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Higher foreign ownership imperative, say banks

 VietNamNet Bridge – Last August Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc issued Decision No.986/QĐ-TTg on the Development Strategy of the Banking Sector.

Mekong Delta named as one of best destinations to visit in 2019

 VietNamNet Bridge – The British magazine Conde Nast Traveller has listed Vietnam’s Mekong Delta among the best destinations to visit in 2019.

Programme seeks to slow down vehicles to make school zones safer

Asia Injury Prevention Foundation and the Gia Lai Province Traffic Safety Committee launched a new public awareness campaign and made school zone road modifications in Pleiku City as part of a programme to reduce vehicle speeds ...

Con Dao Island runs out of landfill, ships trash to mainland

 VietNamNet Bridge – The southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has approved Con Dao District’s proposal to ship domestic solid waste from the island to a landfill on the mainland.

Ha Giang forest management official prosecuted

On Thursday, police in northern Ha Giang Province started criminal proceedings against Nguyen Quang Huy, deputy director of Phong Quang Special Use Forest Management Board under the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development,

Hue-Da Nang seaplane sightseeing tours to launch in April

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hai Au Aviation will launch a new daily air route between Da Nang and Hue City – the first of its kind – for aerial sightseeing tours from April 25.

HCM City metro ready next year

 VietNamNet Bridge – Construction of HCM City’s first metro line from Ben Thanh Market in District 1 to Suoi Tien Tourist Park in district 9 is expected to be completed by the end of 2020, 

Cuu Long University to become first private university in Mekong Delta

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Cuu Long University held a ceremony on Thursday to announce the Prime Minister’s decision to shift the university to private status, the first of its kind in the Mekong Delta.  

Binh Phuoc enters pepper harvest season, plagued by labour shortage

 VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers in the south-eastern province of Binh Phuoc are entering the peak black pepper harvest season but suffer from a shortage of workers.

Drought causes big losses to Tay Nguyen farmers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sugarcane farmers in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) province of Gia Lai had lost hundreds of billions of dong due to a prolonged severe drought in the region,

International Mother Language Day celebrated in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Poets from different countries recited poems in their mother tongues at a ceremony held on Thursday in Hanoi to celebrate International Mother Language Day.

Nhon–Ha Noi Railway section to be operational next year

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Nhon – Ha Noi Railway depot included in the CP08 construction package and elements of the surrounding elevated section are expected to be completed this year, 

Experts call for high-speed HCM City – Can Tho railway to ease delta congestion

 VietNamNet Bridge – A high-speed rail route between HCM City and Can Tho will help smoothen passenger and cargo transport in the Mekong Delta, 

Gyalwang Drukpa visits Vietnam to bestow blessings

His Holiness Gyalwang Drukpa, spiritual master of Buddhism’s Drukpa Lineage unfurled the giant Avalokiteshvara Thongdrol to open the Avalokiteshvara Festival at Tay Thien Grand Mandala Stupa, 

Small businesses reap rewards from Trump-Kim summit

Many businesses in Hanoi have created unique products related to the upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and leader of the Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea Kim Jong Un as a way to attract customers.

Photo exhibition on Bru – Van Kieu people opens at Fine Arts Museum

 VietNamNet Bridge – A photo exhibition about the life and religion of the Bru – Van Kieu ethnic group in Vietnam has opened at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum.

VN claims second win at Mr International

 VietNamNet Bridge – Model Trinh Bao, 24, won the top prize at Mr International on February 24, 2019, in Manila, the Philippines.

Love duets make waves at festival

 VietNamNet Bridge – The annual Lim love duet singing festival, which often takes place on the 13th-14th of the first lunar month, will be marked this year with a festival titled Về Miền Quan Họ (Visiting Quan Họ Region). 

Lee Young-jin to lead VN U22 team at SEA Games

 VietNamNet Bridge – Assistant coach to Park Hang-seo Lee Young-jin will be in charge of the U22 team at the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines in November, 

Singer releases vinyl record of Trinh Cong Son’s songs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Giang Trang, who is known for singing songs by late songwriter Trinh Cong Son, recently released a record entitled Lênh Đênh Nhớ Phố (Nostalgia for the Old Streets).