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Transport ministry gives feedback on Hanoi Railway Station project

 VietNamNet Bridge – The transport ministry is in favour of the project to upgrade the Ha Noi Railway Station, as well as its surrounding areas, and to concretise the capital city’s general planning, 

Vietnam's artist second best in wushu world

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Thi Khanh Ly won her second silver medal at the World Wushu Championships in Kazan, Russia, on Sunday.

Book on 1950s fine art released

VietNamNet Bridge – A book on the country’s revolutionary fine arts in the 1950s was released last weekend in HCM City, after years of work by staff of prestigious museums and associations. 

New colouring books digitise drawings, cultivate creativity

 VietNamNet Bridge – With a new series of 3D colouring books, children can scan their pen-and-paper creations into an app that lets them digitally render their drawings in the real world.

Fatal accident kills six in Tay Ninh Province

 VietNamNet Bridge – At least six people were killed and 10 injured in a serious accident involving two coaches at about 4am on Monday morning in the southern province of Tay Ninh.

When walking is really good medicine

 VietNamNet Bridge – Five Vietnamese men ended a very long walk yesterday.They’d been on the road for 58 days after starting on August 6 from the Hoan Kiem Lake in Ha Noi.

Waste water plants hung out to dry

VietNamNet Bridge – It has been exactly ten years since an industrial waste water treatment station was built in Tan Trieu Village in Ha Noi’s Thanh Xuan District. However, the plant has not operated for a single day, 

Nearly 4,000 pigs injected with sedative found in HCM City

About 3,750 pigs at a slaughter house in HCM City tested positive for sedatives, said Pham Tien Dung, head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development inspectorate.

The moon and pink pomelo: celebrating mid-autumn in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – A temperature of 30 degrees Celsius and 94 per cent humidity are hardly the ideal, inspirational conditions for celebrating an event called “mid-Autumn Festival”. 

Demand for unskilled workers exceeds supply

 VietNamNet Bridge – The unemployment rate is on the increase among young people in Viet Nam, however, many companies are facing difficulty in recruiting unskilled labourers in the final months of the year, 

Andy wins first VPA Tour event

 VietNamNet Bridge – Andy Chu Minh Duc championed the FLC Vietnam Masters 2017, the first national professional golf tournament, at the Thanh Hoa FLC Luxury Sam Son Resort on Saturday.

Hanoi place second in V.League after big win

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi FC jumped to the second position in the V.League after trouncing Long An 4-0 in a round 20 match at their Hang Day Stadium yesterday.

24,400 car plates to expire

 VietNamNet Bridge – According to estimates, there are more than 24,400 cars and trucks with expired registration as of January 1, 2018, according to the Viet Nam Register.

Complaints over double road fee payment

 VietNamNet Bridge – Drivers using National Highway No 5 in the northern Hai Phong City are asking for the removal of two toll stations on the route to avoid paying double road fees.

Subpar wholesale markets challenge agriculture sector

A viable wholesale agricultural market is an efficient link to connect distribution and production. However, difficulties such as food hygiene and safety challenge the development of the country’s agriculture. 

When Lady Luck smiles on you

 VietNamNet Bridge – It was a roundabout route that took Aline Rebeaud to Viet Nam 25 years ago.

What to do with captured wildlife

A normal day for Kai, a young female staff member at the Wildlife Quarantine Centre in Nakorn Nayok, Thailand, just two hours from Bangkok, starts by preparing 144 chickens or pork for 12 rescued tigers.

Warm welcome for Vietnamese translation

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese version of the French acclaimed book Le Bonheur en Cinq Lettres (Happiness in Five Letters) was presented to the public in Ha Noi in mid September.

Bid to reduce drug prices might prove costly: experts

The Ministry of Health and Viet Nam Social Security are working on a bidding mechanism that they expect will reduce money spent on medicines procured under the national health insurance scheme by 10-15%

Technologies to bring new changes to healthcare services

 VietNamNet Bridge – The fourth industrial revolution is expected to offer opportunities to radically change the quality of healthcare services in HCM City.