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Keeping the mother tongue alive

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese children living abroad should be encouraged to learn their mother tongue, participants at a workshop held this week in Ha Noi heard.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 16/9

National Assembly chairman visits Cambodia; Vietnam’s senior military delegation visits China; PM appoints new VNA director general; Vietnamese defence delegation visits Israel

Auto tax debate continues, business suffer

The debate about whether to tax 2-seat Daewoo Matiz and Kia Morning vehicles as vans or passenger cars, which people thought came to and end, has been resumed.

IMF welcomes central banks' dollar liquidity coordination action

The International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde Thursday welcomed the coordinated decision by the European Central Bank, the U.S. Federal Reserve, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan and the Swiss National Bank

Viet Nam backs NTC bid to occupy Libya's UN seat

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam supports the National Transitional Council's (NTC) bid to take over Libya's seat in the UN General Assembly and respects all decisions made by the Libyan people,

No more waste near ancient altar

VietNamNet Bridge – A project aimed at cleaning up a rubbish dump near the Nam Giao altar will soon be carried out in Vinh Loc Town, in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

LA to host 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games

Los Angeles will host the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games, the organizers announced here Wednesday.

Qatar-based academy enters the fray

VietNamNet Bridge – Qatar's Aspire Academy U-19 team will participate in the HCM City International Football Tournament which is scheduled to kick off at Thong Nhat Stadium next Tuesday.

Australia helps protect Ba Be National Park

VietNamNet Bridge – The Australian Embassy in Ha Noi has donated VND205 million (US$10,000) to establish a waste management programme in northern Bac Kan Province's Ba Be National Park.

Rice prices unexpectedly plunge, dealing a blow to farmers

Experts once predicted that the rice price in Asia would keep rising and may reach the three-year peak. However, in fact, the rice price in Mekong Delta provinces has been decreasing dramatically, which has discouraged farmers.

Vo Viet Chung brings ao dai to Japan

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese fashion designer Vo Viet Chung will bring his three collections to the Vietnam-Japan Culture Week held in Tokyo, Japan on September 15-19.

The story about “made-in-Vietnam chip” and Vietnam’s semiconducting industry

VietNamNet Bridge – It’s now the right time for Vietnam to set up a detailed roadmap for the development of the semiconducting industry.

Female labourers seek earlier retirement

VietNamNet Bridge – The Institute of Workers and Trade Unions (IWTU) has proposed a more flexible regulation on the retirement age of female workers.

SPORTS IN BRIEF 16/9

HCM City to host National Go Championship; Viet Nam to warm up for SEA Games martial art; Viet Nam lose to Laos in AFC U-16 qualifier

Urban development programming neglects cemeteries

A lot of new urban areas and cities have arisen which comprise the most modern facilities that serve the modern life. However, it seems that urban development programmers do not pay much attention to the designing of cemeteries.

Cruise tourism’s great potentials still untapped

Experts say Vietnam needs to do more to attract more cruise tourists to Vietnam, the country with 3200 kilometers of coastline, and wonderful bays and beaches.

VN, Japan to boost air defence co-operation

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Air Defence and Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defence Force will boost co-operative training and exchange of delegations, especially in military aviation.

Supporting industries weak, Vietnamese products uncompetitive

The pale supporting industries make Vietnamese products uncompetitive in the world market.

Many “international schools” don’t have “international education quality”

 A lot of international schools turn out to be the dank houses with low ceilings and the corridors with just one meter in width.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 16/9

Sharing volunteer stories to win prizes; Vietnamese literary works in great demand; Exhibition commemorates Australian journalist; Centaur dance contest kicks off in Vietnam; Requiem in Hanoi for two nights only