Hollywood actor to star in Dustin Nguyen’s film

  VietNamNet Bridge - Roger Yuan, an American director and actor in action movies, has been in Vietnam to play in a new movie by Dustin Nguyen – “Buddha Fire”.

Distinguish between rich and poor in public hospitals

In the same public hospital but there are two completely opposing world for wealthy and poor patients. It should be noted that many public hospitals use public resources in private services to increase revenue.

104 bears to be removed from national park

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Bear Rescue Center is facing the risk of closure and 104 bears may have to be relocated.

EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR OCT. 15-31 (daily updated)

 Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

Vietnam’s vocation training quality lowest in region

 VietNamNet Bridge – The quality of vocational trainings in Vietnam is the lowest among regional countries and has yet to meet the market’s demand, an official said at a seminar on Wednesday.

Decree aims to end pesky spam email messages

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has launched a new decree aimed at scuppering the spam messages which are becoming a blight on our daily lives. 

When young people have to pay for “showing-off”

 VietNamNet Bridge – The young always want to express and show themselves off,  but when they try to prove their personality by odd hobbies, then perhaps it's time for young people to look back.

Students document access problems for disabled

 Tran Thu Tham and her classmates received this gratuitous advice often while investigating public buildings and other facilities and services to compile a brochure on accessibility for people using wheelchairs.

Vietnamese shares getting as cheap as vegetables

Shares have become cheaper than ever after continual sharp falls. About 200 shares have always been traded at the prices lower than 5000 dong.

Warning issued on birth drug

VietNamNet Bridge – The Health Ministry's Department of Maternal and Child Health has requested obstetric clinics throughout Viet Nam not to use prostaglandin (E1), a labour inducing medicine, to avoid obstetric complications.

No mobile virtual network active yet

 VietNamNet Bridge – No mobile virtual network has started its service in Vietnam, even although the first network of this kind was licensed three years ago.

Denying girls school entrenches poverty: report

 Millions of girls worldwide are condemned to lives of hardship because they don't go to school, an education gap that entrenches broader extreme poverty, a new report said.

Free tickets for Rakugo Comedy

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japan’s leading comedian Utazo Katsura will perform for free in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in late October.

Life of the talented painter who draws by his mouth

VietNamNet Bridge - Until now, Do Minh Tam could not remember that horrific accident. From a young, tall, healthy man with many dreams and aspirations, suddenly Tam became disabled.

Dak Lak – The capital of Vietnamese coffee

Dak Lak Province in the Central Highlands of Vietnam is called the “capital” of Vietnamese coffee because there are boundless green coffee fields on the local basaltic hills which are always full of wind and sunshine.  

The Saigonese and pets

 VietNamNet Bridge - Professional pet raisers state that Saigon has all kinds of pets that the world has, though the price for a special pet may reach several tens of thousands of US dollars.

Gloomy stock market prompts listed businesses to hurry away

Not only small and unprofitable businesses, but big and healthy enterprises have also run away from the stock market, which is considered an effective long term capital mobilization channel.

Italian novelist Gianrico Carofiglio meets Vietnamese public

 VietNamNet Bridge – Literature lovers in the capital city will get the chance to meet award-winning Italian novelist Gianrico Carofiglio, whose latest thriller has been translated into Vietnamese.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 14/10

 Prices stir sugar industry; Steel import tax rise to help local producers; Wood products company enjoys higher profits; Vinacomin targets coal sales of 40 million tonnes

A relaxing ride around town

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cyclos have become not only an inextricable part of Hanoi’s culture but also one of its “tourist attractions” for foreign visitors to the city.

Residents fear for safety in leaning building of Ha Noi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of people living in a residential block in Ha Noi's Tan Mai Ward are fearing for their safety as the 28-year-old building is seriously leaning and facing collapse.

Da Nang outlines ambitious urban plan

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city of Da Nang has adjusted its master urban plan by calling for building of metro routes and more new bridges and roads, as well as upgrades to airports and seaports.

McDonald’s and the great challenges it faces when entering Vietnam

Experts believe that McDonald’s, though being a global well-known brand, will still face a lot of big changes in the Vietnamese market.

Transmitter system lifts border control

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's first machine for identifying national sovereignty violations has been successfully manufactured.

200 photographers’ works on display at city museum

 VietNamNet Bridge – The stunning and emotional works of 200 photographers are currently on display at the HCMC Fine Arts Museum group exhibition until October 17.