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ASEAN flavours abound in food-obsessed Sai Gon

HCM City, the country’s commercial hub, is a food paradise not only for Vietnamese but for people from all over the world, including tourists and diverse communities of expatriates 

Province recommends Transport Ministry reduce BOT toll station fee

A representative of the Viet Nam Road Administration on Monday worked with the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang’s Department of Transportation on the problem related to the local Cai Lay toll station.

Two projects found discharging waste water into Da Nang beaches

Two more construction projects in coastal Son Tra and Ngu Hanh Son districts of Da Nang have been found discharging untreated waste water into the city’s household sewage system.

Female sculptor’s art piece inspired by multiculturalism

Vietnamese sculptor Nguyen Lap Phuong is one of 13 international artists showcasing their artwork at the Kohler Bold. Art. exhibition opening this week in Ha Noi.

100 Vietnamese artists record song to cheer on national football team at 29th SEA Games

A hundred of Vietnamese singers, actors, MCs and models recorded a song together to cheer on the Viet Nam National Football Team at the region’s biggest sports event, the 29th SEA Games in Malaysia

Young talents to tee off at SEA Games

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will send seven young golfers, of average age 18, to take part in the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Malaysia.

Open mathematics festival launched

The third open mathematics festival was launched yesterday at the Ha Noi University of Technology by the Viet Nam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics.

Preventive measures against diseases urged for start of new school year

The General Department of Preventive Medicine has instructed health officials in provinces and cities nationwide to co-operate with education departments to strengthen cleanliness at schools to prevent outbreaks

Vietnam eye SEA Games title

Vietnamese coach Nguyen Huu Thang said that the Viet Nam national football team was determined to win the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games title this year.

Mussel noodle soup for the soul in Mai Xa Village

Mai Xa is a small village, about 20km from Dong Ha City of Quang Tri Province, with a landscape typical of a rural village with a tranquil temple and peaceful river habour. 

Exquisite, intricate sculptures made from Viet Nam’s red sand

 VietNamNet Bridge – A new park in southern Viet Nam is attracting world-class artists who create ephemeral sand sculptures that only last from eight months to a year.

HIV-AIDS patients to be covered by health insurance

Hoang Dinh Canh, deputy director of the Department of HIV-AIDS Prevention and Control, talks to the newspaper Kinh te&Do thi about the scheme to expand health insurance to cover HIV-AIDS patients.

The pagoda that sent its monks and nuns to fight for their country

Among the thousands of pagodas in Viet Nam, Co Le Pagoda in the northeastern province of Nam Dinh stands out. For centuries, inhabitants have cited three strange aspects of the edifice: its architectural mix of occident and orient,

Japanese young team to play friendly with HAGL

The Japanese Shimizu S-Pulse youth team will play a friendly tour with Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) young teams in the central highlands province on August 18-20.

No one calls Hoa a ’weirdo’ any more

 VietNamNet Bridge – It took a lot of efforts for Nguyen Thi Hoa, a resident of the northern port city of Hai Phong’s Tu Doi Village, to learn how to use scissors.

Great name of VN traditional opera theatre dies

People’s Artist Composer Hoang Kieu, who made a considerable contribution to Viet Nam’s traditional opera art in the 20th century, died on August 10. He was 92.

Fishermen carp about ban on catching baby fish

Many fishermen in the Mekong Delta region have complained that the ban on catching baby fish in local rivers during the rainy season has been implemented ineffectively, failing to protect marine life and seriously affecting their income.

Controversial infilling project on Dong Nai River continues to be on hold

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) on Thursday announced that the controversial expansion project into Dong Nai River remains on hold.

Vietnam Railway rejects proposal on Hanoi Station

Even as the proposal to shift Ha Noi Station is being discussed by policy-makers, experts and citizens, the railway maintained that the master plan had not mentioned such a move.

Stones from ancient Cham Tower found in Quang Ngai

Two stones found at a construction site in Quang Ngai City last week are vestiges of a complex of Cham Towers that used to stand in the area more than a millennia ago, officials believe.