Children with bone disease find relief

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Crocodile Village in HCM City is using glue made from crocodile bones to treat an untreatable disease often found in children

Resources tax increase meets resistance

 A new draft resolution on the resources tax calls for rates on many resources to be increased significantly.

Cam Ranh Port gets the go-ahead for UPCoM listing

 Cam Ranh Port JSC has received permission to list 24.5 million shares on the UPCoM market under the code CCR, the Ha Noi Stock Exchange announced yesterday.

Vietnam’s mobile app development most dynamic in Southeast Asia

 Developing apps for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets has been one of the most dynamic fields in Vietnam, and the mobile sector’s development has been considered the strongest in Southeast Asia.

In pictures: Saigon’s overloaded gateway

 VietNamNet Bridge - Truong Chinh is the only road to the HCM City center from the southwest. Because of the huge number of cars, many sections on this road have traffic jams during the rush hour.

BOT project inspections reveal false declarations

  Inspections of two highway projects reveal errors in estimates and project management.

VN’s public debt may increase by VND20 trillion due to exchange-rate fluctuations

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s public debt based on Vietnam dong (VND) may increase by VND15-VND20 trillion after the recent exchange rate fluctuations.

Image: US Ambassador presents helmets to Vietnamese disadvantaged children

VietNamNet Bridge - US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius visited and presented helmets to children in the SOS Children’s Village in Hanoi on September 10.

Vietnam ready for Rio 2016 qualification

 The Viet Nam women's football team left for Myanmar today to prepare for the second qualifying round of the Women's Olympic Football Tournament, Rio 2016.

Vietnam sixth in world yacht race

 The Da Nang-Viet Nam team are currently in sixth place after a week and a half of racing in the 10th edition of the famous biennial Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.

Foreigners can't buy, sell houses with cash

 Foreigners buying or selling houses in Viet Nam are required to carry out the transactions through banks in Viet Nam and not in cash, the central bank has decreed.

Mobile providers to test changing carriers

 Three major mobile service providers will run technical tests in December, six months later than planned, for operating switching networks without consumers needing to change phone numbers.

A bear successfully rescued in Quang Ninh

 Animals Asia Foundation has successfully rescued a 70kg female horse bear, in Thuong Yen Cong Village of Quang Ninh Northern Province.

Vietnam still has more than 1.5 million illiterates

  Vietnam has more than 1.5 million illiterates between the ages of 15 and 60, an official from the education and training ministry has said.

Plastic surgeon who threw patient body into river loses jail appeal

 An appeals court in Ha Noi yesterday rejected an appeal from a doctor who threw his patient's body into the Hong (Red) River after a botched cosmetic breast operation.

Call to extend visa-free status for W. Europe

 Vietnam should extend the visa-free period for visitors from five Western European countries, continue with this policy for more than a year, and improve tourism products to attract more tourists from this market.

Miss Universe Vietnam contestants in daily outfits

Over 60 Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 contestants gathered in Nha Trang city on September 10 for the semi-final round. Lets’ see them in daily outfits.

Reading newspapers – an old hobby of Hanoians

 VietNamNet Bridge – Along with the development of the internet, online newspapers are increasingly dominating the printed press. In Hanoi, the loyal readers to printed newspapers are mainly the elderly.

World Vision donates US$14 million to Quang Tri

 World Vision International, an organisation dedicated to supporting children and vulnerable populations worldwide, has provided over US$14 million in humanitarian aid for the central province of Quang Tri over the last 15 years.

Localities urged to prepare for violent storms

 Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has asked localities to improve their response plans for severe storms before September 20 to send to ministries and relevant agencies.

Famed French football club to train HCM City footballers

 France’s Olympique Lyonais club, runner-up at the French Championships 2014-2015, is eyeing to train and produce a team of skilled Vietnamese footballers for Ho Chi Minh City over the next 10 years.

HCM City Open international pentaque tournament kicks off

 The HCM City Open 2015 International Pentaque Championship kicked off on September 11 at the city’s Labour Cultural House in District 3.

National week honours Mu Cang Chai terraced paddy fields

 A national week of culture, sports and tourism honouring the values of terraced paddy fields and Mong culture is underway in Mu Cang Chai mountainous district in the northern province of Yen Bai from September 12-20.

Long Thanh airport listed among national key projects

 Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has instructed to add Long Thanh International Airport project into the list of national key projects.

Bangkok bombing suspect could be in Malaysia

 A Thai police team has been dispatched to Malaysia to track down the suspected bomber in last month's deadly bomb attack at Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, said Deputy National Police Chief Chakthip Chaijinda on September 10.