40,000 school teachers told to work for preschools

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) plans to transfer 40,000 redundant teachers from general schools to preschools, which need 30,000 more teachers. 

Two hearts beat as one on organ donation

Le Huu Toan and Tran Nguyen An Khuong have a shared vision on organ donation. Both young men have signed up as organ donors and recently undertook separate biking trips across Viet Nam with the hope of ‘spreading the message

A lot of notes not worthy of note

 VietNamNet Bridge – Last Sunday, a 44-year-old man walked into a bank in HCM City and said he wanted to change US$100,000 into Vietnamese dong.

Vietnam commits to 2030 Agenda for sustainable development

Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has highlighted Vietnam’s commitments to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as well as the country’s support for cooperation partners at a UN meeting in Hanoi on March 7.

Vietnam, Laos share experience in management decentralisation

 Vietnamese and Lao legislators shared experience in management decentralisation from central to grassroots levels during a workshop held in Hanoi on March 7.

HCM City exhibit puts female photographers on display

 A photo exhibition featuring more than 100 works of 35 women photographers is being held in HCM City on the occasion of International Women’s Day.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 7/3

 Dak Nong to carry out bauxite project, Real estate transactions stall in February, Dak Lak to seek investment at upcoming conference, Real estate transactions stall in February, Savills urges real estate investors to come to Vietnam

Up the garden path with a flowering branch

T. was walking around the famous Tuyen Lam Lake area in Da Lat City when he overheard a group of tourists talking about breaking off some flowering branches of the wild Himalayan Cherry,

Kayak tours to clean up Hoi An waterways

 VietNamNet Bridge – A kayak service operator has launched tours that will give both locals and foreigners the chance to clean up waterways in the vicinity of Hoi An City.

Odd, even car parking scheme on Hanoi street begins

 VietNamNet Bridge – Car parking on odd and even days on Nguyen Gia Thieu Street in Tran Hung Dao Ward, Hoan Kiem District, officially began on Tuesday.

Reddish streak reappears in Ha Tinh waters

 VietNamNet Bridge – A reddish streak has reappeared in the waters near aquaculture cages along central Ha Tinh Province’s coastline less than two months after it was first spotted in January.

Social News 7/3

National press festival to kick off in March, Central Highlands to bustle with economic and cultural events in March, Photo exhibition, reading book movement launched in district 8, Two children die after eating poisonous toad eggs

Enterprises inserting clips with inappropriate content on YouTube to be fined

The Minister of Information and Communications has asked the Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information to punish cases in which Vietnamese enterprises’ advertisements with inappropriate content featured in YouTube videos.

Buy Sun Group properties this March to enjoy special incentives

Vietnam’s major estate developer Sun Group will launch the sales ceremony for villas in the Premier Village Phu Quoc Resort and condotels in the Premier Residences Phu Quoc Emerald Bay on March 11-12.

Snatchers grab at a multiple choice question

A famous funny video that’s doing the rounds of WhatsApp, YouTube and other social media for a few years now has a man on a motorbike stopping on a somewhat deserted road to give money to a poor beggar huddled on the sidewalk.

Ancient Bich Dong Pagoda

The Bich Dong Pagoda is part of the Trang An Landscape Complex. It comprises three separated pagodas located along Ngu Nhac Son mountain in Hoa Lu district, Ninh Binh province.

Kovalevskaya awards honour Vietnamese female scientists

 The individual prize of the annual Kovalevskaya awards 2016 went to Prof. Dr. Nguyen Kim Phi Phung, a lecturer from the University of Natural Science under the Vietnam National University – HCM City.

Logistics sector set to contribute 8-10 pct to GDP by 2025

 Vietnam’s logistics sector aims to contribute 8-10 percent to gross domestic product (GDP) by 2025, heard a conference hosted by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) in Hanoi on March 6. 

Health Ministry warns of possible spreading of pertussis

 Health Ministry yesterday asked its sub-departments nationwide to strengthen reactive prevention of whooping cough to curb the wide spread.

Huge hairball removed from seven year old kid’s stomach due to 'Rapunzel syndrome'

 A seven year old kid from the southern province of Dong Nai was found to have a large hairball blocking her digestive system.

Enjoying free coffee at 2017 Ban Me Thuot Coffee Festival

 The organization board of the 6th Ban Me Thuot Coffee Festival is offering 20,000 coupons for a free coffee at 32 cafés in Buon Ma Thuot City from March 6-10.

300 surveillance cameras to be installed in traffic jam-prone spots

 Head of the Management Center of the Saigon River Tunnel Le Minh Triet yesterday said that as per the traffic digital map management system, a system of 300 surveillance cameras will be installed in traffic jam-prone spots. 

Japanese capital streaming into Vietnam

Vietnam received over US$297 million registered capital from Japanese investors and over 100 Japanese businesses coming to learn about, survey and do investment procedures in the country during the past two months.

Health Ministry steps up measures against whooping cough

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long on Monday sent an urgent official dispatch asking local authorities to step up preventive measures against whooping cough.

Would Vietnamese automakers prosper if foreign counterparts leave?

VietNamNet Bridge - Economists and representatives of Vietnamese automobile enterprises believe the threatened departure of foreign automobile manufacturers would not be a problem for Vietnam.