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Comic operetta ‘The bat’ returns to Saigon

 The bat, it could be said, will be fluttering back to the Saigon Opera House for a single display on Sunday, October 28.

Hand-foot-mouth disease likely to see complicated developments: ministry

 Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long has voiced concern over the complicated development of hand-foot-mouth disease in the coming days if preventive measures are not effectively adopted.

Vietnamese painting to be sold at auction in Paris

 A silk painting titled “Tonkinoise à l’éventail” (Tonkin girl with a fan) by Nguyen Nam Son (1890-1973), one of the leading artists in modern Vietnamese fine art, will be auctioned in Paris.

Low-priced Vietnamese ‘Robotic hand’ offered to the poor handicapped

22-year-old Ngo Van Det, student from the Technology Department of Pham Van Dong University successfully developed a low cost ‘robotic hand’ for handicapped people.

Vietnam to invest over $240 million in three 1,000-bed hospitals

 Vietnamese Prime Minister has given the green light to project of building three hospitals in the gate into Ho Chi Minh City with total investment of VND5,600 billion ($240 million)

Events in Hanoi & HCMC on October 15-21

A selection of noteworthy artistic and cultural events to take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Renewable energy high priority for Mekong region: scientists

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam must work closer together to make the shift to using more renewable energy.

Japanese director Kohei Oguri to chair Hanoi film festival jury

 Japanese director and writer Kohei Oguri, known for Muddy River and The Sting of Death, will be the chief juror of feature films at the 2018 Hanoi International Film Festival.

Inflation pressure weighs on Vietnam in final months

Although full-year inflation will probably be contained at less than 4%, the average CPI in the first nine months of 2018 was already 3.57%, putting the efforts to curb inflation in the remainder of the year under even greater pressure.

HCM City’s children hospital successfully cures rare pulmonary tumor

 The Children Hospital 2 in Ho Chi Minh City has successfully treated a rare case of congenital peribronchial myofibroblastic tumor (CPMT) for a child patient, which has only been detected in 20 cases around the globe.

Education New Zealand shares expertise in future-proofing students

 ENZ and local education authorities share experience at seminar with high and secondary students.

40 Vietnamese IT students to work in Japan

Forty Vietnamese IT students will head to Japan this month to work for two or three years and will be the fifth group of excellent students selected and trained by Japanese technology corporation Framgia in association with Vietnamese universities.

M&A value on the up

Figure up in first three quarters while deal numbers down slightly.

VN eliminates lymphatic filariasis

 VietNamNet Bridge – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that Vietnam has eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem.

Eurocham: EVFTA a "win-win" for Europe and Vietnam

 EVFTA to have significant impact on European businesses in Vietnam, latest Eurocham survey finds.

Agri-tourism: a new dish in Vietnam’s tourism feast

As a country with developed agriculture and 70% of its population living in rural areas, Vietnam has a lot of advantages in developing agri-tourism to meet the needs of foreign visitors for sightseeing, relaxation, and to experience farming.

Third ASEAN ministerial meeting on women to be held in Hanoi

 The third ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Women (AMMW) and related meetings will take place in Hanoi on October 18-25, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Ha told a press conference on October 15.

Government forecasts this year’s GDP growth of over 6.7%

 The Vietnamese government has given a positive economic forecast with this year's possible GDP growth of more than 6.7% along with gradually improved growth model.

Call for reform of university financing

 VietNamNet Bridge – The application of financial autonomy for universities in Vietnam is still on a trial basis and remains limited, 

Lawmakers to cast confidence votes on high-ranking positions

National Assembly Deputy Bui Thi An speaks to Hải Quan online (Customs) newspaper about a confidence vote that will be held in late October for high-ranking officials in the National Assembly and people’s councils.