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In pictures: PM Dung's European trip deemed a success

PM Nguyen Tan Dung’s visits to Belgium, the European Union, Germany and the Vatican, as well as his participation in the 10th Asia-Europe Meeting Summit were successful and contributed to deepening the relations between Vietnam and its partners.

Saigon in the 90s

 VietNamNet Bridge – German photographer Hans-Peter Grumpe captured images of famous places in Ho Chi Minh City decades ago, such as the US Embassy, Tax Trading Centre, and Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica.

Legal Advice: Distinguishing between dissolution and bankruptcy

While dissolution and bankruptcy both lead to the termination of a company’s activities, their causes, settlement procedures, legal consequences, and liabilities of the proprietor after the two events are very different.

Woman steps up in fight to tackle drugs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Since for Le Thi Nga "to live is to give," she thought nothing about joining the neighbourhood watch in her fourth quarter in District 1's Cau Kho Ward in 2009.

Belarus Cultural Days to be celebrated in Vietnam

 Vietnam will celebrate ‘Belarus Cultural Days’ from November 3–7, announced the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Over 4.7 million children vaccinated in first phase of immunization campaign

 The Ministry of Health has said that after one month implementation of massive free vaccination campaign, more than 4.7 million children nationwide have been injected vaccine against measles and rubella.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 1/11

SBV slashes deposit rate cap; Vietham attracts FDI from ASEAN countries; Home loans still hard to come by; Trade surplus hits $1.87b as high-value exports rise; State-owned firms misused funds: MoF

Translators bring books to new readers

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese and French experts this week joined an international conference focusing on literature translation.

Images: Houses become cellars in Saigon

 VietNamNet Bridge - When roads are heightened by 1-2 meters, the houses along the roads are turned into basements, right in the heart of HCM City.

Vietnam-US trade could approach $35b

 VietNamNet Bridge – Trade between Viet Nam and the US continues to expand in spite of domestic and international economic difficulties.

EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 1-10 (daily updated)

Updated information about cultural events in major cities of Vietnam.

Dong Nai to relocate industrial zone to curb pollution

VietNamNet Bridge – Southern Dong Nai province has decided to remove the Bien Hoa Industrial Zone 1 at a cost of more than VND11 trillion ($523.8 million) to reduce pollution on the Dong Nai River.

US Group discusses VN's Civil Nuclear Program

 VietNamNet Bridge – US-based Lightbridge Corporation’s Executive Chairman, Thomas Graham, met today in Hanoi with Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai to discuss continued support of that nation's emerging civil nuclear energy program.

World Bank pledges new finance for efforts to fight against Ebola

The World Bank on Thursday announced an additional 100 million U.S. dollars of funding in a response to curtailing Ebola crisis so as to speed up deployment of foreign health workers to the three worst-affected countries in West Africa

Disabled man saves lives at ‘point of death'

VietNamNet Bridge – Saddened by fatal accidents at an unmanned railway crossing near his house, Nguyen Van Xa decided to ignore his disability, age, failing health and public skepticism to become a self-appointed guard.

At least 4 killed in small plane crash in U.S. State of Kansas: media

 At least four people died after a small plane crashed into a building near an airport in midwestern U.S. State of Kansas on Thursday, U.S. media reported.

Vietnam commits to better ensuring human rights

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will redouble efforts to ensure the full human rights of all Vietnamese and remain committed to collaborating with all partners for the protection and promotion of human rights

Hanoi to honour outstanding students

VietNamNet Bridge – A ceremony to honour 50 elite Vietnamese students who recorded high results in their academic studies and have won international prizes has been scheduled for November 3 in Hanoi.

Nhieu Loc Canal – a time to revive

VietNamNet Bridge – For those who have lived along Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Canal for decades, the scenery there 20 years ago is unthinkable now.

Hue increases entrance fees for monuments

 VietNamNet Bridge – Heritage sites across Hue Province will charge visitors new entrance fees, ones that reflect the monuments' value and are blind to nationality, said an official of the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre on Wednesday.