The Viet Nam National University HCM City (VNU-HCM) has petitioned the National Assembly’s Finance and Budget Committee for more funds to expand and seek to achieve international standards.

VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition featuring artworks by four artists coming from the midland region of Vietnam will begin tomorrow at 5.30pm at the Viet Nam Museum of Fine Arts in Hanoi.

As much as 14 tonnes of scrap smuggled from Cambodia to Vietnam were seized, Major Dinh Quang Diem, head of Long Binh Border Guard Station in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang told the Vietnam News Agency

 VietNamNet Bridge – At least seven out of 700 drivers in the central province of Nghe An tested positive for drugs, according to a report by the Tuổi trẻ (Youth) newspaper.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Universities with an entrepreneurial mindset will play an important role in the development of Innovation Districts in HCM City, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Kaity Nguyen earned her big break in the film Em Chưa 18 (Jailbait), which raked in VND13 billion (US$570,000) in its first three days, making it the highest revenue-earner in early 2017. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – About VND15 trillion (US$646 million) will be mobilised for One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme, said Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue.

A work plan for 2019 to help HCM City review its climate change policies and update action plans was agreed at the final workshop of a Japan International Cooperation Agency technical co-operation project.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At the age of 70, Thanh Chuong, one of the most distinguished painters in Vietnamese fine arts, said he is still as passionate as he was years ago.

The Viet Nam Register (VR) has asked its branches nationwide to increase technical safety examinations of vehicles, particularly container trucks, coaches and tractor trailers, as part of measures to improve traffic safety.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Six children were admitted to Dien Bien Province General Hospital on Sunday suffering side effects of the ComBE Five vaccine, three of them had serious reactions. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Provinces across the country are taking action to prevent the spread of disease that has affected cattle and poultry breeding facilities and farms in recent weeks.

Vietnam’s U16 team has convened in Cam Pha City in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh to prepare for the second qualifying round of the 2019 Asian Football Confederation Women’s U16 Championship.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Popular poet and composer Nguyen Trong Tao passed away on January 7 after dealing with a lengthy and serious illness. He was 71.

A European Parliament (EP) delegation is in Hanoi to prepare for the ratification of a bilateral agreement on forestry that would promote trade in verified legal timber products from Vietnam to the EU and other markets.

A recent Hanoi policy barring citizens from taking photos, videos or audio recordings without permission during meetings with public servants has created controversy, with many criticising its implications for transparency efforts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Closed-loop organic waste processing technology and de-centralised waste processing are possible solutions for Vietnam’s organic waste problems, experts said at a discussion panel on Monday.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) is considering preventing cash flowing into hatred advertising on Facebook and collecting taxes to deal with the social network’s violations of laws in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Video assistant referee (VAR) will be used in the national football league, the V.League 1, this season.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Grandmaster Le Quang Liem of Vietnam won California’s Bay Area International chess tournament which closed yesterday (Hanoi time).