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Queen of Sauce creates English revolution

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dao Thi Hang, known as the “Queen of Sauce”, is a prominent name on the domestic market with her brand of the product. But she has also become known for her revolutionary teaching methods.

Cyber law balances security, information freedom

Dr Mai Liem Truc, former deputy minister of Post and Communications, talks to the newspaper Nong thon ngay nay (Countryside Today) about the need to finalise the draft Law on Cyber Security.

Quang Ngai to boost tourism in remote areas

 VietNamNet Bridge – Quang Ngai Province’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Department will introduce community-based tourism services at destinations around the province beginning next year.

HAGL win National U21 football champs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) beat Viettel 3-0 in the finals, to take the title of the National U21 Football Championships for the first time in history.

Untreated waste pollutes Vinh Phuc environment

With tonnes of waste discarded directly into fields, lakes and ponds or dumped on roadsides for years, the northern province of Vinh Phuc has a serious pollution problem.

Vietnam’s protected forest dwindling

Despite positive reports from authorities on the steady increase of the national forest cover, the size of the country’s protected forest is in fact decreasing at an alarming rate, experts said.

HCM City faces severe floods

 VietNamNet Bridge – High tides have exceeded warning level three of six, submerging HCM City streets and causing terrible traffic congestion.

Erosion risk in Quang Tri Province

 VietNamNet Bridge – A reservoir embankment in central Quang Tri Province is at high risk of breaching, threatening the safety of 3,000 local residents who live below the reservoir.

HCM City hopes to wean people off groundwater

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts recommended solutions to protect HCM City’s groundwater sources and public health at a dialogue yesterday.

Coordination can deter Hanoi building violations

Hanoi should finalise regulations on construction management to eliminate overlapping responsibilities between agencies, and also to clarify inspection duties to better deter construction violations, 

Dien Hai citadel to be recognised as National Special Relic

 VietNamNet Bridge – Members of the National Heritage Council have agreed to recognise the Dien Hai Citadel in the central city of Da Nang as a National Special Relic.

VN badminton player inks contract with Mizuno

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese badminton player Pham Cao Cuong inked a three-year sponsorship contract with Midomax Viet Nam Company in Hanoi on December 7.

Domestic workers still lack labour contracts

 VietNamNet Bridge – The country has required a legal labour contract between the employers and their domestic workers since 2014. Three years later, implementation of the labour contract law has fallen far short of hopes, 

State audit to inspect BOT traffic projects

VietNamNet Bridge – Several BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) traffic projects will be on 2018’s audit list, the State Audit Office of Viet Nam (SAV) announced yesterday.

Colonial records on display

A workshop held here on Tuesday brought together dozens of French and Vietnamese specialists on records and archives to review a stack of documents dating back to the French colonial period.

Park announces squad for M-150 Cup

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s coach Park Hang-seo yesterday afternoon announced a squad of 27 U23 players to compete at the M-150 international friendly tournament in Thailand from December 9-15.

Tung wins silver medal at world champs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese swimmer Vo Thanh Tung won another silver medal, raising his total medal tally to three at the ongoing World Para Swimming Championships Mexico City 2017.

Inspection on Da Nang’s projects begins

The Government Inspectorate of Vietnam (GIV) will begin inspection on the controversial Da Phuoc International Urban project, along with all investment and construction projects on the protected Son Tra Peninsula.

HCM City hosts qualifier round of int’l IT contest

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 26th Vietnamese Information Technology (IT) Olympiad and the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) for the Asian region opened in HCM City yesterday.

HCMC council discusses child abuse

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City People’s Council held the last working day of its sixth session yesterday, with measures to curb child abuse at child care facilities among the top issues under discussion.