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Hong Kong protests: Police move in to clear main road

 Police in Hong Kong have clashed with pro-democracy protesters as they tried to clear an underpass near the city government headquarters.

Social News 15/10

Endangered pythons released into the wild; Fire kills one in HCM City house disaster; Six Vietnamese sailors reported missing in Japan; New rule reduces child patient overload; VN stores destroyed in Kazan market fire; 12 held for drug trafficking

Vietnamobile clinches deal with Chelsea

 Mobile network operator Vietnamobile has reached a three-year deal with the Chelsea Football Club.

Ebola crisis: Outbreak death toll rises to 4,447 says WHO

 The death toll from the Ebola virus outbreak has risen to 4,447, with the large majority of victims in West Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.

British action star cast in Vietnamese film

Hollywood action star Gary Daniels (Expendables 2010) of the UK has been cast in the Vietnamese film Quyen, which is expected to be released next year.

Students confused about new university-exam groups

 VietNamNet Bridge – Universities have drawn up their 2015 enrollment plans and created several new groups of exams, leaving students with more questions than answers.

Proof of corporations’ tax evasion continues to elude authorities

 VietNamNet Bridge – A number of foreign-invested enterprises have allegedly tried to evade tax over the last 10 years but no proof of guilt has been found.

Political News 15/10

 Azerbaijan to reinforce comprehensive ties with Vietnam; Vietnam vows to join global efforts in disarmament; Vietnam-Cuba Inter-Governmental Committee meets; Vietnam, China foster cooperation on drug crime fight

Vietnam rolls out red carpet for European investors: PM

 Vietnam is currently the only Asian recipient of Belgian development aid and is keen to boost investments from Belgium and Europe, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung affirmed.

Vietnam, Iran ink customs agreement

 Viet Nam and Iran signed an agreement yesterday in Tehran on the co-ordination of administrative affairs in customs.

Vietnam cities offer seven new adventure activities

 VietNamNet Bridge - Highwire, zipline and flyboard are famous imported adventure activities that Vietnam now offers at cities around the country.

Delay sought in ‘change provider save digits' policy

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's small mobile carriers have sought a postponement of the implementation of a policy allowing mobile phone users to change network providers without having to change their phone numbers.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung starts official visit to Germany

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung arrived in Stuttgart city, Baden Wuerttemberg, in the afternoon of October 14 (Vietnam time), beginning his official visit to Germany at the invitation of Chancellor Angela Merkel.

ODA for Long Thanh airport not to affect public debt

 VietNamNet Bridge – The impact, if any, of ODA loans on the Long Thanh international airport project on gross domestic product would not be considerable, especially in 2016-2019,

Schonleber and Padrock to hold concerts in Viet Nam

VietNamNet Bridge – Freelance pianist Boris Schonleber of Berlin will perform the music of Richard Wagner, Richard Strauss and Frederic Chopin in a solo concert at the Goethe Institute here on Saturday.

Nguyen wins bronze at Guri Three-Cushion World Cup

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese cueist Nguyen Quoc Nguyen won a bronze medal at the 2014 Guri Three-Cushion World Cup which concluded in South Korea on Sunday.

Former pilot proposes trans-Indochina road, railway

 VietNamNet Bridge – Former pilot Mai Trong Tuan has asked the Government and relevant agencies to consider developing a trans-Indochina road and railway linking Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.

KFC to open first Myanmar outlet in 2015

 KFC's parent company, Yum! Brands, has teamed up with Singapore-listed Yoma Strategic Holdings to bring the franchise to Myanmar, also known as Burma.

Forest rangers under threat

 VietNamNet Bridge – Attacks on forest rangers are increasing, Inspection and Legislation Division director under the MARD's Ranger Department Nguyen Xuan Thang tells Nong thon Ngay nay.

Boycotting low quality made in China imports

VietNamNet Bridge – A group of business leaders spurred on by Vu Tien Loc, President of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has called for a boycott of low quality Chinese products