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Vietnamese youngsters claim six golds at ASEAN Schools Games

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese team claimed six gold, four silver and two bronze medals on the third day of competition at the 10th ASEAN Schools Games in Selango, Malaysia on Monday.

HCM City to host int’l track and field event

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 25th HCM City International Track & Field – Viet Nam Open 2018 will take place at Thong Nhat Stadium on July 26 and 27.

Bus-route bidding helps easing State subsidy

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bus routes in Hanoi opened for public bidding this year to reduce reliance on the State budget and improve quality, reported Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper.

Dietary supplement producers must have quality certification

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 90 per cent of dietary supplement producers in Vietnam have not implemented Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), 

Quang Binh halts caving trips due to unexpected floods

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Quang Binh Province has halted all caving activities due to unexpected floods.

Autistic kids find passion and growth in circus arts

 VietNamNet Bridge – Autism doesn’t just affect individuals. It is a condition that burdens entire families. It takes over whole lives of everyone close to those individuals suffering.

Two road projects cancelled by Ministry of Transport

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport has decided to cancel two national highway projects.

PM approves of Hanoi’s hosting SEA Games 31 and Para Games 11

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved Hanoi’s hosting of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) and the 11th ASEAN Para Games (Para Games 11) in 2021.

National youth weightlifting champs flex up in Hai Phong

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 150 athletes are competing at the National Youth Weightlifting Championships in the northern port city of Hai Phong.

Violations found at State-controlled airports corp

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several violations – including issues in capital management and usage, bidding organisation and project implementation – were found at the Airports Corporation of Viet Nam (ACV), 

Traditional German folk music to be played on Hanoi’s pedestrian street

 VietNamNet Bridge – Germany’s Reißner Big-Band will play Bavarian folk music on the pedestrian street in Hanoi on August 11.

Japan-style girl group to debut in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will get its own mega girl group of 48 members in the J-pop style of the popular AKB48 in Japan.

Hanoi Buffaloes beat Saigon Heat to rank second in VBA

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi Buffaloes beat Saigon Heat 77-71 to rank second in the Viet Nam Basketball Association (VBA) League on July 22.

World shuttlecock champion dies aged 33

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Huyen Trang, world shuttlecock champion, died at the age of 33 in Hanoi on Sunday due to breast cancer.

HCM City plan to introduce CNG buses faces delays

 VietNamNet Bridge – A HCM City programme to introduce new compressed natural gas (CNG) buses is facing difficulties due to a lack of financial support from the city and poor infrastructure.

Five Son La education officials involved in high school exam cheating

 VietNamNet Bridge – The deputy director of education of Son La Province was involved in wrongdoing in the high school graduation test in which 12 students had their scores in literature illegally increased,

HCM City management of traffic infrastructure works poor: experts

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many newly built infrastructure works in HCM City have deteriorated quickly due to frequent tinkering with design and poor quality of work, experts have said.

Telecom monopoly hurts apartment residents

Watching cable television and accessing the internet are now basic needs for the majority of households in Vietnam, but in many apartment buildings in big cities like Hanoi and HCM City, residents are unable to freely choose ...

Tram Chim park needs better water, fire management to conserve eco-system: experts

 VietNamNet Bridge – Proper management of water and fires at the Tram Chim National Park in Dong Thap Province holds the key to preserving the Ramsar site’s eco-system, experts have said.

First private robotic surgery centre opened in Hanoi

The Vinmec Times City International Hospital officially opened its robotic surgery clinic as the first private centre in Vietnam on Saturday with skilled experts trained by leading robotic surgery training centres in France, ...