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Historical items received from Korea

 The Korean–Vietnamese Peace Foundation presented 52 documents and items to Danang Museum on October 11.

Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Loan looks confident on first day of Miss Grand Int'l

Below are the first photos of Vietnamese contestant Nguyen Thi Loan at the Miss Grand International (MGI) 2016 pageant, which takes place in Las Vegas, US on October 10-26.

30 provinces and cities formulate and implement green growth plan

Viet Nam has honoured its commitment to the Paris climate agreement through diverse activities under the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions framework which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

First photos of Vietnamese contestant Nam Em at Miss Earth pageant

Vietnamese representative Nam Em took part in many activities at Miss Earth 2016 pageant in the Philippines on October 10-11.

2016 Canada Education Fairs in Vietnam

 Over 100 Canadian Institutions will participate in the largest ever 8th Annual Canada Education Fairs in Vietnam.

Close-up of Saigon's first metro rail system project

 Contractors, engineers and workers are hurrying up constructing the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien underground metro station of the Vietnam’s first metro line stretching on 20km.

US multi-level marketing company quits Vietnamese market

 Multi-level marketing company Isagenix Vietnam Company Limited has announced to stop its operations and leave Vietnam because its Vietnamese business line is not necessary for its parent Isagenix International Company.

Hoa Phat may take over dying steel project in Quang Ngai

Hoa Phat Group has proposed Quang Ngai province’s Dung Quat Economic Zone Authority to resume the construction of the Guang Lian Dung Quat steel project, which had its investment certificate revoked in early September.

Samsung Vietnam recalling Galaxy Note7

  Samsung Viet Nam on October 12 officially announced it was recalling its Galaxy Note7 smartphone after reports of the device catching fire while charging.


Telephone imports from US soar

 Vietnamese imports of telephones and components from the US soared by up to 1,288 per cent in the first eight months with turnover of US$25.6 million.

Ministry guides Sabeco, Habeco to sell shares

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) issued a decision to establish a steering committee for the sale of shares of two leading brewery companies.

Bad debts till June equal to 9.2% of GDP

  The country's total non-performing loans by the end of June stood at VND346.96 trillion (US$15.489 million), equal to 9.2 per cent of the country's GDP.


PetroVietnam's oil beats target

PetroVietnam will strive to exploit more than 6.49 million tonnes of oil by the year's end, including 3.88 million tonnes of crude oil and 2.61 billion cubic metres of natural gas, to achieve total output of 27.59 million tonnes of oil.

Revised GDP goal despite Q3 bump

 Economic growth this year would climb up to 6 per cent on the back of recovery signs shown in the third quarter, falling short of the 6.7 per cent target set by the Government.


HCM City investment shifts toward tech

With HCM City now discouraging investment in labour-intensive sectors and preferring technology-based industries, investment in its industrial parks and export processing zones decreased by 53.95 percent in the first nine months of this year.

Reservoir would prevent flooding at HCM City airport

 The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam CAAV) has asked for approval from the ministries of Transport and National Defence to build a reservoir to solve flooding at Tan Son Nhat Airport.

HCM City runs out of flu vaccines

 Many health facilities in HCM City have run out of flu vaccines at a time when the peak influenza season is arriving.

Relocated factory could pollute Da Nang’s water

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city of Da Nang is worried that its main source of fresh water will be polluted if a steel factory in Quang Nam Province is relocated to the banks of the Vu Gia-Thu Bon River.

Derby to boom in city’s basketball community

 VietNamNet Bridge – The leading HCM City Wings will play Saigon Heat in a city derby today in the Viet Nam Basketball Associational League.

Ly Hoang Nam advances to Vietnam Open’s second round

 VietNamNet Bridge – Wild card holder Ly Hoang Nam of Viet Nam defeated French player Maxime Tabatruong 6-4, 6-4 in the first round match of the Vietnam Open tennis tournament yesterday (Oct 11) in HCM City.