Vietnamese President attends UN Peace Keeping Summit

 President Truong Tan Sang attended the United Nations Peace Keeping Summit held in New York on September 28 (New York time) as part of the ongoing 70th session of the UN General Assembly.

Bulgarian, Danish FMs talk cooperation with Vietnam

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh have met with the Bulgarian and Danish Foreign Ministers on the sidelines of the ongoing UN Summit in New York. 

Party chief calls for increased anti-corruption coordination

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has asked for strengthened coordination to ensure the strict implementation of laws related to corruption prevention. 

The beleaguered rice market: exports up, prices down

VietNamNet Bridge - The bulk rice exports to the Philippines under the government-to-government market have not helped raise rice prices.

Report shows less prestigious universities at top in research productivity

VietNamnet Bridge - A survey conducted by two postgraduates Pham Hiep and Huynh Huu Hien shows a breakthrough in research productivity made by young universities.

Vietnam considers making unfired bricks from cinders

Twelve investors have registered to build factories which make unburned bricks from cinders generated by coal thermal power plants in Binh Thuan province. Coal cinder generators are also considering packaging cinders for export.

Pictures: "Bird and tiger cages" in Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge - The old apartment blocks in Hanoi have become fragile because of “bird cages” and “tiger cages,” which were built to expand apartments several square meters. 

The French photographer and the "world's most beautiful woman" in Hoi An

 VietNamNet Bridge - Among thousands of portraits and landscapes shot in Vietnam, the favorite photo of French photographer Rehahn Croquevielle is a portrait of Bui Thi Xong, a boat rower in the historic town of Hoi An.

Industrial Parks growing as textiles boom

  Textiles and garment industry expected to achieve double-digit growth after TPP is signed.

Farmers give tourists glimpse of daily life

 VietNamNet Bridge – Residents of Hue's Thuy Thanh Commune are taking advantage of the burgeoning tourism industry to improve their lives.

Rare 'healthy' smokers lungs explained

 The mystery of why some people appear to have healthy lungs despite a lifetime of smoking has been explained by UK scientists.

Vietnam's integration needs not only engineers, PhD degree holders

VietNamNet Bridge - The world still doesn’t know Vietnamese trained in vocational schools are doing.

Vietnam’s productivity puzzle: Should we worry?

 VietNamNet Bridge – The experts at the National Economics University have a message for Vietnam — speed up economic reforms aimed at improving labour productivity, or get left in the dust.

Cleaning polluted rivers in Hanoi too costly for local budget

VietNamNet Bridge - It is technologically but economically unfeasible to clean “black” rivers in Hanoi, scientists say. 

Too few brides in Vietnam

 Potential grooms will outnumber brides by 4 million in 2050 according to the General Office for Population Family Planning.

Ministries declare new vision standards for motorbike drivers

 VietNamNet Bridge – People whose have less than 4/10 vision, even with glasses, will not be allowed to ride 50cc to 175cc motorcycles in Viet Nam.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 29/9

New Chan May Port wharf to service by 2018, Cam Ranh port debuts on UPCoM, Ministry mulls import tax on trucks, SCIC to offload Constrexim stocks, Trade deficit hits nearly US$4 billion in 9 months

President attends gender equality, CGI meetings in New York

 President Truong Tan Sang attended the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in New York, the US on September 27 (New York time) as part of his sideline activities at the UN Summit.

Deputy PM calls for Cameroon’s support to Vietnamese investors

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has asked the Cameroonian government to roll out critical measures to preserve the legitimate rights of Vietnamese investors, including the military-run Viettel Group. 

Vietnam, US hold fifth defence policy dialogue

 Vietnam and the US are seeking to boost defence ties in the coming time during their fifth defence policy dialogue in the US.

Vietnam claim regional handball championship titles

  Viet Nam won both the men's and women's titles at the Southeast Asian Handball Championships, which ended in HCM City on September 27.


Vietnamese movie named Best Film at international festival

 Vietnamese movie Hoa Vang Tren Co Xanh (Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass) has won the best film award at the Silk Road International Film Festival in Fujian Province, China.


Passenger opens plane's emergency door, causes flight delay

 A Sunday night flight from HCM City to Da Nang was delayed after an onboard passenger opened the plane's emergency door without permission, budget carrier Jetstar Pacific said. 

River Da water pipe breaks again

 The River Da water pipe, which ruptured for the 15th time early on Saturday, was reportedly repaired by Sunday. 

Three die in flash flood at Sakai waterfall

 Three people of a 10-member local tourist group lost their lives in a flash flood at a popular waterfall in the central Ninh Thuan Province yesterday.