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Engineering student gains international recognition

Vietnamese engineering student Nguyen Trong Nghia has been named South Australia's International Student of the Year by StudyAdelaide, an official government website for international students studying in South Australia.  

Guest workers need protection

A common scene at Viet Nam's two biggest airports – Noi Bai in Ha Noi and Tan Son Nhat in HCM City – are lines of young people in factory uniforms waiting for flights to South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Russia, Libya and Saudi Arabia,

Singers urged to support copyright fight

 VietNamNet Bridge – Singers should take the initiative in reminding event organisers to pay copyright fees for songs that they perform, Vietnamese music copyright chief has urged in a discussion held in Ha Noi.

U21 team beat Thailand in Gia Lai

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam beat Thailand 2-0 in their third match at the Thanh Nien (Youth) newspaper International U21 Football Championships at Pleiku Stadium in Gia Lai Province yesterday, Oct 17.

One pillar pagoda wins Asian recognition

 VietNamNet Bridge – The One Pillar Pagoda, a historic Buddhist temple in Hanoi, has been recognised by the Asian Records Organisation as having the most unique architecture on the continent,

Up to 80% of all helmets are still unsafe

VietNamNet Bridge – On a sun-kissed morning, a young couple ride a scooter together down a busy street while smiling at each other lovingly.

Budget for science and technology development goes to wrong addresses

While the budget for science and technology development remains modest, it has been divided to too many different units and different sectors.

Colombian government, rebels arrive in Oslo for peace talks

 Colombian government representatives and leftist FARC rebels arrived in Oslo on Wednesday ahead of peace talks aimed at ending the longest-running conflict in Latin America.

Going to private tutoring classes inevitable for students

There are many tricks teachers can play to force students to their private tutoring classes, even though the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has prohibited teachers to give extra classes to primary school students.

Lawmakers express concern over economy

Despite positive results handling inflation and deficit reduction, law makers expressed concern that Viet Nam's economy is facing signs of stagnation at yesterday's 12th session of the National Assembly's Standing Committee.

Tour operators fret over airfare hikes

 VietNamNet Bridge – Travel firms last Friday informed their foreign partners of higher domestic airfares applicable from Monday, while they are seeking ways to cope with the price hike at a time when the local tourism industry is still struggling.

Domestic sweets manufacturers refuse domestic sugar, prefer imports

Sweets manufacturers have been insisting on quotas for sugar imports. Meanwhile, domestic sugar refineries weep because of sugar unsalability.

Expansion of agricultural land has come to an end

VietNamNet Bridge - Data shows that the period of "easy” expansion of agricultural land is coming to an end, if not the end. The future growth of agriculture will depend mainly on the increase of productivity.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 18/10

Apparel sector races to hit targets; Dearth of cargo sees port investors coming up short; $8bn Nghi Son refinery plan still a headache; BOT plan to get Vung Ang rolling in style; More investors could seek special investment carrots

Hanoi to host ASEM Labour Ministers’ conference

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 4th ASEM Labour and Employment Ministers’ Conference will take place in Hanoi from October 24-26. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will attend and address the event.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 17/10

  Photographs of Japan after WWII to be displayed; Da Nang festival puts cherry on top of ties with Japan; Celebrated percussionists to perform cheo in capital

Small-scale farms lack financial support

A newly-published report led by Oxfam has underlined the need to increase public and private investment in Viet Nam's small-scale agriculture industry, which accounts for nearly 80 per cent of all farm households in the country.

Early signs of lung cancer could be diagnosed by simple blood test: study

 Early signs of lung cancer could be diagnosed using a simple blood test, according a new discovery published by British scientists on Tuesday.

Ly Hoang Nam – the 15-year-old champion

VietNamNet Bridge – The tips and lessons given by his mother were cherished as priceless gifts by Ly Hoang Nam, 15, the new tennis champion of Vietnam.

Announcement of Party Central Committee’s 6th plenum

 VietNamNet Bridge – The sixth plenum of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) issued an announcement at the end of the session on October 15.