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HCM City to ease ban on extra classes

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vo Van Hoan, chief of staff and spokesperson for the HCM City People’s Committee, said the ban on extra classes would be reviewed.

Samsung requests tax exemption for recalled Galaxy Note 7 devices

 South Korean tech giant Samsung has requested Vietnam for exemption from export-import and value added taxes for the faulty Galaxy Note 7 smart phones, which are currently being recalled around the global, according to newswire Vneconomy.vn.


SK Telecom to lose rights to coveted bandwidth

S-Fone, a joint venture between South Korean telecommunications company SK Telecom and Vietnamese Saigon Postel Corp. (SPT), may soon be repossessed by the Vietnamese government.


Unique set of ‘personalized’ conical hats

 Participants on the Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Program have created a unique set of personalized conical hats for all occasions.

First photos of VN contestant at Miss Intercontinental 2016

The first runner up at the Miss Sea Vietnam 2016 pageant Bao Nhu appeared confidently in the first days of Miss Intercontinental 2016, which is underway in Sri Lanka.

When Chinese get involved in Cambodia's rice strategy

VietNamNet Bridge - China's plan to get involved in Cambodia's rice development strategy is a bad sign for Vietnam.

British artist Rukhsana Merrise to perform in Vietnam

 British singer-songwriter will perform at SOUL Live Project in Ho Chi Minh City on October 20 and at the most anticipated music event in Hanoi this autumn – Monsoon Music Festival on October 22.

Youths preserve Dong Ho painting art

 Ingo, a group of three young girls who are passionate to preserve and promote Dong Ho painting art, has launched a learning tool which kids aged between 6 and 10 can use to print Dong Ho paintings at home.

Doctors perform liver transplant on 13-month-old

 VietNamNet Bridge – Doctors of HCM City Paediatrics Hospital 2 on Tuesday successfully performed a liver transplant operation from a living donor on a 13-month-old patient with cirrhosis of the liver.

Hanoi postpones launch of more walking areas

 Hanoi authorities have decided to delay opening nine more pedestrian areas in the Old Quarter in Hoan Kiem district.

Russian automakers face VN challenges

 Russian and Belarusian automakers are likely to face significant challenges in Viet Nam, although some of their vehicles will enjoy zero-per-cent tariffs when entering Viet Nam from yesterday, experts said.


VN eyes Singapore real estate

 Gia Phu of HCM City decided to buy a condominium in Singapore after attending an event in HCM City held to launch three Singapore projects.


SHB Da Nang to play in Toyota Mekong Cup

 SHB Da Nang, the third-placed team in the 2016 V-League 1, will take part in the 2016 Toyota Mekong Club Championships, according to the Vietnam Football Federation.

Vietnam start hunting world champs’ berth

 Vietnam will meet Myanmar in the first match of the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship’s Southeast Asia Zonal qualification round on October 8 in Thailand.

VN crush North Korea in friendly match

 Vietnam came from behind to trounced North Korea 5-2 in afriendly match yesterday in HCM City.

Exhibition celebrates École des Beaux-Arts pioneer

An exhibition showcasing pastel paintings of the late painter Van Giao - who was among the first generation of students of the École des Beaux-Arts de l’Indochine in Hanoi - will open to public today at the Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts.

Tay Ninh moves wild monkeys to National Park

 Agencies of the southern Tay Ninh province will move all wild monkeys living around the Cao Dai Great Temple to ensure safety for local people and visitors. 

WB helps build environment data centre in Mekong Delta

 Experts from ministries and the World Bank discussed the contents of a project on building a databse serving climate change adaptation in the Mekong Delta region at a workshop in Hanoi on October 5. 

Typhoon Aere keeps gaining strength in East Sea

 Typhoon Aere, the sixth to hit the East Sea this year, is forecast to continue intensifying in the next few days, according to the National Centre of Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting. 

Thriving pottery making in Kim Lan commune

 Thanks to the abundance of clay and application of new technology for making pottery, villagers in Kim Lan, Gia Lam district, Hanoi, have now developed their traditional craft with various products.