Private libraries, which have been established by individuals in rural areas over the past few years, are providing free access for local people and encouraging reading among children.

VietNamNet Bridge - The US and China are two important trade partners of Vietnam. Any interruption in exports will have a big impact on the national economy.  

Every Sunday, Dao ethnic children from Vu Linh Commune in the northern province of Yen Bai gather at the La Vie Vu Linh Ecolodge to enjoy performances by French clowns.

 Angel Miguel Bastidas Gonzalez, former second Secretary at the Venezuelan Embassy to Vietnam, has won second prize of the National External Information Service Awards 2017 with his book about Vietnam. 

 Every afternoon from Monday to Friday, little children throng artist Phuc An’s small house in Thanh Duc Commune in the southern province of Long An to learn how to paint. 

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VietNamnet Bridge - Weaving is believed to be the weakest link in Vietnam’s textile and garment value chain, but denim fabric is a strong point of local producers.

It would be no surprise if one day Vietnam imports pho, its most well-known food. It is an inevitable result of globalisation and is no different from the way Koreans import kimchi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In big cities like Hanoi and HCM City, it is not unusual to see people taking part in physical activities in parks, lakesides, and gardens early in the morning or late in the afternoon.

Between 2008 and 2011, the central city of Da Nang has cut 12,000 tonnes of carbon emissions after developing environmentally friendly electric cars and household solar powered water heaters. 

 Floating restaurants which have been removed for polluting Hanoi’s West Lake have been left to rust while awaiting a decision on their future by the municipal authorities.

 The Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange in Viet Nam will present a performance of traditional Japanese bunraku puppetry theatre in HCM City in mid-July to mark 45 years of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties.

 The Ministry of Transport has asked the Airport Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) to evaluate the feasibility of building a transit station in District 1 to connect to Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City.

 Hanoi authorities have removed unlicensed construction works in Ba Dinh District.

 Around 70% of Vietnamese children admitted that they have suffered domestic violence.

 Ride-hailing firm Grab has expressed disappointment with the Ministry of Transport’s opposition to the firm’s operation expansion proposal.

 The sixth Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) concluded on June 28 in the central city of Da Nang with 29 countries pledging to provide 4.1 billion USD for the next four years for numerous global environment-related programmes.

Vietnamese firms invested $222.48 million in 67 newly-licensed projects abroad in the first six months of 2018, reported the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 4,000 households in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai’s Krong Pa District have been using contaminated water.  

 A newly established arts hub called A. Farm in Ho Chi Minh City is showcasing works by artists with diverse styles at its debut exhibition All Animals are Equal.

 President Tran Dai Quang on June 28 hosted a reception for President of the Republic of Nauru Baron Divavesi Waqa, who is in Vietnam to attend the sixth Global Environment Facility Assembly (GEF 6). 

 The A/H1N1 flu cases at Cho Ray hospital in Ho Chi Minh City have been put under control.

 Admiral Tan Sri Ahmad Kamarulzaman, Chief of Navy of Malaysia, is on a working visit in Vietnam to boost naval cooperation between the two countries.

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VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese beer brands still hold 70 percent of market share, but tastes are changing and people are spending more on high-end products.