VN can make AFC final round: coach

Viet Nam’s U22 team have a great chance to enter the final round of the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship, coach Nguyen Huu Thang said yesterday.

Illegal private clinic gives 37 boys genital warts

 VietNamNet Bridge – In a rare medical occurrence, 37 boys from Hung Yen Province were found to have contracted genital warts after being treated at a private clinic.

VN top Group B in regional U15 event

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam were ranked first in Group B of the ASEAN Football Federation U15 Championship after their 4-0 win over East Timor in Thailand yesterday.

Track-and-field athletes pocket gold in ASG

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese track-and-field athletes wrapped up their events at the ASEAN School Games (ASG) with five more gold medals in Singapore yesterday.

VN fencers prep for World Champs in Germany

 VietNamNet Bridge – Four Vietnamese athletes will compete at the World Fencing Championships in Leipzig, Germany on July 19-26.

HCM City to host int’l traffic safety conference

More than 600 local and international traffic experts and policy-makers will participate in the 12th International Conference of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies to be held in HCM City and ...

Bad weather brought down Myanmar army plane, say investigators

 Investigators have concluded that a Myanmar military plane that crashed last month with 122 soldiers, family members and crew on board stalled and nosedived into the Andaman Sea due to bad weather, 

Madonna seeks to stop NY auction of Tupac Shakur break-up letter

 Madonna attempted on Tuesday to stop an upcoming auction of a prison break-up letter from rapper Tupac Shakur and a note in which she called singer Whitney Houston and actress Sharon Stone "horribly mediocre."

Google redesigns mobile search app with personalized 'feed'

Google on Wednesday announced an overhaul of its search app on mobile phones to include a personalized feed of links about hobbies, travel, sports and other topics, a move that puts the search company ...

Colorful and distinctive pagodas in town

 Thien Hau Pagoda, Jade Emperor Pagoda and Mariamman Temple are three outstanding venues worthwhile for a visit.

Visa exemption policy crucial for raising tourism revenue

 The Tourism Advisory Board is proposing longer visa waivers and visa exemption for tourists from more countries, as bigger numbers of foreign arrivals will result in bigger revenues far eclipsing revenues earned from visa fees.

Hanoi to green-light three metro lines worth over $15 billion

 The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has submitted a number of recommendations for the Hanoi People’s Committee’s ambition to build three metro lines worth over $15 billion by 2025.

RoK, Thailand win team events at int’l table tennis championship

The Republic of Korea team A won the men’s team event after beating their team B comrades 3-2 at the 31st Golden Racket international table tennis tournament.

Aviation security policies proposed for first private airport

In the latest report to the Ministry of Transport (MOT), the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) proposed two options for aviation security assurance at Van Don, the first privately operated airport of Vietnam.

Medicine or supplement? Patients confused

A 61-year-old patient recently treated for a skin disorder at the National Hospital of Dermatology and Venereology was aghast when she realised that 70 per cent of the money she spent buying her prescriptions ...

China’s outdated coal thermal power technology sold in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - China’s policy on exporting its coal thermal power technology has raised concerns among environmentalists, who say Vietnam could become the destination for the outdated technology.

Vertu smartphones still attract the rich despite factory closure

VietNamNet Bridge - In the last 12 years in Vietnam, Vertu’s luxury products have been popular with the rich, despite the closure of its factory.  

Floor mark hits record high, race to colleges will be fierce

VietNamNet Bridge - The floor mark of 15.5 that the Ministry of Education & Training (MOET) has set for this year’s enrollment season is the highest threshold set since the ministry began organizing national high-school final exams.


Expansion of Hai Van Tunnel No 2 safe: investor

 VietNamNet Bridge – No cracks have been found during expansion work on the Hai Van Tunnel No 2 after a series of dynamite detonations were permitted between March and June, 

Circus troupes walk tightrope to survive

Faced with an abundance of entertainment options, kids these days are more likely to choose the cinema over the circus. Once high-flying performers are now struggling to make ends meet as audience numbers dwindle ...

Airbase land used for civil businesses

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local residents have expressed concern about the land around Bien Hoa Air Base, which has been hired out for workshops, garages, restaurants and cafes, 

Hanoi reduces traffic congestion

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi has about 35 congestion hotspots and the maximum time spent stuck in traffic has been cut to just 20 minutes.

Banks recover, but investors wary

 Shares slowed their decline yesterday as banks recovered, but the market is still exposed to short-term downward corrections on rising investor caution.

Success of stem cell transplant method

 The country’s first patient transplanted with his own stem cells, frozen for preservation, to replace stem cells destroyed by chemotherapy or radiation is well on the way to full recovery from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, local doctors said yesterday.

Some vegetarian diets more heart-healthy than others

 People may turn to vegetarian diets to reduce their risk of heart disease, but a new study suggests not all plant-based foods are created equal.