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VN concerned about China military drill

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is deeply concerned about the Chinese announcement that it plans to hold a military drill in the waters off the mouth of the Gulf of Tonkin, 

Fashion show to honour women of all sizes

 VietNamNet Bridge – Just in time for fall, a fashion show for women with a variety of body types will take place on September 2 with the theme of Autumn Serenade.

Scientists release land degradation warning map

 VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists have created a map that warns land degradation risks in the northern mountainous provinces of Dien Bien and Lai Chau.

Shipbuilding enterprise compensates seaman

Tam Ky City People’s Court on Wednesday ordered a shipbuilding company to compensate a seaman after it tested his ship, during which its main machine stopped working.

Hanoi: Vu Lan event pays tribute to ancestors, fallen soldiers

An event, entitled “Dao Hieu va Dan Toc” (Filial Piety and Nation), took place at the Hanoi Opera House on August 31 to celebrate the Buddhist festival of Vu Lan, or Ghost Festival, 

HCM City opens exhibition to mark August Revolution

An exhibition displaying 218 photos on Viet Nam’s development process opened on Thursday in HCM City, celebrating the 72nd anniversary of the August Revolution and Viet Nam’s Independence Day.

President congratulates students on new school year

 VietNamNet Bridge – President Tran Dai Quang has congratulated education workers and students nationwide on the occasion of the new academic year 2017-2018.

Guest chefs present Malaysia’s diversified cuisine in Hanoi

Two talented Malaysian guest chefs from hotel Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur are in Hanoi to present their country’s diverse cuisine during the Malaysia Gastronomy Week.

Children of migrant workers often do it tough

 VietNamNet Bridge – Whenever a new year approaches, low-income workers start to fret about finding schools, tuition fees, and arranging to drop off and collect their children at school.

Special culture of Dao ethnic minority people in Tuyen Quang Province

 VietNamNet Bridge – The northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang is home to nearly 100,000 people of Dao ethnicity whose culture boasts unique customs, rituals and arts.

Vietnam attends FEALAC’s Foreign Ministerial Meeting

Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc and a Vietnamese delegation attended the eighth Foreign Ministerial Meeting (FMM-8) of the Forum for East Asia – Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC), 

PM hosts banquet for foreign diplomats, friends on National Day

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his wife hosted a banquet for ambassadors and head of international organisations in Vietnam and their spouses in Hanoi on August 31

National leaders pay tribute to late leader, martyrs on National Day

A delegation of Party, State, National Assembly, Government and Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee leaders paid tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on September 1 

US Secretary of State congratulates Vietnam on National Day

 VietNamNet Bridge – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has extended a message of congratulations to the Vietnamese Government and people on Vietnam’s National Day (September 2).

Phu Quoc set to live up to its special economic zone status

With its advantages fully recognised, the southern “emerald island” of Phu Quoc off of Kien Giang Province is set to live up to its title of a special administrative-economic zone.

HCM City launches first ‘food street’ for local vendors

 VietNamNet Bridge – After months of anticipation, the first official “food street” in HCM City opened on Monday (August 28) in District 1.

New ’ginseng’ revitalizes highlands commune

The early onset of the monsoon has prompted ethnic minority residents of Ngoc Lay Commune in the Central Highlands to look for faster ways to cultivate duong quy.

Tool eases cassava uprooting

A secondary school student, Vo Hoang Khanh, from Thua Thien-Hue Province, has designed an agricultural tool that allows farmers to easily uproot the cassava plant during harvest.

English teachers need to be culturally sensitive

Teaching and learning a foreign language is not easy. If the teachers themselves began learning the language late in their lives, and if they learnt it from non-native speakers, the task becomes even more difficult.

Firms consider pulling out of social housing projects

The massive stimulus package of VND30 trillion (US$1.32 billion), introduced in 2013 to encourage social housing development in Viet Nam and revitalise the listless real estate sector, has been entirely disbursed.