VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi and HCM City are both rolling experiments in granting more autonomy to public schools in hopes of improving educational quality and reducing the schools’ reliance on the State budget.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several food poisoning cases reported at public canteens, including a number in schools, across the country in recent months have raised concerns among parents and the public about food safety.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Sports Games, a multi-sport event held every four years, officially opened at Hanoi’s My Dinh National Stadium on Sunday evening.

Storm No.9, internationally known as Usagi, lashed the south-central and south-eastern regions from Ninh Thuan to Ben Tre provinces with heavy rains and strong winds yesterday before weakening into a tropical depression.

Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh speaks to Vietnam News Agency about the fifth Vietnam-China border defence friendship exchange, which took place recently.

Hương Vị Xứ Thanh celebrates the culinary style of Thanh Hoa through typical dishes. Owner Luong Xuan Nguyen is so passionate about his food he specially sourced most of the ingredients from the province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Opera singer Dao To Loan, who started her career from zero, now teaches at the Viet Nam Academy of Music (VNAM). 

 VietNamNet Bridge – On a Saturday morning in September, a special first day of school took place in a small room at HCM City’s Tumour Hospital.

When Ly Thu Trang set foot on Con Dao Island, the first thing she saw was a coconut tree, its trunk bent over on the white sandy beach. It’s exactly like the scenes she often sees on postcards. Now it appears in front of her eyes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tra My has just published her fourth book. Over the past two years, My has typed up her thoughts about life and interviews with inspirational figures, using only one finger.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With silver and golden leaves carved on dó (poonah) paper, artist Nguyen The Hung has breathed new life into his oil on canvas paintings in the collection ‘Land of Lost Wanderers’.

VietNamNet Bridge – Born and bred in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang, Nghiem Dai Thuan – one of Vietnam’s 63 outstanding farmers this year – is familiar with coconuts.

Twenty tour operators and hospitality firms in the central province of Quang Binh and 60 travel firms in HCM City met at the Quang Binh Province Tourism Roadshow yesterday to explore cooperation opportunities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Probiotics are beneficial bacteria and play a key role in improving health and cutting the odds of contracting digestive diseases.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In 2013, a project to address understaffing and overcrowding at central hospitals in Vietnam was approved, highlighting ‘telemedicine’ as a key measure to solve the problems.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi sports team lead the medal table after six days at the National Sports Games.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign language entries published by foreign press agencies are welcomed to enter the National External Information Service Awards 2018,

 Police in Hai Phong, in co-ordination with the municipal customs department, have started legal proceedings against two men for allegedly making fake import licences and illegally importing scrap.

 VietNamNet Bridge – To Mong ethnic women in mountainous areas of Vietnam, their traditional outfits reveal more than just their self-image. Hong Van & Le Huong report.

Some 200 people, mostly retirees, have been working as volunteer tour guides in Seoul under the management of the Seoul Tourism Organisation. They have influenced tourists with their enthusiasm for the city.