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‘Stop lighthouse' VN tells Taiwan

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam resolutely opposes the construction by Taiwan of an illegal lighthouse in Ba Binh Island, part of Viet Nam's Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago,

Table tennis champs begin soon

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 33rd Nhan Dan Newspaper National Table Tennis Championships is scheduled to take place on September 7-13 in the southern province of Can Tho.

Son Tung to compete at 2015 EMA

 VietNamNet Bridge – Singer Son Tung, having received the most votes from fans, will represent Vietnam at the upcoming 2015 MTV Europe Music Awards  (EMA) set for October 25 in Milan, Italy.

Photos: Seven places to visit in Binh Duong

 VietNamNet Bridge - Besides the Dai Nam tourist park and Lai Thieu orchards, you should not forget to visit Ba Pagoda and Gio and Nuoc (Wind and Water) café.

Ha Noi seal return to V.League 1

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi FC have claimed the only promoted berth to compete at next year's V.League 1 round, before the V.League ends this season.

New circulars for foreign ownership ratio in enterprises still not issued

Two circulars from two ministries are needed to bring into force the government’s decree on lifting foreign ownership ratios in Vietnamese enterprises. One circular has been released. The second has not.

Most Vietnamese ignore nutrition

 VietNamNet Bridge – Most Vietnamese people don't pay attention to nutrition, says Nguyen Thi Lam, the deputy director of the National Institute of Nutrition.

‘Black Monday' for VN stocks

Vietnamese shares joined those on other Asian markets yesterday as they experienced the hardest fall since the beginning of the year, dragged down by the latest Chinese stock rout.

Vien to compete again in FINA World Cup

 VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien will compete in the six remaining legs of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2015, her coach, Dang Anh Tuan, confirmed.

Dollar up on flea market; hits new SBV ceiling rate

Dollar rates soared in the flea market and touched the latest ceiling rate set by the State Bank of Viet Nam in commercial banks August 24.

Scholars hope to save ethnic VN languages

 VietNamNet Bridge – One of the critical tasks of Viet Nam linguistics was to ensure the clarity of the Vietnamese language and create the best conditions for it to fully develop.

NA agrees on need for cap rate on civil loans

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly (NA) deputies yesterday (August 24) largely agreed to a proposal to establish a cap rate on civil-loan agreements, but questioned how high the rate should be.

Does bank restructuring mean fewer banks?

VietNamNet Bridge - Economists believe that Vietnam’s emerging economy needs a sufficient number of commercial banks to satisfy people’s demand, and that more than 30 banks is ‘more than enough’.

66 on trial for online gambling

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People's Court in HCM City yesterday morning (August 24) opened the first hearing on the case of illegal online gambling on the website 188bet.com.

Man takes care of pregnant women, buries thousands of fetuses

 VietNamNet Bridge - Not only do they collect thousands of abandoned fetuses, some workers have encouraged many unmarried women not to give up their babies and take care of them for free during their pregnancy.

Snorkellers find an escape at Ngoc Islet

 VietNamNet Bridge – Off the coast of Son Tra Peninsula at the foot of the Hai Van Mountain Range, the Ngoc (Pearl) Islet boasts pristine, untouched water perfect for adventurers exploring the area around Da Nang.

Too much rubbish on Phu Quoc Island

The pressure of pollution is increasing along with the the hot pace of development of Vietnam’s largest island of Phu Quoc, while the local government has not found solutions for environmental problems for this tourist island.

Vietnam & EU to cut tariff lines

 Once the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement takes effect Vietnam has committed to eliminating about 48.5 per cent of tariff lines and after ten years about 99 per cent of tariff lines will be eliminated.

Vietnamese telcos find it hard to earn money in foreign markets

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese telecommunications companies are finding it hard to tap into unexploited markets.

Teachers not prepared for education reform, experts warn

General schools may lack teachers in some learning subjects and have too many teachers in other subjects under a new education program administered by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET).