Tuoi Tre News briefs you on some of the leading news stories that are published today, October 4, in Vietnamese media. Politics — The fact that the United States partially lifted a long-time ban on lethal weapon sales to Vietnam will significantly improve the politic, security and defense relations between the two countries, American and Vietnamese officials have commended. Major General Le Van Cuong said the partial lift is based on mutual trust and interest. The lift was announced by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in his talks with visiting Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh in Washington on Thursday . Society — A cold snap will affect northern Vietnamese provinces from Saturday evening. It will then extend to the north- and mid-central region, said the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting. As a result, heavy rains will occur in many northern and central provinces from Sunday evening. The cold front will continue to go south on Sunday, the center said. — An exhibition themed with Vietnam’s sovereignty over sea and island kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday, showing more than 250 documents, maps, photographs and objects that prove Vietnam’s indisputable sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos in the East Vietnam Sea. — A woman and her husband set fire on their house with gasoline when a local anti-smuggling police team raided the house in the southern province of An Giang early yesterday morning. The fire, which spread to a neighboring house, was stamped out later. All the smuggled goods in the house were burnt. The woman and one of her children suffered burns in the incident. — A heavy rain and strong winds uprooted an ancient tree on Hoang Du Khuong Street, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City at 5 pm Friday. The tree fell on Dong Ho restaurant, collapsing a wall and damaging the roof of the eatery. Luckily, no casualty was reported in the incident. Business — Vietnamese tourist operator Vietravel has been honorably awarded the title “Best Vietnam Travel Agency”, by leading Asia Pacific TTG Asia Magazine. This is the fourth year in a row that Vietravel has been honored by the magazine. The award was presented in a ceremony in Thailand on Thursday. Vietravel gained US$164 million in revenue in the first nine months of 2014, up by 25 percent year on year. — The Vietnamese retail market has continuously developed, reaching an annual sales of US$125 billion, said a Ministry of Industry and Trade official at a seminar held by the Vietnamese Retailers’ Association on Friday. Currently, many foreign investors are continuing to expand their retail chains in Vietnam, such as Big C (France), E-Mart (South Korea) and Aeon (Japan). Lifestyle — Vietnamese audience in Hanoi will have a chance to enjoy many films featuring Latin America that will be shown in the capital city from October 6 to 11. The cultural event is jointly organized by a number of Latin American embassies, including the embassies of Argentina, Cuba, Haiti and Venezuela. Sports — Vietnam’s Karateka Nguyen Thanh Duy won a bronze medal at the 27th Asian Games (17th Asiad) in the Republic of Korea on Friday. By 10 pm the same day, Vietnam ranked 21th in the event’s medal table with one gold, 10 silvers and 25 bronzes. The 17th Asiad will be wrapped up today, October 4. Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to get the latest news about Vietnam!
Posted on: Sat, 04 Oct 2014 01:22:19 +0000
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