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ADB aids forest management

Traffic police officer faces investigation; VN, Japan work on living environments; US servicemen's remains repatriated; Measures taken to stop plague outbreak; Four detained following heroin bust; ADB aids forest management

Cosmetic surgeon jailed for dumping dead body

 The Hanoi's People's Court last Friday sentenced Nguyen Manh Tuong, the cosmetic surgeon, to 19 years in jail for throwing the body of a patient who died during surgery into the river.

Vietnamese sandwiches recipes published in U.S.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Andrea Nguyen, a Vietnamese-American woman, published her recipes to make Vietnam’s special sandwiches in The Banhmi Handbook early this month in the U.S.

Pu Mat National Park sends two rare tigers to Hanoi

The Wild Animal Rescue Centre of Pu Mat National Park in the central province of Nghe An handed over two Indochinese tigers to the Hanoi Centre for Wild Animal Rescue and Forest Protection on Sunday.

Vietnam beat Malaysia 2-1 in AFF Cup semis

VietNamNet Bridge – Coach Toshyia Miura said he came to Malaysia to win. Those words came true as Viet Nam scored a 2-1 victory over the hosts yesterday during the ASEAN Football Federation-Suzuki Cup's semi-final first leg match in Selangor.

Student crowned Miss Vietnam in dramatic finale

 VietNamNet Bridge – A freshman from Ha Noi-based Foreign Trade University was crowned Miss Viet Nam 2014 during the finale on Saturday night held in Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang Province.

Specialization-based education program fails

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has never admitted the failure of the specialization-based program in general schools.

Free wifi service in Vietnam unsafe, experts warn

 VietNamNet Bridge – Users of free wifi in large cities may have their private information such as account numbers, passwords and credit card information stolen, experts from Bkav Security, a subsidiary of Bkav, a large technology group, have warned.

State Bank sold $1.5 billion to stabilize dong value

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has sold dollars to commercial banks in an effort to stabilize the dong/dollar exchange rate amid the year-end dollar demand increase.

Pictures: Closing night of VN International Fashion Week 2014

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ao dai collection "Drought and Rain" by Cong Tri closed the first international fashion week in Vietnam on Saturday night.

Auto, mechanical enterprises link up before market opening

VietNamNet Bridge - Eight private and state owned automobile and mechanical firms have decided to combine to protect domestic production before the tariff reduction commitments that go into effect in 2015.

WB vows to assist Vietnam’s economic restructuring

WB vows to assist Vietnam’s economic restructuring; PM reiterates determination to develop defence industry; Austrian President believes in Vietnam’s development prospect; 15th AAFV national congress opens in France

Son My Sanctuary provides stark reminder of My Lai's tragic history

 VietNamNet Bridge – Situated 13km northeast of Quang Ngai City and in the centre of Tinh Khe commune, the Son My Sanctuary revisits the tragic My Lai massacre, memorialising wounds still raw after four decades.

Vietnam, RoK to start ninth FTA talks

Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) will hold the ninth round of negotiations on their bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) from December 8-12, according to the RoK Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on December 7.

Rice exports: Is Vietnam subsidizing foreign consumers?

Reviewing the effectiveness of rice exports and solutions to improve the position and role of farmers is the subject in the recent research "Structure of the rice industry and the interests of small producers" by the Agricultural Alliance.

Rare yew trees dying slowly in Dak Lak

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 100 yews (Glyptostrobus pensilis) in the central province of Dak Lak are dying but scientists say they are still trying to choose the correct way to save them.

State-owned cinemas see dwindling crowds

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of State-owned cinemas all over the country are now like zombies.

Vietnam’s public debt is still within sustainable threshold

VietNamNet Bridge – Many questions have recently surfaced over a lot of macroeconomic issues in Vietnam, especially the use of official development assistance, the country’s rising public debt, and institutional changes among others.

Swans and roses in Le Thanh Hoa’s collection

VietNamNet Bridge – On the third night of Vietnam International Fashion Week in HCM City, Vietnamese designer Le Thanh Hoa debuted the collection "Flowers", which was inspired by the image of the swan.

VNAT to launch tourism stimulus program

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam National Administration of Tourism announced a stimulus program for domestic tours in an effort to offset the falling number of international arrivals in the last six months.