VietNamNet Bridge – A regulation stipulating that English language teachers must achieve required scores on international English tests come into force with the start of the new academic year, but many teachers are unable to meet

National chess championship 2011 opens in Dong Thap; VN origin player for French side; Viet Nam jump 15 football spots; Grandmasters off to Kuala Lumpur 

VietNamNet Bridge - Binh Dinh Province and HCM City leaders yesterday discussed plans to promote martial arts and other cultural activities in the province as a tourism attraction.

VietNamNet Bridge - For years, every time it rains heavily, the altar in the One Pillar Pagoda gets wet due to leaks in the roof.

The Ministry of Education and Training has ordered all schools and education centres to stop charging parents additional fees under a newly issued document from Deputy Minister Nguyen Vinh Hien.

Europe is a landscape; East Asia a seascape. Therein lies a crucial difference between the 20th and 21st centuries.

Large numbers of stock brokers working at securities firms these days have no choice but to quit their jobs as a result of the current stagnation of the stock market which has made it impossible for employers to make salary payments.

3000 businesses reportedly stopped operation in the first six months of the year, while a survey on 400 businesses shows that most of the financial reports predict losses, instead of profits, for 2011.

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said Saturday that the world risks a 7-year recession due to slowdown and debt troubles in America, Europe and Japan, urging debt-ridden countries resort to drastic austerity.

HCMC enjoys surplus, capital faces deficit; Resort villas bask in sunshine amid gloom of property market; Entrepreneurs move to private firms; Knowledge-based economy way forward for Vietnam; Market outlook unclear in short term: brokers  

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad endorsed Sunday a media law that would stop government censorship of local and foreign publications, and end government control over newspapers and other publications,

Hurricane Irene was downgraded to tropical storm status as it pounded the New York City, the National Hurricane Center said early Sunday.

The sole Vietnamese representative at the Yonex Sunrise Viet Nam Grand Prix Open, Nguyen Tien Minh, pocketed his berth in the men's singles semi-finals yesterday in HCM City.

The fact that China has unexpectedly become the second biggest importer of wooden products from Vietnam, just after the US, has raised a lot of questions and doubts.

Some local travel agents are offering overseas tours on luxury cruises from China, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Ho Chi Minh City has been late to apply bio-fuel to low-price public means of transport though the energy has already proved money-saving and environmentally friendly.

Experts representing companies and foreign business groups in Vietnam on Wednesday repeated their concerns over a decree which they said would make life hard for both foreign and local employers when it came to hiring foreign employees.

The court of Palawan Province of the Philippines yesterday ruled to immediately release 85 Vietnamese fishermen at their hearing, according to the Viet Nam Embassy in the Philippines.

The politicians hailed it as a diplomatic breakthrough, and analysts were quick to endorse their optimism. In fact the agreement signed last month by China and Asean over relations in the East Sea changes almost nothing.

VietNamNet Bridge - Coach Trieu Quang Ha has been re-appointed as the head coach of V-League side Thanh Hoa.

VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday signed Decision No 1476/QD-TTg assigning specific tasks for himself and his deputies.

Banks all plan to raise their chartered capital to become stronger and more competitive. However, their plans have been delayed many times because of the lackluster stock market.

VietNamNet Bridge – Overload is not the sole problem for patients at public hospitals. When going to hospitals, patients have to pay a lot of “black fees”.

Partners to offer shelter for storm hit textile firms; Giant retailer growth hits the express aisle; Reliance on imports poses risks; Ministry reports on August commodities prices; Petrol imports drop during first seven months

Billionaires in Hanoi prove to be more prodigal than the ones in HCM City, especially in the real estate sector: Hanoians are ready to spend millions of dollars to possess luxurious villas.