Government may not fix number of deputy ministers

According to Chairman of the Government Office - Vu Duc Dam, the Government will be surveying to amend the current regulations on the fixed number of deputy ministers of four for each ministry.

Wall collapse kills four boys in central Vietnam

An excavator bit deeply into the ground, causing a gap at the foot of a wall, which made it collapse. Four boys standing nearby were buried. Two died on the spot and two others died on the way to the hospital.

The tragedy of masters

A lot of candidates with master degrees have got disillusioned, as they cannot get the jobs deserving their higher education. Many of them have to put the degrees on the shelves, taking the jobs of factory workers, café manager to earn their living.

PM decided to rescue Cat Tien national park

 VietNamNet Bridge – The government has requested the Ministry of Industry and Trade to check the plan on developing hydropower plants and exclude the Dong Nai 6 and Dong Nai 6A from the plan.

At least 47 killed in Nigeria college attack

 At least 47 students were killed in a college in Nigeria's northeastern state of Yobe after gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram members unleashed terror on Sunday morning, local sources reported.

Italy faces markets as Letta bids to save government

 Italy braced for market reactions on Monday as Prime Minister Enrico Letta battled to save his coalition from collapse after Silvio Berlusconi said he was pulling his party's ministers out of the cabinet.

Vietnam’s inflation rate may exceed the 8% threshold in 2013

The consumer price index (CPI), after increasing by 0.83 percent in August, soared by another 1.06 percent in September. Analysts have warned the inflation rate in 2013 may go beyond 8 percent.

Secondary school students join wildlife protection programme

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 30,000 secondary school students in HCM City will take part in wildlife conservation activities, with a focus on Asian Elephant conservation under the SOS programme that kicked off last Thursday.

Vietnam elected to WIPO’s Programme & Budget Committee

Vietnam has been elected for the first time to the Programme and Budget Committee of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) for the 2013-15 term, a Vietnamese official has said.

Pope to unveil sainthood date for John Paul II, John XXIII

 Pope Francis was on Monday set to announce the date that predecessors John Paul II and John XXIII will be made saints in a ceremony expected to draw hundreds of thousands of pilgrims.

Super-storm Wutip approaching Vietnam’s central coast

 VietNamNet Bridge - This morning, September 30, the storm eye was about 200 km off the coast of Ha Tinh and Thua Thien - Hue provinces and is expected to hit land at 4pm.

Financial experts urge solutions to rescue flailing VN economy

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam needs to implement strategic breakthroughs and macro solutions to improve the economy, which is currently mired in depression,

Parents to supervise school finances

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi is going to launch a pilot project in which parents will supervise and partly decide what exactly their fees will pay for at public schools.

MoIT asked to rethink hydro-power plants

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Prime Minister has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade to re-consider the development plans of hydro-power projects No 6 and 6A and others along the Dong Nai River.

Prehistoric cave drawings found in Ha Giang

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some cave paintings, believed to have prehistoric origin, have recently been found on the walls of Kho My Cave, Quan Ba District in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.

Ten Vietnamese named ASEAN media, security officers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ten Vietnamese executives received the titles of Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Security Officer (CSO) at the 9 th ASEAN CIO/CSO Awards presentation ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City.

Latest reactor generation for Ninh Thuan 1

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM has been selected as the technology provider for Vietnam’s Ninh Thuan 1 Nuclear Power Plant. 

Dong Van Karst Plateau to become national tourist site

 VietNamNet Bridge - As the home to 17 ethnic groups with unique traditions and festivals, Dong Van Karst Plateau is believed to be good potential for tourism development.

VietJetAir makes huge Airbus order

 VietNamNet Bridge – VietJetAir has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the world's leading aircraft manufacturer Airbus for an order of 100 aircraft of different types.

Vietnamese artists to join Singapore Biennale 2013

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two Vietnamese curators and nine artists will be presenting their works at Singapore Biennale 2013 from 26 October 2013 to 16 February 2014.

Comic popularises VN sovereignty

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's sovereignty over the Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagoes is the main theme in the latest volumes of the widely popular comic series Than Dong Dat Viet.

Experts blast State budget law

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts during a seminar on Tuesday stressed the need to revise the Law on State Budget to make it more transparent, saying that the current law has exposed many serious shortcomings

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 30/9

Mobile phone exports target US$20 billion; MoF examines ways to restructure tax debt; Vietnam elected to WIPO budget committee; Businesses seek to penetrate UAE

PM Dung commits to drastic reform

 Vietnam is accelerating a comprehensive institutional reform to facilitate foreign operations in the country.

Wutip strengthens, central coast put on alert

 Wutip is regaining its strength with gale-force winds gusting up to 130kilometres per hour near its centre and is threatening the central coast of Vietnam in the next two days.