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Status of Viet kieu reviewed

VietNamNet Bridge – The integration of the Overseas Vietnamese community with its fatherland will come under review at a conference to be held in HCM City later this month. 

National team leaves for friendly match in Malaysia

VietNamNet Bridge – The national team departed yesterday, Sept 9, for a friendly match against Malaysia as part of their preparations for the Southeast Asian Football Championships (AFF Cup) later this year.

 

Long out for bad behaviour

 VietNamNet Bridge – Defender Quoc Long was ousted from the national team after displaying uncultured behaviour during the match between Ha Noi T&T and Sai Gon Xuan Thanh at the National Cup final on August 29.

1,000 days to find 'smile' for a Vietnamese boy

The image of a cleft palate boy who “missed out” during a charity surgery program but still ran after doctors to say goodbye had haunted doctors for 15 years. Back in Vietnam, they searched everywhere to return a "smile" to the boy of the old day.

Asian real estate investment wave heads for Vietnam

A lot of Asian investors are pouring their capital into the Vietnamese real estate market, despite the short term challenges in the market.

Stamps of Vietnamese athletes at 2012 Paralympics

  VietNamNet Bridge – On the next to last day of the 2012 Paralympics, swimmer Vo Thanh Tung broke the Asian record for the men’s 100m event, with 1.19.83 minutes.

Touching “Children in Wartime” exhibition

  VietNamNet Bridge - Over 70 photos depicting the life of Vietnamese children in northern Vietnam during the Vietnam War (1964-1972) are now on display at No. 93 Dinh Tien Hoang, Hanoi.

Terraced field festival canceled because of fatal landslides

After the landslides that killed 20 people in Mu Cang Chai district on September 7, Yen Bai authorities have decided to cancel the cultural, sports and tourism week about the terraced rice fields of Mu Cang Chai.

Quang Ngai: Hundreds of fishermen collect shipwreck antiques

In the morning of September 8, hundreds of fishermen flocked to Chau Thuan Bien in Binh Chau commune, Binh Son district, to seek antiques from a shipwreck. The antiques are said to date back to the Ming Dynasty of China.

Illegal trade of dugongs uncovered

VietNamNet Bridge – An illegal trade network of dugongs and other marine species in southern Kien Giang Province's Phu Quoc Island has been detected by Wildlife At Risk (WAR),

Big Delta rice market set to open next year

  The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta's largest wholesale rice market, which is under construction in Can Tho City's Thot Not District, will become operational next year.

Chess players draw with Philippines in Istanbul Olympiad tournament

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite possessing the stronger team, Viet Nam could only manage a 2-2 draw with the Philippines in the 10th round of the Olympiad Istanbul Open chess tournament on Saturday. 

Tourism sector needs skills standards

  The implementation of a universal and consistent set of occupational skills standards is crucial for the development of Viet Nam's tourism sector..

President Sang begins visit to Kazakhstan

 VietNamNet Bridge – State President Truong Tan Sang and his delegation arrived in Astana on September 9 for their two-day visit to Kazakhstan at the invitation of President Nursultan Nazarbayev.  

TV series focus on rural life

 VietNamNet Bridge – Domestic film studios are making more TV series about the lifestyle changes and aspirations of people who live in the Mekong River Delta.

Tuk tuks may soon be seen in Hanoi

  The Hanoi Transport Association has proposed the import and the use of tuk tuks (small three-wheel transport vehicles) as a way to lessen motorbikes in the inner-city.

Gold shop evades VND54bil taxes, official expelled from Party

One year after a gold store in Dam Doi district of Ca Mau province was discovered to earn around US$350 million in revenue but did not pay taxes, the official who was alleged to give a hand to the tax evader has been disciplined.

Floods leave 54 dead and injured

VietNamNet Bridge – Heavy floods in large areas stretching from Ninh Binh to Ha Tinh provinces have so far killed 16 and injured 38 people, according to the National Committee for Search and Rescue. 

ASEAN nations promote tourism in city

  Vietnam and its ASEAN neighbors Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar will introduce their tourism products to 200 international customers on September 13-15 at the International Travel Expo HCMC 2012.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 10/9

 Building a domestic trademark system; 9 banks with highest credit index; No IMF loan to solve bad debt; Malaysia invests more than US$5.8 billion in HCM City; US$40million for micro-economic development