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VietNamNet Bridge - Modern education advises not to use force in teaching students. However, teachers complain that they feel powerless in educating disobedient students without rods.

The riverbed is becoming wider, while houses on the two banks are about to fall into the river due to serious erosion. Illegal sand exploitation has spoiled the environment, caused landslides, changing the current, and threatening waterway transport.

Expansion of land limits and accumulation of land for large-scale production are expected to be the foundation for the branding of farm produce.

Though BKAV (Bach Khoa  Anti-virus Center) did not succeed with its BPhone, Viettel plans to develop a ‘made-in-Vietnam’ smartphone, targeting the high-end market with a selling price of over $1,000, according to Tinhte.vn, a leading hi-tech forum.

 Over 130 photos featuring the beauty of landscapes and daily life across the country are being displayed at an art photo festival held in Hanoi from April 20 to 25.

 U19 Vietnam were crowned champions at the 2017 International U19 Football Tournament in Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province, as they beat U19 Gwangju from the Republic of Korea 2-0 on April 22.

 Performances of hot-air balloons will be organized from April 27 to the opening ceremony of the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2017 on April 30.

 Several experts in HCM City have blamed motorbikes for causing congestion and proposed plans to ban motorbikes in the city.

 Vietnam has a rich treasure of traditional musical instruments, of which bamboo instruments are the oldest.

 Two parliamentarians from the Party of European Socialists namely Eric Andrieu and Marc Tarabella have announced that they will request the establishment of a commission of inquiry on the US chemical group Monsanto.

 A sharp increase in MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Conference and Event) tourist arrivals in HCM City has fuelled concern among tourism firms over possible shortages of hotel rooms and conference halls.

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam attended a working group meeting in Moscow from April 21-23 to prepare for the 19th International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties and celebrations of 100 years of Russia’s October Revolution.

 A visit to Cambodia from April 24-25 by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will be his first official trip to the neighbouring country in the post of the Government leader of Vietnam. 

 The ninth meeting of the 14th National Assembly Standing Committee concluded in Hanoi on April 22.

 The 11th international women’s volleyball tournament – VTV9 Binh Dien Cup kicked off in the southern province of Tay Ninh on April 22.

 Feeding the growing populace with both nutritious and sustainable food will require substantial improvements to what is currently a ‘broken’ national food system, says the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many bankers dream of providing wealth management services, especially in an attractive market like Vietnam.  

 The implementation of a national 4G mobile broadband network will have positive growth impacts beyond the telecommunication and the eCommerce sectors, experts say.

 Traditional festivals of Asian countries celebrated in Hanoi, Child labour problem confounds Dak Lak, Vietnam shares joy with Laos over Bul Pi May festival in Geneva, Association works to promote Vietnam-Romania relations