HN proposes to halt road maintenance fee collection

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi's transport department has suggested to the capital's People's Committee that the collection of the annual road maintenance fee from motorbike owners should halt from next year.

Pleiku Airport likely to reopen on September 1

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Civil Aviation Administration of Viet Nam has asked the transport ministry for a decision to reopen Pleiku Airport in Gia Lai Province,

Nam, Kiet advance at Yonex Sunrise tournament

VietNamNet Bridge – Two Vietnamese badminton players won the first matches of the qualifying round at the Yonex Sunrise Viet Nam Open Grand Prix 2015, which began in HCM City on August 24.

Carbon credits undercut climate change actions says report

 The vast majority of carbon credits generated by Russia and Ukraine did not represent cuts in emissions, according to a new study.

SBV vows to restructure financial leasing companies

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite the high demand and the fertile market, only 50 percent of Vietnamese owned finance leasing companies have been profitable. 

Afghan gas blasts 'kill 10 children' in Herat

 A series of explosions at a gas terminal in the western Afghan city of Herat has killed 10 children and an adult, a hospital official says.

Five Mekong nations adopt blueprint for industrialisation

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japan and the five Southeast Asian countries bordering the Mekong River adopted yesterday (August 24) a blueprint to boost industrialisation in the sub-region.

Europe shares open higher despite further massive falls in China

 Shares in London and elsewhere in Europe rebounded at the start of trading, despite another night of steep falls for the Chinese stock market.

Deputy PM greets German politician

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pham Binh Minh, received Volker Kauder, parliamentary group leader of the ruling Christian Democratic Union of Germany, and the Christian Social Union

Japanese investor speaks out

Poor logistics and transport infrastructure and customs hassles are the major reasons for Viet Nam's inability to attract Japanese investment, a Japanese trade expert told a conference on investment promotion and logistics in Da Nang late last week.

NA Chairman meets World Bank Director ahead of US visit

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung expressed his delight at meeting World Bank (WB) Country Director in Viet Nam, Victoria Kwakwa, in Ha Noi yesterday,

Miss Universe Vietnam 2015's northern top 35 announced

 VietNamNet Bridge – Top 35 beauties in the northern qualifying round of the Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 contest were announced on August 23.

University candidates fed up with new enrolment scheme

The new university enrolment scheme initiated by MOET has not been welcomed by students. Schools fear they cannot find enough candidates, while students fear they may fail to enter university despite high exam scores.

Gov’t takes precautionary measures to control public debt

VietNamNet Bridge - Though they believe that Vietnam’s public debt is not as dangerous as some international institutions say, government officials are applying measures to control the debt.

‘Stop lighthouse' VN tells Taiwan

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam resolutely opposes the construction by Taiwan of an illegal lighthouse in Ba Binh Island, part of Viet Nam's Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago,

Table tennis champs begin soon

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 33rd Nhan Dan Newspaper National Table Tennis Championships is scheduled to take place on September 7-13 in the southern province of Can Tho.

Son Tung to compete at 2015 EMA

 VietNamNet Bridge – Singer Son Tung, having received the most votes from fans, will represent Vietnam at the upcoming 2015 MTV Europe Music Awards  (EMA) set for October 25 in Milan, Italy.

Photos: Seven places to visit in Binh Duong

 VietNamNet Bridge - Besides the Dai Nam tourist park and Lai Thieu orchards, you should not forget to visit Ba Pagoda and Gio and Nuoc (Wind and Water) café.

Ha Noi seal return to V.League 1

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi FC have claimed the only promoted berth to compete at next year's V.League 1 round, before the V.League ends this season.

New circulars for foreign ownership ratio in enterprises still not issued

Two circulars from two ministries are needed to bring into force the government’s decree on lifting foreign ownership ratios in Vietnamese enterprises. One circular has been released. The second has not.

Most Vietnamese ignore nutrition

 VietNamNet Bridge – Most Vietnamese people don't pay attention to nutrition, says Nguyen Thi Lam, the deputy director of the National Institute of Nutrition.

‘Black Monday' for VN stocks

Vietnamese shares joined those on other Asian markets yesterday as they experienced the hardest fall since the beginning of the year, dragged down by the latest Chinese stock rout.

Vien to compete again in FINA World Cup

 VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien will compete in the six remaining legs of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2015, her coach, Dang Anh Tuan, confirmed.

Dollar up on flea market; hits new SBV ceiling rate

Dollar rates soared in the flea market and touched the latest ceiling rate set by the State Bank of Viet Nam in commercial banks August 24.

Scholars hope to save ethnic VN languages

 VietNamNet Bridge – One of the critical tasks of Viet Nam linguistics was to ensure the clarity of the Vietnamese language and create the best conditions for it to fully develop.