Quang Ninh highway work starts;  Trade surplus forecast on export growth; Trade deal to widen access to EU

Nearly 800 domestic and international doctors, researchers, medical managers and hospital leaders exchanged notes and shared experiences at the National Scientific Conference held yesterday in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta city of Can Tho.

Despite the shortage of funding for Vietnamese researchers, Hoang Ngoc Anh persevered with her work. My Dung reports.

 VietNamNet Bridge – We need to start textbook retraining for teachers now, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on Culture, Education, Youth and Children Trinh Ngoc Thach told Tien Phong newspaper.

Viet Nam leaves today in hopes of capturing at least two gold medals in the 17th Asian Games (ASIAD) in Incheon, South Korea.

Ky Anh tunnel, which played a vital role in the American war, is being restored as a tourist destination. Cong Thanh reports.

"Life is a game" show at the Hoa Binh Theatre in HCM City on October 4 will be "a fusion of street styles, jazz, contemporary, and even some ballet".

The State aims to increase the price of land in Viet Nam to a maximum of VND162 million per square metre.

Along with submitting an application to UNESCO for recognition of the “Silk Road on the sea” as a world heritage, China states that it would conduct excavations of sunken ships around the islands of Hoang Sa and Quan Anh, parts of Vietnam’s Hoang Sa.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese designers Minh Hanh, Lan Huong, Cong Khanh and Quang Nhat have been chosen to present their latest silk and brocade designs at a fashion show in Italy on September 17.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thang Long boulevard, one of the biggest roads linking Hanoi to its neighbouring provinces, used to be the hottest area in the city for real estate development. It is now a ghost town of unused and unfinished projects.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam should add conditional terms to public servant contracts, former Deputy Director of the National Assembly Office Tran Quoc Thuan told Dai doan ket newspaper.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Many people carry their pets on their motorcycles or bicycles or walk with them on the street, a new trend in big cities like Hanoi and HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge - With fire in his hand, Mr. Nguyen Duc Thuan can turn glass pieces into sophisticated toys within 10 minutes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Nhat, director of the Vietnamese Maritime Administration, spoke to Thoi Bao Kinh Te Viet Nam about plans to cut unnecessary and burdensome fees imposed on cargo clients

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism recently issued a decision to ban carvings of guard animals from public places, including pagodas and temples, if they do not conform to Vietnamese culture.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City’s primary schools, which include three English teaching programs, are facing a shortage of teachers of English.

VNCERT has drawn the public’s attention to a new attack method through local networks. Many attacks have targeted state agencies and organizations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The fungus Cordyceps Militaris, a valuable and rare organism with medicinal properties, has been successfully cultivated in Vietnam.