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Mong man turns home into business

 VietNamNet Bridge – Y Ty Commune in Bat Xat District, in the northern province of Lao Cai, has become a new tourist destination for domestic and foreign visitors.

Lawsuits can solve pollution disputes

 VietNamNet Bridge – One way to resolve environmental disputes, especially between citizens and polluting businesses as witnessed in recent times, is through litigation.

Customs reform brings fairness

 VietNamNet Bridge – Last year, Customs made significant changes in administrative procedures, creating favourable conditions for import-export businesses as per the Government’s resolution. 

School shapes police dogs into 4-pawed heroes

Dang Hung Son, Sub-lieutenant of Border gate Vocational School No 24 in Vinh Yen City in the northern province of Vinh Phuc, spends eight hours a day befriending, caring for and training his four-paw student.

Free banh mi, clothes warm hearts in Kon Tum

 VietNamNet Bridge – A roll of banh mi (baguette) and a piece of old clothing means little to most people, but a world of difference for those in need.

Some taxing questions cannot be ignored

 VietNamNet Bridge – It’s a well-worn cliché that one cannot escape death and taxes. However, it does not mean they are accepted unquestioned.

Banks scramble to sell assets to recover bad debts

Since Vietnam Asset Management Company seized Sai Gon One Tower using the authority conferred on it by Resolution 42 on settling bad debts, several banks have followed suit and offered mortgaged assets for sale 

VN player wins bronze medal at Asian athletics event

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bui Thi Thu Thao brought home a bronze medal at the eighth Asian Indoor Athletics Championship, which opened at the Aftab-e Enqhelab Stadium in Tehran, Iran, on February 1.

Le Quang Liem ranks seventh at Gibraltar Masters

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Grandmaster (GM) Le Quang Liem ranked seventh at the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2018, which concluded in England early February 2.

2 aviation staff fined for letting no-fly woman boarding

The Northern Airports Authority has fined two staff members of the Noi Bai Airport Security Centre for not seriously obeying regulations when they allowed a woman listed on a no-fly list to board an Aeroflot plane, 

Tourists revel in rich Khmer culture

 VietNamNet Bridge – At first, I thought it would take only one day to sample the best of Tra Vinh, a coastal province in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, but I was quickly proven wrong.

Future bright for VN’s woodworking industry

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s woodworking industry has registered significant growth in recent years. The industry earned US$8 billion last year, up from $7.3 billion in 2016.

Hanoi is to be on par with other cities in the world

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Trung Hai, Secretary of the Ha Noi Party Committee, talks to Vietnam News Agency about the city’s achievements in 2017 and plans for 2018.

38,000 students left out of medical insurance service

 VietNamNet Bridge – The social insurance agency in the central province of Ha Tinh has revealed that some 38,000 students in the province have not registered for the school medical insurance service.

Universities to set their own admissions quotas

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) will allow universities to set admission quotas and take into account the number of visiting lecturers they’ll have based on the number of admitted students, 

HCM City wants private investors to fund renewal of canal region

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City is looking for private investors to fund urban development, especially the relocation of 20,000 households living along canals.

Lotus farm-tourism model faces market hurdles in Mekong

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Van Hon has been a farmer all of his life. Now, in his mid 50s, he is working as a tour guide. 

Le Quang Liem wins ninth match at Chess Festival

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem won the ninth match at the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2018 in England on January 31.

HAGL beat defending champions Korea at BTV Cup

 VietNamNet Bridge –  Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) defeated defending champions South Korean student team 2-1 at the annual Binh Duong Television International Football Cup (BTV Cup) on January 31.

Concert features Vietnamese classics

A concert featuring Vietnamese music alongside Grammy award-winning conductor Jeff Von Der Schmidt will take place at the small Concert Hall of the Viet Nam National Academy of Music tomorrow night.