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Social News 7/12

 Rescue work continues in search for missing sailors, Rotten meat seized at Ha Noi market, Official suspended for drink-driving, Outstanding localities, organisations in rural development honoured, HCM hospital aims to curb antibiotic abuse

Son Doong among incredible underground attractions to visit in your lifetime

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some of the world’s most breathtaking travel destinations may be hidden in the ground beneath your feet, said Business Insider Indonesia in a recent post on its business and technology website.

VTech hack exposes ID theft risk in connecting kids to Internet

 Parents who gave their child a Kidizoom smartwatch or a VTech InnoTab tablet may have exposed them to identity theft after Hong Kong-based VTech said hackers stole the personal information of more than 6 million children.

MobiFone will provide Big Data services in 2016

 VietNamNet Bridge – To keep up with the latest technology trend, MobiFone will provide Big Data services next year, said Nguyen Bao Long deputy general director of MobiFone.

Coca-Cola Vietnam on target for anti-transfer pricing

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Tax Department has established forces to fight transfer pricing. It will collect and study transfer-pricing tactics used by foreign-invested companies in Vietnam.

Asia stocks wary of China data, oil pressured

 Asian share markets turned mixed on Monday as caution grew ahead of Chinese data, though sentiment stayed supported by hopes the U.S. economy would be able to handle an expected first increase in interest rates in almost a decade.

Laws to protect Vietnam kids from online dangers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will make efforts to better protect children from on-line dangers with new laws, said an official.

First Vietnam television producers festival to be held in Quang Binh

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Television Festival will be held for the first time in the central province of Quang Binh from December 16 to 19.

Foreign tourists love to discover Hanoi Night Market

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Hanoi night market is 3km in length, starting from Hang Dao Street and the fountain in the north of Hoan Kiem Lake to the Dong Xuan market, inside the Hanoi Old Quarter.

HCM City to issue new 12-digit ID cards

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will start issuing new identity cards to all local citizens from today.

Garcia wins Ho Tram Open playoff

 VietNamNet Bridge – The inaugural Ho Tram Open finished yesterday (Dec 6) with as much drama as when the first players teed off four days ago.

Unhealthy lifestyles put Vietnamese young adults at risk of heart attacks

 VietNamNet Bridge – An increasing number of young adults in their thirties and forties are suffering from heart attacks, which typically occur in older age,

VN movies to screen at Luang Prabang fest

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two Vietnamese films including Chang trai nam ay (Dandelion) and Dap canh giua khong trung (Flapping in the middle of nowhere) will be screened at the 2015 Luang Prabang Film Festival (LPFF), which starts today in Laos.

Military Bank receives merger approval

 The State Bank of Vietnam last week approved in principle a merger between the Song Da Finance Company and the Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank.

Transport Ministry sets investment rules for Airports Corporation of Vietnam

 The Ministry of Transport has set criteria for the Airports Corporation of Vietnam, whose equitisation process is underway, to select strategic investors.

Vietnam to import coal from 2017

Vietnam will become a coal importer in 2017 of 2.3 million tones for domestic electricity production, according to Nguyen Tien Chinh from Vietnam Mining Science and Technology Association.

Art & Entertainment News in Brief

, Art exhibition to mark Vietnam-US ties, Food festival welcomes ASEAN Community formation, Hanging library gets kids reading, Activities held to mark great poet Nguyen Du’s birthday, Cuisine festival offering international flavours

Government News In Brief

 Chinese province seeks closer ties with Vietnamese localities, National Patriotic Emulation Congress to open on December 7, Hai Phong voters briefed about outcomes of NA’s sitting, Utmost efforts to be made to realise voters’ aspirations: President

Japan’s Upper House leader starts Vietnam visit

 President of Japan's House of Councillors Yamazaki Masaaki began an official visit to Vietnam from December 7.

Age Group Swimming Championship wraps up

 The 39th Southeast Asian Age Group Swimming Championship concluded in the central coastal city of Da Nang on December 6.