VN President to visit Hungary, Denmark

President Truong Tan Sang will visit Hungary from September 15-17 and then head to Denmark from September 18-20, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 9.

“Forest men” work on the field

 VietNamNet Bridge - For the first time after 40 years, the father and son who are called “forest men” – Ho Van Thanh and Ho Van Lang – went to the field with local people.

VN, RoK take trust to new level

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Presidents of Viet Nam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) agreed to further strengthen mutual trust and understanding between the two countries during talks in Ha Noi yesterday, Sept 9.

At least 43 dead in Guatemala bus crash

 A bus carrying scores of passengers plunged off a steep cliff in western Guatemala, leaving at least 43 people dead -- including newborn babies -- and injuring 40 others, officials said.

Vietnam’s tourism road show to be staged in Japan

VietNamNet Bridge – A series of cultural activities, festivals, art performances and investment promotion conferences will be held this month at the ‘Vietnam Days in Japan 2013’ in Japan’s Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Nagoya and Fukuoka cities.

Facebook stirred up by Bill Gates’ photo on Vietnam’s electric pole

 VietNamNet Bridge - The American billionaire has just posted on his facebook a picture of an electric pole in Vietnam and his comment showing the worry about the increasing energy demand in developing countries, particularly Vietnam.

HCMC: American teacher dies under truck wheels

VietNamNet Bridge – Yesterday morning an American man was struck and killed by a truck on the spot when he was riding at the bend from Huynh Tan Phat Road to the Ben Nghe port in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City.

Hanoi to bury 80 percent of cables in 2020

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi has introduced its postal and telecommunication development planning to 2020, in which the city aims to bury 80-90 percent of the cables in the inlying area and 50-60 percent in the suburban area by 2020.

Nursery schools’ low education quality makes parents anxious

Some international nursery schools charge nearly VND10 million a month. At other schools, parents only have to pay VND30,000 per day, including the expenses for the meals. However, the parents all feel anxious about the quality of nursery schools.

Real estate market opens widely, but foreigners may not enter

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Construction’s idea of allowing foreigners to buy houses in Vietnam may not help warm up the frozen real estate market, because foreigners may not intend to buy houses once they are too expensive.

Vietnam Airlines set for IPO by 2014

 VietNamNet Bridge – National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will complete its asset valuations this month, said Deputy General Director Duong Tri Thanh on Thursday.

Hydropower plant project threatens Yok Don National Park

 VietNamNet Bridge – While Ea K’tour hydropower project is feared to damage Chu Yang Sin National Park, the projected Drang Phok hydropower plant threatens Yok Don National Park.

Thang Long Boulevard becomes driving nightmare

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thang Long Boulevard in Ha Noi, which was declared the most modern highway in the country when it opened in 2010, has been found to be quickly deteriorating. Many sections are also said to have been left unfinished.

Famous artist charged with illegal gambling

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police in Tra On District in Vinh Long Province in the Mekong Delta have begun legal proceedings against a well-known Vietnamese ‘Cai Luong’ singer Kim Tu Long for illegal gambling.

PM orders police patrols for tourists

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has ordered the Ministry of Public Security to set up police patrol teams in urban centres and tourism destinations around the country to protect tourists from robbers and hawkers.

Doctors brawl over right to speak

 VietNamNet Bridge – A few weeks ago, two doctors at the National Hospital of Endocrinology in Ha Noi fought violently after one interrupted the other at a seminar, according to the Nguoi dua tin (The Herald) e-newspaper.

Experimental troupe restages timeless classic

VietNamNet Bridge – All 600 seats in Ha Noi's Youth Theatre are filled and the attentive audience is silently following the dialogue, gestures and dancing in a newly staged version of a popular drama by late noted playwright Luu Quang Vu.

Discovering Co To Pearl Island

 VietNamNet Bridge – Co To Island, described as a green pearl with smooth white sand and wild beaches, clear blue water and primeval forest, has become a popular tourist destination in recent years.

Network operators told to cooperate, not to confront OTT developers

There are three ways for mobile network operators to go to increase their turnover amid the appearance of OTT apps, according to Le Thi Ngoc Mo, Deputy Head of the Telecom Agency of the Ministry of Information and Communication.

Con Dao Museum inaugurated

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Con Dao Museum was inaugurated in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau on Friday and will feature 2,000 images, artifacts and documents on the history of Con Dao District.

Vietnamese switch en masse to browsing on smart phones

 VietNamNet Bridge – The rate of internet access through smart phones and tablets is on the rise among young Vietnamese, for whom the gadgets have become an indispensable part of daily life.

MoF proposes tax hikes on Viet Kieu vehicles

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance has proposed raising special consumption taxes on vehicles imported by repatriating Vietnamese citizens (Viet Kieu).

Internet becomes more mobile

 VietNamNet Bridge – As much as 50 per cent of internet page viewing in Viet Nam will go to mobile by the second half of 2014, according to a report by the Ministry of Information and Communications.

Two-drug therapy for deadly MERS virus effective in monkeys: researchers

A combination of two licensed antiviral drugs could be used to treat the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus that causes an acute respiratory illness in humans and has killed about half of the individuals known to be infected,

Up to Bac Ha to visit Hoang A Tuong Palace

 VietNamNet Bridge – The castle of the "king" was restored and painted in yellow. Hoang A Tuong palace, located in the center of Bac Ha district, Lao Cai province, was built in 1914 and completed in 1921.