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Physical education viewed as unimportant by students

VietNamNet Bridge - The majority of Vietnamese students say they are not enthusiastic about the physical education lessons at school because of poor facilities and boring practice.

Vietnam Railways to pilot automated ticketing

Hanoi, HCMC, and Da Nang stations to trial automated ticket gates from this month.

APEC ‘a golden chance’ for Da Nang firms

The 2017 APEC Summit is a crucial opportunity for businesses throughout central Viet Nam to seek trade partners and export markets as representatives of foreign firms flock to the business forums at APEC from November 5-11.

Target programme for climate change response and green growth approved

 The Prime Minister has approved the National Target Programme for Climate Change Response and Green Growth for the 2016-2020 period.

Starting price for Vinamilk sale at $6.6 apiece

State Capital Investment Corporation nominates starting price for November 10 sale.

Lawmakers call for shake-up of FDI incentives

 NA delegates express concern that incentives provided to foreign investors result in local enterprises being squeezed out.

Youths celebrate Halloween in HCM City

Thousands of the youthful generation flocked to Bui Vien and De Tham Streets in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City for a Halloween celebration on October 30.

Mekong Delta region faces storm risk

 The Mekong Delta region is facing two tropical low pressures with one at high risk of turning into a storm, according to the Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control.

Viettel’s N-Office software exported to Haiti

 Natcom has signed an agreement to provide an electronic document system, N-Office, to the Haitian Ministry of Public Works, Transportation and Communications at a total value of US$60,000.

VN Talent Award 2017 announces 17 top IT products

 The organizers of the Viet Nam Talent Award 2017 on Tuesday officially announced the list of 17 products reaching the final round of the information technology field.

NA discusses growth goals, budget estimates

 The National Assembly (NA) on Tuesday started a two-and-a-half day discussion about the socio-economic development and budget estimates for 2018.

VN’s manufacturing PMI dips to 51.6 in October

 Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dipped to 51.6 in October, from 53.3 in September, with weaker increases in output, new orders and employment, according to Nikkei’s IHS Markit report.

Toro vending machine launched in VN

 Kootoro Inc officially activated Toro vending machines at HCM City’s Ton Duc Thang University last week and received a positive response from the students.

439,000cu.m of waste mud to be dumped in Quy Nhon sea

 Viet Nam Maritime Administration (Vinamarine) has submited a request to Binh Dinh Province People’s Commitee for a licence to dump 439,000cu.m of waste mud into Quy Nhon City’s sea.

Deforestation ongoing in Binh Dinh: Report

 Nearly 16ha of natural forests in Canh Thuan Commune, Van Canh District, Binh Dinh Province, were recently chopped down, according to a report of the provincial forest protection branch.

VBA: Saigon Heat, Cantho Catfish pocket easy wins

 Saigon Heat came back from their defeat last week to beat Danang Dragons 79-64 in Game 41 of the Viet Nam Basketball Association (VBA) league on Tuesday.

Vietnam nutrition market to be worth $6b by 2020

 Following double-digit growth in the past five years the in-home fast-moving consumer goods nutrition market in Viet Nam reached $4.1 billion last year and is forecast to reach US$6 billion in 2020.

Floods swell central region rivers to dangerous highs

 The water level of rivers in Phu Yen and Khanh Hoa provinces and in provinces from Thua Thien Hue to Ninh Thuan, as well as the northern area of the Central Highlands, has been rising.

Landslides and subsidence occur on national road

 One month after the devastating flood in October, the damaged section of National Road 217 that passes through the central province of Thanh Hoa has not been completely repaired.

China hands over trafficked baby to Vietnam

 Mong Cai City police in the northern province of Quang Ninh, in co-operation with the border guard force of the Mong Cai International Border Gate, received a child who was sold to China.