VietNamNet Bridge – Hat Then, a distinctive musical genre and a special combination of the spiritual and cultural life of Tay, Nung and Thai ethnic groups in Vietnam, has drawn the attention of many collectors and researchers over the past decade.

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The value of M&A deals in 2013 is forecast to be at some $4 billion, lower than the record level made in 2012. However, experts believe the M&A market would continue rising with the average growth rate of 25-30 percent per annum.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hong Kong-based Asian Youth Orchestra will have a joint performance with British cello soloist Steven Isserlis conducted by James Judd and Richard Pontzious at 8 p.m. on August 10 and 11 at Hanoi Opera House.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The illegal sand exploitation on the Dong Nai and Saigon Rivers has caused headaches to the Binh Duong, Dong Nai provincial and HCM City authorities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – When their ships suffer damage during a voyage, the Vietnamese fishermen of Da Tay Island go looking for one man.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Analysts have noted the car imports to Vietnam recently are mostly luxurious models and they are from ASEAN countries.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lang Toi Circus, a highly-regarded performance troupe which has played many foreign stages, faces difficulties in attracting audiences at home.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has promulgated a new decree on asset and income transparency, targeting nine groups of applicable subjects.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Health Ministry has requested all provinces and cities to strengthen food safety and hygiene inspections to deal with the increase of food poisoning cases across the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 100 Vietnamese athletes will participate in the 2013 Asian Youth Games in China from August 16-24.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sewage treatment has become a serious issue for residents in Ha Noi's Chuong My District despite several temporary projects to deal with the issue during the last three years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese agencies and businesses have been warned about the existence of a lot of foreign counterfeit degrees. The organization that provides counterfeit degrees is MMC from Russia.

The existence of OTT (over-the-top) services has taken the bread of mobile network operators’ mouth. Meanwhile, the network operators still cannot find out what they need to do to retain the bread. Blocking OTT services is not a good idea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The rainy season helps cool us down from the scorching sun these days and where better to enjoy the cool air but in a stream inside a jungle.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoi An has over 1,000 ancient houses, of which 107 are in need of urgent repair while 55 are seriously dilapidated.

Even though Vietnam has hundreds of varieties of rice, many housewives in HCM City still prefer rice products labeled with foreign names such as Thai fragrant rice, American scented rice or Japanese rice.

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The Quy Hoa Leprosy Village has 255 houses built by charity organizations for patients. Each house is approximately 40 m2 only, mostly dilapidated but they are still peaceful homes for those who love each other despite illness.

They are not tourist destinations but only the household-sized economic models of two farmers in Lam Ha District in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong. However, tens of thousands of foreign tourists visit these sites annually. Why?

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 VietNamNet Bridge – More investment should be made to replace old generation vaccines and improve health officers' skills and preservation equipment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Various cultural activities will be held at a festival featuring Japanese anime and manga in Hanoi on July 27-28.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Over the past two years, a series of cases of complications after vaccination have killed nearly 20 babies. Even adults also died after vaccination.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A nine- year- old Vietnamese girl won the first prize in the third Mozart International Piano Competition 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand on July 25.