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Dams release water, flood several areas

 VietNamNet Bridge – Seven dams and reservoirs in Quang Nam and Thua Thien-Hue provinces have begun releasing water as the central region experiences torrential downpours.

Antibiotics plague husbandry

 VietNamNet Bridge – Abuse of antibiotics in animal husbandry is alarming in Viet Nam, experts have warned.

Capital city nightlife set to get an extension

 VietNamNet Bridge – Municipal authorities have got a clear message from the public, including foreign visitors – they like the extended nightlife option.

HCM City seeks another $800m as metro line 2 sees cost overrun

HCM City has asked the Government for an additional US$800 million for the metro No 2 line from Ben Thanh to Tham Luong to accommodate design changes and permission to delay completion until 2024.

Playgoers get two versions in one night

 VietNamNet Bridge – A play performed in both Vietnamese and Korean was recently presented to the public in Ha Noi.

HCM City, Viettel join hands to develop smart city

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City and Military telecom group Viettel on Friday signed an agreement to develop the southern metropolis into a smart city during 2017-2020.

Ly Hoang Nam finishes second at F2 tennis tourney

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ly Hoang Nam of Viet Nam came second at the Viet Nam F2 Futures tennis tournament, which closed in Binh Duong Province yesterday.

VN couple Minh, Trang suffer defeat at Malaysian Challenge’s semis

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese representatives suffered defeat at the semi-finals of the CELCOM AXIATA Malaysia International Challenge in Johor on Saturday.

Tourism week to honour natural heritage

 VietNamNet Bridge – The beauty of Viet Nam’s natural heritage will be the focus of activities at the Green Heritage Culture and Tourism Week, which will take place in Ha Noi from November 20-23.

Private collection of People’s Artist displayed in Ha Noi

As many as 80 paintings and sculptures by People’s Artist Vuong Duy Bien are being displayed at his latest solo exhibition at the art space at Bot Tep Hamlet in Soc Son District’s Hien Ninh Commune.

UK mid-air collision kills Vietnamese pilot

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Vietnamese pilot was killed in a mid-air crash between a helicopter and an aircraft in the United Kingdom, the Ministry of National Defence announced on Sunday.

Mother Goddess cult undergoes revival

Medium Hoang Minh Do from Ha Noi sways in a succession of flowing costumers as she dances in a ceremony dedicated to Lady Nine, one of the ancient genies at the heart of Vietnamese Mother Goddesses worship.

Fund manager optimistic on VN stock market

After 10 long years, the VN-Index has again gone past the 800-point mark. Viet Nam News speaks with Steven Mantle, offshore fund raising director of Vietfund Management, about the market and VFM’s funds.

Two Americans help fatherless children

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vince Grimm and Will Kratz of Cape May County, New Jersey in the United States, visited Viet Nam as tourists in 2000, and ended up making friends with their tour guide. 

Buddhist monks offer free traditional treatments

Situated along Nhieu Loc Canal in HCM City’s District 1, Van Tho (Longevity) Pagoda has been a trusted place for free traditional cures for sprains, fractures and muscle and bone injuries for more than 30 years.

Sharing brings happiness: cheap meals for the poor

 VietNamNet Bridge – Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Truong Van Dung’s family restaurant, located near Nghiep Industrial Zone offers meals for just VND2,000. 

Gov’t should help traditional villages

Luu Duy Dan, Chairman of Vietnamese Traditional Villages Association, speaks to Hai quan newspaper about the role played by the Government to help traditional craft villages survive ...

HCM City students find way to grow spirulina at home

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nine HCM City chemical engineering students have successfully managed to grow spirulina at home and are selling the know-how to enthusiasts.

9,000 PhDs: just what the doctor did not order

 VietNamNet Bridge – There is huge irony in saying this: It seems that the education ministry, which promotes learning, refuses to learn from the past and is therefore condemned to repeat it.

Rain, waves and rising seas erode Hoi An beaches

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 70 per cent of a newly grown protective forest and a large area of Cua Dai Beach have been washed away by large waves, intense rains and a higher sea level since last year.