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Vocational intermediate schools close doors

VietNamNet Bridge - Low enrollment for many years has forced many vocational schools to stop operation. 

IT world attracted to Vietnam thanks to low pay for workers

VietNamNet Bridge - Though they have similar qualifications to IT workers in Malaysia and Thailand, Vietnamese IT staff receive pay which is only higher than in Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Bhutan.

Has Formosa fixed 85 percent of its problems?

VietNamNet Bridge - Though Formosa Ha Tinh has fixed 85 percent of the problems, experts are still worried about its coke-quenching technology and undersea discharge system.

Dyke breaks threaten thousand lives in Quang Tri

 VietNamNet Bridge – Significant parts of a dyke system in central Quang Tri Province was eroded by flooding early this month, threating the lives and crop of residents.

Vietnam International Fashion Week kicks off

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many Vietnamese and international designers will attend Viet Nam International Fashion Week (VIFW) Fall/Winter 2016 at the National Convention Centre in Ha Noi on November 1-6.

26 players called up for U22 friendly

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF) has called up 26 footballers to the national team to prepare for the international U22 friendly football tournament in China from November 8-13.

Big fest for movie lovers to be launched

 VietNamNet Bridge – The fourth Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF), themed “Cinema-Integration and Sustainable Development,” will take place from November 1 to 5.

Japanese give Da Nang 11-faced Buddha

Japanese Superior Buddhist monk Sagawa Fumon, head of the Todaiji temple, and 34 representatives presented a bronze statue of the 11-faced Avalositesvara Bodhisattva to Da Nang’s Quan The Am Pagoda yesterday.

Suburban hell outside Vietnam’s 3rd largest city

VietNamNet Bridge – The mountains and hills in Hoa Nhon Commune of Hoa Phong District, seen from National Highway 14B, seem to have barely survived a particularly devastating disaster – except that this disaster is wholly man-made.

Fund shortage causes primary school overcrowding

 VietNamNet Bridge – A land fund shortage has been blamed for overcrowding in Ha Noi public primary schools, forcing students to attend school on weekends in several areas.

Richest stock millionaires of 10 years ago – where are they now?

VietNamNet Bridge - The 10 richest Vietnamese business people recognized by the media 10 years ago are no longer found in the top 10 list of stock millionaires.

The seven-layer Ta Ngao Waterfall

To reach this glorious location you have to travel about 20 kilometers from the center of Bao Loc City, make a right to Dai Binh T Junction and go straight to Ta Ngao Commune, Loc Thanh District.

One in seven children suffer high air pollution: UNICEF

 Almost one in seven children worldwide live in areas with high levels of outdoor air pollution, mostly in South Asia, and their growing bodies are most vulnerable to damage,

Slight drop in MobiFone profits

 MobiFone Telecommunications Corporation earned more than VNĐ2.50 trillion (US$111.11 million) in after-tax profit in the first half of this year, down two per cent over the same period last year.

Check out the biggest pumpkins in Vietnam

Giant pumpkins weighing between 50 and 100 kilos from seeds grown in the US are a common sight on the family farm of Le Huu Phan in Da Lat in the central highland province of Lam Dong.

VN trade deficit with ASEAN nations grows

Viet Nam's trade deficit with other members of the Association of South East Asian Nations has been widening relentlessly in recent years, going up from US$3.2 billion in 2013 to $4 billion in 2014 and $5.5 billion last year.

Self-assessment proves ineffective in anti-corruption fight

No official was found lying in their asset declaration according to the Government Inspectorate at the meeting to review the anti-corruption fight of 2016 on October 28.

Hanoi backtracks on motorbike ban

 Hanoi may postpone a controversial motorbike ban in its inner-city areas until 2030, instead of 2025 as planned earlier, said municipal Party Secretary Hoang Trung Hai at an interview with reporters on October 28.

Vietnam to top Southeast Asian film Industry by 2020?

 The Vietnam Cinema Association has dusted off an old plan to transform the local movie industry into a leading one in Southeast Asia by 2020, but experts say it’s just a lot of the same old tripe.

Water pollution dismissed as reason for fish deaths in Hanoi's lake

 The mass fish deaths reported in Linh Dam Lake in Hanoi’s Hoang Mai District are not related to its water quality, Hanoi Environment Protection Branch officials said.