go Thap lotus field well-known in Dong Thap

 Crowds of visitors come to the Go Thap area in My Hoa commune, Thap Muoi district to enjoy the aromatic and beautiful lotus ponds and unique specialties of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap.

Hoi An free for the 17th anniversary as world heritage site

 Hoi An town will provide free access and various cultural activities to visitors on December 4, the day it was recognised as a world heritage site by UNESCO. 

Fraser & Neave Ltd. ignores Vinamilk shares in first auction

 In spite of expressing ambitions to acquire a larger share in Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk), as of now, Fraser & Neave Ltd. (F&N) has yet to register to the bidding expected to start on December 2.

Politburo draws up new fiscal roadmap

 The nation should aim at secure, sustained financing of the State Budget for the next five years by reducing deficits, increasing spending efficiency and tackling tax fraud, a new Politburo Resolution says.

Vietnam bring home martial arts medals

 Viet Nam pocketed one silver and two bronze medals at the first Wushu Taolu World Cup, which ended on Sunday in Fuzhou in southeast China’s Fujian Province.

VN's Kata Queen named member of WKF commission

 Vietnamese karate martial artist Nguyen Hoang Ngan has been appointed as a member of the World Karate Federation (WKF) Athletes Commission, according to Vu Son Ha, head of the karate section of the National Sports Administration.

Korean author coming to Vietnam

 South Korean author Hwang Sun-mi, whose works are loved by Vietnamese readers, will meet with fans in Hanoi and HCM City.

President Tran Dai Quang begins State visit to Italy

 President Tran Dai Quang, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation arrived in Rome on November 21 afternoon (local time), beginning his State visit to Italy from November 21-24, at the invitation of his Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella.

Major indexes hit records as post-election rally goes on

 All three major U.S. stock indexes set record closing highs on Monday, extending their post-election rally as energy and other commodity-related shares gained and Facebook led a jump in technology.

Will golf courses attract tourists in poor provinces?

VietNamNet Bridge - Building more golf courses to develop tourism is believed to be one of the ways for poor provinces to develop local economies.

Tsunami hits Japan after strong quake, nuclear plant briefly disrupted

 A powerful earthquake rocked northern Japan on Tuesday, briefly disrupting cooling functions at a nuclear plant and generating a tsunami that hit the same region devastated by a massive quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in 2011.

Microsoft offers EU hardware, software LinkedIn concessions: sources

 Microsoft (MSFT.O) will still allow LinkedIn's (LNKD.N) rivals access to its software and give hardware makers the option of installing other services to try to win EU approval for its takeover of the U.S. firm,

Fertilizer plant poisoning Red River for half a century

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite repeated warnings and sanctions, the Lam Thao Fertilizers and Chemicals JSC is still discharging substandard waste water into the Red River, causing pollution and harming people’s lives along the river.

Peaceful beauty at a southern lake

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tri An Lake is a man-made lake that stores water for the Tri An Power Plant in the southern Dong Nai Province. The lake is 323sq.km in area with islands of various sizes.

Clean energy: investment potential exists but bottlenecks impede progress

Favorable natural conditions and the government’s determination to allow Mekong Delta to develop environmentally friendly energy have both contributed to investment opportunities. 

Social News 22/11

 Eighteen fishermen rescued off Nghe An coast, 400 cases of dengue reported in Quang Tri, Doctors remove 1.2kg tumour, Fire destroys two buildings in Hanoi, Woman sentenced for producing fake seals, documents

What will investors' profits be in 2016?

VietNamNet Bridge - Of the five most popular investment channels, the real estate sector brings the most satisfactory profits as investors not only can expect profits from price increases, but also from property leasing.

Education Ministry believes citizenship education will curb school violence

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Training’s (MOET) initiative to include citizenship education as a high-school final exam subject would help ease school violence.

Master plan for National and ASEAN One-Door Mechanisms approved

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the master plan for implementing the National One-Door Mechanism and the ASEAN One-Door Mechanism in the 2016-2020 period.

Coffee bean theft rampant in central highlands

 Coffee farmers in the Central Highlands Province of Lam Dong are complaining about their coffee trees being cut down and beans in their houses being stolen due to rising prices.