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Exciting experiences in Phan Thiet

 VietNamNet Bridge - With sunshine all year round and romantic scenery, Phan Thiet attracts tourists every summer. There are many interesting experiences in Phan Thiet that you cannot miss.

Schools lack funds for IT

VietNamNet Bridge – A student at HCM City University of Agriculture and Forestry recently spent seven hours trying to register for a course on the school's website. He finally gave up, and later discovered that the class had closed

Overseas workers remain vulnerable to exploitation

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Van Ung got excited when he heard a radio advertisement about an opportunity to work in Dubai.

Firms turn their backs on soft loans for environmental protection projects

 VietNamNet Bridge – Very few businesses have shown interest in HCM City’s preferential loans for environmental protection projects.

Casino to spin the wheel on locals

 VietNamNet Bridge – A draft law that could allow Vietnamese to play in casinos is expected to earmark Vietnam as a high potential market for casino operators.

Social News 21/8

Flash floods, landslides cause over VND3 trillion losses; 1,328 Vietnamese labourers safely evacuated from Libya; Northern Son La province hit by 4-Richter quake; Typhoon wreaks havoc in Dien Bien; Hai Phong police seize tonne of ivory

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 21/8

 Mekong Delta farmers encouraged to grow GM maize; Tra fish distribution centre shaping at Belgian harbor; HCM City urges Dong Nai to build airport; Petrolimex bemoans low rate of return at 4.6%

Ebola scare discourages travels to South Africa

Many tours to South Africa have been canceled although Ebola-hit areas are in West Africa, far from South Africa’s tourist destinations.

Foreign investors flirt with IT start-ups

VietNamNet Bridge – Increasing numbers of exciting business start-ups in Vietnam are grabbing the attention of adventurous investors who are looking to further ignite the local and regional merger and acquisition market.

Fever Nigerian passengers entering Vietnam quarantined

VietNamNet Bridge – The Pasteur Institute and the health department in Ho Chi Minh City on August 19 isolated two Nigerian passengers showing symptom of fever when entering Vietnam via Tan Son Nhat International Airport,

AFC Cup: Ninh Binh defeated in first leg

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's Ninh Binh FC face a high risk of exiting the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup after losing 2-4 to Kitchee of Hong Kong at home in the quarter-finals first leg yesterday, Aug 19.

Golden statues of Saint Giong make debut in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two golden statues of Saint Giong was introduced to the public at a ceremony held at Hanoi Opera House in Hanoi on August 19.

Environmental plan for Mekong region discussed

 VietNamNet Bridge – Policy-makers discussed final details of a 2015 environmental work plan for the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) to Viet Nam at a workshop in Ha Noi yesterday, Aug 19.

Southern seaports idle as HCM City port services most of the goods

 VietNamNet Bridge – While Cat Lai Port in HCM City is overloaded with goods and containers, other ports in the southern region have little business.

High salinity triggers water shortage in Da Nang

VietNamNet Bridge – Residents in seven districts of the central city have lacked clean water since last week as the salinity in Cau Do water plant –Da Nang's major water supply –reached an alarming high of 9.950mg per litre.

Ebola crisis: Liberia orders curfew and quarantine

 Liberia has imposed a night-time curfew and has quarantined an area of the capital Monrovia in a bid to halt the deadly Ebola outbreak.

Northern Son La province hit by 4-Richter quake

 A 4-Richter quake shook Muong La district in the northwestern mountainous province of Son La in the early morning of August 20, becoming the sixth hitting the locality so far this year.

Japan landslides kill 27 in Hiroshima

 At least 27 people have been killed in landslides that struck Japan's Hiroshima prefecture, officials say.

Swimmer Anh Vien wins another medal at Youth Olympics

 Swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien on August 19 won a silver at the women’s 800m freestyle at the second Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing city, China.

Art & Entertainment News 20/8

 Well-known French piano soloist returns to Hanoi; Belgian ballet dance troupe performs in city; Group art exhibitions in HCMC and Kontum; Some 30 clubs to join national Ca tru festival