National diving event begins in Ha Noi

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Springboard Diving Championships kicked off yesterday (Aug 29) at the Aquatic Sports Palace in My Dinh National Sports Complex in Ha Noi.

Social News 30/8

 Deceased pilot awarded Fatherland Protection Order; Chinese working illegally in Hau Giang; Holiday traffic safety top priority: PM

TPP difficult, but benefits are many: diplomat

Ambassador of Vietnam to the US, H.E. Pham Quang Vinh, shares his thoughts on the future of the TPP.

Viet Nam, Cambodia review land border demarcation

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam – Cambodia Joint Committee on Land Border Demarcation and Marker Planting held a meeting in Phnom Penh on August 29-30 to review their cooperation.

Masters to checkmate in Baku Olympiad

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese masters will take part in the 42nd World Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan, from September 1-14.

Indian Prime Minister Modi set to visit Viet Nam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make an official visit to Viet Nam on Saturday at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc,

Ninh Binh's beauty through cinematographic works

 Ninh Binh province, with its romantic and imposing scenery has become an ideal destination for domestic and foreign film makers.

Paper lantern making workshops held

 VietNamNet Bridge – Blossom Art House will host a workshop on making lanterns with plastic paper, the integral toy for the mid-autumn full-moon festival.

Viet Nam pockets third win at U16 qualification

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam defeated Palestine 9-0 in the third round match of the Asian Football Confederation Women’s U16 Qualifier yesterday (Aug 29) in Ha Noi.

Ca tru performances on show in Quang Binh

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tourists can now enjoy ca tru (ceremonial singing) as part of the Chay River- Dark Cave tour in the central province of Quang Binh.

Mexican singer Juan Gabriel dies of heart attack aged 66

 Mexican singer Juan Gabriel, a musical icon across Latin America for more than 40 years, died on Sunday of a heart attack at age 66,

HCM City headmaster moved to tears discussing private tutoring ban

VietNamNet Bridge - Will the tears of a primary school headmaster in HCM City cause city leaders to rethink their decision to prohibit teachers from holding private tutoring classes?

Catching eels in the field

VietNamNet Bridge – Catching eels is an extra job of many farmers in Khanh Thanh commune of Yen Thanh district, in the central province of Nghe An. Let’s see how they catch slippery eels in the field.

ExxonMobile pushes on with gas-to-power complex

ExxonMobil Corporation from the US is eager to co-operate with Vietnamese state-run oil and gas group PetroVietnam to develop the gas-to-power complex located in the central provinces of Quang Nam and Quang Ngai.

Wells from Cham Pa era discovered

 VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists have confirmed their first findings of traces of ancient wells from the Cham Pa Civilisation in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

GM mustard clears hurdle in India but more remain

 A government panel has cleared commercial use of what would be India's first genetically modified (GM) food crop, but politicians still have to give final approvals amid wide-spread public opposition.

Mining industry faces serious challenges

VietNamNet Bridge - Once the driving force for economic growth in 2015, the mining industry has been facing great challenges this year.

Pop star Thinh to sing at Asia Song Festival

 VietNamNet Bridge – Young pop star Noo Phuoc Thinh of HCM City will perform for the first time at an international music festival when he appears at the 2016 Asia Song Festival in South Korea in October.

Cu Lao Cau Island, heaven on earth

Cu Lao Cau Island, in Binh Thuan province, is a most popular destination for travel lovers thanks to its smooth sloping sandy beach, blue seawater, and endless hills and mountains.

Vietnamese desert Cambodia

More than 5,000 people of Vietnamese origin living on Cambodia's Tonle Sap Lake have arrived in Vietnam paperless. Only 20 have been provided with Vietnamese citizenship.

Nam to play in two national tennis finals

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ly Hoang Nam eased into the final of the National Tennis Championship yesterday (Aug 29) in Da Nang City when his rival Truong Thanh Giang retired.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 30/8

State exempts export tax for environment-friendly products; Agro-forestry-fishery exports up, rice down; Debt must be collected promptly: GDT

Police rewarded for illegal logging investigation

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central Quang Nam Province People’s Committee on Monday awarded VND20 million (US$880) to officials who investigated the destruction of the po mu forest in Nam Giang District.

Duan wins 6th stage of VTV international cycling race

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Van Duan of VUS HCM City team won the sixth stage of the VTV International Cycling Tournament for the Ton Hoa Sen Cup in a time of 3:39.04 hours yesterday.

What should be done with unsold fish from the central region?

VietNamNet Bridge - About 2,000 tons of seafood products remain unsold in Quang Binh province because of recent incidents that sullied the environment.