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65 high-rise buildings fall foul of fire safety regulations

At the end of July, there were 65 high-rise apartment buildings that failed to observe fire safety regulations regarding their construction, according to the city’s Department of Fire Prevention and Fighting.

Tuyen eyes gold medal at SEA Games

Vietnamese martial artist Truong Thi Kim Tuyen, 20, is eyeing a gold medal at the upcoming Southeast Asian Games in Malaysia after pocketing a silver medal at the recently 

Hanoian athletes get pep talk before SEA Games

Hanoian athletes win up to 30 per cent of Viet Nam’s gold medals at international events, and they are expected to do the same in the upcoming Southeast Asian Games.

Dorms offer cheap rooms for poor students

 VietNamNet Bridge – A number of dorms at universities in HCM City have set up programmes to offer free or low-cost dormitory rooms for eligible students.

Volunteers rescue motorists at night

 VietNamNet Bridge – As night approaches, most people head home to rest after a long working day. But not Ho Tuan Sang.

Players train intensively for regional U18 event

Coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his players have started training for their AFF U18 Championship in Ha Noi discrediting a rumour that Tuan’s coach days were over after he led the country’s U20 team to its first world cup

Vietnamese runner eyes ASEAN sprint titles

It may be her career’s first Southeast Asian Games (SEA), but all eyes are on 20-year-old Le Tu Chinh, who is expected to bring back the 100m and 200m titles to the country later this month.

Athlete seeks to kick, punch his way to gold

 Born into a family with a four-generation tradition of martial arts in Lam Dong, seven-time world champion Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat has been called “The loner who seeks defeat” in Muay Thai. 

Ethnic groups favour large-scale production

In a remote commune populated by the Xe Dang ethnic group in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum, many villages have become prosperous by creating large fields for modern farming.

Some disquiet over affirmative action

Young people across the country are getting results of their college exams. While the tests are designed to screen and send the best students to college, some of them fail despite remarkably high scores

Thanh Hoa rife with illegal slaughterhouses

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of slaughterhouses in the central province of Thanh Hoa are operating without licences and failing to meet hygiene and food safety requirements, 

Challenges for VN with Industry 4.0

Dam Manh Duong from the Ministry of Science and Technology and Professor Doctor Tran Dinh Thien, Director of Viet Nam Institute for Economics, talk about Viet Nam and the fourth industrial revolution.

Concern over increasing taxis on road without passengers

The number of taxis in Vietnam’s big cities is expected to rise well beyond planned targets or consumer demands, which will exert even more pressure on road infrastructure as well as causing waste, congestion, 

Folk music festival kicks off

The Vietnamese Art and Folk Music Development Centre opened the Folk Music Festival on August 7 on an open stage in Dong Xuan Market, Hoan Kiem District. 

HCM City Conservatory hosts first summer music camp

The HCM City Music Conservatory is organising a summer music camp to provide participating youth with a platform to showcase their talents during their annual break from school.

Satoshi, Cardona win Da Nang marathon

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japan’s Izawa Satoshi clocked a time of 2hr 39.53min to win the men’s 42km race at the fifth annual Manulife Da Nang International Marathon on Sunday.

Autumn Melodies fest kicks off in HCM City

Die Fledermaus (The Bat), an operetta by Johann Strauss II, will open the biennial Autumn Melodies arts festival in HCM City, to be held from August 19-27.

Keep iron mine closed: province

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Ha Tinh has asked the Government not to resume activities of the Thach Khe iron mine, the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia.

Abandoned construction sites up Hanoi debts

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some expensive construction works built within the new rural development programme in Ha Noi have either never been used or are rarely used.

Forests disappear right under authorities’ noses

Rampant deforestation in the Central Highlands left to fester for many years by forestry authorities’ negligence has cost the region hundreds of thousands of hectares of forest,