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Bkav to launch global network security contest

VietNamNet Bridge – Bkav network security company plans to host a global WhiteHat Grand Prix Competition in 2015 with the aim of attracting the participation of both domestic and international hackers.

Second Asian Para Games wraps up

 VietNamNet Bridge – The second Asian Para Games wrapped up in Incheon, South Korea on October 24, with Viet Nam ranking tenth in the medal standings.

Vietnamese oil tanker Sunrise confirmed to be hijacked

 Police have confirmed that Vietnamese oil tanker Sunrise 689 was hijacked and robbed of a third of its oil load by a gang of armed pirates, suffering an estimated loss worth about VND30 billion.

US cartoons re-animate Ha Noi screens

 VietNamNet Bridge – The American tradition of Saturday Morning Cartoons may be over, but in Ha Noi TVs are keeping pace with kids' appetite for American cartoon classics for better or for worse. Lucy Sexton reports.

Vietnam, Japan join heritage conservation efforts

 VietNamNet Bridge – A panel of Vietnamese and Japanese experts on October 25 spoke about the importance of preserving and conserving Asian architectural heritages at an international seminar in Hue City.

Draft revised laws on housing, real estate business scrutinized

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly deputies voiced their opinions about the draft revised laws on housing and on real estate business during their plenary sitting at the legislature’s ongoing eighth session on October 24.

Images: Hanoian children in the 1990s

VietNamNet Bridge - German photographer Hans Peter Grumpe visited Hanoi in 1991-1993 and he recorded images of Hanoi’s innocent children in the early renovation period.

Conquering the Fansipan

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Fansipan, often dubbed the Roof of Indochina since it at 3,143m is the highest mountain in Indochina, is becoming a favorite destination among professional mountain climbers.

Liem ranks second at Spice Cup

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem ranked second with four points at the ongoing Spice Cup Open 2014 in Missouri in the United States after winning the fourth and fifth round on October 24.

VN fruit reaches int'l markets

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese fruits have gradually conquered world markets, said Nguyen Xuan Hong director of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's (MARD) Plant Protection Department.

War invalid has a message for the future

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lam Van Bang, honoured as one of 10 outstanding citizens of Ha Noi this year for founding the Museum of Revolutionary Fighters Imprisoned by Their Enemies

Strange herds in Phan Rang

VietNamNet Bridge – Sheep, needless to say, are endemic to temperate zones, especially so in Western countries. But one passing through Phan Rang City in Ninh Thuan Province may not believe in their eyes seeing herds of sheep gazing

Assistance to Vietnamese guest workers returning from Libya

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs in collaboration with Vietnamese business enterprises are providing aid to workers returning from Libya and helping them terminate their contracts.

Streets named after kings in Hanoi

Since 1945, after the colonial regime was overthrown, the revolutionary government changed the names of all streets in Hanoi. The French names were replaced with the names of prominent Vietnamese celebrities.

Lucrative baby-product market dominated by foreign brands

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local businesses have yet to tap the potential of the children's toy and healthcare market, according to experts.

Real-estate giant Vingroup enters retail sector, redraws market map

VietNamNet Bridge – Vingroup’s leap into the retail market is expected to give Vietnamese retailers better opportunities in the domestic market, which is dominated  by foreign players.

WHO revises global tuberculosis estimate up by 500,000

The World Health Organization has revised up its estimate of how many people have tuberculosis by almost 500,000. 

Big companies ready to invest in SOEs with substantial land holdings

VietNamNet Bridge – Though many state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are unprofitable, investors still see them as attractive, thanks to their advantages in business fields and large land funds.

A glimpse of Con Temple in Nghe An

 VietNamNet Bridge – Those who have a chance to visit the central province of Nghe An should head to Con Temple in Quynh Phuong Commune in Quynh Luu District, a historical site dating back to the 15th century and only about 75km from Vinh City.

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