VietNamNet Bridge – Major problems of Viet Nam’s railway sector will be resolved if a double-track railway is developed on the route from the north to the south of the country, experts said on Monday, Nov 14.

VietNamNet Bridge - The HCMC Department of Natural Resources and the Environment Has granted more than 5,000 registry books to the owners of hazardous waste sources.

VietNamNet Bridge - The government has been warned that loopholes in the process of divesting state capital from state-owned enterprises may lead to a major losses.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is likely to see increasing investment from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and other neigbouring countries in the next five years, according to a survey conducted by United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB). 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health’s (MoH) new medical curriculum proposal raised different opinions from experts.

 Although numerous foreign and domestic enterprises expressed their interest in investing in wind farms in Vietnam, so far only domestic firms started actually implementing such projects.

Hot issues in the APEC Summit 2016 are Brexit and the rise of populism in politics, especially in the US after Donald Trump was elected the new president, which appears to have added strength to the voices protesting globalization.

 Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha confirmed on November 16 that water in certain central provinces is “safe for tourism, sports and fishing.”

 Voters nationwide appreciated the answers of Cabinet members during question-and-answer sessions of the ongoing second plenum of the 14th National Assembly which were broadcast live on television and radio. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Teachers’ Day is coming this Sunday November 20, and thousands of parents in the country are thinking about and preparing some gifts for their children’s teachers to express their gratitude.

Milky flowers are a symbol of Hanoi’s autumn. There are many songs and poems that mention their charming fragrance. Walking along Hanoi’s streets and besides its lakes in the fall, you will breathe in the beautifully sweet fragrance of milky flowers. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of rock poles are pitched around tombs in a jungle in the ancient Dong Thech cemetery of a Muong ethnic minority mandarin in Vinh Dong commune in Kim Boi district, in the northern province of Hoa Binh.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will likely face damages of more than VND141.2 trillion (US$6.7 billion) due to natural disasters such as typhoons, floods or earthquakes in the next 50 years,

 Vietnam currently has 20 coal-fired power plants consuming 45 million tonnes of coal annually and discharging more than 15.7 million tonnes of ash and gypsum as by-products from generating electricity.

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has lifted the ban on nude photography which took effect in May and met with opposition from many photographers.

Flood ties on today morning, November 16, peaked at 1.69 metres, leaving many streets in HCM City under water.

 Motorbike owners that have not transferred the ownership of their vehicles will face a fine of VND100,000 (USD4.47) to VND400,000 starting from 2017.

 The Ministry of Education and Training has been collaborating with Microsoft Vietnam and Vietnet-ICT to organise Training for Trainers workshops on new ICT and computer science curriculum using active teaching and learning methodologies.

 The ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) Retreat opened in Vientiane, Laos, on November 16, seeking to boost defence cooperation for a dynamic ASEAN.

 Defence Deputy Minister Be Xuan Truong met with Smolsky Gennady Aleksandrovich, Vice Chairman of the State Military-Industrial Committee of the Republic of Belarus, in Hanoi on November 15. 

 Public Security Minister General To Lam met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on November 15, during which he thanked the PM for directing Israel’s agencies to cooperate with Vietnam’s Public Security Ministry in past years. 

 The 2016 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange finds that there were 21,403 students from Viet Nam, making it the 6th leading country of origin among international students in the United States, moving up from 9th position in 2015. 

PM approves 7-day Lunar New Year break, HCM City issues flood warning, Crane crash kills one student in Nghe An, In top urban hospitals, bed-sharing the norm, Miners breathe again after lung lavage

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has made significant headway in English language education in the last few years, but needs to move faster to achieve its targets,

VietNamNet Bridge - While foreign investors flock to Vietnam, many textile projects developed by Vietnamese investors have failed, raising concerns about the future of Vietnam’s textile & garment industry.