Breakfast @ Tuoitrenews Nov. 20
Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 08:07 GMT+7
Tuoitrenews briefs you some news to be published today.
Society:
-- An Khe – Kanak Hydroelectric plant in the central highlands province of Gia Lai has been buried in more than 30,000 cubic meters of sand and soil brought in by the flooding which recently hit central Vietnam.
-- 22-year-old Nguyen Thi Thuy Trang, a vocation college student in the southern province of Long An near Ho Chi Minh City, has been arrested and charged with running a prostitution matchmaking service.
-- Estimated 300,000 Vietnamese women married to foreigners from 2008 to 2010, according to a report released at the “Vietnamese women abroad” conference held in Vietnam for the first time on November 19.
Business:
-- 70 percent of Samsung smartphones are produced in Vietnam and the global giant informational technology is expected to pay Vietnam US$750 million in taxes in 2013, according to Tran Duy Dong, an official from the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
Lifestyle:
-- World-renowned French singer and songwriter Christophe will perform in Ho Chi Minh City in two night charity concerts at the Consulate General of France today (November 20) and at Hoa Binh Cinema in district 10 November 23.
-- Bien Hoa Ancient Wall in Bien Hoa town of the southern province of Dong Nai, which was built in early 19th century under Nguyen Dynasty, has been recognized as a national relic.
Politics:
-- The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security and the Myanmar Ministry of Home Affairs signed an agreement to set up a deputy ministerial-level security dialogue mechanism between in Hanoi on November 19, according to VNA.
-- Vietnam and Namibia have signed agreements to boost their cooperation in diplomacy and agriculture on the occasion of Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba’s State visit to Vietnam from November 18-20, according to VNA.
Sports:
-- France produced one of soccer's most famous comebacks on Tuesday to scrape into next year's World Cup finals via the playoffs while Portugal blazed through after Cristiano Ronaldo conjured up a sensational hat-trick (Reuters).
