Vietnam beat Malaysia 3-1 in the last match of Group A at the ASEAN Football Federation Vietcombank U19 Youth Championship held yesterday in Hanoi.

 The National Assembly Standing Committee yesterday discussed the revised Tourism Law which forms the legal basis for the sector to improve its competitiveness and create conditions for its development into a spearhead economic sector.

VietNamNet Bridge - Though they followed methodical production methods, many Vietnamese tycoons, who have succeeded in their core business fields, have harvested bitter fruit in the agricultural industry.

 The city government will take drastic measures to remove homes that have illegally encroached on canals in a bid to improve the drainage system and control floods, vice chairman of the city Tran Vinh Tuyen said.

VietNamNet Bridge - Over the last 10 years, the Da Phuoc waste treatment complex has produced a bad odor and pollutes the air in the southern part of the city. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Applying a new cancer treatment technique, a patient has survived for the last five years even though his lung cancer had metastasized throughout his body. 

  Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said Viet Nam might allow foreign investors to hold a stake exceeding the current cap of 30 per cent in domestic banks.

A photo collection entitled – Buffalo Boys – taken by amateur photographer Quoc Dan helps viewers find their childhood with simple images of a banyan tree, well and communal house.

VietNamNet Bridge - Besides tuition costs of VND200-400 million a year, parents have to pay additional expenses for boarders and other items to contribute to school development.

VietNamNet Bridge - If shares of Domesco Medical Import/Export JSC are bought by Abbott, the latter will increase its ownership ratio in the third-largest pharmacy firm to 51.7 percent of chartered capital.

 Viet Nam hopes to export 1.6 million tonnes rice in the four remaining months of the year, raising exports for the year to 4.9 million tonnes, said the Viet Nam Food Association.

While growing in popularity the definition of “organic food” remains inexact.

 The foreign sector continues to scoop up more of the market for consumer goods like ice cream, food, drinks, clothing, footwear, toiletries and household supplies, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT).

 Local Internet providers have said access to international services, including Youtube and Facebook, is choppy as the Asia-America Gateway (AAG) undersea fiber optic cable line is suspended for scheduled maintenance.

 Japanese airline Vanilla Air has launched its service between HCMC and Tokyo, becoming the first Japanese budget airline to fly to Vietnam. Vanilla Air flights will have stopovers at Taoyuan International Airport in Taiwan’s Taipei.

 Vietnam’s much-touted E5 bio-fuel projects have virtually ground to a halt as Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group’s (PVN) three E5 factories have remain shut while domestic consumers have turned their back on the fuel.

 Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has pledged all possible support to investors working in oil and gas, including Zarubezhneft and other Russian companies. 

NA Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu has asked the Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs of the Czech Republic’s Senate to work closely with the Vietnamese NA’s Law Committee.

 The Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) will start the trial teaching of Russian and Chinese for grade 3 to 12 pupils from 2017.

 A requirement that grade 1 pupils in the southern province of Dong Nai have to sign a pledge not to violate traffic regulations has met with opposition from some parents.