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Driver provides ambulance services for strangers

 VietNamNet Bridge – A resident of Hanoi’s outer district of Chuong My has been providing ambulance services for his neighbours and strangers for the past 20 years.

FDI sector faces shortage of skilled labour

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 40 per cent of enterprises with foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam are facing a shortage of employees and have struggled with recruiting new labourers, 

Woman helps people with disabilities build lives

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over the last 13 years a centre in Can Tho City’s Ninh Kieu District has become a place where young disabled people can learn to look after themselves and earn a living.

Lawyer fights for child sexual-abuse victims

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lawyer Tran Thi Ngoc Nu is indefatigable in her mission to protect children from sexual abuse and assault.

Smoking: The late regrets

It’s been three months since the last time Dinh Van Tinh, 52, has had that pleasure of puffing on a traditional Vietnamese pipe that has become as familiar as an everyday meal for him over the last quarter of a century.

Young writers express creativity

 VietNamNet Bridge – Writer Nguyen Xuan Thuy has become popular recently with his fiction Sat Thu Online (Online Killer), which has since been adapted into a television series of the same name. 

Electronic tolls to be collected nationwide

 VietNamNet Bridge – Drivers will be able to top up their account through text or banking services to pay toll fees electronically at Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) booths nationwide, 

Rough Guides names six must-visit places in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – The UK-based travel website Rough Guides has listed six must-see places along the country’s coast. 

Singing contest to highlight influence of folk music

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Music Development Centre has launched a singing contest to highlight the importance of folk music in the development of pop music.

Highlands provinces replant old coffee trees with quality varieties

The Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) region is replacing more than 18,460 hectares of old coffee trees as part of its plan to replace 120,000ha of old trees with new varieties or grafted trees in the 2014-2020 period.

18 months in prison for making fake wine

Nguyen Thi Hao from Cu Khe Commune, Thanh Oai District, Hanoi was sentenced 18 months of imprisonment for making fake alcohol in a trial opened by the Ha Noi People’s Court on Tuesday, 

Hanoi to celebrate Family Day

VietNamNet Bridge – The annual Family Day (June 28) will be celebrated in Hanoi with various cultural activities between June 22 and 24.

Dangerous pass to be upgraded to reduce accidents

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport will implement solutions to ensure safety on the 27km mountainous Lo Xo Pass on National Highway 14, reported online newspaper baotintuc.vn.

Portal on martyrs to be launched

 VietNamNet Bridge – An information portal about martyrs and martyr tombs and cemeteries will be launched next month to commemorate War Invalids’ and Martyrs’ Day on July 27.

VFF announces schedule of U17 Football Championship 2018

 VietNamNet Bridge – The final round of the National U17 Football Championship 2018 will take place from June 26 to July 6, announced the Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF).

Hanoi installs 16 cameras in flood-prone areas

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi Sewage and Water Drainage Company has completed the installation of 16 cameras at flood-prone areas in the capital city.

Wild Vinh Hy Bay offers beauty without crowds

Like everyone else, I like to head for the sea on my summer vacation. But I don’t like to see everyone else when I hit the beach. At luxurious resorts and famous beaches, it can be so crowded that you can’t find a space to swim.

Ba Vi draws tree-hugging tourists

 VietNamNet Bridge – Located 48km west of the capital city Hanoi, the serene forest of Ba Vi National Park contains a world of greenery and peace away from the hustle and bustle of daily life.

Ash, cinder bricks could replace clay

 VietNamNet Bridge – A number of enterprises have struggled to recycle ash and cinders from thermal power plants in order to manufacture non-fired adobe brick and non-flammable construction materials.

HCM City launches mobile app to guide solid waste classification

 VietNamNet Bridge – A mobile application to provide people information about solid waste classification at source was unveiled in HCM City on June 21.