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Vietnam is running out of clean water

Water experts in Vietnam have suggested re-using waste water to help protect vital resources. As untreated waste water is discharged directly into the environment, both surface water and underground water resources face high risk ...

Da Lat jungle race to challenge runners

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 31,000 entries are open for domestic and foreign runners to compete in the Da Lat Ultra Trail 2018 on March 17-18th.

Nghia takes Asian cycling bronze medal

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s Huynh Minh Nghia brought home a bronze medal from the Asian Road and Para Cycling Championship in Myanmar yesterday.

Artists compete for Devotion Music Awards

 VietNamNet Bridge – The organiser of the Devotion Music Awards has launched official nominations in all nine categories in Hanoi including producer of the year and music series of the year.

Huyen Nhu trial re-opens in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People’s Court of HCM City on February 8 began its trial of Huynh Thi Huyen Nhu, former deputy chief of the Risk Management Department of the HCM City branch of VietinBank, 

Honour Tet national solidarity

Banh chung (glutinous square cake) and Tet (Lunar New Year) gifts have been delivered to houses of poor ethnic people living in the northern province of Lai Chau and the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Art critic publishes second book on Vietnam

Fine-arts critic Phan Cam Thuong recently published his second book in a four-book collection on Vietnamese civilisation. VNS chats with him.

Famous artists’ work on display for Tet

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two paintings and two stone sculptures by artists Bui Xuan Phai and Le Cong Thanh are on display in an exhibition at Da Nang’s Fine Arts Museum during Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Can Tho’s English teaching troubles

Teaching English in primary and secondary schools in Can Tho under a Government project called Teaching and Learning Foreign Languages in the National Education System between 2008 and 2020 still faces hurdles,

New film celebrates 100 years of cai luong

Galaxy Thien Ngan Studio of HCM City, in co-operation with its partner Ocean Company, has launched a new film project on cai luong (reformed opera) to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the art form’s first play.

Vietnamese horror movie to get American remake

 VietNamNet Bridge – Oscar-winning screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher will write the screenplay for the American remake of the Vietnamese horror flick, The Housemaid.

Inspectors concentrate on food additives

 VietNamNet Bridge – Producers and businesses are only allowed to use food additives permitted by the Ministry of Health to ensure products have no negative impacts on users’ health.

’Untellable Stories’ by Le Cat Trong Ly

 VietNamNet Bridge – Singer and song writer Le Cat Trong Ly will perform her latest creations at Manzi in February.

Over 100 Vietnamese workers hospitalised with food poisoning

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over 105 workers from Vietnam Jin Chang Shoes Company Limited in the southern province of Bình Dương were hospitalised with food poisoning after having lunch on Tuesday, 

West Lake’s famed peach blossoms on the move

Nhat Tan peach blossoms, once the pride of Hanoi’s West Lake, are now blooming vigorously in Lam Ha District in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong where hundreds of people moved from the capital. 

HCM City theatres stage new shows for Tet

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City theatres promise a variety of new and interesting shows this Tet to suit audiences of varying musical and dramatic tastes. 

Bus tickets rise again for Tet holiday

As Tet draw near, millions of Vietnamese are packing to leave for their home villages, putting public and private transport under great pressure. Tickets have been said to have doubled, even tripled on busy routes. 

Vietnam to repeat success at Asian futsal

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam head coach Miguel Rodrigo said Uzbekistan is a strong team and his favourite rival in the quarter-finals of the Asian Football Confederation Futsal Championship today in Chinese Taipei.

600 compatriots meet with HCM City authorities

 VietNamNet Bridge – About 600 overseas Vietnamese (Viet kieu) from 25 countries on Tuesday participated in a meeting with HCM City authorities to celebrate Tet (Lunar New Year) 2018.

Calligraphy on show at art museum

A calligraphy exhibition is being held at the Viet Nam Museum of Fine Arts. The exhibition displays about 44 calligraphy works in different styles by four calligraphers Nguyen Quang Thang; Pham Van Tuan, Nguyen Van Thanh ...