Public lands in HCM City are used inefficiently, with many remaining unused despite being identified under urban plans, according to the city Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

 China's authorities say they are capping the pay of actors as part of a move to crack down on tax evasion and "money worship" in the industry.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There are few women with a smile as broad as Celine Audebeau. It’s a smile that not only says happiness, but also satisfaction.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Olympic football team are in the No 3 seed group to prepare for the draw of the upcoming Asian Games (ASIAD), the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has announced.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 150 tattoo artists from 16 different countries and territories will attend the Vietnam Tattoo Expo 2018 in Hanoi on July 7 and 8.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese organic product market, which includes both food and non-food, has been taking shape in the last few years, but there are still few importers of organic products. 

 Pokemon Go was the first mainstream success for augmented reality - the overlaying of computer graphics over the real world, viewed, in this case, with a smartphone.

 A gunman has opened fire at a local newspaper office in Maryland, killing five people and injuring others in what police said was a "targeted attack".

 Some 40 sketches by lacquer artist Nguyen Gia Tri are on displayed at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum to mark his 110th birthday on June 26. 

For many people, the World Cup is an exciting event to be eagerly looked forward to. However, many football fans in Vietnam have to put aside their passion because of their work. 

Last month, a wave of public outrage swept the internet over a court’s ruling to give a 78-year-old child sexual abuser a lenient 18-month probation sentence in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Anh Cuong, director of the Department for Bio-Diversity Conservation, under the General Department of Environment,

When vegetable and fruit sales are low, ministries, celebrities and organizations often call for help from the community.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s aviation manufacturing industry is pursuing niche markets by targeting the tourism sector, Nguyen Duc Cuong, chair of the Vietnam Aerospace Association (VASA), has said. 

The number of 200,000 unemployed workers with higher education level, as reported by the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA), is considered high if compared with the number of university graduates every year.

VietNamNet Bridge - Most of the scrap stuck at ports is imported by Vietnamese companies for re-export to China. However, if the re-exports fail, importers will refuse to receive the scrap.

Hanoi’s West Lake is now an interesting place to enjoy a cup of lotus tea, although the flower is now less commonly grown on the lake’s waters.

 Beekeeping for honey production has recently developed in Chi Lang district, the northern border province of Lang Son, bringing high income for beekeepers, and contributed to the local socio-economic development.

 A new heat wave is forecasted to arrive in the northern and central region following the deaths of 33 people in recent floods and landslides.

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

 The transport minister has requested the railway management board to work closely with contractors to put Cat Linh-Ha Dong elevated railway in trial operation in August, one month earlier than expected.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of ceramic objects were unearthed at an excavation site in the central province of Binh Dinh, scientists confirmed at a workshop held in the province on Wednesday.

The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs is urgently completing preparations works and planning to organize a national teleconference of the Government on prevention of child violence and abuse.