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National festivities in full swing

 VietNamNet Bridge – A constant stream of vehicles have been flowing to Nghia Linh Mountain in Phu Tho Province to commemorate the Hung Kings and the early ancestors of the Vietnamese people.

Car parking banned in all school premises

National Committee for Traffic Safety has ordered the Ministry of Education and Training to direct all schools nationwide to ban car parking in school premises or on pavements near schools.

‘Tale of Kieu’ lands on village walls

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Ha Tinh has come up with an innovative way to reduce moss on its walls and attract tourists.

Ash generated from thermal power plants up to 12.2 million tonnes

 VietNamNet Bridge – The country’s thermal power plants generated up to 12.2 million tones of coal ash last year, while treating only 4 million tonnes, meaning inventory rose to 25.2 million tonnes,

Leakage from oil tank suspected to contaminate wells

 VietNamNet Bridge – A working group of environmental experts has discovered underground diesel leaks in wells located in Huong Trach Commune’s Tan Phuc Village in the central province of Ha Tinh.

Nam seeded No 1 at Vietnam Futures

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top-flight player Ly Hoang Nam is seeded No 1 at the Men’s Futures Vietnam F1 tennis tournament, which will be held from April 30 to May 6 in Hue.

Vietnam grab gold at aerobics World Cup

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s aerobic team won three gold medals at the Suzuki World Cup 2018 FIG World Cup Series Tokyo International Finals, which concluded in Tokyo on Sunday.

HCM City recruitment needs soar in second quarter

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 80,000 new employees are needed in HCM City for the second quarter as the city focuses on improving economic competitiveness and quality of growth.

Nearly 500 contestants participate in IT competition

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some 500 contestants, winning prizes in grassroots-level information technology (IT) competitions in 29 districts and towns, took part in the 23rd Ha Noi IT Competition for Young People on Sunday.

Retirement age proposed at 60 for women and 65 for men

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has come up with two scenarios for increasing retirement age to 60 for women and 62 for men; or 60 for women and 65 for men.

Unsafe playground rides a danger to kids

 VietNamNet Bridge – A recent accident at an outdoor playground in the Central Highland’s province of Dak Lak has raised concerns about the poor conditions of children’s play equipment in Vietnam.

Ninh Thuan farmers battle severe annual drought

 VietNamNet Bridge – Every year around this time, people in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan have the same worry: water.

Hanoi lead tournament after unexpected draw

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi FC remains the top team in the V.League, although they were tied 1-1 by Sai Gon in a sixth round match on Sunday in the capital city.

HCM City to strengthen management at private nurseries

Population growth in HCM City, especially near industrial parks (IPs) and export processing zones (EPZ), has led to more children being sent to privately owned kindergartens, some of which do not meet safety standards.

New expressway proposed to connect Hoa Binh and Son La

The northern province of Son La People’s Committee has proposed the Government approve the Hoa Binh-Moc Chau Expressway project to better connect two northern provinces of Hoa Binh and Son La 

Six drug traffickers receive death sentence

 VietNamNet Bridge – Six members of a transnational drug smuggling ring received the death sentence on Thursday in northern Quang Ninh Province.

HCM City bans vehicles on Nguyen Hue Street on April 30

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will ban all vehicles between 6pm and 10pm on Nguyen Hue Street on Reunification Day, April 30.

Vietnamese earns four gold medals at int’l taekwondo champs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam won four gold medals at the International Club Open Taekwondo Championship on Saturday in Sakai City, Japan.

Heatwave forecast to hit north and central region

 VietNamNet Bridge – A heat wave with temperatures reaching 38 degrees Celsius is forecast to hit localities from Nghe An Province to Quang Ngai Province today.

VN teams win big at US lego event

A Vietnamese student team from the Wellspring School in Hanoi has won the Innovative Poster Award of the First Lego League Jr. World Festival Expo, part of the three-day 2018 First Lego League event held in Houston,