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Vietnamese tennis set for a big year

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese tennis aims to become more professional this year, according to chairman of Viet Nam Tennis Federation (VTF), Nguyen Quoc Ky.

SHB Da Nang aim to get back on top

 VietNamNet Bridge – SHB Da Nang have signed three new foreign players to strenthen their spine this off-season ahead of their 2019 V. League 1 campaign.

FVH workshops on crafts and shamanism

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Friends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH) will host a craft-making workshop on Sunday, February 24.

Music from shy and sophisticated souls at HRC

 VietNamNet Bridge – The shy and sophisticated electro-acoustic composer Luong Hue Trinh will present her ethereal and vibrant music during a concert on Saturday, February 23, at Hanoi Rock City.  

VN businesses struggle to find new labourers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam may have a large pool of manual workers, but not enough it seems to cope with growing demand.

New publications on seas and islands released

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Culture and Arts Publishing House has released a series of five new books featuring seas and islands of Vietnam.  

Illegal headlamps cause traffic safety concerns

 VietNamNet Bridge – Substandard motorbike and car headlamps pose a danger to other drivers, but traffic police are unable to deal with the growing problem because there are no regulations on sanctions for people ...

Development based on culture sustainable: minister

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien talks to Vietnam News Agency about the country’s 2018 performance and plans for the new year.

Academy helps train new beauty queens

Beauty queen H’Hen Niê, a member of Vietnam’s E De ethnic minority, surprised everyone by placing in top five at Miss Universe 2018. This is the highest achievement for a Vietnamese contestant 

Bamboo straw maker gets back to nature

 VietNamNet Bridge – Imagine waking up in a house made of bamboo, washing your hair with dry fruit, bathing in leaves and brushing your teeth with natural toothpaste made from salted lemon and betel leaves.

Vietnam faces threat of trade deficit in 2019

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam faces a possible return to a trade deficit this year after three years of enjoying surpluses, experts said pointing to the sharp rise in imports and increasing difficulties facing exports.

Fisheries industry sets export target of $10 billion

 VietNamNet Bridge – The fisheries sector has set itself an export target of US$10 billion this year, the target set by the Government only for 2020, 

Decree sets requirements for foreign-invested vocational training institutions

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Government has issued a series of conditions required to set up a foreign-invested vocational training institution in Vietnam, expected to take effect from March 20.

SBV to change reserve requirement policy

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) is planning to change its policy on reserve requirement ratios for credit institutions and foreign banks’ branches for the first time since 2011.

New art project introduces classical music

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first programme of a special art project to introduce classical music to young people will begin this week in HCM City. 

Mong people quit booze to end poverty

Cu A Trang, a man from the Mong ethnic minority in Lao Chai 2 Village in the northern province of Lai Chau stands in front of his newly-built house. The house has one floor and covers an area of about 100 square metres.

HCM City needs 10,000 classrooms for 2019-20 academic year

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will need nearly 10,000 classrooms for 1.7 million students in the 2019-2020 academic year, according to the city’s Department of Education and Training.

HCM City keen to flaunt history, culture

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City, the country’s dynamic economic hub, is rarely considered a cultural centre but is actually filled with wonderful architecture and a wealth of culture.

Vietnam seeks more FDI from Japan

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is expected to receive more foreign direct investment (FDI) from Japan in the coming years as part of its strategy to shift investment attraction towards high-quality capital.

HCM City to hold fourth auction for bus advertising spaces

The HCM City Department of Transport’s Management Centre of Public Transport will organise an auction for 11 bus advertising packages for the fourth time on March 8 at Tan Binh District’s Auction Centre.