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New SOE watchdog proposed

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly deputies yesterday (Nov 11) suggested creating a Government agency to supervise the use of State funds by State-owned enterprises.

Trade deficit with China poised to hit record high

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's trade deficit with China could hit a new record high of US$27 billion in 2014, a 14-per cent year-on-year increase,

Hoi An builds dykes to protect popular attractions

 VietNamNet Bridge – This ancient city is taking steps to prevent its Old Quarter and the highly popular Cua Dai Beach from being washed away by climate change.

Vietnam, Australia strengthen defence ties

 VietNamNet Bridge – Australia is the leading nation in helping Vietnam train English language and military skills for personnel, especially the peacekeeping force,

Black boxes show speeding on the rise in Viet Nam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Black box data collected by the Transport Ministry shows 37,750 vehicles committed 2.1 million speed limit violations in October.

Footwear makes inroad into US market

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sales to the US market is the aim of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement as Vietnam has already signed bilateral or multilateral free trade pacts with most of the other parties involved in the negotiations.

National striker Thang retires

 VietNamNet Bridge – National team striker Nguyen Viet Thang announced his retirement from football after failing to find a club for the coming season.

Vietnam offers foreign-invested enterprises special favors

Analysts and economists, siding with domestic businesses, have voiced great concern over the generous incentives given to foreign invested enterprises and the undervalued role of Vietnamese businesses in the national economy.

Lower crude oil prices to challenge Vietnam’s economy

VietNamNet Bridge – Crude oil prices have plummeted recently, affecting revenue for state coffers, which depend heavily on oil and petroleum exports and imports.

Russia to build Iran atomic reactors at Bushehr

 Russia has agreed to build up to eight nuclear reactors in Iran, 12 days before a deadline for a deal to curb Iran's nuclear activity.

Vietnam to send more specialists to study abroad

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sending high-ranking specialists abroad could bring double benefits: it helps restructure the domestic labor market and strengthens the Vietnamese workforce.

Caving in: cable car a threat to longest grotto

 VietNamNet Bridge – Quang Binh People's Committee has agreed to let the Sun Group build a cable car within Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park. Viet Nam News Sunday interviews Howard Limbert.

Preservation of Central Highlands’ culture in spotlight

 Preservation of Central Highlands’ culture in spotlight; Exhibition raises environmental issues through artworks; Hanoi launches World Heritage contest;

Ebola crisis: Mali confirms second death

 A Malian nurse has died of Ebola, the second confirmed death from the disease in the country.

Gov’t cuts import tariffs on medical-equipment components

 VietNamNet Bridge – The decision to exempt import taxes on medical equipment components, a move to encourage local production, will take effect on November 15.

Mineral mining in Thai Nguyen depletes water supply

Hundreds of households in An Khanh Commune in Thai Nguyen province’s Dai Tu District have had no running water to use for several years because of a coal mine, the provincial Department of Natural Resources and the Environment has said.

India sterilisation deaths: Chhattisgarh inquiry ordered

 The government of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh has ordered an inquiry into the deaths of 11 women who underwent botched sterilisation surgery at a state-run health camp.

Iran beat Vietnam 6-1 in friendly

 Vietnam lost to Asian silver medallists Iran 6-1 in a friendly match in Brazil on Monday.

VN’s couture designs presented at VN Int’l Fashion Week

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese designers unveiled their favorite designs at the launch of the first international fashion week in Vietnam.

Eight Vietnamese hospitals import Bio-Rad medical equipment

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Health said that eight hospitals have bought medical equipment of the US company Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., which allegedly bribed Vietnamese officials with $2.2 million.