Vietnam - a UN proactive and responsible member

 Laos honours VN repatriation mission; Prime Minister Dung arrives in France; Viet Nam elected chair of IAEA Board; Vietnam- a UN proactive and responsible member

Two bombs discovered after flood

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two bombs of about 500kg each were discovered exposed on the riverbank after floodwaters receded in the central province of Quang Tri.

In pictures: Tornadoes pull down hundreds of houses in southern Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Under impacts of the super-storm Usagi, hundreds of houses and kiosks in the southern region have been damaged by tornadoes in the last two days.

HCMC: Foreigner lies on the road waiting for emergency

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the afternoon of September 23, a foreign man was crossing Bui Thi Xuan Road in HCM City when he was consecutively crashed into by two motorcycles.

Prime Minister appoints two Deputy Minister

 VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has appointed two Vice-Ministers of Science and Technology and Agriculture and Rural Development.

Vietnam chairs IAEA Board of Governors

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam on September 23 was elected President of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the period of 2013-2014.

VN invests in waste treatment

 VietNamNet Bridge – Construction began on Thursday on Ha Noi's first's industrial waste-to-energy (WtE) facility at the Nam Son Waste Treatment Complex in Soc Son District with an expected completion by 2014.

VN paintings at SEA biggest contemporary art exhibition

Art Expo Malaysia 2013 took place from September 19 to 22 at the Matrade Exhibition and Conference Center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Seven Vietnamese artists contributed 22 paintings to the event.

Houses in Hanoi’s old quarter unsalable

 VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of houses and apartments in the old quarter of Hanoi have been put on sale, but few people have shown their interests.

Da Mi’s hidden man-made gems

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nestled between Dalat and Phan Thiet cities, about 60 kilometers from Bao Loc Township, the Da Mi area proudly offers two beautiful manmade lakes namely Ham Thuan Lake and Da Mi Lake.

British contemporary dance group to perform in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Disabled and non-disabled artists of Candoco contemporary dance company are set to perform in Vietnam for the first time on September 29 in Hanoi, and on October 3 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Natural forests disappear, rubber growing areas arise

In March 2011, the Lam Dong provincial people’s committee instructed relevant branches to stop licensing more rubber projects to private enterprises. However, it had had suffered heavily for the projects already.

Admicro battles Google in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Admicro proves to be “as brave as a lion” when stating that it believes it is completely capable to cope with the giant Google in the field of mobile advertisement.

High-school students to have only three compulsory subjects

Under the draft plan of the Vietnamese comprehensive education renovation, Vietnam will still maintain the 12-year general education system, including the 9-year basic education for primary and secondary education.

Team effort to aid troubled Vinashin

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) and Debt and Asset Trading Corporation (DATC) will join hands to help restructure Viet Nam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin).

Co-management plan to protect mangroves

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 3,000 ha of the southern Cuu Long Delta city of Soc Trang's mangrove coastal forest will be co-managed by local authorities and the Vo Thanh Van Hamlet coastal forest co-management group,

Quang Liem to compete in US Spice Cup 2013

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem and 16 international Grand Masters have registered to participate in the Spice Cup in the US from October 15-19.

Three FDI companies forced to pay tax debt

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Customs Agency has imposed coercive measures force three foreign-invested companies to pay tax debts.

The South Korean’s battle on Vietnamese land

 VietNamNet Bridge – More and more South Korean investors have flocked to Vietnam to do business here, thus turning Vietnam into their new battle field.

Experts warn rabies outbreak possible

 The risk of a possible rabies outbreak will remain high if measures are not taken to control the disease, said experts from the Ministry of Health.

Foreign tourists not allowed renting motorcycles without a driving license

The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Khanh Hoa Province has requested tourism businesses in the province not to hire out motorbikes to foreigners who do not have a valid driving license.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 24/9

 CPI jumps in both major cities; Site clearance delays West Lake urban project; Central bank initiative reduces lending rates; Buyers bemoan social housing deposits

Over 4,700 enterprises in HCM City resume operation

 VietNamNet Bridge – Officials of the Department of Planning and Investment of HCM City said that in the January-August period of 2013, more than 4,700 businesses in the city resumed business registration.

American Professor continues to write about Vietnamese spies

VietNamNet Bridge – The author of “Perfect Spy X6 Fully New Updated Edition” planed to write about the life of Colonel Tu Cang, another Vietnamese spy who was a comrade of famous spy Pham Xuan An.

Private Cygnus cargo ship delays rendezvous with ISS

 U.S. space company Orbital Sciences Corp. said Sunday that the rendezvous of its Cygnus cargo ship with the International Space Station (ISS) was delayed for at least 48 hours due to a computer data link glitch between them.