According to a UNDP-funded economic report, Viet Nam’s fee and tax rates against GDP are 1.4-3 times higher than other countries in the region.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam – Japan Friendship Association (VJFA) and the Japan – Vietnam Peace and Friendship Promotion Council hosted a friendship music concert in Hanoi on Sept. 15.

  On the occasion of his official working visit to Vietnam on September 17-19, 2012 German Federal Minister of Economics and Technology Philipp Rosler said this visit was to sharpen the two nations’ bilateral investment and trade ties.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese women were defeated 0-3 by their hosts Kazakhstan, ranking fourth in the 2012 Asian Women’s Volleyball Championships on September 16.

 Vietnamese child mortality rates from drowning rank second after traffic accidents in terms of overall fatalities, but local authorities nationwide still lack specific plans to teach children how to swim.

VietNamNet Bridge – About 3,000 people have registered to donate blood at an annual autumn festival which was launched in Hanoi on September 16.

Over 81,000 people with diabetes from 20 countries have been treated with the Cuba-developed drug Heberprot-P.

 German banks seem to be losing their appetite for agricultural commodities trading as public opinion turns against the investment vehicles blamed for driving up global food prices.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several ASEAN Senior Officials Meetings (SOM) and Senior Officials meetings between ASEAN and partners took place in Phnom Penh from Sept. 11-14.

 128 diplomats and members of the U. S. embassy in Tunis have left the country for Washington, Shems FM reported on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – India’s Jet Airways is studying the Vietnamese market in preparation for starting an air route connecting HCMC with Mumbai in the coming time.

 Belarus counts on Vietnam in trade with ASEAN; Vietnam active in Montreal protocol; Largest Vietnam festival underway in Japan

The new regulation that university presidents have the right to appoint professors and associate professors has raised the worry that Vietnam would have too many professors, or the so called “professor inflation.”

While banks have been insisting on charging fees on the clients’ ATM transactions to cover operation expenses, analysts have pointed out that even if banks do not collect fees, they still can make fat profits with ATMs.

  VietNamNet Bridge - Miss Vietnam 2010 and models performed the brocade-made ao dai collection by famous designer Minh Hanh in France.

Vietnam has yet to pay appropriate attention to learning about the influences and the electronics waste treatment methods. Scientists have warned that it would have to pay a penalty for this.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese artists Toshiko Nagase and Kenzan Nagase join a dan tranh (16-chord zither) show at 7:30 p.m. next Thursday at Conference A in the Labor Culture Palace downtown.

International specialists highly appreciated the fauna - flora system of the Cat Tien National Park, but due to Vietnam’s sketchy preparation of the park profile, they asked Vietnam to complete the file or prepare a new file.

 Located about 6km from the downtown of Da Nang City (Central Vietnam), Son Tra Nature Reserve with its primeval forests has been attracting more and more tourists with each passing year.

  Relevant government agencies are  moving to support labourers losing jobs at enterprises with employers who have absconded.

 Provisions push bank profits down; Farmers join world trend to go ‘green'; Shrimp breeders scoff rising prices in Mekong Delta; Trade with Americas hits $18bn this year; Real estate market expected to heat up

VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign investors are showing little interest in the telecom market of Vietnam as it is said to have been saturated. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minster Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a strategic program for better education and training during the period 2012-2015 with an investment capital of VND15 trillion (US$720 million).

 VietNamNet Bridge – School leaders must take direct responsibility for abuses in the school fees system, the Ministry of Education and Training have declared.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After four years of trying, Le Kim Thoa couldn't believe it was true. Both her quick test and ultrasound results showed she was pregnant again, 48 months after first becoming a mum.