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Grandmaster Liem earns four-year scholarship in US

 VietNamNet Bridge – Grandmaster Le Quang Liem has been awarded a four-year scholarship at Webster University in the US, a worldwide institution.

Cutting spending, weeding out the inefficiencies to increase salary

 VietNamNet Bridge – On the sidelines of the National Assembly session, deputies shared their opinions about salary increase with VietNamNet on October 22.

New car taxable prices make used imports more expensive

The decision by GDC to apply new taxable prices since October 18 would lead to the increases of used imports’ prices. Meanwhile, the prices of the products to be distributed by authorized importers would be unchanged.

Women still face gender gap in jobs, wages

 Women are closing the gender gap with men in health and education but struggle to get top jobs and salaries, data from a study of 135 countries showed on Wednesday.

Mysterious Cham towers in Binh Dinh

 Binh Dinh province was the center of the ancient Champa kingdom where 14 ancient towers built between the 11th and 15th centuries still stand today.

International seminar discusses East Sea sovereignty

VietNamNet Bridge – An International seminar on the real situation and solutions for the issue of sovereignty in the East Sea was held at Chosun University in Gwangju, the Republic of Korea (RoK) on October 23. 

Gold falls to almost seven-week low with higher U.S. dollar

 Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange sharply fell Tuesday, as disappointing corporate earnings drew traders to the safe haven of the dollar, heaping pressure on the precious metal.

NA focuses on procedures of vote of confidence

National Assembly deputies on October 23 heard a report on the NA’s draft resolution on procedures for the votes of confidence for positions elected or approved by the National Assembly and local People’s Councils.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 24/10

  Promoting Vietnam-Panama cooperation; VN, Thailand to hold joint cabinet meeting; Honduras keen to cement ties with Vietnam; VN, EU open new era

The process of screening economic groups kicks off

The dissolution of the two economic groups VNIC and HUD is believed to mark the anticipated failure of the model of state owned economic groups.

PM lauds public security cooperation with China

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung lauded cooperation between the Ministries of Public Security of Vietnam and China over the past time, especially their close coordination in fighting border crimes, 

Ha Tinh province to get Navibank Saigon FC for free

 VietNamNet Bridge – Xuan Thuy Company is about to give Navibank Saigon football team and its card at the V-League 2013 to the central province of Ha Tinh, free of charge.

Authorities also responsible for dam safety

Project owners must be responsible for the insecurity of hydropower dams but local authorities are also to blame in case of safety incidents, experts said in the aftermath of the Dakrong 3 hydropower dam crumpling.

The students, who respond to teachers with deaths

The public has been stunned by the news that a student ripped her hand with a razor blade to express her disagreement against the teacher, and another student committed suicide just because she accidentally lost money.

Vietnam to welcome first open-end fund in 2012

Watchdog agencies have every reason to believe that the first open-end investment fund would make debut on the stock market this year.

Nghe An: Tigers raised as pigs

VietNamNet Bridge – Four tigers are bred in a room of less than 15m2. It is unbelievable but it is the truth in the central province of Nghe An.

In search of the real Gangnam style

 Hundreds of millions have watched the dance and listened to the song -- most without understanding a word -- but very few have any idea what "Gangnam" is and what, if any, particular "style" it might have.

Kaolin corrodes hills and mountains in Lam Dong

VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of green tea terraced fields have been cleared up in Lam Dong province to give up place to the kaolin mining sites.

Mobile apps in Vietnam mostly serve entertainment demand

Thirty eight percent of the total income of mobile service firms come from lottery and soccer business, 32 percent from online games and 11 percent from ring tones.

Government says VN welcomes tourists, but terrible vice keeps travelers away

Foreign travelers have been heading for Vietnam, the oriental “millennium destination” with “hidden charm” to discover. However, many of them have shrunk back because of the stories about the problems travelers may meet in the country.