Ho Chi Minh City: A little boy died of brain eating amoeba?

  VietNamNet Bridge – A 6-year-old boy died and was found to have a brain abscess. Medical experts suspect that amoeba is the perpetrator.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 18/9

 PM Dung to visit China; Sang urges military academy to study modern warfare; Vietnam wishes to further ties with Australia; NA Vice Chairwoman receives Danish parliamentary delegation

Chinese fruit samples contain pesticide residues

  VietNamNet Bridge –  Relevant agencies have discovered some samples of fresh plum fruits, pomegranates and grapes imported from China containing pesticide residues that exceed the permitted threshold.

Businesses still looking forward to bailout

VietNamNet Bridge – The information about the solutions, support packages and projects to rescue businesses from sinking has been flooding local newspapers in recent days. However, the bailout still has not reached out to businesses.

Regional cities in tourism deal

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phnom Penh, Vientiane and HCMC on Thursday signed an agreement on tourism cooperation through promoting and connecting tourism products, boosting regional tourism, developing human resources and exchanging students.

Ca Mau managing natural disasters

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 84,000 people in the vulnerable southern Ca Mau province will benefit from a two-year climate change adaption project thanks to provincial Red Cross support.

Tragi-comedy to debut in US

VietNamNet Bridge – A play depicting love, jealousy and betrayal, written by Vu Trong Phung, one of Viet Nam's leading writers in the 1930s, will be staged in California, US today, Sept 18.  

MOET criticized for making light of IT when carrying out education reform

Information technology (IT) firms have repeatedly urged the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) and schools to utilize IT solutions in education.

Phuong Uyen withdraws from The Voice, replaced by Hoai Sa

  VietNamNet Bridge - "Phuong Uyen has officially withdrawn from The Voice as a Music Director," said Nguyen Thanh Nhan, an official from the Performing Arts Agency told VietNamNet on September 17.

Vietnam launches first civil pilot training center

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s first civil pilot training centre made its debut in Cam Ranh peninsula, the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa after sending out the first 23 certified graduates.

Vietnam ICT hasn’t grown up, but getting old

The products and solutions displayed at the 2012 information technology and communication (ICT) expo have astonished the public, because they have been too familiar and uninspiring to people.

Slovak tennis star Cilbulkova to play in VN’s Heineken

 VietNamNet Bridge – Slovakian tennis star Dominika Cibulkova arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on September 15 ahead of the Heineken Stars 2012 tennis tournament, which will kick off on September 20.

Sad stories about officials who still work after retirement

Most of retired officials are not short of money but they still work every day to retain their skills and knowledge. However, sometimes they did not expect that they could fall into unfortunate circumstances because of their post-retirement jobs.

Mekong Delta girls “eager” in learning to become wives of Korean men

  VietNamNet Bridge – While waiting for a visa to go to South Korea with their husbands, a lot of brides in the Mekong Delta have undergone an intensive training course of three days to become good wives.

Quoc Cuong Gia Lai “dissected” by the public after awkward discoveries

Following a series of state owned conglomerates and general corporations, Quoc Cuong Gia Lai Group has become the “aiming point” of the public, after a lot of problems of the real estate giant were discovered.

Cast adrift on Ly Son Island

VietNamNet Bridge – Ly Son Island, 30km off the coast of the central province of Quang Ngai, is a tranquil destination that can be explored in two days, as Dang Thi Mai Thi and her group recently discovered.  

Shipwreck yields treasures dating from 14th century

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts have confirmed that relics retrieved from a shipwreck in the central province of Quang Ngai date back to the 14th century, making them among the oldest underwater antiques Vietnam has ever discovered.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 18/9

  Illegal foreign trade causes headache for authorities; Shrewd trades buoy Vietnam’s foreign reserves; Mekong Delta earns 1.1 billion from tra fish exports; Nearly 47,000 newly enterprises established  

Terraced rice fields become National Relics

Terraced rice fields in Hoang Su Phi district, the northeastern province of Ha Giang, become National Relics with a certificate indicating the title handed over to the provincial authorities at a ceremony on September 16.

Law targets investment in science, technology

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Standing Committee of the National Assembly discussed the draft of the amended Law on Science and Technology and the draft project on confidence voting procedures during its hearing last weekend.

The 'most dangerous' earthquakes at Song Tranh 2 hydro-power plant

VietNamNet Bridge - This morning, September 17, two earthquakes occurred in the region of Song Tranh 2 Hydropower Plant, with the shallowest level so far. The quakes are considered dangerous, with high surface devastating power.

Vinh Long: State bureau closes to welcome new boss

  VietNamNet Bridge – During the working hours, tens of state employees of the Department of Trade and Industry of Vinh Long province left their office to attend a welcome party of their new boss.

Foreign investors’ high expectations make Vietnam puzzled

Local authorities tend to offer attractive incentives which go beyond the currently framed preferences, to lure more foreign investors.

Placing coffins in front of policeman’s home

  VietNamNet Bridge – While being at the office, a police major was startled to hear the news that someone had carried two coffins to his house.

Truong Thanh Hang leaves hospital

  VietNamNet Bridge - After 15 days in the hospital due to a traffic accident, the queen of athletics Truong Thanh Hang left the hospital on the afternoon of September 14.