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Slow sales for next-generation iPads

VietNamNet Bridge – While iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have quickly become popular in Vietnam, the next-generation iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 have not been selling well.

University teacher invents “drumming” robot

 VietNamNet Bridge – A lecturer at the Vinh Long University of Polytechnic Education has invented a robot that can beat school drums at programmed times.

MOF proposes new incentives for major foreign investors

Foreign-invested projects capitalized at billions of dollars with expected revenue in the billions may enjoy unprecedented investment incentives if the Ministry of Finance’s proposal is approved by the National Assembly.

New rules on human trafficking a step forward

A new human trafficking section in the Penal Code was drafted to comply with protocol on those crimes laid out in international conventions. Officials spoke about the changes, and if the country will incorporate them.

London orchestra to perform in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Toyota Classics Concert 2014 will take place at the HCM City Opera House on November 18.

State budget under siege

VietNamNet Bridge – Investment from the State budget is falling to a dangerous ratio, menacing the country’s sustainable development, but the Finance Ministry asserted there is no way to raise it as the State coffer is now under siege.

Kayaking tours make a splash in Da Nang with sea adventurers

 VietNamNet Bridge – On the coast of Da Nang's Son Tra Peninsula, Nguyen Kim Thu, 32, and a 20-member yoga team like to explore the sea on kayak, an increasingly popular tourist activity.

In pictures: PM Dung's European trip deemed a success

PM Nguyen Tan Dung’s visits to Belgium, the European Union, Germany and the Vatican, as well as his participation in the 10th Asia-Europe Meeting Summit were successful and contributed to deepening the relations between Vietnam and its partners.

Saigon in the 90s

 VietNamNet Bridge – German photographer Hans-Peter Grumpe captured images of famous places in Ho Chi Minh City decades ago, such as the US Embassy, Tax Trading Centre, and Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica.

Legal Advice: Distinguishing between dissolution and bankruptcy

While dissolution and bankruptcy both lead to the termination of a company’s activities, their causes, settlement procedures, legal consequences, and liabilities of the proprietor after the two events are very different.

Woman steps up in fight to tackle drugs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Since for Le Thi Nga "to live is to give," she thought nothing about joining the neighbourhood watch in her fourth quarter in District 1's Cau Kho Ward in 2009.

Belarus Cultural Days to be celebrated in Vietnam

 Vietnam will celebrate ‘Belarus Cultural Days’ from November 3–7, announced the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Over 4.7 million children vaccinated in first phase of immunization campaign

 The Ministry of Health has said that after one month implementation of massive free vaccination campaign, more than 4.7 million children nationwide have been injected vaccine against measles and rubella.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 1/11

SBV slashes deposit rate cap; Vietham attracts FDI from ASEAN countries; Home loans still hard to come by; Trade surplus hits $1.87b as high-value exports rise; State-owned firms misused funds: MoF

Translators bring books to new readers

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese and French experts this week joined an international conference focusing on literature translation.

Images: Houses become cellars in Saigon

 VietNamNet Bridge - When roads are heightened by 1-2 meters, the houses along the roads are turned into basements, right in the heart of HCM City.

Vietnam-US trade could approach $35b

 VietNamNet Bridge – Trade between Viet Nam and the US continues to expand in spite of domestic and international economic difficulties.

EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 1-10 (daily updated)

Updated information about cultural events in major cities of Vietnam.

Dong Nai to relocate industrial zone to curb pollution

VietNamNet Bridge – Southern Dong Nai province has decided to remove the Bien Hoa Industrial Zone 1 at a cost of more than VND11 trillion ($523.8 million) to reduce pollution on the Dong Nai River.

US Group discusses VN's Civil Nuclear Program

 VietNamNet Bridge – US-based Lightbridge Corporation’s Executive Chairman, Thomas Graham, met today in Hanoi with Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai to discuss continued support of that nation's emerging civil nuclear energy program.