Tuoitrenews briefs some leading news published today:

Society:

-- Teachers wearing miniskirts will be banned from teaching at school in the academic year of 2013 – 2014, according to a controversial draft issued by high school Viet Trung in Bo Trach district in the central province of Quang Binh.

-- Nguyen The Dung, former director of Dong Thap Petroleum Trading Company (PETIMEX), has been detained over allegations of oil trafficking, police sources confirmed on Tuesday.

-- Two flyovers in Ho Chi Minh City including the 3/2 – Ly Thai To – Nguyen Tri Phuong in district 10 and Cong Hoa – Hoang Hoa Tham in Tan Binh district were open to traffic on Tuesday.

-- An unidentified man cut throat of two other men who were waiting to pick their children up in front of Tan Tao A primary school in Ho Chi Minh City’s Binh Tan District on Tuesday. Police are hunting for the culprit.

-- The US-based “East Meets West” (EMW) Foundation granted 47 scholarships worth nearly VND3 billion (US$142,000) in total to new students of the 2013-2014 school year at a ceremony held in the central city of Da Nang on Tuesday.

Business:

-- The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will increase the frequency of flights on 10 routes between August 30 and September 3 to meet growing travelling demand during the National Day holiday. In related news, low-cost carrier VietJetAir has announced it will open sales for three new routes (HCMC – Quy Nhon, Hanoi – Buon Ma Thuot, Hanoi –Hue) and one re-launched route, the HCMC – Hue connection to celebrate Vietnam’s upcoming National Day on September 2.

Politics:

-- Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will attend the 10th ASEAN–China Expo and ASEAN–China Business and Investment Summit in Nanning city, China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on September 2 to 3, according to VNA.

-- Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in Boston city, the US state of Massachusettes on August 25 to attend the annual Vietnam Executive Leadership Program (VELP) at Harvard University, according to VNA.

-- Vietnam will do its utmost together with Laos to maintain and nurture the special solidarity between both countries, making it deeper, and more effective and practical, Rua, who is also the head of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC)’s Organization Commission, politburo member To Huy Rua made the remarks at a reception in Vientiane on Monday, according to VNA.