Foreign students to register online

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign students planning to study in Viet Nam are required to fill their information in Viet Nam International Education Development (VIED)'s official website within 30 days of their arrival in Viet Nam.

Huge gap remains in living standards

 VietNamNet Bridge – The gap in people’s living standards between urban and rural areas and the rich and the poor remains huge, a seminar heard in Hanoi on March 4.

The pagoda with the largest sanctum in Vietnam inaugurated

 VietNamNet Bridge - On March 9, the Ba Vang Buddhist Temple in Uong Bi City, Quang Ninh Province, with the sanctum of up to 3,500 m2, will be inaugurated after a long time of renovation.

To battle with traffickers, businesses told to gather goods at ports

Import-export companies and customs officers have got worried stiff because of the new regulation that requires exporters to gather goods at the border gates, seaports, airports or bonded warehouses before they make customs declarations.

Scientists develop long-acting drug to protect against AIDS

 A single injection of an experimental drug may someday protect people from infection with the AIDS virus for up to three months, a U.S. study said Tuesday.

Vietnam to host AFF U19 Youth Championship

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) has announced Vietnam will play host to the 2014 AFF U19 Youth Championship due to take place at Hanoi’s National My Dinh stadium from September 5-13.

Vietnamese IT firms endangered with brain drain

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese IT firms are willing to offer the high monthly pay of $1,500-2,000 to attract Vietnamese software engineers.

Gao Giong miniature of Dong Thap Muoi

Gao Giong is located in Hamlet 6, Gao Giong Commune, Cao Lanh District in Dong Thap Province, 20km from the centre of the city of Cao Lanh.

Nearly 10% of Vietnamese children have to work

 VietNamNet Bridge - There are 1.75 million children aged 5-17 in Vietnam, equivalent to the population of Binh Duong province, have to work, according to the first survey on child labor in Vietnam, which was released last week.

Oyster growing pollutes rivers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers in Long Hoa Commune in HCM City's Can Gio District are using old tyres and iron mesh to cultivate oysters, which is polluting the environment.

Da Nang runs out of key vaccines

VietNamNet Bridge – Amid increasing concern over the quality of free vaccines, residents in the central city of Da Nang are rushing to medical centres for paid vaccinations, triggering massive shortages.

Real estate credit package set to be unveiled

 VietNamNet Bridge – The official information on VND100 trillion (over US$4.76 billion) credit package for the domestic real estate market may be announced next month.

Art & Entertainment News Headlines 6/3

 Hue gathers regional musicians for folk music festival; Photo exhibit showcases traditional markets of Ha Noi; Takahashi Genichiro hosts lectures in Hanoi, HCMC; Hue Festival tickets on sale; Hue City’s antique street

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 6/3

 Dairy product prices under microscope; HNX raises $1b from Government bonds; Jan-Feb budget collection reaches 6.18 billion USD; Tobacco company hits out at proposed tax hike

Social News Headlines 6/3

Endangered monkeys rescued in Binh Duong; Rice delivered to overseas Vietnamese in Cambodia; Over 2,000 receive free mouth surgery in HCM City; JICA grants loans to power plant upgrade; Avian flu strikes in 22 provinces

Arts programmes mark Women's Day

VietNamNet Bridge – A photo exhibition featuring women recently opened at Tu Do Gallery in HCM City on the occasion of International Women's Day (March 8).

Vietnam wins $3.7b investment case

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has won its first international case related to investment, according to a Ministry of Justice statement released yesterday, March 4.

Phuc remains a doubt for HK tie

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam coach Hoang Van Phuc said he would wait until the last possible minute before deciding whether to play his best striker Le Cong Vinh against Hong Kong tonight, March 5.

Blogger jailed for ‘abusing freedom'

 VietNamNet Bridge – Blogger Truong Duy Nhat was yesterday, March 4, sentenced to two years in prison at a trial in the central city of Da Nang.

Political News Headlines 5/3

 VN hopes for increased ties with Japan; Viet Nam affirms consistent commitment to human rights; VN sends condolences over Chinese terrorist attack; Vietnam, Cambodia law-making bodies tighten ties

Vietnam increases defence-security cooperation with US

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam wants to boost comprehensive cooperation with the US, including in national defence and security, Deputy Minister of National Defence Nguyen Chi Vinh told his visiting US diplomat in Hanoi.

The world does not need nuclear bombs, just nuclear power

 VietNamNet Bridge would like to introduce opinions by Mr. Tran Thanh Minh, former Dean of the Da Lat University, a senior expert of nuclear power in Vietnam, about North Korea’s plan to test the fourth nuclear bomb.

Sports News Headlines 5/3

 VN to send 250 athletes to 17th Asian Games; Nghe An end contract with Ndjodo Edouard; Nam wins first match at Chang Thailand event; VN defeat foreign teams at women's volleyball cup; Vien bags fourth gold at US competition

Unexpected "culprit" in a gold theft

 VietNamNet Bridge – On March 3, Police of Hoai An District in the central province of Binh Dinh announced the investigation results of a gold theft, which surprised everyone.

V-League chief Tanaka Koji: "Vietnam football must change completely"

 VietNamNet Bridge - Right after signing a contract to be the chief organizer of the 2014 V-League, Japanese expert Koji Tanaka has witnessed a series of incidents involving referees and football violence.