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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 12/11

 HCM City to set up 28 industrial clusters; Ha Noi to speed up land right transfers; Ceramic makers admit need for improvements; Viglacera to begin work on four industrial parks; Enterprises disappointed about slow administrative reforms: VCCI

EVN divests from non-core businesses

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Electricity of Viet Nam will auction 62.5 million shares of EVN Finance Joint Stock Company, or 25 per cent of its stakes, on the Ha Noi Stock Exchange next month,

VN has 10th-largest number of Facebook users

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is among the top 10 countries with the maximum Facebook traffic, Global Web Index (GWI) said in its report released on November 4.

Thai Sung to play for Hanoi on loan contract

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi Football Club have agreed to a one-year loan contract with SHB Da Nang's Nguyen Thai Sung in preparation for the new football season.

Con Dao Park is nation's sixth Ramsar site

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Con Dao National Park in the central coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has been recognised as the first marine Ramsar site in Viet Nam.

More pictures of Dang Thu Thao at Miss International 2014

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese candidate and 72 contestants of Miss International 2014 pageants wore a kimono, the traditional costume of the host country, on November 8.

Two foreign designers prepare for Ly Nha Ky’s fashion show

VietNamNet Bridge - Toni Maticevski from Australia and Peet Dullaert from the Netherlands on November 10 helped Vietnamese models choose outfits for the catwalk in HCM City.

PM okays 51 key waste water plants in Dong Nai River

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the construction of 51 key waste water treatment plants in Dong Nai river basin with the aim of reducing pollution in local waterways.

HCM City prepares to host global fashion week

 VietNamNet Bridge – An international fashion week will be held in HCM City next month with acclaimed Vietnamese designers showing off their collections along with their Asian and international counterparts.

Returning trade deficit raises concerns

 VietNamNet Bridge – After eight months of a trade surplus, Vietnam saw an excess of imports over exports again in September and October, due to a high volume of luxury imports.

New York Ebola doctor 'virus free'

 An American doctor who became the first person to be diagnosed in New York with Ebola is to be released from hospital on Tuesday after he recovered.

Respected teacher who failed civil-servant exam named head of FPT school

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dang Minh Tuan, MA, who failed the civil service exam that would have allowed him to teach at the Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, has been appointed the deputy director of FPT High School.

HCM City targets 4.4mil international arrivals

 VietNamNet Bridge – The tourism sector of HCM City is preparing new tourism products and promotional programs towards the year-end to realize its target to welcome 4.4 million international visitors this year.

Vietnamese chase down cheap airfare

 VietNamNet Bridge – The hunt for affordable airfare has become a trend nowadays, particularly among young and middle-aged people who have to deal with global economic recession.

Samsung invests $3 billion more in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – With a new $3 billion project, Samsung’s total investment capital in Vietnam has reached US$11.2 billion, becoming the largest foreign investor in the country.

Vietnamese American unveils fall-winter collection

Best young short-movie makers honored; Italian photographer features Vietnam-Italy culture; Vietnamese American unveils fall-winter collection; Saigon International Guitar Festival 2014 opens; Dai Nam Park extends free admission plan

Vietnam welcome regional soldiers at shooting events

Vietnam will host the 24th ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet on November 19-28 in Ha Noi.

Sewol trial: Verdicts due in S Korea ferry case

 South Korean judges are set to rule on whether the captain of a ferry which sank in April, killing more than 300 people, should be sentenced to death.

Tuan wins gold, silver medals at world championships

 Young weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan has won one gold and two silver medals at the ongoing World Weightlifting Championships 2014 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Mobile networks focus on 3G development

 VietNamNet Bridge – The main source of income for mobile network operators in the future will be from 3G instead of voice and text services.