Paying sky high tuitions, international nursery school pupils eat terribly dirty food

The parents who have children going to Maple Bear nursery school, have got shocked after discovering that their children have to eat dirty food every day, even though they have to pay the sky high tuitions of 50 million dong per quarter.

65th Cannes film festival near end with "Mud"

The 65th Cannes film festival has wrapped up its competition screenings on Saturday as the Mississippi river film "Mud" by Jeff Nichols had its premiere as the last of the 22 films selected for the Palme d'Or race.

Rare pictures of Vietnam in the French-ruled period

VietNamNet Bridge – These are illustration pictures in a French book titled “L'Indochine Profonde” (Mysterious Indochina) by J. P. Dannaud, published in 1962.

Emails, meetings among time-wasters at work: survey

A survey has found that workers in New Zealand are wasting about a fifth of their time on the job each week at a cost of about 19 billion NZ dollars (14.3 billion U. S. dollars) a year to the economy.

Mobile number portability eyed

The Telecommunication Department has called on the Ministry of Information and Communications to implement the proposed scheme on mobile number portability starting from 2014.

A rural market amid Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge – Thanh Nhan market in Soc Son district, Hanoi, still preserves features of rural markets in the past.

New rule bans teachers tutoring after school hours

The Ministry of Education and Training has laid down new regulations that will place a ban on teachers holding extra tuition classes for students after school hours at educational facilities or in their private homes.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 28/5

Central bank dispels coin recall rumor; FDI disbursement hits $4.5b; Enterprises seek further State support; Ministry seeks $4.3b to expand highway; Wood processors call for lower export duty; Industrial output rises 4.2% in first 5 months 

Airlines wing it to Vietnam

A few foreign airlines are potentially mapping out routes to Vietnam.

Veteran musician sparks interest in ‘cai luong'

It took a long 50 years, but musician Ba Tu, a member of the HCM City's Theatre Association, has finally reached the pinnacle of his career.

Earning a living at Hanoi’s largest garbage dump

VietNamNet Bridge – On mountains of rubbish, hundreds of people are completely wrapped up in seeking for scrap at night.

C-sections may raise childhood obesity risk: study

Babies born by Caesarean section are twice as likely to be obese by age three as infants delivered vaginally, according to a new study published Thursday in the Archives of Disease in Childhood journal.

Retail nightmare plays out in south

With huge new retail space from projects ready to hit the market and ongoing projects cooling their heels amid a gloomy economy, HCM City  retail developers are experiencing sleepless nights finding ways to lure tenants.

Farm produce trading: regulation doesn’t encourage contracting

VietNamNet Bridge – In order to march towards a modern competitive agricultural production which operates in accordance with market rules, it’s necessary to reform the current legal framework on farm produce transactions.

Vietnamese youths opt for overseas studies

Many high school students are excusing themselves from arduous domestic university entrance exams by opting to study abroad.

No consistent policy in place for online games

After harsh criticism in the media of the negative impact of online games in August 2010, the Ministry of Information and Communications temporarily discontinued issuing permits for new online games, in order to improve the situation.

Many overseas Vietnamese singers, actors return to homeland

Many overseas Vietnamese singers and actors have returned to their homeland to either perform or settle down in the country and develop their careers.

Provinces asked to keep an eye on HFM disease

The Ministry of Health yesterday asked localities to maintain drastic measures to prevent the spread of hand-foot-mouth (HFM) disease, which saw a 10-fold year-on-year increase in the first five months this year.

Tram Chim Ramsar site facing big challenges

Having been recognized as the 2000th Ramsar site of wetlands of international importance, Tram Chim National Park has shown Vietnam’s effort in implementing the Ramsar Convention.

University libraries fail to serve purpose

While libraries in many universities and high schools are almost devoid of readers, and piles of books gather dust, many students say they have to spend their own money to buy books, especially during peak examination time.

Violet and flamboyant roads in Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge – In the summer, many roads in Hanoi are dyed by violet color of crape myrtle flowers or the red color of flamboyant flowers.

NA approves removal of deputy Hoang Yen

The National Assembly has voted to remove NA deputy Dang Thi Hoang Yen from its list of members due to her declaration of dishonesty.

First commercial spacecraft docks with space station

SpaceX's unmanned Dragon capsule docked with the International Space Station on Friday and became the first commercial spacecraft to reach the orbital outpost.

Infrastructure system too weak to develop tourism

When designing new tours, travel firms always have to survey the infrastructure system in order to draw up reasonable products. However, the infrastructure system in Vietnam remains too poor for tourism development.

In modernization process, traditional markets would be eliminated

Amid the strong development of convenience stores, traditional markets have been dieing slowly, while small merchants have lost their bread earner.