VietNamNet Bridge – Every guitar players in Ha Noi knows Vu Duc Hien as one of the hardest fighters for the art. Despite obstacles, Hien has stuck to his passion.

Phan Xuan Dung, Chairman of the National Assembly Commission for Science, Technology and Environment, speaks to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam newspaper about the central region’s readiness for foreign investors.

 FPT Corporation, Vietnam’s leading information technology firm, has launched Speakdi, a Vietnamese-Japanese automatic translation app, on App Store since early this month.

 U.S.-bound shrimp shipments in the year to July had dipped 5.5% to US$344.7 million, but the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) said the decline was not cause for concern as general seafood exports still fared well.

 The cruise ship Voyager of the Seas with 3,000 tourists onboard arrived at Chan May Port in Thua Thien-Hue on September 12, allowing tourists to visit popular destinations in Hue, Danang, Hoi An and Nha Trang.

The Europe meets Asia in Contemporary Dance Festival will be organized in Hanoi and HCMC between September 20 and October 14, the Government news website reports.

 The HCMC government has just announced a decision disallowing construction of apartments smaller than 25 square meters, saying such small-sized condos will put pressure on the city’s infrastructure and give rise to slums in the sky.

 The movie "Cha cong con" (Father and Son) directed/scripted by Vietnamese director Luong Dinh Dung will join the 90th Annual Oscar Academy Awards.

The Department of Health in Ho Chi Minh City has opened to public the tourist medical center, the first –ever of its kind in the city, in the General Hospital Sai Gon at 125-127 Street Le Loi in District.

 According to Dr. Johnathan Halevy from Family Medical Practice infirmary, half of preschool students and 40 percent of Vietnamese adolescents sleep less than a normal sleep of 8 hours.

 The Vietnamese and Brazilian governments have signed a maritime transport agreement to strengthen bilateral trade in the future.

 The Vietnam Football Federation has decided to find a foreign coach to replace Nguyen Huu Thang as no local coach meets the criteria they set to lead the national team.

 Green Park JS Company which operates the 29-3 Park in the central city of Danang has proposed to the municipal authorities to close the zoo in the park.

 Two Iranian men have been arrested after being accused of stealing a gold watch in a shop in the northern province of Lang Son.

 Three customs officers in HCM City have been arrested after being suspected of being involved in the theft of 213 containers from a local port in mid-2015.

 The Ho Chi Minh City Real Estate Association (HoREA) has proposed to keeping an illegally built project on the banks of the Saigon River.

 Two-time Grammy award winner for jazz Cuong Vu will appear as the special guest at a Soul Connects workshop on Friday, September 15, at 214-216 Pasteur, W. 6, District 3 of Ho Ci Minh City.

 Many hard-working women are receiving unexpected termination letters from their employers and finding it difficult to get another job, says the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour.

 Mavin Group, an Australian-Vietnamese joint venture, has pledged to invest some US$80 million in the north-central province of Nghe An, mainly in the husbandry sector.

 Following an improvement in the first half of the year, the positive performance trend would continue for the banking industry in the second half thanks to high credit growth and supporting policies on settling non-performing loans (NPLs).