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Blogger arrested for anti-state act

 The police yesterday detained blogger HonHai for distributing anti-state information, an official has confirmed.

Southeast Asian Shooting Championship 2016 begins

 The Southeast Asian Shooting Association Championship (SEASA) 2016 began at the Hanoi National Sports Training Centre on November 2. 

Japanese property companies continue to flock to Vietnam

 The HCM City-based Nha Mo (Dream Home) Corporation has announced it recently signed a comprehensive cooperation contract with The Global Group, a Japanese real estate developer.

Moscow Oblast honours Vietnamese diplomat, businessman

 Vietnam’s Ambassador to Russia Nguyen Thanh Son and businessman Do Xuan Hoang were among individuals honoured recently by Russian State and the government of Moscow Oblast province for contributions to Russia’s development. 

Polluter ignores environmental consequences

Phuc Son Manganese, Mineral and Mechanics JSC, which was found to be polluting the environment while exploiting manganese for years in northern Tuyen Quang Province, has not reinforced the embankments and dredge sludge as directed.

Rare photo of the last kings of Vietnam

The Nguyen was the last feudal dynasty in Vietnam, existing from 1802 to 1945. In its 143-year history, this reign experienced many ups and downs. Here are the rare photos of some emperors of the Nguyen Dynasty

Police called on to investigate loss-making firm

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government Inspectorate (GI) concluded its inspections of three biofuel (ethanol) projects with capital investment from state-owned giant PetroVietnam (PVN) and its member companies.

Deviant student behavior at schools alarms educators

Educators and psychologists have urged the creation of a healthy schooling environment following a series of violent incidents involving students.

26-yr-old scientist's 15 research articles sets record

Tran Quoc Quan, a scientist born in a poor district in Ha Tinh province, has had 15 ISI (information sciences institute) articles published, holding the record in Vietnam for the number of internationally published articles at his age.

Euro 4 emission-standard vehicles may not have fuel by early 2017

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has spent four years to prepare for the application of Euro 4 emission standards, but many problems still exist.

Deaf people continue to face challenges at university

 VietNamNet Bridge – A university education may not be the only route to success in life, but it is a very popular one, especially among people with hearing impairment.

Amazon, Alibaba face competition from Facebook goods sellers

VietNamNet Bridge - Representatives of freight and forwarding firms attending a recent workshop held by Vecom all expressed concern about the invasion of foreign e-commerce giants such as Alibaba and Amazon. 

Da Nang to restore old citadel

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city of Da Nang will resettle 38 buildings and other projects that encroach on a protected area of the Dien Hai Citadel’s 2016-20 restoration.

Foreign language project falling short of "unrealistic" goals

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national foreign language project is in danger of failing to meet its targets by 2020 and drastic measures should be adopted to make it feasible,

No-name shop in Hanoi aims to promote honesty among customers

 VietNamNet Bridge – There’s a new shop in Ha Noi with no sales clerks and no name. Anyone can come in, choose a chocolate, ice cream or drink, among other items, and leave their payments in a box.

Crippled State-owned enterprises threaten economic restructuring: NA

 VietNamNet Bridge – State-owned enterprises’ (SOEs) tremendous loses have been causing the National Assembly (NA) to grow restless about risks to the Government’s ambitious plan to restructure the economy.

German stars to take VN stage in November

 VietNamNet Bridge – German indie pop band Von Wegen Lisbeth will tour Viet Nam from November 4 to 13, performing and interacting with fans and youngsters who are learning German.

Asian Development Bank backs Vietnam’s growth

The Asian Development Bank is committed to supporting Vietnam in stabilizing macroeconomics, curbing inflation, sustaining economic growth and achieving the upper middle income status in the next 20 years, stated ADB Vice President Stephen Groff. 

HCM City focuses on bio-tech

 New applications of stem cell and gene technologies as well as nanotechnology will be the focus of HCM City’s bio-tech programme to 2020, the deputy head of the city’s Department of Sciences and Technology has said.

To combat jams, Hanoi changes coach routes

 Hanoi will adjust the routes of coaches from other provinces to limit the number of coaches going though the city’s centre and causing traffic jams, transport experts said.