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SEA Games send-off ceremony to be held in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – A send-off ceremony for the 27th SEA Games in Myanmar will be organised on November 20 at the National Sports Training Centre in Ha Noi.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 24/10

 FPT opens new office in Nagoya; Lotte increases stake in Bibica to 43.1%; Viet Nam prepares to make most of FTA; Saigon High-tech Park to boost exports; FDI projects in Vietnam touch US$110 billion

Visa exemption to lure more local tourists to Myanmar

 VietNamNet Bridge – Travel enterprises expect that the visa exemption agreement for ordinary passport holders signed between Vietnam and Myanmar will help attract more Vietnamese tourists to the peer ASEAN nation in the future.

U23's beat Myanmar 3-1 in friendly

 Viet Nam's U23 football team came from one goal down to beat their Burmese counterparts 3-1 in a friendly match in Yangoon.

PM Dung leaves for 23rd ASEAN Summit

 Prime Minster Nguyen Tan Dung and his delegation on October 8 left Hanoi for the 23rd ASEAN Summit and related meetings from October 8-10 at the invitation of Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah.

Vietnam aims to win 76 gold medals at 2013 SEA Games

Head of the Vietnam sports delegation to the 27th Southeast Asian Games (27th SEA Games) – Mr. Lam Quang Thanh, says that Vietnam expects to win 76 gold medals from 29 sports at this event, which will be held in Myanmar later this year.

VN advance to final four

 VietNamNet Bridge – Defending champions Viet Nam advanced to the semifinals of the 2013 Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship in Myanmar, after a draw with Australia on Tuesday.

Price and the human rights war

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VN to play Thailand in first championship match

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will start defending its title at the ASEAN Women's Football Championship today at Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar.

Vietnam - Myanmar: Major competitors in AEC?

 Myanmar, the country had been making headlines worldwide since 2010, when it embarked on a political and economic reform-process ending decades of international isolation.

National U16 football team set for regional contest

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's U16 football team have returned to Ha Noi to begin their final preparations for the Southeast Asian Championships in Myanmar.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 26/7

 Chairman Hung pledges close ties with Myanmar; PM reaffirms accent on co-operation with Japan; Condolence sent to Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 25/7

 President calls for greater US trade co-operation; NA Chairman visits Myanmar to discuss deepening partnership; Vice NA Chairman visits Indonesia to boost ties

Chairman starts visits to S Korea, Myanmar

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Sinh Hung left Ha Noi on July 21 for a three-day official visit to South Korea at the invitation of its National Assembly Speaker Kang Chang-hee.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 19/7

 Culture key pillar of ties with Japan, says PM Dung; NA Chairman to visit ROK, Myanmar; Laos appreciates Vietnam’s effective assistance; Deputy PM Nhan to visit Hungary

Athletes with disabilities to compete at Para Games

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Para Games will be organised next week in the capital city.

Vietnamese big guy missed footing and fell in Myanmar

 VietNamNet Bridge – The winning bidders offered very high prices, therefore, even if Viettel had offered higher by $100 or $200 million, it would not have obtained the contract.

Men’s football to open 27th SEA Games

 VietNamNet Bridge – According to the newly-published schedule of the 27th SEA Games, men's soccer will begin competition on December 1 while the opening ceremony of the games will open on December 11.

Viet Nam drawn in Group A at regional football contest

VietNamNet Bridge – Defending champions Viet Nam are in Group A together with arch rivals Thailand for the ASEAN Women's Football Championships which will be held from September 9-22 in Mandalay City, Myanmar.

FPT targets Myanmar broadband

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's software giant FPT Corporation will open an office in Myanmar soon as it prepares to develop ICT infrastructure for providing internet broadband services in the country.