Why is Vietnam not among the 140 countries with Apple SIM?

 VietNamNet Bridge - Apple SIM services are available in 140 countries, including in the Southeast Asian region, except for Vietnam because partners of Apple have not cooperated with local networks.

A girl with a journey to change colour of medals

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Lua, the No 5 female wrestler in the 48kg category at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships, has made history by becoming the first Vietnamese female wrestler to qualify for the Olympics twice.

Aircraft accident outcomes announced

The Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence announced the initial outcomes of the search and rescue operations for the SU30 MK2 and CASA 212 aircraft yesterday.

Employers fill gap in workforce training

VietNamNet Bridge – As foreign companies continue to face a shortage of skilled employees, redressing the issue of practical education and training has become a pressing concern for the country as well as for many big investors here. 

Vietnam exports more processed products to the U.S

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is now exporting more high value products instead of raw materials to the U.S. market.

Water puppetry – a must-see show for tourists to Ha Noi

The curtain is raised. A puppet called Teu comes out and introduces himself: “I was born from the heavens/Gone into exile for picking fairy’s peaches/As the world is complicated and treacherous/I’m wandering to see to troubles.”

Rapid bus link plan for HCM City's first metro line

 The southern province of Binh Duong has proposed developing a rapid bus link with HCM City’s first metro line.

Change in approach needed in vocational education management

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) is proposing the government transfer the management of vocational training systems, currently managed by the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, to MoET.

Law on SMEs not wholly feasible: expert

VietNamNet Bridge – Truong Thanh Duc, an arbitrator from the Viet Nam International Arbitration Centre (VIAC), shares with Hai Quan (Customs) Newspaper his views on the draft Law on Supporting Small and Medium Enterprises. 

Art of preservation prevails in Loc Yen Village

Loc Yen Village, situated in the midlands of Quang Nam Province’s Tien Phuoc District, is known for its centuries-old houses with stone pathways.

Vietnamese couples raise "mistaken babies" for four years

VietNamNet Bridge - The two couples took home babies who were not their natural children and the mistake was discovered four years later. The incident occurred at the Thanh Hoa Province Obstetrics Hospital.

Govt wants data of BOT projects publicized

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has told the Ministry of Transport to publicize data of build-operate-transfer projects which have been put into use and are under construction for State agencies and people to look at.

Teacher’s innovative approach

VietNamNet Bridge – In the late 1980s, when Le Quang Truc taught literature at a secondary school in HCM City’s rural Hoc Mon District, he was searching for ways to keep his students interested – and awake. 

Vietnam’s 9X students at Harvard

Vietnamese students who were born in the 1990s at Harvard are passionate, confident and dynamic. They aspire to confirm their intelligence and personality and long to dedicate themselves to the community and their hometown.

Proposed Vinh Son 2 hydropower project causes public controversy

VietNamNet Bridge - Scientists, Gia Lai provincial authorities, local residents and managers of Kon Chu Rang Nature Reserve oppose the project on building a hydropower plant in the sanctuary.  

HCM City to publicize development policies, zoning plans

 HCMC will publicize its development policies, administrative procedures and zoning plans for sectors and land use from now until 2020 as a measure to further improve the investment environment.

Firms jump on agricultural demand

 VietNamNet Bridge – It wasn’t until recent food safety concerns that the market recognised a huge demand among Vietnamese customers for food of clear original, and enterprises were quick to jump in the high-potential agriculture sector

VN State Audit to follow new standards in July

 Up to 39 standards are scheduled to be laid down for the State Audit of Vietnam (SAV) in July, which will conform with international criteria.

Vietnam – bridge linking EEU and ASEAN: Kazakh ambassador

 Kazakh Ambassador to Vietnam Bakytzhan Zhumagulov has suggested Kazakhstan and Vietnam team up in railway transportation at a press conference in Hanoi on June 23.

Anti-drug forces arrest two Lao traffickers, seize 11kg of heroin

 Two Lao drug traffickers with nearly 11kg of heroin have been detained by anti-drug forces of the central province of Thanh Hoa and the neighbouring Lao province of Houaphan.

Two more bodies found at CASA 212 crash scene

 Two more bodies, likely to be CASA 212 crewmembers, were found at the scene where the rescue aircraft crashed near Bach Long Vi island of northern Hai Phong city on the morning of June 24.

Vietnamese ambassador runs for membership in int’l law commission

 The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations in New York has been canvassing for votes for Vietnamese Ambassador to Kuwait Nguyen Hong Thao to join the UN’s International Law Commission (ILC).

Vietnam, Poland asked to expand cooperation in strong fields

 Vietnam and Poland should continue expanding cooperation in fields of their strength and those they have demand for like tourism, education, food processing, and climate change response, as they have yet to fully tap their cooperation potential.

China’s illegal activities in East Sea must be ended: FM spokesman

 Illegal activities that have been continuously deployed by China cannot change the fact that Vietnam has sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos, said Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Hai Binh on June 24.

Toyota Mekong Club Championship 2016 announced

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Toyota Mekong Club Championship 2016 is scheduled to kick off from November to January next year, according to the event’s organisers.