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Dong Tam recruits new foreign coach

VietNamNet Bridge – British coach Simon McMenemy, who brought the national football team of the Philippines to the semi-finals of the AFF Cup for the first time last year, has joined Vietnamese club Dong Tam.

Modern markets cannot lure visitors

VietNamNet Bridge – The modern markets located on golden land plots in the center of the capital city cannot attract small merchants and customers. Why?  

Vietnam struggling to have 1 million IT workers by 2020

Vietnam is striving to have one million information technology (IT) workers by 2020,  three times higher than the current level, 80 percent of whom must meet international standards. The task is burdening the education and training sector.

Vietnamese students overseas struggling with difficulties to manage to keep studying

Vietnamese students in foreign countries are struggling to live and keep studying since everything is getting more expensive.

Medicine costs to be stabilised

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will add medicine to its list of price-stabilised essential goods, said the deputy chairwoman of the municipal People's Committee.

Honorary doctorate conferred on Prof. Chau

Vietnamese Prof. Ngo Bao Chau and French Prof. Annik Suzor Weiner were each conferred an honorary doctoral degree by the Hanoi National University in a solemn ceremony held in the capital today.

Five children receive free cleft lip and palate surgery

VietNamNet Bridge – Five children from the central province of Quang Ngai were operated on for free in Seoul today to treat cleft lips and palates by doctors at the Chung Ang University Hospital (CAUH).

China's yuan strengthens to record high of 6.5651 per U.S. dollar

HTML clipboard The Chinese currency Renminbi (RMB), or the yuan, on Monday strengthened to an all-time high of 6.5651 per U.S. dollar, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System.

White House says sending ground troops to Libya not top option

The United States and its allies are considering a number of options to be taken against the Libyan government, but sending in ground troops is not "top of the list," White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Monday.

Last Vietnamese in Libya to return home on March 9

At around 1 o’clock in the morning of March 9 (Vietnam time), a Vietnam Airlines aircraft will leave Tunisia’s Djerba airport with the last of the Vietnamese workers evacuated from Libya.

Lindsay Lohan surveillance video to be posted online

The surveillance video that allegedly showed American actress Lindsay Lohan stealing a 2,500 U.S. dollars necklace in a jewelry store will be posted online, according to a foreign media report Monday.

Wanted: local to coach national team

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam Football Federation chairman Nguyen Trong Hy supports the use of local coaches for the national and Olympic teams but most Vietnamese candidates say they are not ready for the job.

Rivals of ADSL service gearing up on domestic market

VietNamNet Bridge – ADSL service now has a new redoubtable rival – FTTH service.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 8/3

HTML clipboard S Korean farming group welcomed; Paraguay's leader visits Viet Nam; Indian and Vietnamese youth promote exchange visits; Workshop examines Co-operative law; Defence Minister signs Laos pact

Anti-corruption effort to focus on top executives: inspector

VietNamNet Bridge – Chief Government Inspector Tran Van Truyen told Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Viet Nam Economic Times) that his agency would focus on the heads of companies and organisations this year in a bid to reduce corruption.

Universities reach out to new students

VietNamNet Bridge – Many universities and colleges around the country, especially public institutions, have introduced counselling to enable students to choose appropriate courses.

Law students must attend trials, says Vice President

VietNamNet Bridge – Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan has urged the HCM City-based University of Law to ensure students are exposed to legal practice in addition to theoretical learning.

Golden Kite nominations take a look back

VietNamNet Bridge – Critics have tipped one of the many historical films nominated to win this year's national Golden Kite awards.

Japanese comic books to portray VN classics

VietNamNet Bridge – A comic book adaption in Japanese of some of Viet Nam's most famous literature is expected to hit Japan's bookshelves late this month.

People rush to sell dollars to stop loss, free market halts transactions

VietNamNet Bridge – The dollar price has been decreasing in recent days, which has prompted people to rush to sell dollars to stop losses.