The National Election Council (NEC) in the third session in Ha Noi yesterday, approved two resolutions with regard to the two upcoming elections.

  In Nha Thuyen's understanding, the word, as a living being, is vulnerable. Her latest book of poetry, Tu Tho, Nhung Nguoi La, expresses her respect for words, so it is fitting that it has been translated into English by Kaitlin Rees.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese university students complain that they have too many subjects at school, including those not useful for their future jobs.

 President Truong Tan Sang and his spouse will pay State visits to Tanzania, Mozambique and Iran from March 9 to March 15, according to the foreign ministry's communique.

 VietNamNet Bridge - While foreign firms are massively coming to Vietnam to open hypermarkets and modern shopping centers, local enterprises are trying to occupy the remaining gaps of the market.

The Directorate for Roads of Viet Nam (DRV) has proposed installing 300 Light-Emitting Diode (LED) lights running on solar energy along some national highways and expressways from 2016 to 2018.

 Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh yesterday reaffirmed Viet Nam's position in support of peace, stability and nuclear disarmament on the Korean peninsula.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s meat market is expected to be hit by the entry of many more European products following the enforcement of the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement in early 2018.

VietNamNet Bridge – Overseas Vietnamese singers have returned to perform in their homeland after Tet, mostly in live shows on large stages instead of smaller venues like bars, hotels and nightclubs as they had done in the past.

 Viet Nam's hospitals will employ only graduates for the posts of nurses, hospital orderlies, medical technicians and pharmacists from 2021.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport last week had a meeting with Russian ambassador to Vietnam Konstantin Vasilievich Vnukov to discuss a plan to launch direct air service between Vietnam and Vladivostok.

 The annual International Women's Cycling Tournament is expected to bring to fans exciting races as strong teams with more than 70 powerful cyclists have agreed to join the event.

Vietnam Idol's new season will begin in the central coastal city of Da Nang on March 20, in which contestants between the ages of 16 and 30 will participate.

Vietnamese and Japanese researchers have collaborated to develop an environment-friendly and sophisticatedly deproteinised natural rubber.

 A set of twins in the northern Hoa Binh Province were found to have different fathers, following DNA  tests done by the Ha Noi-based Centre for Genetic Analysis and Technology.

 The Prime Minister has given the green light to the pilot establishment of the Quang Trung Software City (QTSC) Chain.

 The US Boston College has allowed the FPT University to translate and publish its education magazine in Vietnam.

 Experts and policy managers from East Asian countries are discussing how to build environmentally sustainable cities at a high-level seminar that opened in Hanoi on March 3.

 Vietnam has proved itself as an active and responsible member of the UNHRC, Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc said, adding that the country joined other member nations in addressing human rights-related challenges of the humankind.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese retail chains are hurrying to expand their networks in anticipation of stiff competition with foreign giants.