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Nguyen Dynasty female costumes, personal belongings on display in Hue

 Traditional costumes and personal belongings of women in the Nguyen Dynasty were on display at an exhibition held at the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre in Hue city on October 20.

Vietnam’s first unmanned aircraft workshop

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Air Defence Technical Institute is the first manufacturer of unmanned aircraft in Vietnam to serve training activities, reconnaissance, survey and photography missions.

K-League arrives in Vietnam on VTVcab

 Vietnam Cable Television (VTVcab) has announced their broadcating right for South Korean professional football tournament – K-League – as another of their programmes in their on-pay-TV in Viet Nam.

Liem wins fifth match at SPICE Cup Open

 Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem won the fifth round at the annual SPICE Cup Open, the highest rated international invitational tournament in the US.

Alexis Mabille to introduce latest collection in HCM City

 Paris-based fashion designer Alexis Mabille will introduce his latest collection at the Lynk Fashion Show 2015 in HCM City next month.

Andorra wishes to boost ties with Vietnam

 Andorra, one of the smallest nations in Europe, is interested in boosting relations with all countries across the globe, including Vietnam.

Vietnam recommends solutions to migrant issues at IPU-133

 Vietnam has proposed several solutions to migration, which has become a global issue, at the 133 rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-133) currently taking place in Geneva, Switzerland from October 17 to 21. 

Prime Minister greets US Oregon State Governor

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has affirmed his support for cooperation between the US’s Oregon State government and Vietnamese ministries and agencies, especially in areas of strength and with high demand.

Vietnamese novel to be published in the US

 A novel, Nguoc Mat Troi (Journey Against the Sun), written by novelist Nguyen Mot, has been translated into English and will be published in the US by Song Magazine.


Alcohol consumption increases in Vietnam

 While alcohol consumption in other countries has barely changed in the past decade, the number of people consuming alcohol and beer is increasing every year in Viet Nam.

Vietnamese customers turn to mini marts

 The retail market in Viet Nam has recently witnessed a boom in development of mini marts and convenience stores with participation of not only domestic firms but also foreign giants.

Vietnam affected by pollution from local, Chinese coal power plants

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese have to breathe the polluted air caused not only by domestic thermal power plants, but also from plants in the southern part of China.

Art & Entertainment News in Brief

 Coastal town Phan Thiet to host seafood festival, Psy to bring 'Gangnam Style' to Vietnam, Vietnam holds tourism road show in Beijing, Quang Ninh to host national Buddhist dissemination festival

The faces of Vietnam’s young leaders

VietNamNet Bridge – Some provinces and cities in Vietnam have elected the youngest-ever Party Secretaries and Vice Party Secretaries for the 2015-2020 term. 

Vietnamese over 10cm shorter than WHO standard

 VietNamNet Bridge – Malnutrition has greatly contributed to Vietnamese people’s shortness compared with other countries in Asia and Europe, according to the National Institute of Nutrition.

How will the TPP raise Vietnamese salaries and wages?

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and 11 other nations reached agreement on October 5 on the final text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a massive trade agreement that if ratified will cover two-fifths of the world's economy.

Pig-chopping ritual to be held next year, but not in public

 VietNamNet Bridge - Bac Ninh authorities have said that the pig-chopping rite of Nem Thuong Village will be continue next year but it will not be held publically.

Hanoi, HCM City seek to improve traffic management

  The Ha Noi Police Department will increase manpower along favoured routes to ensure traffic order and combat traffic congestion during rush hours, the director of the department said.

China - "penny wise, pound foolish"

 VietNamNet Bridge - State Councilor of China Yang Jiechi and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on October 8, met the US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Beijing.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 21/10

 Electricity sector copes with water shortages, State capital investment corporation set to be strategic investor, Gazprom seeks cooperation with Dong Nai, Farmers, businesses remain indifferent to TPP