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Where are people’s interests in land acquisition?

VietNamNet Bridge - The land acquisition process at present does not create opportunity for farmers to benefit from the value of assets created from the conversion of land use purposes.

Ring road viaduct creates death trap

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi traffic police are targeting motorbike drivers that illegally travel along a new viaduct on the Ring Road 3.

VND300 billion for one-stop administrative procedure offices

  VietNamNet Bridge – The one-stop administrative procedure offices of 200 districts throughout Vietnam will be funded to equip computers, touch screens, cameras, etc. totaling VND300 billion ($15 million).

Ha Noi once had singing trams

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi artists will restore the original art of xam tau dien (tramway xam singing) in a concert to be held at the Vietnamese Women's Museum from Friday to Sunday. 

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 25/10

 EU deal signals dawn of a new trade era; IFC: VN’s business environment improved; Garment sector strives for 17 billion USD in export; SBV exchange old banknotes; Nation swings to trade deficit in October 

Green tea component may help protect against Parkinson's disease: research

 Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has found that a component in green tea may help protect against Parkinson's disease, a local news channel reported on Tuesday.

Film fest promises lots of laughs

 VietNamNet Bridge – What happens when a manager realises his concert hall has been double-booked on New Year's Eve – for two chorus groups made up of all housewives?

HCM City hosts Asian science conference

More than 140 scientists and managers from science parks, universities and institutes from 20 countries and territories in Asia will gather in HCM City for the 16th Asian Science Park Association annual conference tomorrow, Oct 25.

Japanese firm holds 51 percent of PepsiCo Vietnam shares

VietNamNet Bridge – Global beverage giant PepsiCo and Japan’s Suntory Holdings Ltd. have agreed to form a joint-venture in Vietnam. 

Titanium-rich areas facing the perils of the mineral resource

People now have to pay a heavy price for titanium ores. Schools, roads and jobs have been exchanged for seriously polluting the environment.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 24/10

  Concerts to celebrate Austrian National Day; Education needed to preserve traditional music; French artists support Vietnamese orphans; Cambodian art troupe to perform in Vietnam

Apple unwraps mini-iPad to take on Amazon, Google

 Apple Inc will begin to sell an 8-inch version of the iPad on Friday to compete with Amazon.com Inc's Kindle and other smaller tablets, but it set a higher-than-expected price tag of $329 that Wall Street fears could curb demand.

Fitch withdraws Hoang Anh Gia Lai’s ratings

VietNamNet Bridge – Fitch Ratings has withdrawn Vietnam’s Hoang Anh Gia Lai JSC's (HAGL) long-term foreign and local currency issuer default ratings of 'B' respectively. The 'B-' rating on its US$75 million notes due 2016 has also been withdrawn.

Artist finds beauty within

 VietNamNet Bridge – The artist Nguyen Van Cuong looks to reveal the nuances behind painted faces in his exhibition The Make-up Faces which opened in Ha Noi on Monday.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 24/10

 UN provides US$2.38 million for gender equality; MAEP honours Major-General Trinh Quoc Khanh; International seminar offers lesson on Viet Nam; Siemens helps optimise healthcare services in Vietnam

Long Dinh mat

 

Long Dinh Village is located in Long Dinh Commune, Chau Thanh District, Tien Giang Province. The village is famous for the craft of weaving sedge mats in southwestern Vietnam.

Typhoon Son Tinh coming to the East Sea

  VietNamNet Bridge – A storm named Son Tinh is forecast to enter the East Sea in two days. This is the 8th typhoon in the region this year.

Collector donates priceless antiques to museum

 VietNamNet Bridge – An 84-year-old collector has donated more than 3,000 valuable antiques to the National Museum of History in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam Marine Police receive first large patrol vessel

VietNamNet Bridge – Factory Z189, under the General Department of Defence Industry, held a ceremony to launch and hand over the vessel “DN 2000 (OPV-9014)”, with its number sign “CSB 8001”,  

European stocks dive on Spanish, US gloom

 European equities sank on Tuesday on fears over debt-riddled Spain after its central bank predicted a worsening recession, and on continued US corporate earnings disappointment.