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Toan, Tu bring home taekwondo bronze

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Dinh Toan and Nguyen Minh Tu failed to defend second place at the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Bali.

Professors can continue to work after retirement age

VietNamNet Bridge – Professors, associate professors and doctorate degree holders who work at tertiary education institutions can continue working up to ten years after their retirement age.

Awards celebrate scientific research

VietNamNet Bridge – The 11th annual KOVA Awards honoured 4 groups and 12 individuals for their outstanding contributions to the fields of applied science and technology and social welfare in 2013 at a ceremony held yesterday, Nov 3.

Economic activities fail to enliven shares

VietNamNet Bridge – Shares were mixed last week with a weak cash flow and cautious investors, but some data hinted at economic recovery.

Country's first sex-ed exhibition opens

 VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition on healthy sexuality for Vietnamese adolescents and young people, the first of its kind, has opened at the Museum of Ethnology in Ha Noi.

Banks look to purchase finance companies

 VietNamNet Bridge – A recent trend in the banking and finance industry is that commercial banks are looking to buy finance companies in an attempt to have "special tools" to facilitate their business activities.

Russian President to pay state-level visit to Viet Nam

President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin will pay a state-level visit to Viet Nam on November 12 at the invitation of President Truong Tan Sang, the Foreign Ministry has announced.

Provinces prepare for storm Krosa

Central localities have taken urgent measures to prepare for storm Krosa, which was forecast to weaken into a tropical low-pressure system before making landfall in localities from Da Nang City to Quang Ngai Province early Tuesday morning.

Officials in An Giang punished for land scam

VietNamNet Bridge – The People's Court in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang last Friday handed down sentences varying from three years in prison to suspended terms in a land management case that brought 23 people,

Lawmakers discuss State budget spending priorities

VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly deputies looked into the spending of the 2013 State budget and the State budget estimates and allocation for the next year at their sitting last Saturday.

In Dak Lak’s Lak, basking in the upland beauty

 VietNamNet Bridge – Endowed with favourable natural conditions, many high mountains, long rivers and large lakes, the tourism industry of Lak District is relatively developed and is an important chain in tourism development

Pioneer scientists make cancer leap

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has become the world's tenth country to successfully applying nanotechnology to produce Nano Curcumin - a substance that can help treat cancer,

Stone Church in Nha Trang

 VietNamNet Bridge - One of the tourist sites that you should not miss in Nha Trang is the stone church located at the height of 12 m in the city center.

Norwegian conducts Mozart’s The Magic Flute at city opera house

VietNamNet Bridge – The Magic Flute, an opera in two acts by Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder, will be staged at HCMC Opera House at 8 p.m. on November 9 and 10 under the baton of Norwegian conductor Magnus Loddgard.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 4/11

 Japan to pump 30 bln yen into buying Vietnamese SOE debts; B-WTO supports Vietnam’s global economic integration; Setting a sustainable pangasius supply chain; New companies outnumber old in HCM City

Two-thirds of enterprises incur losses

 VietNamNet Bridge - Up to two-thirds of 450,000 local enterprises have reported losses in business this year, said Deputy Minister of Finance Do Hoang Anh Tuan at a conference in Hanoi on Wednesday.

Czech orchestra tunes up for VN

VietNamNet Bridge – One of the oldest orchestras in Europe – the North Czech Philharmonic Teplice (NCPT) – will have their debut performance in Viet Nam this month during the 2013 Toyota Classics.

Lower airport service fees attract foreign firms

VietNamNet Bridge – After an announcement by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam to slash service fees at five international airports, some foreign aviation firms and travel enterprises have prepared plans to launch new flights to Vietnam

East Sea's ‘blind knight' saves fishermen

VietNamNet Bridge – Almost every day, especially during the stormy season, 50-year-old Nguyen Van My can be found sitting in his own office in Xuan Hoa Village, central Quang Binh Province, walkie-talkie in hand.

Creativity and culture a perfect cocktail

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ambitious Ha Noi mixologists have created a stir by utilising long-forgotten local ingredients to create unique and marketable flavours. Elisabeth Rosen raises a glass to their success.