The 2016 National Contest for Young Talented Choreographers, which will identify talented choreographers under 33 years old, will begin this weekend in HCM City.

 Singer-songwriter Le Cat Trong Ly will present a mini-show in Hanoi tonight.

As education is a top priority in terms of attracting foreign investment, Vietnam is making great progress with its education policies to meet the expectations of foreign investors, helping the sector to become more attractive.

 The 2016 Korea-Vietnam Film Industry Network, which aims to promote co-operation in the film industry, closed in HCM City yesterday.

“Vietnam’s consistent viewpoint is supporting the settlement of all disagreements about the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s nuclear issue through dialogue,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh said.

 Vietnam wishes to foster all-out ties with Australia, including politics, trade, investment, culture and education, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

 Head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Pham Minh Chinh has affirmed that Vietnam considers Japan a key partner in human resources development.

VietNamNet Bridge - Honda, the largest motorbike manufacturer in Vietnam, in a recent report, said the motorbike market would not see growth next year. 

 A man in Binh Thuan Province has requested the provincial health sector to issue a public apology and provide compensation after a mistaken diagnosis for HIV/AIDS 19 years ago. During the time, he has had to live with discriminations.

 As Buddhism is reaching out to counties outside Asia, people around the world pay more attention to Buddhism these days. Vietnamese native Buddhist monks are among the ones spreading the religion to the world.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Apple SIM services are available in 140 countries, including in the Southeast Asian region, except for Vietnam because partners of Apple have not cooperated with local networks.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Lua, the No 5 female wrestler in the 48kg category at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships, has made history by becoming the first Vietnamese female wrestler to qualify for the Olympics twice.

The Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence announced the initial outcomes of the search and rescue operations for the SU30 MK2 and CASA 212 aircraft yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge – As foreign companies continue to face a shortage of skilled employees, redressing the issue of practical education and training has become a pressing concern for the country as well as for many big investors here. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is now exporting more high value products instead of raw materials to the U.S. market.

The curtain is raised. A puppet called Teu comes out and introduces himself: “I was born from the heavens/Gone into exile for picking fairy’s peaches/As the world is complicated and treacherous/I’m wandering to see to troubles.”

 The southern province of Binh Duong has proposed developing a rapid bus link with HCM City’s first metro line.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) is proposing the government transfer the management of vocational training systems, currently managed by the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, to MoET.

VietNamNet Bridge – Truong Thanh Duc, an arbitrator from the Viet Nam International Arbitration Centre (VIAC), shares with Hai Quan (Customs) Newspaper his views on the draft Law on Supporting Small and Medium Enterprises. 

Loc Yen Village, situated in the midlands of Quang Nam Province’s Tien Phuoc District, is known for its centuries-old houses with stone pathways.