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 The government of HCMC has projected its total annual payments of mature loans and interest will total VND4.25 trillion (US$191 million) in the 2016-2020 period, up 49% against the previous five-year period.

 The 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Football Championship is set to get underway in Vietnam, as approved by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), said the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

 Travel operators attending the recently-concluded International Trade Show for Asian Travel Market (ITB Asia) hailed Vietnam’s 15-day visa exemption for tourists from Italy, Spain, the UK, France, Germany and Belarus.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Leading Vietnamese martial artist Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat defeated France's Victor Pinto at the Thai Fight World Battle in HCM City's Military Zone 7 Gymnasium on Saturday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vinasun and Mai Linh, the two dominant companies in the taxi market, are being threatened by newcomers such as Uber, Grabtaxi and Easytaxi which allow passengers to call taxis via smartphones.

 Chess grandmaster Le Quang Liem has made a leap in world rankings, jumping 18 notches to No. 32nd place, thanks to his champion title at the US annual SPICE Cup Open.

 Several days after the Government portal launched a Facebook page called Thong tin Chinh Phu (Government information) for citizens to get updates on the Government’s activities, some fake versions of the page have appeared.

 The HCMC Department of Tourism and the Handicraft & Wood Industry Association of HCMC (HAWA) on October 22 granted prizes for the authors of eight entries that won a souvenir design contest.

 Vu Thanh Tam, Associate Dean and lecturer of Russian Language Faculty at the Da Nang University of Foreign Language Studies won two awards in the third “Best Foreign Teacher of Russian Language and Literature” competition.

The UN celebrates its 70th anniversary on October 24.Since joining the UN 38 years ago, Vietnam has always been a responsible member. 

VietNamNet Bridge - To implement the anti-flooding plan, HCM City needs VND100 trillion in capital, but it can arrange VND33 trillion only.

VietNamNet Bridge - Only after many school violence cases were reported by local newspapers have schools become aware of the importance of student counseling.

 A delegation led by General Do Ba Ty, Politburo member and Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Defence Minister, is paying an official friendship visit to Cuba. 

 Vietnam officially inaugurated its second scientific-technological representative office in Australia on October 24, following the first one in the capital city of Canberra.

Six hotels and resorts in Vietnam are among the finest properties in all of Asia, according to readers of Conde Nast Traveler.

 The country's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 6.81 per cent in the third quarter and by 6.5 per cent in the first nine months of this year.

The Viet Nam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) will start to import between 2 million and 3 million tonnes of coal in 2016. 

 The Government plans to continue adaptation activities to increase resilience to climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, heard a conference held yesterday in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – I was visiting Con Vanh as a promise to a friend who had assured me that a short break on the islet was just what I needed after a particularly stressful time at work.