VietNamNet Bridge - "Phuong Uyen has officially withdrawn from The Voice as a Music Director," said Nguyen Thanh Nhan, an official from the Performing Arts Agency told VietNamNet on September 17.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s first civil pilot training centre made its debut in Cam Ranh peninsula, the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa after sending out the first 23 certified graduates.

The products and solutions displayed at the 2012 information technology and communication (ICT) expo have astonished the public, because they have been too familiar and uninspiring to people.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Slovakian tennis star Dominika Cibulkova arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on September 15 ahead of the Heineken Stars 2012 tennis tournament, which will kick off on September 20.

Most of retired officials are not short of money but they still work every day to retain their skills and knowledge. However, sometimes they did not expect that they could fall into unfortunate circumstances because of their post-retirement jobs.

  VietNamNet Bridge – While waiting for a visa to go to South Korea with their husbands, a lot of brides in the Mekong Delta have undergone an intensive training course of three days to become good wives.

Following a series of state owned conglomerates and general corporations, Quoc Cuong Gia Lai Group has become the “aiming point” of the public, after a lot of problems of the real estate giant were discovered.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ly Son Island, 30km off the coast of the central province of Quang Ngai, is a tranquil destination that can be explored in two days, as Dang Thi Mai Thi and her group recently discovered.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts have confirmed that relics retrieved from a shipwreck in the central province of Quang Ngai date back to the 14th century, making them among the oldest underwater antiques Vietnam has ever discovered.

  Illegal foreign trade causes headache for authorities; Shrewd trades buoy Vietnam’s foreign reserves; Mekong Delta earns 1.1 billion from tra fish exports; Nearly 47,000 newly enterprises established  

Terraced rice fields in Hoang Su Phi district, the northeastern province of Ha Giang, become National Relics with a certificate indicating the title handed over to the provincial authorities at a ceremony on September 16.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Standing Committee of the National Assembly discussed the draft of the amended Law on Science and Technology and the draft project on confidence voting procedures during its hearing last weekend.

VietNamNet Bridge - This morning, September 17, two earthquakes occurred in the region of Song Tranh 2 Hydropower Plant, with the shallowest level so far. The quakes are considered dangerous, with high surface devastating power.

  VietNamNet Bridge – During the working hours, tens of state employees of the Department of Trade and Industry of Vinh Long province left their office to attend a welcome party of their new boss.

Local authorities tend to offer attractive incentives which go beyond the currently framed preferences, to lure more foreign investors.

  VietNamNet Bridge – While being at the office, a police major was startled to hear the news that someone had carried two coffins to his house.

  VietNamNet Bridge - After 15 days in the hospital due to a traffic accident, the queen of athletics Truong Thanh Hang left the hospital on the afternoon of September 14.

  VietNamNet Bridge – The swimmer from Da Nang was back at the national swimming championship which is underway in Ho Chi Minh City, and won 6 gold medals after four days of competition.

  VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese contestant at the 2012 Miss Supranational pageant, Huong Thao, did not enter the top 20 but she was presented the Asia Pacific Beauty Queen title on the final night on September 15.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development plans to set up the Nam Yet Marine Reserve of 20,000 hectares in the Spratly Islands. It is expected that in the next three years, Vietnam will have 9 marine reserves.