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Floor mark scheme for university no longer valid, student quality questioned

VietNamNet Bridge - Education experts have warned that university enrollment will be ‘in tumult’ this year as the floor mark scheme has been removed.

Hanoi's hospital sued for giving wrong babies to parents

 A man in Hanoi is suing a local hospital for giving them the wrong baby six years ago, while the other parent refused to exchange the boys.

How will Vietnam deal with a 10-year crisis cycle?

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam will have solutions to restrict the effects of any future global economic downturn, according to General Statistics Office’s director Nguyen Bich Lam.

'Queen of Primates' on Son Tra Peninsula

The Son Tra Peninsula, about 10km in the northeast of downtown Da Nang city, is home to about 300-400 red shanked douc langurs, a rare species deemed the "Queen of Primates".

Vietnam to face Myanmar for third place of women’s football tourney

 Vietnam’s national women’s football team will face Myanmar in the third place play-off at the 2018 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Women’s Championship after losing 2-4 to Australia’s U20 team in the semi-final on July 11.

USAID helps improve judgment of wildlife-related cases in Vietnam

A training programme seeking to improve the capacity of judges and people’s court personnel for judging cases related to crimes against protected wildlife took place in the central city of Da Nang on July 11.

Free artificial limbs for Vietnamese with disabilities

 More than 500 people with disabilities in the northern provinces of Vinh Phuc and Phu Tho will have an opportunity to receive artificial limbs from the Jaipur Foot Artificial Limb Fitment Camp.

Mural paintings convey message of safeguarding sea

 Students from Da Nang University of Technology and young people in Ly Son island, Quang Ngai province joined hands to create a 300m coastal mural painting street.

High school graduation rate at over 97 percent nationwide

 Over 97 per cent of students sitting the national high school examination in late June were eligible for graduation, the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) announced yesterday.

Young girl gives traditional cake new look

 Chung or glutinous rice square cake is a traditional Vietnamese cake, commonly sold in markets and supermarkets at about 2 USD each. 

Tax, investment changes concern foreign firms

 The changes in tax policy and investment incentives are the issues of greatest concern for foreign investors in Vietnam, said Bui Ngoc Tuan, Deputy General Director of the Audit and Advisory firm Deloitte Vietnam at a workshop on in Hanoi on July 10.

Two new species of Camellia from Vietnam published in Korean journal

 Two new species of Camellia flowers found in Vu Quang National Park in Vietnam’s central province of Ha Tinh have been entered the Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy.

Family care encouraged for disadvantaged children

 23-year-old Nguyen Huong Lien is working her way through university to become an English language teacher, her career choice, with the help and support of her adoptive parents. 

Criminal proceedings started in Mobifone’s AVG purchase case

 The Ministry of Public Security has launched criminal proceedings against law violations relating to the State-owned telecommunication giant Mobifone’s purchase of 95 percent of shares of AVG.

Bamboo Airways given approval for investment

 Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has approved Bamboo Airways’ investment project at Phu Cat Airport in the south central province of Binh Dinh.

Vietnam sets good example of technological innovation: GII report

 Vietnam is an outstanding economy in turning its investment for innovation into concrete results, according to the Global Innovation Index (GII) Report 2018 released by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) on July 10. 

A/H1N1 – one of three most common seasonal flu strains in Vietnam

 Swine flu A/H1N1 is one of the three most common seasonal influenza strains in Vietnam, with at least five deaths recorded since the beginning of this year.

Experts: Local clinics in need of revamp

 People require medical care even before they fall sick, said Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien.

NA Standing Committee opens 25th session

 The National Assembly Standing Committee began its 25th session on July 11 with discussions on contentious points in the draft law on the Vietnam Coast Guard. 

VASEP urges strict quality control of tra fish exported to China

 The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has urged domestic enterprises to maintain strict quality control of aquatic products exported to China amidst the fast growth of tra fish export to this market recently.