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Four children with malaria admitted to hospitals

Pediatric hospitals in HCM City have received four children diagnosed with malaria, including three patients from the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong and one from the southern province of Binh Phuoc.

Banh giay cakes, ancient symbols of gratitude

 VietNamNet Bridge – Been to a Vietnamese wedding banquet? If so, you must have tried banh giay, a white, flat round cake made of glutinous rice with or without mung beans inside.

Hue music school hews to traditional forms

 The Hue Academy of Music will celebrate its 10th birthday on November 25.The academy is one of three biggest music schools in Vietnam, educating students from the central and Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) provinces. 

Vidatox not a proven anti-cancer drug: doctors

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese oncologists say there is no proof that the Cuba-made Vidatox, also known as blue scorpion venom, is effective in fighting cancer, as advertisements claim.

Pollution, lifestyles raise death rate

 VietNamNet Bridge – Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said yesterday that non-infectious diseases were the leading cause of death in Viet Nam and had become a socio-economic burden. 

HCMC warns of real estate companies' illegal acts

The HCM City Department of Natural Resources and Environment on Monday issued a warning to customers and secondary real estate investors about illegal activity of Alibaba Real Estate Joint-Stock Company ...

Critically ill infants transferred to central hospitals

 VietNamNet Bridge – Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien yesterday ordered the immediate transfer of critically ill infants from a provincial hospital to centrally-administered ones.

Athletes to compete at Hanoi Open table tennis

 VietNamNet Bridge – The fifth Table Tennis Club Tournament Ha Noi Open, the Ha Noi Moi Newspaper Cup, will return after a gap of one year.

Fine arts festival highlights young talents

The fourth Young Fine Arts Festival, which opened yesterday in Hanoi, features works by young artists using a wide range of media to express their observations and concerns about life.

Tuan believes VN can compete in World Cup

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy chairman of the Viet Nam Football Federation, Tran Quoc Tuan, said that Viet Nam has a shot at competing in the World Cup 2030.

National Assembly to vote on high-speed train in 2019

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly (NA) will decide the fate of a future high-speed railway in Viet Nam in 2019 after the transport ministry completes a project report, 

Gender inequality in ethnic minority groups: survey

 VietNamNet Bridge – Gender inequality in ethnic minorities is seen in different fields, including economy, labour, education, training and healthcare.

Orphans to gain new care options

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of children living in Government-run institutions will be placed in family homes under a new project launched yesterday in Ha Noi.

Solar power set for bus commuters and tourists

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city of Da Nang will install a solar power system to provide free charging for mobile phones, wifi and advertising at public bus stops in a pilot project next month.

Wall tiles fall at Bac Giang office buildings

 VietNamNet Bridge – Stone tiles used to pave walls of two office buildings for State agencies in Bac Giang Province are reportedly falling, threatening the safety of visitors and those working in the buildings.

Fund manager allegedly absconds with VND50 billion

The State Bank of Viet Nam branch in the southern province of Dong Nai is inspecting the delay in paying interest and returning savings to clients of Thai Binh People’s Credit Fund in Tan Hoa Ward, Bien Hoa City.

Direct flights to connect Beihai, Zhengzhou and Da Nang

 VietNamNet Bridge – China Southern Airlines has officially launched a direct flight connecting Beihai and Zhengzhou cities in China and the central city of Da Nang.

Double-decker bus tour for Hanoi by next June

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi plans to officially launch a double-decker bus tour in the capital city from June next year.

Hanoi may dissolve district People's Councils

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Politburo of the Party Central Committee of Viet Nam has approved piloting a new urban administration model in Ha Noi.

Typhoon Damrey costs Khanh Hoa workers their jobs

It has been a fortnight since the Damrey storm swept over Khanh Hoa Province. But employees of local companies are still grappling with an uncertain future, as the textile factories, cashew processing plants ...