VietNamNet Bridge – More than 80 per cent of students, most from rural areas, are struggling to find rental accommodation for the new academic year starting this month.

According to information from some schools in Hanoi, parents didn’t question new school fees such for teaching and learning equipment or boarding study and tuition fees for full teaching days. 

Nguyen Quynh Tram, 12, of Marie Curie Secondary School claimed first prize at the Panasonic Eco Picture Diary Contest 2012 on Sunday, enabling her to participate in the competition's Global Awards Ceremony in Kyoto,

 VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition at Ha Noi's Goethe Institute by German artist Christiane Baumgartner combines the old craft of wood-block prints with the modern technology of video.

Concerned about unusual earthquakes occurring at the Song Tranh 2 hydro-power plant, the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations has proposed the government to have response measures to ensure safety for people living in this area.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Ngoc Lan Khue, a promising contestant for the 2012 Vietnam Supermodel, will join models from 10 Asian countries to take part in the Asian Super Model Contest in Nanning, China, from September 19-30.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An ancient stone stele, the oldest ever discovered in Viet Nam, is to be preserved at the northern Bac Ninh Province's museum, its director has confirmed.

 VietNamNet Bridge - On the afternoon of September 17, hundreds of people gathered at the gate of the Royal Palace Hotel, Hung Vuong Street, Hue City to apply for free medical treatment by acupressure.

 The Viet Nam Book of Records Centre has awarded five national records to the epic poem Truyen Kieu (The Tale of Kieu) by Nguyen Du (1766-1820), just ahead of the anniversary of the great poet's death on September 16. 

Automobile manufacturers, authorized distribution companies and private car dealers have always been suffering a constant anxiety about the changeable policies.

  VietNamNet Bridge – The largest ring providing prostitutes in Da Nang has been detected by Thanh Khe District police. Ten people were arrested on September 15.

 Quang Ngai Province has opened up to bids for the exploitation of 500-year-old antiques from the recently discovered wrecked ship off the coast of Binh Chau Commune.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have toured three provinces to prepare the dossiers of the Cat Tien National Park for UNESCO’s recognition as a world natural heritage.

 Apple announced on Monday that preorders for its latest smartphone iPhone 5 topped 2 million in the first 24 hours, doubling the record set by the previous model iPhone 4S.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has signed a decision to appoint Mr. Hoang Quoc Vuong as the Chairman of the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) Group, seven months since this position was temporarily assigned to the EVN’s Director General.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam recorded a hard fought 2-1 victory over a dogged 10-woman Myanmar side in the last match of the group stage at the ASEAN Women's Football Championships.  

  VietNamNet Bridge - From late October, Gmobile will be the name for the mobile network of Gtel Mobile, replacing the Beeline brand after nearly four years of existence. Gmobile will focus on the 2G technology.

  VietNamNet Bridge – Because he was not allowed to be involved in discussing post-funeral tasks for his grandmother, Pham Viet Cuong, 30, used gas to burn 11 people in his family. At least four died.

  VietNamNet Bridge - Readers can admire printers which were manufactured many decades ago and buy rare and authentic books at 50 percent cheaper than the cover prices.

  VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health has warned that people should not bathe, swim in dirty ponds and lakes to avoid brain eating amoeba to enter their noses.

VietNamNet Bridge – The central city of Da Nang gave its Clean Up the World campaign a bumper start on Saturday, with over 5,000 volunteers turning out for the official launch. 

 The United States stepped up its fight against Chinese exports Monday with a fresh formal complaint at the World Trade Organization against Beijing's subsidies for its automotive industry.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A dancer gracefully slipped the flags of Viet Nam and Egypt from under his costume and held them up while he continued to rotate in an endless circular dance.

 The UN General Assembly concluded its 66th session here on Monday, with its outgoing president saying this General Assembly has stood "strong, active and responsive" to the challenges the world faced in the past year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and Germany have agreed on specific measures to develop bilateral relations on par with each country’s potentials and strengths.