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Teachers, students say final exam questions too difficult

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has been criticized for including difficult questions on this year’s high school final exams, in contrast to last year when it faced criticism for easy questions. 

Light pollution destroys human health, eradicates insects

The ill effects of light pollution on human’s health and the environment has been acknowledged in many other countries, but the topic is rarely mentioned in Vietnam. 

Innocent smiles of mountainous children

 Despite difficulties in living conditions, children in mountainous provinces are bright with innocent smiles.

Foreign funds to help domestic e-payment firms with competition

 Support from foreign investors is expected to help domestic e-payment firms create new things and make a difference in the competition with foreign players in the domestic e-payments market.

Thanh Hoa faces criticism over extravagant ceremony proposal

 Thanh Hoa’s provincial authorities have been criticised over proposals to spend $4.58 million on cultural activities to celebrate the province's 990th anniversary next year given the poverty of the province. 

Rare gibbon rescued from HCM City house

 A rare gibbon illegally kept by a man in Ho Chi Minh City has been transferred to Cat Tien National Forest.

Dozens affected by landfill fire in Nghe An

 Dozens of people in Nghe An Province have fallen sick and need medical treatment because of smoke and fumes from a local landfill fire.

Da Nang property market sees slowdown

 The real estate market, particularly in central Da Nang City and the central region, has seen a slowdown after a “bubble” period.

HCMC property association suggests measures to boost market

 Visa waivers for property developers investing in HCM City have been recommended by the HCM City Real Estate Association to the Government to develop the city’s property market.

Farmers warned: Don’t go nuts over macadamia

 For farmers in the Central Highlands, growing macadamia nuts has not turned out to be the money-spinner they had expected.

VN industrial property poised for growth

 Viet Nam has attracted companies renting industrial property due to low cost as well as strategic location, strong economic growth and development of the middle-class, according to JLL Viet Nam.

VN bank shares continue to lure foreign capital

VietNamNet Bridge - The stock market is still seeing foreign investors pour money into bank shares, analysts say.

January-June GDP reaches 8-year high

Vietnam’s GDP expanded 7.08 per cent in the first half of the year, marking the highest rate since 2010, fueled by robust expansion of the industrial and construction sector and service sector.

VN conservationist inspires love for nature worldwide

 Becoming a wildlife conservationist to save species such as bears, rhinos and elephants from illegal trade was Nguyen Thi Thu Trang’s childhood dream. And today, she is living it.

Hanoi wants to end straw burning on fields by 2020

 As Hanoi farmers have finished harvesting rice, people living in suburban areas have complained about the smoke in the air caused by the burning of straw fields.

Vinh Long international table tennis event starts

 The Vinh Long International Table Tennis Tournament opened on June 29 at the southern province of Vinh Long’s Gymnasium.

National U21 football champs to kick off

 The National U21 Football Championship’s qualifying round is scheduled to run from July 1 to August 11.

Italy wins Da Nang International Fireworks Festival

Italy might not be playing in the World Cup but at the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival on Saturday they were champions.

National exam, moments to remember

 Nearly one million pupils across Vietnam have finished the most important test of their lives so far, the national exam, which will decide whether they are admitted to their dream university.

HCMC's Cho Ray Hospital controls widespread of swine flu

 Chợ Rẫy Hospital in HCM City has brought the outbreak of swine flu (A/H1N1) under control, quarantining and treating those who tested positive and placing those suspected of being infected under close supervision.