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Corruption fight must go on

Professor Dr Le Quoc Ly, deputy director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, speaks to Hai Quan (Customs) newspaper about the Party’s resolve to step up the fight against corruption.

Man spends years to grow forest

 VietNamNet Bridge – A forest of trees covering several hundred hectares at the foot of Hoanh Son Mountain in central Ha Tinh Province has come back to life, thanks to the efforts of one man.

Central Bus Terminal fails to attract passengers

The Central Bus Terminal, the most modern bus infrastructure worth roughly VND100 billion (US$4,400) in this central province, has failed to attract passengers after four months of operation.

Climate change is yet another poverty trap

Ngo Truong Thi, Director General-Chief of the National Office for Poverty Reduction under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, speaks to Dai Doan Ket (Great Unity) newspaper 

Law to help school autonomy

 VietNamNet Bridge – An amended higher education law should create a clear legal environment for public universities to become autonomous, representatives of universities have urged.

Pho Bang: charming and peaceful

 VietNamNet Bridge – After hearing about its discreet charm and tranquility, we were eager to visit Pho Bang old town in Dong Van District in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.

Mixed blessings from China trade pacts

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite important trade agreements and commercial commitments between Vietnam and China, local enterprises are not reaping expected gains. 

Ministry tells pedagogy schools to re-plan training

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Education Phung Xuan Nha, said that it was high time pedagogy schools stop the oversupplying of teachers in many provinces and cities.

Districts to manage parks in HCM City

Beginning next year, districts will be responsible for managing parks and trees, and the HCM City People’s Committee will invite competitive bids from the districts to explain how they would maintain green spaces. 

Growth plan for container depots

Vietnam needs about VND9-15 trillion to develop its inland container depots (ICD) over the next three years, while funding for the following decade will be about VND20-22 trillion.

HCM City prepares goods for Tet worth US$789 million

The volume of prepared goods for the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday has increased by 20-30 percent against the volume last year, according to Ho Chi Minh City Department of Industry and Trade.

PM requests stronger changes in economic competitiveness in 2018

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested all sectors, localities and enterprises to work together to make stronger changes in the competitiveness of the economy while concluding an online conference 

Government leader calls for greater anti-corruption efforts

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked local leaders to pay more attention to combating corruption while stressing the need to ban giving and taking gifts during the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet).

Vietnam provides training to help farmers professionalize

Nguyen Thi Hoang Yen, deputy director of the Department of Co-operatives and Rural Development under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, speaks to the newspaper Nong thon Ngay nay ...

HCM City Book Street attracts 2.4m visitors

The HCM City Book Street on Nguyen Van Binh Street in District 1 has attracted 2.4 million visitors this year, earning a turnover of VND50 billion (US$2.2 million), according to the Viet Nam Publishers Association (VNPA).

Vietnam-China Association reviews achievements

The Vietnam–China Friendship Association in HCM City yesterday reviewed its achievements over the last five years and made plans to hold more cultural exchange events, seek more financial resources, 

Tet arrives early for Tham Phang Village

 VietNamNet Bridge – Villagers in Tham Phang Village in Muong Ang District of Dien Bien Province are celebrating Tet during one of the coldest winters in the region.

Detailed assessments of private firms needed

Dau Anh Tuan, head of the VCCI’s Legal Department and director of the project on enhancing provincial competitiveness talks to Thoi bao kinh te Viet Nam, about the importance of assessing companies’ capability

Hanoi to inspect enterprises owing social insurance payments

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi’s authorities have ordered the city’s inspectors to inspect enterprises with long overdue social insurance premiums. 

Realist artists depict Hanoi life

A painting by artist Pham Binh Chuong depicting a corner of Hanoi’s Old Quarter in the gentle light of the morning is among the realist paintings now displayed in Hanoi at the Viet Nam Fine Arts Museum.