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Industry & Trade Ministry joins club of billion-dollar investors in stock market

VietNamNet Bridge - The nine biggest investors in the Vietnamese stock market hold shares worth more than US$1 billion, according to CafeF.

Facebook eliminates virtual subscribers, number of followers falls

VietNamNet Bridge - The numbers of followers of many Facebookers in Vietnam dropped unexpectedly without any explanation from the social network giant.

MLTR to take Saigon stage in late December

 Popular Danish band Michael Learns To Rock will join Korean band Wonder Girls at a concert called "Sky Connection 2016" on December 21 in HCMC.

HCM City invests $119m to build road section

The HCM City Department of Transport last Friday signed a contract with a consortium of investors to build the Ring Road No.2 section stretching from Pham Van Dong Street to Go Dua intersection on National Highway 1A

How can Vietnam develop a marine economy with coracles?

 VietNamNet would like to introduce the last part of the talks with well-known experts about measures to develop Vietnam’s marine economy.

VN faces big deficit in HIV/AIDS funding

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will face a huge budget deficit in health services for people with HIV/AIDS in the next five years,

Notable singer returns for first live show in HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese-American singer Khanh Ly will stage her first live show in HCM City this Friday, after leaving Viet Nam 41 years ago to settle in the US. 

Development that relies on natural resources is unsustainable

VietNamNet introduces the second period of the roundtable talks "What is the price of swapping the environment for growth?" with the attendance of Dr. Le Dang Doanh and expert Le Quang Binh.

Bartering the environment for growth: the worst policy

Regarding environmental protection, Vietnam ranked 98th out of 137 economies and 123rd for air quality. Vietnam is not an industrialized country yet but its pollution is already serious, senior economist, Dr. Le Dang Doanh, has said.

Vietnam Airlines to issue 191.1mn shares

 Vietnam Airlines plans to issue 191.1 million shares to shareholders at a price of VND10,000 ($0.45) in the first quarter of 2017.

Heneiken Vietnam may be greenlighted its 12-fold expansion plan

 This month, Heneiken Vietnam Brewery may be given the go-ahead to increase the capacity of its beer production factory in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau to 610 million litres per year from the existing 50 million litres.


Vinamilk auction pushed back to December 12

 State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) will auction 130.6 million Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) shares, equalling a 9 per cent stake, on December 12, instead of the previously announced December 2.


Vietnam bags 5 medals at Wecode 2016

 Vietnamese students won 5 medals in the Apprentice (7-9 age group) category at Wecode 2016, which was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on November 27.

Vietnam sees 20,000 domestic violence cases annually

 As many as 20,000 domestic violence cases have been reported each year in the last five years with increasingly serious violence, according to Ministry of Health statistics.

Vietnam’s rice exports see record low in 2016

VietNamNet Bridge - Contrary to optimistic forecasts given earlier this year, rice exports have plunged recently. The total export volume would be less than 5 million tons in 2016, a record low since 2009.

Vietnamese karakas win medals at Asian youth championships

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam returned home with two gold medals from the 15th Asian Karate Federation Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships 2016, which closed in Indonesia on November 27. 

20 golds for math students

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese student team has won 32 medals - 20 gold medals, 11 silver ones and one bronze - in the seventh World Mathematics Team Championship (WMTC) held in Seoul, South Korea.

Three VN players in AFF Cup squad

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three Vietnamese players have been named in a group stage ASEAN Football Federation Suzuki Cup squad chosen by a well-known British sports journalist.

Giant Lantern Festival to light up Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Colourful lanterns created by South Korean artisans will be for the first time during a festival held in Ha Noi.

Vietnamese team wins Challenge Cup

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s PVF team won the U15 International Football Challenge Cup after beating Johor Darul Ta’zim FC of Malaysia 7-1 in the final on Sunday in Singapore.