VietNamNet Bridge - A debate has been raised among educators and scholars about whether to teach Chinese writing in the public school system.

 Brushes and oil are two main tools that Nguyen Dam Thuy uses to paint her dream of a green earth.

 The Animals Asia on September 12 announced that it has received a Malayan sun bear and two monkeys that were caged as pets in Buon Ma Thuot city, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak. 

 A dossier will be built to propose the area of the World Natural Heritage Site Ha Long Bay, which is in the northern province of Quang Ninh, be expanded to Cat Ba archipelago in nearby Hai Phong city. 

 The Hanoi People’s Court has accepted the request for extraditing eight Indonesian pirates from Vietnam to Malaysia for trial. 

 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been urged to take action to narrow development gaps to enhance global competitive capability.

  Vietnam and China have reached a consensus on further prompting their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in the new situation. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress Zhang Dejiang in Beijing on September 12. 

  President Tran Dai Quang said he supports the Vietnam-Kansai economic dialogue mechanism, which will help Vietnam’s authorised bodies to promptly remove investment obstacles and bolster bilateral economic links. 

 President Tran Dai Quang suggested Governor of Japan’s Aichi prefecture Hideaki Omura encourage local and central region’s businesses to invest in Vietnam during a reception in Hanoi on September 12. 

President Tran Dai Quang hosted a reception for Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean in Hanoi yesterday on the occasion of his official visit to Vietnam to attend the 20th founding anniversary of the Vietnam – Singapore Industrial Park.

 Several provisions of a new draft circular on imported autos impose unfair restrictions on small and medium-scale firms, according to the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).

VietNamNet Bridge - The bankruptcy of Hanjin Shipping Global has surprised the world’s freight & forwarding market and caused alarm among Vietnamese goods owners.

 What are new-generation bilateral free trade agreements? What should be done for domestic enterprises to truly benefit from FTAs? Can Vietnam make the most of preferential tariffs brought about by new-generation FTAs?

 Kinh Thien Palace is the most important building in Thang Long Royal citadel, which was recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 2000.

 Thousands of lives have been put at risk due to many newly built high rise apartment blocks in Ha Noi that fail to meet fire safety standards.

 The success of agricultural restructuring, including the establishment of new rural areas, depends on greater co-operation and risk sharing between different stakeholders, experts say.

 More state agencies in Vietnam have been reported to face debts after overspending their allocated state budget.

At a meeting between Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Phan Tam and CIO of Asian Infrastructure Group under J.P. Morgan Institutional Asset Management, Tam congratulated J.P. Morgan on picking Gtel Mobile for cooperation in Vietnam.

 On September 12, Vietnam national futsal team defeated Guatemala 4-2 in the first match of Group C at the ongoing 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia.