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Finding peacefulness in Quy Nhon

 VietNamNet Bridge – Quy Nhon City in the central coast province of Binh Dinh has many sightseeing spots for travelers to discover, including some tranquil beaches in Ghenh Rang and ancient traits in Quy Hoa

Bac Son rice fields in harvest season

 VietNamNet Bridge - The town of Bac Son in the northern border Lang Son is located in a large valley surrounded by high mountains. The valley is magically beautiful in the harvest season.

E-wallet providers chart new path after failure in the market

 VietNamNet Bridge – An e-wallet service boom was predicted by e-commerce experts to occur in 2009, following the appearance of the first e-wallet in the market in 2008, but the service has not been popular with the public.

Khanh Hoa residents rush to cut down Malva trees as value soars

 VietNamNet Bridge –  Even though it is now the rainy season in Khanh Vinh Forest in Khanh Hoa Province, people are more than willing to wander up hill and dale to pick up Malva nuts, or  “uoi nuts” as they are called by locals.

Sense of smell 'may predict lifespan'

 Measuring people's sense of smell in later life could help doctors predict how likely they are to be alive in five years' time, a PLOS One study suggests.

Waiting lists grow at HCM City heart hospitals

 VietNamNet Bridge – While cardiac surgery facilities in HCM City continue to work at full capacity, the list of patients awaiting their turn runs into the thousands every year.

Vietnam economy grows 5.54% in Jan-Sept

 VietNamNet Bridge – The nation’s gross domestic product has picked up 5.54% this year from the same period last year, according to a report by the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Vestiges of two ancient shipwrecks discovered in Ly Son

 VietNamNet Bridge - Archaeologists have found many ceramic artifacts and Balad stones, believed to be the remains of two ancient ships sunk in the waters of Ly Son island district in the central province of Quang Ngai.

Social News 3/10

 HCM City sunk floodwater; 52 people from Ebola-hit areas under close surveillance; PM orders stop to tobacco smuggling; Wildlife still widely consumed in Vietnam; Japan unveils visa requirement relaxation for Vietnam;

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 3/10

 Binh Dinh approves refinery plan; Economy struggles to cope with bad debt, slow growth; Domestic apparel sales predicted to rise 10-15%; Auto market growth seen unsustainable; Ho Chi Minh City sees significant economic recovery

New policies take effect since October

VietNamNet Bridge – New policies on storm-resistant house construction in the Central region, social network management, and lower personal income tax for individuals at economic zones shall come into force since October,

Street paintings on German Embassy walls

 VietNamNet Bridge - With the message "Art can overcome barriers between language, culture and people", the German Embassy in Hanoi has created the Street Art Gallery art project.

Party leader affirms strategic cooperative partnership with RoK

 Vietnam regards the development of its strategic cooperative partnership with the Republic of Korea (RoK) as a consistent strategic decision and a long-term priority in its foreign policy.

Int’l badminton tourney held in Da Nang

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 2014 Kawasaki-Biere Larue Vietnam International Series 2014 was kicked off in the central city of Da Nang on October 1, with the participation of more than 230 badminton players

Businesses take on logistics work to avoid new fees at ports

 VietNamNet Bridge – Import and export companies are now taking on the logistics work themselves after complaining that new fees at ports are “unbearable”.

Internet service in Vietnam resumes

VietNamNet Bridge – The undersea international cable AAG (Asia Pacific Gateway) that connects Vietnam to the internet with other countries was fixed one day earlier than scheduled, according to the AAG operating unit.

Designer Hoang Hai to join Jessica Minh Anh at Eiffel Tower fashion show

Model and entrepreneur Jessica Minh Anh will transform the Eiffel Tower into the world’s newest catwalk on 31 October 2014. She has invited celebrity haute couture designer Hoang Hai, to represent Vietnam on this occasion.

Airlines told to change cockpit screens in Boeing planes

Airlines have been ordered to replace or modify the cockpit display units fitted to hundreds of Boeing jets.

How much should Vietnam spend on re-compiling textbooks?

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training’s estimates of the costs of  the textbook recompilation program have faced harsh criticism from the public.

MPI raises spending level, but public debt remains high

The disagreement between the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) about budget revenue and expenditures for 2015 remains inconclusive, while economists continue to warn about over-spending.