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Boeing lags behind its rival in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – While its rival from Europe, Airbus, has obtained large orders from Vietnamese air carriers, Boeing’s market share in Vietnam remains modest. 

More cassava processing plants under construction

The Dak Lak provincial People’s Committee are seeking the government’s permission to build four more cassava starch processing plants, though there are four plants in the locality, which cause serious environment pollution.

Ebola: Visiting envoy Samantha Power condemns response

The US ambassador to the UN has begun a visit to the three nations worst hit by the Ebola outbreak, criticising the level of international support so far.

Brazil chooses its new president in tightest election in decades

 Millions of Brazilians are set to vote for a new president in what correspondents say is the tightest vote the country has seen in decades.

Training course helps disadvantaged youth

 VietNamNet Bridge – Every day, Lo Thi Hoa (not her real name) arrives at the InterContinental Hanoi Westlake at 7am to assist kitchen staff in setting up a breakfast buffet.

US to provide information security training

The Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology and the US University of Arizona on October 24 signed a memorandum of understanding on Information Security Technology training and research.

Fantastic terrace rice fields in October

VietNamNet Bridge – Mu Cang Chai, a district of Yen Bai Province in the nation’s northern upland, has become one of the most popular destinations for travelers and photographers to capture beautiful images of terrace rice fields

Bkav to launch global network security contest

VietNamNet Bridge – Bkav network security company plans to host a global WhiteHat Grand Prix Competition in 2015 with the aim of attracting the participation of both domestic and international hackers.

Second Asian Para Games wraps up

 VietNamNet Bridge – The second Asian Para Games wrapped up in Incheon, South Korea on October 24, with Viet Nam ranking tenth in the medal standings.

Vietnamese oil tanker Sunrise confirmed to be hijacked

 Police have confirmed that Vietnamese oil tanker Sunrise 689 was hijacked and robbed of a third of its oil load by a gang of armed pirates, suffering an estimated loss worth about VND30 billion.

US cartoons re-animate Ha Noi screens

 VietNamNet Bridge – The American tradition of Saturday Morning Cartoons may be over, but in Ha Noi TVs are keeping pace with kids' appetite for American cartoon classics for better or for worse. Lucy Sexton reports.

Vietnam, Japan join heritage conservation efforts

 VietNamNet Bridge – A panel of Vietnamese and Japanese experts on October 25 spoke about the importance of preserving and conserving Asian architectural heritages at an international seminar in Hue City.

Draft revised laws on housing, real estate business scrutinized

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly deputies voiced their opinions about the draft revised laws on housing and on real estate business during their plenary sitting at the legislature’s ongoing eighth session on October 24.

Conquering the Fansipan

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Fansipan, often dubbed the Roof of Indochina since it at 3,143m is the highest mountain in Indochina, is becoming a favorite destination among professional mountain climbers.

Images: Hanoian children in the 1990s

VietNamNet Bridge - German photographer Hans Peter Grumpe visited Hanoi in 1991-1993 and he recorded images of Hanoi’s innocent children in the early renovation period.

Liem ranks second at Spice Cup

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem ranked second with four points at the ongoing Spice Cup Open 2014 in Missouri in the United States after winning the fourth and fifth round on October 24.

VN fruit reaches int'l markets

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese fruits have gradually conquered world markets, said Nguyen Xuan Hong director of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's (MARD) Plant Protection Department.

War invalid has a message for the future

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lam Van Bang, honoured as one of 10 outstanding citizens of Ha Noi this year for founding the Museum of Revolutionary Fighters Imprisoned by Their Enemies

Strange herds in Phan Rang

VietNamNet Bridge – Sheep, needless to say, are endemic to temperate zones, especially so in Western countries. But one passing through Phan Rang City in Ninh Thuan Province may not believe in their eyes seeing herds of sheep gazing

Assistance to Vietnamese guest workers returning from Libya

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs in collaboration with Vietnamese business enterprises are providing aid to workers returning from Libya and helping them terminate their contracts.