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Erosion in Mekong Delta worsens

 VietNamNet Bridge – Houses, production land, protective forests and embankment works have been swept away by sea water, and some fear the Ca Mau Cape disappear in the future because of continued landslides.

Domestic drug companies wrestle with competition

 VietNamNet Bridge – Domestic drug producers are facing significant obstacles in selling their products in both the domestic and foreign markets, the Tin tuc (News) Newspaper has reported.

Hoang Hai to show his $10,000 crystal gown on the Eiffel Tower

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Hai will be the first Vietnamese fashion designer to participate in shows organized by British-Vietnamese model and entrepreneur Jessica Minh Anh.

Drunk driving cause 70 percent of road accidents in Vietnam

Drunk driving is the cause of 70 percent of traffic accidents in Vietnam, Office Chief of the National Traffic Safety Committee Nguyen Trong Thai said, urging drastic measures to tackle the problem.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 30/10

 Consumer confidence slightly softer in October; Brokerage firms fare well in Q3; Automakers report surging demand; India woos Vietnamese investors; No State money for bad debt; Equitization of 432 SOEs to finish next year

Ministry draws up tourism marketing

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Tuesday approved a tourism marketing strategy until 2020 which includes a marketing roadmap.

Pictures: “Exclusive” products for men at Vietnam-Cambodia border

Approximately two kilometers from the Vietnam-Cambodia border, there is a market where men can buy tiger spiders, scorpions, queen termites and other items believed to be tonics for men’s sexual health.

VN to abide by WTO rules on vehicle tariff reductions

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several types of vehicles will enjoy import tariff cuts beginning next year in line with Viet Nam's commitment to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on tax reduction.

Vietnamese sport records gigantic breakthroughs at Asian Para Games

VN wrapped up their six days of competition at the recent Asian Para Games in Incheon, Republic of Korea placing in 10th place on the overall medal count with a stunning collection of nine golds, seven silvers and 13 bronzes.

Despite ban, teachers’ after-school classes continue

The Ministry of Education and Training, in an effort to ease excessive amount of homework for students, has prohibited teachers to hold after-school classes. But many instructors have ignored the ban.

Removal of cap on advertising budgets could hurt local businesses

 VietNamNet Bridge – Economists says if the ceiling on advertising expenditures is lifted, it may do more harm than good to Vietnamese businesses,.

Cung Le's suspension cancelled

 Middleweight fighter Cung Le's suspension for failing a human growth hormone (HGH) test has been rescinded.

Vietnam faces major difficulties in recovering corrupt assets

 Fighting corruption and recovering assets remain a big challenge for Vietnam, domestic and international experts said at a roundtable on anti-corruption measures in Hanoi on October 28.

Le Quang Liem slips 22 places in FIDE ranking

 The latest rankings released by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) show Vietnamese top player Le Quang Liem dropping 22 places to 66th.

Tata mulls US$1.8-billion power project

 India’s group Tata and Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade are completing procedures for an early implementation of Long Phu II thermal project worth US$1.8 billion under a build-operate-transfer format in Vietnam.

Revenue of mobile operators drops by nearly $1.4 billion

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of mobile subscribers (2G, 3G) in Vietnam in 2013 had fallen by nearly 8 million compared with the previous year, to 123 million subscribers.

Hanoi has over 16,000 drug addicts

 VietNamNet Bridge – By the end of September 2014, Hanoi authorities estimated that there were more than 16,000 drug addicts in the city, including over 1,000 uncontrolled addicts.

Giant 'pit of death' appears in Thanh Hoa

 VietNamNet Bridge – At 4am on October 28, a hole 15m wide, and over 2.5m deep suddenly appeared on a road in Quy Loc commune in Yen Dinh district of Thanh Hoa province.

Viettel to launch 3G services in Tanzania

 The military-run telecom group Viettel plans to commence construction of a new third-generation (3G) mobile phone network in Tanzania this November with services expected to begin by July 2015.

Young bands to rock city show

 Young bands to rock city show; A glimpse of Hanoi; Photo contest for youth launched in Hanoi; Int’l workshop on Nguyen Du-Truyen Kieu opens in RoK; Japan donates technical equipment to Youth Theatre