Vietnam and Thailand issued a joint statement on their second joint cabinet retreat in Hanoi on October 27.    

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of students and teachers at several private universities, colleges and vocational schools face an uncertain academic year as these institutions close down several faculties for lack of enrollment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal encroachment and occupation of river and canal sections in HCM City have blocked their flow and polluted their waters, according to the HCM City Urban Drainage Co Ltd.

Businesses keep indifferent to the government’s decision to accept a tax payment delay, saying that the tax payment deadline extension would not help them overcome the difficulties.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Plans for a pilot programme that will create a safe food supply chain for HCM City have been finalised, authorities have said.

VietNamNet Bridge - A special kind of wood that is said to be rare and can discolor if the temperature and the light changes, is being hunted by people in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Upgrading apartments and building new ones for poor households and students will be a top priority under HCM City's housing development programme for the 2012-15 period.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Keo Pagoda in Duy Nhat Commune, Vu Thu District, in northern Thai Binh Province, has been recognised as a special national relic for its unique historical, cultural, architectural and artistic values.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A programme to curb pollution from insecticide residues by targeting 100 hot spots throughout the nation will cost VND1.01 trillion (US$48.4 million).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The demand for Vietnamese language versions of foreign titles is growing rapidly among young readers.

According to Ericsson--in Vietnam, 47 percent of smart phone users download data with the phones, while the figure for popular mobile phones is 11 percent.

Thai imports have become popular with Vietnamese consumers. However, Thais would have to compete fiercely with Chinese to cement their firm position in the market.

VietNamNet Bridge – An evening of world-class music led by celebrated Dutch conductor Jan Stulen will take place at the HCMC Opera House on the November 27.

  VietNamNet Bridge – Every Sunday morning, Japanese and Taiwanese businessman gather at the Hoan Kiem Lake in central Hanoi to collect garbage.

The iron door opened, C entered into the tiger cage. The four tigers recognized their owner so they rushed to see him. C stroked their heads. At times of high excitement, C slapped continuously onto the face of the biggest tiger, making us shiver ...

 VietNamNet Bridge – A team of students at the HCM City University of Polytechnics has developed an automatic solar-powered drip irrigation system for grapefruit farms in the central Ninh Thuan Province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Members of the National Assembly yesterday urged the Government to apply a fully competitive retail power market sooner than the scheduled date of 2022 in order to offer a wider choice for customers.

Food companies still keep diffident when preparing for the year-end production and Tet sale season. Anticipating the low demand, they do not intend increase the output.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although Vietnam boasts the highest number of Ph.D s in Asean countries, it shows little evidence of original or innovative ideas.

VietNamNet Bridge – Breathtaking views of the East Sea from the rolling Ba Na Hills, brick-tower relics from the ancient Hindu-Buddhist Cham culture that once ruled powerful sea-trading city-states – and traditional martial-arts villages

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vocational training in Singapore has brought Nguyen Truong Giang more job opportunities and a higher salary than many of his university educated colleagues.

 VietNamNet Bridge – ASEAN nations will pilot a free labour market for skilled workers and professionals in 2015 as part of a plan to integrate the region economically. This will enable workers to move freely in the region.

Vietnam has been trying to call for foreign direct investment (FDI) into the animal husbandry industry, which remains unattractive in the eyes of foreign investors.

Breeding dangerous animals is now in vogue among the rich people. They not only have to spend billions of dong, but a lot of time as well to “hunt” for the wild beasts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With a young population and fast income growth, Viet Nam is seen as a promising market for foreign fast-food companies.