VietNamNet Bridge - High school teachers think the sample questions provided by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) for the finals are too difficult for students in general education.

US gov't announces visa renewal via post, Vietnam halts importing second-hand machines, Quang Binh villages to get solar power, Ha Noi identifies 46 flood-prone localities, Votive paper burning guts cemetery garden

VietNamNet Bridge - Hoteliers had a difficult year in 2014 but the demand for hotel managers remains very high in Vietnam.

Vung Tau hosts 2015 Int’l Kite Festival, Dostoyevsky story hits the big screen, Le Monde newspaper publishes book about President HCM, Belgium helps Vietnam preserve documentary films, Month of local films celebrates national holidays

 About 80,000 people could die if there was a "widespread outbreak" of an antibiotic-resistant blood infection, according to a government document.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities have announced a master plan on developing Moc Chau into a national tourism site by 2020 during a ceremony in the northern province of Son La.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Businesses in the seafood processing sector are clearly divided into two sides: those who are acquiring businesses to strengthen their foothold and those who are selling their firms to both domestic and foreign partners.

 The Nam A Bank has announced its intention of listing on the stock exchange this year.

 Viettel Telecoms Corporation has proposed that the State enact telecom charges that include floor and ceiling prices, while allowing no incentives to newly-established telecoms or small-scale firms.

 The northern Hung Yen Province police seized nearly 1.4 tonnes of fake Ajinomoto, a brand of monosodium glutamate, from the house of a local resident in Nhat Tan Commune.

 Despite rising service prices, travel agencies are offering big discounts on tour prices during summer season to woo customers as now is the busiest time of the year for the hospitality industry.

 A Hanji Contemporary Korean Paper Art exhibition consisting of 15 artworks by artist Yang Sang Hoon has opened at the Korean Cultural Centre in Hanoi.

  Pet care services are sprouting up across Vietnam, and bring good earnings for those catering to the growing trend for pet ownership among the young.

 Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has said that he endorses the early formulation of a legal framework to encourage investment into the production of solar energy.

 International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has welcomed news that Athens will make a loan payment due to the IMF this week.

 Six teams qualify for Nat'l Cup; Ninh Binh FC seeks comeback; Tung in charge of Thanh Hoa, Chervo Open to tee off in Hanoi, Danang prepares for international marathon, 10, 000 workers join in 2015 Nike Cup Maneuvers

 Foreigners wanting to stay in Vietnam for more than three months will face a rise in visa fees.

 Dekalb Vietnam, a subsidiary of the US’ Monsanto Company, yesterday launched the first integrated knowledge transfer field in the southern province of Dong Nai to introduce genetically modified (GM) corn seeds to farmers.

 The Vinacafe Bien Hoa Joint Stock Company has been named the number one instant coffee manufacturer in Viet Nam, with its 41 per cent market share.

VietNamNet Bridge – Young composer and singer Vu Cat Tuong has won Favourite Composer at this year's HCM City's Television (HTV) Awards.