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Visiting Tra Que Vegetable Village

VietNamNet Bridge – Tra Que Vegetable Village in Cam Ha Commune, Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province is a destination favored by foreign tourists due to the number of inbound tour operators offering them the chance to see some real farmers

The early morning in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some stores have opened their doors, a few sellers are cleaning the stores, and others are reading the morning news on newspapers.

HCM City first grade teachers to stop marking tests

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City education authorities have decided to ease the pressure on children in first grade by having teachers merely remark about their performance and no longer mark their exercises and test papers.

More enterprises turn to cheap foreign loans

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many enterprises have taken out U.S. dollar loans from foreign individuals and organizations to benefit from low interest rates, at around 1% a year.

EU Internet users keen on online shopping: Eurostat

 Nearly 60 percent of Internet users in the European Union (EU) had online shopping experience for the past year, according to a survey published on Tuesday by the bloc's statistics office Eurostat.

French music festival to be held in Hanoi

Les Siestes Electroniques, a French festival dedicated to experimental music, will be held in Hanoi on October 19.

Two Vietnamese believed dead in Lao plane crash

The Lao News Agency (KPL) confirmed on October 16 that all 49 passengers on board were killed in a plane crash.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 17/10

 EU pledges more ODA for Vietnam in next 7 years; Vietnam to introduce G-bond index; HCMC, Japan boost microchip industry cooperation; CPI to rise slightly on tuition hike

HCM City to upgrade industrial parks

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has approved an adjustment of master plans by the HCM City EPZ Authority (HEPZA) that will make its industrial parks (IPs) and Export Processing Zones (EPZs) more attractive to investors.

First Solar leaves, but its assets still stay in Vietnam

Arizona-based First Solar has decided to give up the solar panel project and leave Vietnam. However, it’s still unclear about the fate of its assets, the factory and construction works it build in the country.

U23's beat Myanmar 3-1 in friendly

 Viet Nam's U23 football team came from one goal down to beat their Burmese counterparts 3-1 in a friendly match in Yangoon.

Russia, Vietnam hold political consultation

Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and his Russian counterpart Morgulov I.V conducted a regular political consultation in Hanoi on November 15.

Quang Liem is the top seed in 2013 Spice Cup

 VietNamNet Bridge - To prepare for the Spice Cup that takes place from October 15 to 19 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, Vietnam’s top chessman Le Quang Liem made the most of his free time after classes.

Lively pencil paintings by an amateur painter

 VietNamNet Bridge – He does not claim himself a painter, but pencil sketches by Thang Kyo can surprise viewers.

Powerful typhoon hits Japan, leaving 14 dead

 A powerful typhoon hit central and northeast part of Japan with gales and heavy rain, leaving at least 14 people dead and several missing, according to local reports.

In photos: Coach plunges into stream, 2 died, 33 injured

 VietNamNet Bridge - Two passengers were killed and 33 injured after a coach from Lai Chau to Lao Cai plunged 3m into a stream in Yen Bai province yesterday, October 15.

In pictures: Life after the storm in central Vietnam

Flooding rose quickly after typhoon Nari on the morning of October 15, causing severe floods in many areas. After the storm, people in the provinces of Thua Thien - Hue, Da Nang and Quang Nam cleaned up and roof their houses.

CEO of newly-merged SCB Bank resigns

 VietNamNet Bridge - From October 15, Mr. Vo Tan Hoang Van - Vice President has been official the CEO of SCB Bank, replacing Mr. Le Khanh Hien, who resigned for personal reasons.

Danang stages road shows to woo regional airlines

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities of the central coastal city of Danang now are busy launching road shows abroad to woo airlines to open services linking Danang with regional destinations to as to attract more tourists, said a local tourism official.

After firework warehouse explosion, consideration of public firework use halted

After the incident at the firework warehouse of Z121 Factory that killed at least 24 people and injured nearly 100 others, the Ministry of Public Security says that the proposal of allowing sales and use of non-sound fireworks has been halted.