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My left foot: Surgeons at major Vietnamese hospital operate on patient’s wrong leg [VnExpress]

US eyes opportunity in Vietnam’s rising demand for clean water: official [Tuoi Tre]

World Bank cuts Vietnam growth forecast to 6% [Thanh Nien]

Government to stop subsidizing troubled state firms [DTI]

Canadian chef introduces Vietnamese cuisines on Food TV [SGGP]

190,000 workers with bachelor’s, master’s degrees and doctorates unemployed [VietnamNet]

HCMC: 15kg of elephant tusks seized at airport [VietnamPlus]

Vietnam prime minister warns economy may miss growth target [Bloomberg]

Report: Vietnam is among world's biggest illegal ivory markets [VOA]

Chinese arrivals to Hanoi reach a sudden growth [Hanoi Times]

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