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Four basilicas in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Of around 6,000 churches across Vietnam, there are four basilicas in the provinces of Ha Nam, Nam Dinh, Quang Tri and HCM City.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 22/9

 Motorshow 2013 to be launched in HCM City; Vietnam,Turkey aim for US$3 billion trade turnover by 2015; Farmers apprehensive before new sugarcane season

Vietnamese border guards rescue 19 Cambodians in flood

When the soldiers arrived, nearly twenty Cambodian people were sitting on the roof of the highest house. Many women and children were crying and screaming from cold and fear while flood water was rising, gradually swallowing everything.

Da Lat to launch Culture-Tourism Week

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 2013 Culture and Tourism Week will take place in the Central Highland resort city of Da Lat, Lam Dong Province from September 27–31.

Vietnamese securities investors feel worried on delisting wave

A lot of businesses have been forced to delist because they did not expose information.

Quinvaxem vaccine returns after five months of suspension

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Chief of the Preventive Medicine Agency – Mr. Nguyen Van Binh – has said that the 5 in 1 vaccine Quivaxem of Korea will be used again in October, after being paused for five months.

The youth accidentally become passive dirty game players

VietNamNet Bridge – Not purposely looking for online games, a lot of users have been forced to see obscene game ad pieces when accessing to some websites.

How much SOEs’ directors earn?

VietNamNet Bridge – The wage mechanism applied to state owned enterprises (SOEs) has become no more reasonable in the context of the market economy.

Students draw inspiration from free calligraphy classes

VietNamNet Bridge – In a classroom filled with the scent of lotus tea, students use brushes to write an ancient script. Some are teenagers; others, like Nguyen Huu Dong, the oldest student in the class, are in their late 70s.

Ninh Thuan bustles with Kate festival in Oct.

Just in October, the central province of Ninh Thuan is bustling by the sound from Saranai trumpets and Ginang drums, which signals the come of the Kate season. Cham girls in nice gowns and traditional fan dances will captivate visitors.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 21/9

 Local companies need x-factor to hit Indonesian market; Food processing industry given financial support; Can Tho eyes hi-tech incubator; August trade surplus hits US$176m

Chartered flights to bring HK visitors to Cam Ranh

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cam Ranh Airport in Nha Trang City in the south-central coastal province of Khanh Hoa will welcome two chartered flights each month carrying Hong Kong visitors from late November this year.

Japanese cuisine a movement in HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – Interim statistics of the Consulate General of Japan in HCMC show that there are over 200 Japanese restaurants in the city. The figure is projected to increase fast in the coming time

Japan helps Hanoi generate electricity from waste

 VietNamNet Bridge – The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) of Japan has granted 1,770 million Japanese yen (over VND472.1 million) in non-refundable aid to a Hanoi-based plant to generate electricity from waste.

Hue Festival pavilion draws huge crowds in Japan

 VietNamNet Bridge – A display booth presenting the ancient culture of Hue at the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA) Tourism & Travel Forum in Japan attracted thousands of Japanese and international visitors.

Friendship Order awarded to late Japanese archaeologist

VietNamNet Bridge – A ceremony took place in Hanoi on September 19 to bestow posthumously the Vietnamese President’s Friendship Order on late Japanese archaeologist Nishimura Masanari in recognition of his devotion to the local archaeology.

Tien Minh enters Japan Open quarter-finals

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has cruised to the third round of the Japan Open Tournament after defeating Kento Momota from the host country 2-1 on September 19.

VSA warns of sanctions against Chinese steel

VietNamNet Bridge – Given the massive imports of steel products from China due to a zero tariff, the Vietnam Steel Association has written to the China Steel Association warning of petitioning anti-dumping duties on steel products

Petroleum distributors claim self-determination in pricing policy

Petroleum enterprises have launched a new campaign to ask for the right to determine the retail petrol prices themselves, saying that the market rules need to be applied in a market economy.

Hugh Jackman to be honoured at San Sebastian film fest

 Australian actor Hugh Jackman will receive a lifetime achievement award at the San Sebastian film festival which gets underway Friday in Spain with 13 movies in competition for the best film award.