The Chair of the Non-state Universities’ Association said that the Ministry of Education and Training still did not give the final answer to the association’s proposal on allowing non-state owned schools to apply their specific enrolment plans.

The State Bank of Vietnam puts high hopes on the one percent depreciation of the local currency it made in late June. However, economists believe that one should not be too optimistic about the move.

VietNamNet Bridge – Attractive not only due to its endless bending sand dunes in La Gi Town in Binh Thuan Province, the locality also lures tourists to its forest, mountain and river areas and of course its tales of legends.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi is known as the land of traditional jobs with 1,530 craft villages. Because of economic recession, cheap foreign goods have flooded into the country, threating the existence of these villages.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pollution in the Dong Nai River, mostly from thousands of factories, continues to affect the water supply to residents and farmland in HCM City and surrounding provinces.

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Two of the four questions of the geography subject of this year’s university entrance exam require candidates to present their knowledge about the East Sea and the strategic significance of Vietnam’s islands.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Football Federation announced to complete the sale of 10,000 tickets directly to fans at 4pm on July 7. At present, fans of the London club have only one chance to buy tickets through number 1080.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The capital will collect between VND50,000 (US$2,4) and VND100,000 ($4,8) as annual road maintenance fee from each motorbike user from early next month.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The exhibition titled "The Dreams I Chase" will open on July 19. This is an important part of the “Chase Hanoi” project, implemented by a group of Hanoi students.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Alongside a Vietnamese farmer, Lisa Huber bends her back to plant rice seedlings in the field. The Italian national is not on a tour designed for foreign tourists to discover the wet rice culture.

The first “hydropower bomb" that denounced the irresponsibility of investors who were reckless for seeking profit is Dakrong III, located in Dakrong commune, Quang Tri province.

VietNamNet Bridge – Saigonese riding on the city streets may see a gaunt figure with shoulder-length shiny black hair, a prickly mustache, dirty glasses and shaggy, paint-splattered clothes who is always striking amidst the crowd

VietNamNet Bridge – A group of scientists from Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City have manufactured an automatic water hyacinth cutting machine that they hope will help in clearing 700 kilometers of canals in HCMCity

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi Police have alerted citizens to fake kidnappings being used to extort money from family members.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Failing to improve the poor performance of the team, Argentinian coach Marcelo Zuleta has been dismissed.

Published by the Chinese states in 1908, 1919 and 1933, the three atlases that are displayed at an exhibition in Hanoi do not mention Hoang Sa and Truong Sa though China still claims "historic sovereignty" with the two islands.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For the first time Vietnamese singers can participate in a major music awards in the world – the MTV European Music Awards (MTV EMA).

VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty-one companies and one fund delisted shares in the first half of this year, the State Securities Commission revealed on July 4, reducing the total number of listed companies in the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The third quarter of this year will likely see an increase in recruitment demand among enterprises in the country, especially for sales and marketing positions, a survey has found.