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Businesses prefer corporate bonds to bank loans

Tens of trillions of dong worth of corporate bonds have been issued recently by enterprises, mostly real estate development firms.

SPORTS IN BRIEF 14/11

 AFC bans six players for match rigging; Hosts Brazil outclass Viet Nam at Futsal Grand Prix; AFC extends suspensions for Dong Nai match-fixing culprits

Assistants lift the language barrier for ethnic students

 VietNamNet Bridge – Giang Thi Nu wakes up at 4am everyday to take care of the pigs.

Motorbikes involved in 70 per cent of road accidents

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 70 per cent of traffic accidents in Viet Nam involve motorbikes, according to the vice-chairman of the National Steering Committee on Traffic Safety, Khuat Viet Hung.

Hanoi International Film Festival to open late November

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nhung Nguoi Con Cua Lang and Dap Canh Giua Khong Trung will vie for the feature film award of 5,000 USD at the third Hanoi International Film Festival

Drug trafficker caught in Quang Ninh

 VietNamNet Bridge – Border Police at the northern province of Quang Ninh's Mong Cai border gate have arrested a man for illegally transporting 1.5kg of synthetic drugs from China into Viet Nam.

Ex-Vinalines officials get 15-22 year prison sentences

VietNamNet Bridge – The People's Court in the central province of Khanh Hoa yesterday sentenced four people to prison terms of 15 to 22 years in the corruption case

East Asia needs long-term vision for peaceful, stable development: PM

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung suggested countries participating in the ninth East Asia Summit in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, yesterday set up a long-term vision to build a regional architecture of peace, stability and development.

Jazz duo to hold concerts in Viet Nam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ivorian balafonist Aly Keita and Belgian saxophonist Pierre Vaiana will present a jazz concert in Ha Noi on November 22.

Dung strikes gold again at cycling event

 VietNamNet Bridge – Veteran cyclist Nguyen Thuy Dung won another gold medal at the ongoing National Sports Games' cycling tournament in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh on Wednesday, Nov 12.

Vietnamese, US leaders meet on East Asia Summit's fringes

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and US President Barack Obama lauded encouraging progress made in the relations between the two countries,

Garment companies brace for fierce competition from foreign firms

Vietnamese garment companies now live with the fear that they may be dislodged from the home market by foreign investors who have been flocking to Vietnam to take full advantage of free trade agreements (FTAs).

Company posts 985 images from security cameras in Vietnam on internet

Images and live streams from 985 security cameras in Vietnam have been displayed on the internet, causing concern in the security community.

Deforestation destroys watershed in Khanh Hoa province

 VietNamNet Bridge – A watershed in Dien Tan commune of Dien Khanh district in the central province of Khanh Hoa is narrowing as locals who need land for cultivation have cut down trees in the area.

Vietnam climbs in English proficiency report

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the fourth annual edition of the English First English Proficiency Index (EF EPI) for 2014, Vietnam moved up to 28th place from 33rd.

YouTube Music Key subscription service is unveiled

 Google's YouTube is starting a subscription service that allows users to stream ad-free music videos and to download them for offline use.

Comedies head cinema's holiday season shows

 VietNamNet Bridge – Film studios are hoping that the release of new movies for the Christmas and New Year holidays will attract young audiences during one of the most profitable seasons of the year.

Train tickets to be available online in next two weeks

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) is scheduled to officially sell train tickets via its website www.dsvn.vn from November 21.

Photos: Trang An - a fairyland in North Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Trang An contains beautiful mountains, mysterious caves, tranquil rivers, sacred relic sites and rich flora and fauna systems.

Enterprises anticipate lackluster Tet season

A modest 5-10 percent growth rate expected in sales for the upcoming Tet holiday, instead of the 20-30 percent of previous years, has caused suppliers to scale back production plans.