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Education experts strongly oppose parents’ intention to teach their children under six years old to read and write, saying this is ‘antiscientific’ behavior.
Ban on Hanoi's street fruit stands proposed
VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi plans to ban street fruit stands and ensure fruit is sold in stores so the city can better manage fruit sales and food safety.
Kids spend summer learning how to read and write before entering first grade
VietNamNet Bridge - Parents are rushing to enroll their children in reading and writing classes to prepare for the new academic year.
Illegal sand mining in northern province continues despite ban
Sand mining activities of a company in northern Phu Tho Province have alledgedly led to serious erosion and subsequent loss of farmland, leading to public concerns,
U.S. airlines meet with Homeland Security on expanding laptop ban
U.S. Homeland Security officials met with major U.S. airlines and a trade group on Thursday to discuss the impact of possibly expanding a ban on large electronic gadgets on planes to flights from some European airports,
Instagram ban of Imogen Cunningham nude photos stuns Boston museum
Social media company Instagram pulled photos by U.S. photographer Imogen Cunningham promoting an exhibit at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts, saying they violated decency standards,
’Zero VND tours’ a blight on Vietnam
The head of the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism, Nguyen Van Tuan, tells Kinh te & Do thi newspaper that localities need tailored mechanism to curb poor-quality tours.
Mongolian capital to ban low-grade coal to ease smog
Mongolia will ban the burning of low-grade coal in its capital Ulaanbaatar within the next decade, the Ministry of Environment and Tourism said, as the country tries to curb toxic air pollution.
100,000 City households unwilling to use tap water
VietNamNet Bridge – In an effort to provide clean water to all households, HCM City in recent years has connected nearly all households in the city to water pipelines and meters for free.
Brazil's agriculture ministry, police say meat problems not widespread
Brazil's federal police and agriculture ministry said late Tuesday that sanitary and corruption problems found in the nation's meatpacking industry were isolated incidents, an attempt to tamp down a scandal
Vietnam’s pepper faces difficulties because of India’s ban
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) are working with Indian counterparts on the removal of the country’s ban on imports of six agro-products from Vietnam.
Madrid to ban old cars by 2025 in crackdown on air pollution
Madrid's city government announced plans on Monday to ban the oldest and most polluting vehicles from the city center by 2025 in a bid to crackdown on air pollution.
’Funky balls’ face Ha Noi ban
VietNamNet Bridge – The sale of nitrous oxide and nitrous oxide-filled
balloons might be temporarily banned in Ha Noi,
Govt bans 2,4-D, paraquat in Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
has issued a diktat prohibiting the use of plant protection products
containing paraquat and 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) in Viet
Nam.
Beijing bans high-emission vehicles in anti-smog move: Xinhua
China's smog-hit capital Beijing will ban high-emission vehicles from
Wednesday as part of its efforts to combat pollution, the official
Xinhua news agency said, citing the local government.
Party bans Lunar New Year fireworks displays nationwide
VietNamNet Bridge – The Secretariat of the Party Central Committee has
banned all provinces and cities in the country from displaying fireworks
during the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet),
Canada may ban farm pesticide that harms midges, mayflies
Canada may ban an insect-killing chemical used to protect crops because
it harms aquatic bugs, including midges and mayflies, while the
government continues to investigate whether imidacloprid poses a risk to
bees.
Samsung halts Galaxy Note 7 sales over fire concerns, tells users to switch off
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) halted sales of its Galaxy Note 7
smartphones on Tuesday and told owners to stop using them while it
investigates reports of fires, fuelling expectations the tech giant will
scrap the flagship device.
HCM City to ease ban on extra classes
VietNamNet Bridge – Vo Van Hoan, chief of staff and spokesperson for the
HCM City People’s Committee, said the ban on extra classes would be
reviewed.
Gov’t: overturn online business limits
VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Justice on Monday proposed eliminating a ban on business services offered online or via
communication networks without getting prior permission.
