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Vietnam seeks aviation investment

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is creating a framework to stimulate private investments in the aviation industry, as public-private partnerships for development of this sector has become a trend in the region.

House of wax in HCM City to honor great artists

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese cultural figures are being featured in wax figure museum by sculptors Nguyen Van Dong and Thai Ngoc Binh, who plan to make 100 wax figures of famous people and artists who made great contributions to traditional opera.

Eastern HCMC facing overpopulation

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC government has warned relevant agencies of fast population growth in the east of the city as this trend could cause social and economic problems.

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Vietnam moves closer to market economy, EVN says power prices to be unchanged, VN a top investor in Cambodia, Asset firms suggest rules on debt resolution, Remittances to HCM City hit 3.25 billion

President urges strengthened Vietnam-Cuba economic ties

 President Truong Tan Sang held that economic collaboration between Vietnam and Cuba has yet to match the sound political relations between the two countries, as bilateral trade reached only 200 million USD in 2014. 

20th years of Vietnam-US diplomatic ties normalisation marked

 Authorities of southern Kien Giang province and the Consulate General of the United States in Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony in Rach Gia city on October 1 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the normalisation of Vietnam-US diplomatic ties. 

Prompt policy response to achieve best socio-economic performance

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung directed prompt policy responses to achieve the best socio-economic performance for the remaining months of 2015 during the two-day monthly Government meeting that closed in Hanoi on October 1. 

Vietnam, Malaysia sign agreement on transnational crimes

 Vietnam’s Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang and Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs Ahmad Zahid Hamidi signed an agreement on preventing and fighting transnational crime, on October 1 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 

Ly Hoang Nam down three places in ATP

 Viet Nam's No 1 tennis player, Ly Hoang Nam, dropped from the 1035th to 1038th place in the latest Association of Tennis Professionals' (ATP) world rankings released on Monday.

Residents block roads to obstruct overloaded vehicles

 Residents of Huong Hoa District's Hoang Quy Commune yesterday blocked roads in the commune with rocks to prevent the passage of overloaded vehicles.

20 food poisoning deaths reported in nine months

 The health ministry's Viet Nam Food Administration (VFA) said 20 people died in 129 food poisoning cases nationwide during the first nine months of 2015.

Half a million students admitted to universities, colleges

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 555,000 students were admitted to universities and colleges this year, a report by the education ministry said yesterday, Sept 30.

Athletic champs lure best national competitors

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 400 athletes will take part in the National Athletics Championships at the HCM City Thong Nhat Stadium from October 9-13.

Secondary debt trading market not open yet for foreign investors

VietNamNet Bridge - The government has allowed the Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC) to buy bad debts with market prices in the primary market. However, the doors remain closed to the cash flow to the secondary market.

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Accused in central province murder sentenced to death, Ha Noi drug trafficking cases rise in 2015, Train customers to access services on smartphones, New public bus lines to Tan Son Nhat airport to be added

Vietnam Airlines puts new-generation Airbus plane on flights to Paris

 The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has put into use Airbus 350-900 XWB aircraft on international flights from September 30 with Paris as the first destination. 

Vietnam, UK beef up defence ties

Vietnam opened its Military Attache Office in the UK on September 30 as part of activities to mark the fifth anniversary of strategic partnership between the two countries. 

BKAV meets foreign partners in an attempt to export BPhones

BKAV, the manufacturer of BPhone, a 100 percent Vietnam-made smartphone, is moving ahead with its plan to export BPhones, ignoring doubts that a Vietnam-made high-tech product can be sold in the world market.

IMF head warns of weaker global growth

 The head of the International Monetary Fund has warned global growth is likely to be weaker this year than last.

$3 billion of foreign capital in casinos, GDP up by 0.58%, research

If foreign investment in the casino business increases by about $3 billion compared to the current level, Vietnam’s GDP will rise by 0.58% in the first year, according to research conducted by the Institute for Regional Sustainable Development.