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SOCIETY IN BRIEF 19/10

 US neurosurgeon hailed for contributions; US helps province build education, health facilities; Viet Nam to play Turkmenistan; First wood car made in Vietnam

Google shares suspended after earnings release blunder

Google shares were suspended for more than two hours after an erroneous early release of its disappointing third quarter results shocked the market and sent the Internet giant's stock price tumbling.

Vietnamese women who make their living in Malaysia

VietNamNet Bridge - Leaving their husbands and children at home, these women go to Malaysia to work and save every coin to send back home for their families. Many of them have not returned home to see their families for ten years.

SPORTS IN BRIEF 19/10

 Binh Duong has cycling success; Amateur tennis players get set; Viet Nam to play Turkmenistan

Thieves steal four ancient Rolex watches from resort

Mr. Pham Van Hai, Chairman of the Thien Dang (Heaven) Company, based in Binh Thanh commune, Binh Son district, Quang Ngai province said that his company just lost 4 ancient watches, worth about VND6 billion ($300,000).

In attracting FDI, Vietnam would refuse tiny projects

Vietnam would not encourage the projects with too small registered investment capital.

Premier League TV rights: VTV agrees to cooperate with other broadcasters

The meeting on the broadcasting right of the Premier League, held by the Association of Vietnamese Paid-TV Service Providers, found a new direction. Accordingly, the service providers have accepted to sit together to find a common voice.

Grandmaster Liem draws again at US Spice Cup

VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem drew with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France in the seventh round of the US Spice Cup today.

Economists have doubts about statistics

While the national economy is facing big difficulties, government agencies show wonderful figures about the employment rates.

Half-naked man controls traffic on submerged street

  VietNamNet Bridge - A half-naked man stood in the middle of a flooded street to guide traffic. Under his feet was a hole with a diameter of more than 2.5m, a depth of 1m.

Historic maps support VN's island sovereignty

As many as 80 old maps published between 1826 and 1980, of which 10 indicated Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands and the Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands belong to Viet Nam, will be handed over to Da Nang's Institute for Socio-Economic Development

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 19/10

 New model for Vietnam-Bulgaria ties developed; Vietnam, Russia to upgrade military, technical links; San Marino keen to cement ties with Vietnam; Audit cooperation with Laos to be strengthened

Gov’t says can’t afford wage reform next year

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government will not allocate any funding for the much-awaited wage reform next year as the State budget is facing a shortfall, Minister of Finance Vuong Dinh Hue said on Tuesday, Oct 16.

Rolling Stones debut new rockumentary in London

 The Rolling Stones on Thursday hit the red carpet in London for the world premiere of "Crossfire Hurricane", a documentary tracing the band's half-century of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll.

FIEs repudiate debt, causing big headache to taxation bodies

A lot of foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) have been found as fleeing Vietnam, leaving the unpaid tax worth tens of billions of dong.

Developing medical tourism, why not?

VietNamNet Bridge – More and more foreigners come to Vietnam over the last five years in medical tours. However, Vietnam still does not think of developing medical tourism in a professional way.

Reasonable education method would help nurture child prodigies

How to treat child prodigies to nurture their talents for devoting to the country remains controversial.

Developing a series of IZs, Vietnam ready to welcome Japanese investors

The local authorities in the south have been gearing up with the infrastructure and industrial zone projects so as to get ready to receive the new investment wave from Japan.

Chinese businessmen deal wicked blows in doing trade with Vietnam

The saying “no great loss without small gain” has been modified into “No small gain without great loss”. This is the lesson learnt by Vietnamese from the deals with Chinese businessmen.

Da Lat vows to maintain green to develop tourism

The Tuyen Lam Lake tourist site in the romantic city of Da Lat has been rescued--with a solution which has been found to treat the waste water of the lake.