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Taiwanese MPs illegally landed on Vietnam’s island

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three Taiwanese legislators have illegally flown to Vietnam’s Ba Binh island to observe the live-fire exercise.

Banks rush to launch credit packages at breakeven prices

Big enterprises have confirmed that they have accessed the bank loans with the low interest rate of 9 percent per annum, which is just equal to the short term deposit interest rates.

President highlights Vietnam-Laos special ties

 VietNamNet Bridge – President Truong Tan Sang has highlighted the Vietnam-Laos special ties, describing it an invaluable treasure of both nations.

Former Vietnam Maritime Administration director Duong Chi Dung arrested

 VietNamNet Bridge – After over three months being hunted, Duong Chi Dung, former director of the Vietnam Maritime Administration, was arrested on September 4.

Top leaders attend opening ceremonies of new school year

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung emphasised the importance of education and training, which he said will determine the success of national industrialisation and modernisation.

HCM City: Thousands of teachers have nowhere to go

After many years of enduring the teacher shortage, HCM City now suffers the teacher redundancy.

Used IT imports ban makes big difficulties for enterprises

Software firms have complained that the decision to prohibit information technology (IT) imports, such as tablets, mobile phones, laptops and printers, would seriously influence their research and development (R&D) plans.

Bus crashes into five motorbikes, six died

 VietNamNet Bridge – The fatal accident happened at 10am of September 3, on National Highway 1A in the northern province of Nam Dinh, killing at least six people while another was in critical condition.

Blood-sucking stink bugs found in Binh Dinh Province

The Institute of Malariology Parasitology and Entomology in Quy Nhon Town in the central province of Binh Dinh on September 2 received three blood-sucking stink bugs from a family, for further research.

Overseas remittance reduces, Vietnam urged to attract foreign currencies from tourism

The sharp decline of overseas remittance so far this year has raised a question if overseas remittance continues to play an important source for Vietnam’s foreign currency reserves.

Vietnam-Europe dance festival for Hanoi

 Contemporary dance program ‘Europe meets Vietnam’ will be staged for the second time at Hanoi’s Youth Theatre on September 28-29.

Dep Fashion Runway 2 in pictures

 VietNamNet Bridge – One of the biggest fashion shows of the year took place in HCM City on the evening of August 30, introducing the latest collections of talented designers in Vietnam.

Fossil elephant tooth in Lam Dong

  VietNamNet Bridge - A man in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong owns a huge fossil tooth. Archaeologists said the thing is a fossil tooth of an Asian elephant.

Schools try to streamline admission process

 Though the deadline for the admission rounds to university is November 30, many schools have tried to shorten the deadline in violation of regulations.

Director of Hanoi police agency retires

Lieutenant General Nguyen Duc Nhanh, director of the Hanoi Police Agency, Vice Chief of the General Department of Security II, retired on a pension on August 31, after over 40 years working as a police officer.

Quang Nam: Six earthquakes near hydro-power plant

VietNamNet Bridge – On the evening of September 3, quakes occurred in Bac Tra My town and neighboring communes in the central province of Quang Nam, scaring local residents. These are reservoir induced quakes.

10 international puppetry troupes to compete in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ten foreign puppetry troupes and four Vietnamese troupes will meet at the third international puppetry festival in Hanoi from September 4-10.

Women team beat Czech at World Chess Olympiad

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese women team continued its winning streak to rank 7th after thrashing the Czech Republic 3-1 on September 4.

VN Paralympians set to shine

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Hai and Nguyen Thanh Trung will compete today in the London Paralympics.

Hanoi’s schoolgirls on the first day of school

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the opening ceremony of the 2012-2013 school year at Hanoi’s Chu Van An High School on September 4.