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VN top Group B in regional U15 event

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam were ranked first in Group B of the ASEAN Football Federation U15 Championship after their 4-0 win over East Timor in Thailand yesterday.

Track-and-field athletes pocket gold in ASG

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese track-and-field athletes wrapped up their events at the ASEAN School Games (ASG) with five more gold medals in Singapore yesterday.

VN fencers prep for World Champs in Germany

 VietNamNet Bridge – Four Vietnamese athletes will compete at the World Fencing Championships in Leipzig, Germany on July 19-26.

HCM City to host int’l traffic safety conference

More than 600 local and international traffic experts and policy-makers will participate in the 12th International Conference of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies to be held in HCM City and ...

Medicine or supplement? Patients confused

A 61-year-old patient recently treated for a skin disorder at the National Hospital of Dermatology and Venereology was aghast when she realised that 70 per cent of the money she spent buying her prescriptions ...

Expansion of Hai Van Tunnel No 2 safe: investor

 VietNamNet Bridge – No cracks have been found during expansion work on the Hai Van Tunnel No 2 after a series of dynamite detonations were permitted between March and June, 

Circus troupes walk tightrope to survive

Faced with an abundance of entertainment options, kids these days are more likely to choose the cinema over the circus. Once high-flying performers are now struggling to make ends meet as audience numbers dwindle ...

Airbase land used for civil businesses

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local residents have expressed concern about the land around Bien Hoa Air Base, which has been hired out for workshops, garages, restaurants and cafes, 

Hanoi reduces traffic congestion

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi has about 35 congestion hotspots and the maximum time spent stuck in traffic has been cut to just 20 minutes.

Local pottery workshop keeps the fire burning

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Dai Hung Pottery Workshop has kept its fire burning for nearly 160 years. 

Pollution getting worse in Vietnam's cities

 VietNamNet Bridge – Urban citizens, especially children, are being exposed to higher risks of respiratory diseases as air pollution worsens, experts have said.

Projects to cut Tan Son Nhat traffic

Traffic congestion around Tan Son Nhat International Airport has persisted for a long time. However, the busiest airport in the country may see much-needed improvements with three proposed projects ...

Gov’t completes Yen Bai probe

Government inspectors have finished their 15-day scrutiny of suspected land mismanagement and misuse by the director of the Natural Resources and Environment Department...

Nguyen wins 3 golds at swimming event

Tran Hung Nguyen helped the National Defence Sports Centre 5 retain their lead in the National Junior Swimming Championship held at My Dinh National Sports Complex in Ha Noi yesterday.

Int’l workshop on population ageing held in HN

 VietNamNet Bridge – Population ageing is one of the biggest demographic changes facing the globe, and Viet Nam in particular.

National students vovinam event opens

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Students Vovinam Championships, Nestlé Milo Cup, started in the central province of Thanh Hoa yesterday.

National Defence Sports Centre 5 top swimming competition

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Defence Sports Centre 5 were at the top of the National Junior Swimming Championship on July 16, after three days of the competition.

Outstanding debts hobble infrastructure projects

Duong Van Can, Vice Chairman and General Secretary of the Viet Nam Association of Construction Contractors talks to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam about measures needed to settle outstanding debts in infrastructure construction, 

Hanoi reaps admin reform rewards

Tran Huy Sang, Director of the Ha Noi Internal Affairs Department tells Ha Noi Moi that the capital city has obtained tangible benefits from its consistent focus on deepening its administrative reforms.

Illegal gold mining destroys arable land in Hoa Binh

Many households in Hoa Binh Province have destroyed their farms to mine gold illegally, falsely informing local authorities that they are digging shrimp ponds.