Urban heat islands in HCM City and other large cities in Vietnam are causing heat waves with some of the highest recorded temperatures ever in the country, affecting public health.

VN Rivers Network is launching a campaign to search for untouched rivers all over the country to call on policy makers, investors of development projects and the community to protect rivers.

 Government gives further flood relief to Binh Dinh province, Six fishermen rescued off Hoàng Sa Archipelago, Two fires in Kiên Giang cause major loss, Traffic jams after New Year holiday lighter than last year

 A programme to select the top 50 IT firms in Vietnam in 2016 has been officially kicked off by VINASA (Vietnam Software and IT Service Association). 

VietNamNet Bridge - Many parents said they fear their children would be overloaded if they have to learn both English and Korean.

Linguists and educators believe that it is necessary to create a local CEFR-V, that is, a Vietnamese version of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, a set of standards used in teaching of English in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has been consistent with its policy on teaching many different languages at general schools. However, it meets a lot of big difficulties that hinder the program implementation.

Do Nhat Nam, 11, called a “Vietnamese child prodigy” for his brilliant achievements obtained so far, has raised a big controversy in the society after giving an interview to a local newspaper..

Vietnamese parents urge their children to attend foreign language training courses and attend the exams for certificates.

Thousands of English teachers would come to Vietnam within the framework of the national program on teaching foreign languages at schools by 2020.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In an effort to improve the standard of English in schools, the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City had approved a pilot program to raise English language proficiency for the period 2011-2020