People have been flocking to the forests to collect forestry products to sell to Chinese merchants, making the special use forest resources depleted and hindering the local socio-economic development.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese landlords have to lower the rents and offer more preferences to retain foreigners – the VIP clients who never delay their payment – in the context of oversupply.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A case of Vohwinkel – a rare disorder syndrome causing limb self-amputation has been found for the first time in Ho Chi Minh City, said the Cho Ray Hospital on August 29.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The US Department of Commerce has decided to impose new anti-dumping taxes on tra (Pangasius) fish fillets imported from Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnam chess star Le Quang Liem, with elo points of 2702, is ranked 45th out of the world’s best 100 players in the latest FIDE rankings for September, down three notches from August.

Model and actress Angela Phuong Trinh has been temporarily suspended from performing because she pole danced scantily clad.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The only operating private airline in Vietnam has unexpectedly announced a profit in its second year of operation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Education and Training Department has recruited 1,900 teachers for the city’s general schools. However, it still needs 1,200 more.

Vietnamese mobile phone brands can be compared with a mass of vegetable sprouts. Seeds have been sowed on the fertile soil and sprouts have been springing up like mushroom. However, the sprouts would fall down just after a rain.

 VietNamNet Bridge – This morning, September 5, about 18 million students enter the new school year and 4.7 million children enter kindergartens.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After rushed investment decisions, several hydropower investors in Vietnam have been struggling to sell their investments as a result of inefficient business practices.

VietNamNet Bridge – The northeastern coast province of Quang Ninh is more known for its beautiful landscapes than its gastronomy. A recent visit to the area helped me discover a local specialty that is not to be missed, cha muc or fried pasted squid.

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Nearly 50,000 CDs, VCDS, DVDs were destroyed yesterday by the capital's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism as part of a crackdown launched at the start of the year on digital piracy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Reigning vertical running world champion Thomas Dold will return to Viet Nam to participate in the second edition of the Ha Noi Vertical Run at the country's tallest building, Landmark 72.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Traffic Safety Committee said 82 people were killed and 117 others were injured due to traffic accidents during the National Day holidays.

 VietNamNet Bridge – From 2018, the import tariffs on the car imports from the AFTA zone under the mode of complete built unit (CBU) will be lowered to zero percent. This will make imports cheaper than domestically assembled cars.

The organizers of the program "Connecting Dreams" held a casting to find a man who looks similar to the Arabian guy Omar Borkan Al Gala to attend the show on the evening of September 13 at the Military Zone 7 Stadium.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The VNPT Technology Company has released VIVAS Lotus S1, the first smartphone designed, assembled and produced in Viet Nam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Denmark opened a new Visa Application Centre in Ho Chi Minh City on September 3 in an effort to strengthen exchanges with Vietnam, according to a press release.