As the exchange rate between USD and Vietnamese dong has surged in the past two months, exporters are eager for extra profits they can earn for each batch of goods.

 A group of 10 young people recently held a charity event in Ho Chi Minh City to raise funds for deaf-mute kids in Anh Minh Private Specialised School.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Young Vietnamese star Nguyen Van Phuong won the 2018 ITF Junior Circuit, Iron Man Cup in China yesterday.

 The Vietnam National Symphony and Orchestra (VNSO) together with guest musicians American Grace Ho and Vietnamese Bui Cong Duy will be performing classical pieces at the annual Toyota Concert in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

 Vietnam Social Security (VSS) has reported that many hospitals have been found abusing the health insurance fund in the first six months of this year.

 The sixth Ho Chi Minh City International Marathon will be held on January 13, 2019 in District 7.

VietNamNet Bridge - In Vietnam, big retailers are dominant in distributing brand new genuine products, while the used phone market segment is controlled by private shops.

Some enterprises had several repeated offences in importing prohibited scrap, but they only had to pay a fine of between tens and hundreds of million of dong. 

 Dragon fruit farmers in Binh Thuan Province, the country’s largest producer of the fruit, are enjoying high prices and steady demand in the main harvest season this year.

 In recent years, the number of children involved in water-related incidents has increased. To prevent these incidents, local authorities have found a creative way to build natural swimming pools for children to learn how to swim and also go swimming. 

 A new employment mobile application, called iWork, has been developed by iWork Service JSC and will make debut this September.

 Martial artists from the northern province of Hai Duong had an exchange with those from Seine-Saint-Denis province of France on August 4.

 The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has asked the Government to stop the electricity subsidy for poor households from next year because of its negative impact on the national poverty elimination policies.

 Collector Nguyen Ngoc An has donated 367 antiques from different periods in history to Ba Ria - Vung Tau province’s museum.

 Vietnam’s U23 team won their second game in a row at the U23 International Championship - Vinaphone Cup 2018 by defeating U23 Oman 1-0 on at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on August 5.

The Vietnamese women’s team won a silver medal at the 2018 Asian Team Chess Championship held in Iran from July 26 to August 4. 

There have always been a number of challenges facing learners on their climb to success. However, these difficulties are incrementally harder for children in remote, disadvantaged areas. 

Vietnamese businesses cannot squeeze into foreign conglomerates’ global production chains, even though they can make products satisfying requirements by importers in developed countries.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many depressed children are judged to be shy and lazy, while parents think they are stubborn and disobedient. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese businesses that sell Thai fruits to China could create misunderstandings about Vietnam’s fruit export situation.