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VN's Kata Queen named member of WKF commission

 Vietnamese karate martial artist Nguyen Hoang Ngan has been appointed as a member of the World Karate Federation (WKF) Athletes Commission, according to Vu Son Ha, head of the karate section of the National Sports Administration.

Korean author coming to Vietnam

 South Korean author Hwang Sun-mi, whose works are loved by Vietnamese readers, will meet with fans in Hanoi and HCM City.

President Tran Dai Quang begins State visit to Italy

 President Tran Dai Quang, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation arrived in Rome on November 21 afternoon (local time), beginning his State visit to Italy from November 21-24, at the invitation of his Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella.

Will golf courses attract tourists in poor provinces?

VietNamNet Bridge - Building more golf courses to develop tourism is believed to be one of the ways for poor provinces to develop local economies.

Fertilizer plant poisoning Red River for half a century

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite repeated warnings and sanctions, the Lam Thao Fertilizers and Chemicals JSC is still discharging substandard waste water into the Red River, causing pollution and harming people’s lives along the river.

Peaceful beauty at a southern lake

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tri An Lake is a man-made lake that stores water for the Tri An Power Plant in the southern Dong Nai Province. The lake is 323sq.km in area with islands of various sizes.

Clean energy: investment potential exists but bottlenecks impede progress

Favorable natural conditions and the government’s determination to allow Mekong Delta to develop environmentally friendly energy have both contributed to investment opportunities. 

What will investors' profits be in 2016?

VietNamNet Bridge - Of the five most popular investment channels, the real estate sector brings the most satisfactory profits as investors not only can expect profits from price increases, but also from property leasing.

Education Ministry believes citizenship education will curb school violence

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Training’s (MOET) initiative to include citizenship education as a high-school final exam subject would help ease school violence.

Master plan for National and ASEAN One-Door Mechanisms approved

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the master plan for implementing the National One-Door Mechanism and the ASEAN One-Door Mechanism in the 2016-2020 period.

Coffee bean theft rampant in central highlands

 Coffee farmers in the Central Highlands Province of Lam Dong are complaining about their coffee trees being cut down and beans in their houses being stolen due to rising prices.

More FDI poured into Vietnam's real estate sector

The real estate sector in Vietnam is the second-biggest recipient of FDI in the last two years after the manufacturing and processing industries, said Regina Lim, JLL Singapore’s National Director for Advisory and Research for Capital Markets.

Local startups get tips from overseas

 Vietnam has strong potential to raise its startup profile and attract international attention.

Art programme to be held to honour three Vietnamese musicians

The art programme The love for Hanoi, which is aimed at honouring three capital revolutionary music writers Nguyen Tai Tue, The Song and Ngo Quoc Tinh will be held at the Hanoi Opera House on November 26.

Fifty newspapers fined for wrong fish sauce reports

 Fifty newspapers were slapped with a total penalty of around VNĐ1 billion (US$44,400) on Monday for “wrongful reports” on the effects of consuming fish sauce made in the country.

Negligent approval hurts the environment

  Vo Tuan Nhan, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, speaks to Infonet.vn on the role of local authorities in projects licensed by the central Government.

New book fetes contemporary Vietnamese art

 A new book featuring Vietnamese emerging artists has been released worldwide as a celebration of Vietnam’s vibrant contemporary art scene.

Over 470 hydropower projects to be cut

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade removed 471 hydropower plant projects from its power development plan after reviewing the plan in accordance with a National Assembly resolution passed in 2013.

HNX blacklists 49 UPCoM stocks

 The Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) has announced a blacklist of 49 stocks on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) to alert and protect investors and traders.

Power shortages loom for south VN

 The southern region must speed up delayed power projects to ensure sufficient energy supply and use cutting-edge technologies to reduce energy waste, experts have said.