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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.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 26/10

Vietnam, Finland target expanded agro-fisheries trade; Adventurous expats flock to Viet Nam; Tra sector asks for more support

Japanese ODA flows into transport projects

 VietNamNet Bridge – The transport sector has received the largest share of Japan’s official development assistance (ODA) loans to Vietnam over the past more than 20 years.

VN bad debt problem needs more clarity, multiple solutions

 VietNamNet Bridge – People don't have the responsibility to cover for bad debts created by enterprises, economist Nguyen Minh Phong spoke to the Khoa Hoc &Doi song (Science and Life) newspaper.

Mine in Thanh Hoa discharges waste into local stream

The Cha stream, a main source of water for domestic use and irrigation in Luong Noi and Ha Trung Communes in Thanh Hoa Province, has turned cloudy and red due to discharge from a local mine.

Dawn with fishermen on My Khe Beach, one of the world’s best

 VietNamNet Bridge - Watching fisherman at work in the village of My Khe at one of the world’s most beautiful beaches is a favorite tourist activity.

Feedback collected on implementation of customs law

 VietNamNet Bridge – The General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDC) is collecting comments provided by businesses and customs officials on its three draft circulars guiding the implementation of the Law on Customs.