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Young doctors volunteer to help heal poor districts

Doctor Nguyen Chien Quyet completed his first surgery as lead surgeon last Wednesday, performing a hernia operation on a four-year-old Mong ethnic boy, at Bac Ha District General Hospital

Westlife’s former singer Shane Filan returns to Vietnam

Shane Filan, the former lead singer of Irish boy band Westlife, will return to perform in HCM City on July 16 as part of his world Love Always Tour 2017.

Sealed bridge spans to be reopened in Hanoi after over a decade

 VietNamNet Bridge – The capital city will reopen some 130 spans of centenary arch bridges that have been sealed with concrete for more than a decade.

Futsal team members assemble for SEA Games training

 VietNamNet Bridge – Coach Miguel Rodrigo has named 17 players for the national team, who will train for the Southeast Asian Games in Malaysia next month.

Maritime and property auction laws to take effect July 1

 VietNamNet Bridge – The revised Vietnam Maritime Code and the Law on Property Auction will officially take effect from Saturday (July 1), 

HCM City forms airport expansion task force

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has set up a special task force to look into the expansion the Tan Son Nhat Airport and submit to the Government early September, 

With Japanese encephalitis season beginning in VN, doctor advises prevention

People who have children especially at the age of between 5 and 15 and in the Mekong Delta should take preventive measures against Japanese encephalitis, which breaks out between June and October every year, 

HCM City aims to reduce seaport traffic jams

The HCM City People’s Committee has asked the Department of Transport to seek measures to tackle traffic congestion at 37 traffic-congestion hotpots across the city,

Musician takes dan tranh worldwide

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese musician Tri Nguyen learned to play both the piano and the traditional Vietnamese dan tranh (zither) at an early age.

Endovascular interventions increase in Vietnam

Endovascular intervention, which is a minimally invasive procedure performed in many countries in the world, is also becoming a more common treatment in Viet Nam, 

Dengue fever risks increase in Mekong Delta

The number of dengue infections has risen significantly in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, particularly in Can Tho City and the provinces of Dong Thap, Ben Tre, Ca Mau and Tien Giang,

Visit Thu Cuc Village to get in touch with nature

Writer Nguyen Van Toai, a relative of mine, says his native village of Thu Cuc, in the northern province of Phu Tho’s Tan Son District, is one of the most beautiful locations in the country because of its untouched forests

Make railways top development engine

Former Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Transport, Professor La Ngoc Khue, talks about the glaring imbalance of Viet Nam’s traffic system.

Workers lack motivation to increase productivity

After watching the staff work hard to transport materials and products to and from a coffee processing company, Vu Quang Tho asked them why they didn’t think of a way to save time and effort.

Linh wins Mongolia International Series

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thuy Linh won the Mongolia International Series 2017 badminton tournament on June 25.

Vietnam sees record hike in international visitors

The country has seen an estimated 6.2 million international visitors in the first half of this year, up 30.2 per cent year-on-year, 

Billions of VND saved in the recent three in one school exam

Bui Van Ga, Deputy Minister of Education, speaks to Tuoi tre (Youth) newspaper about positive changes in launching the ‘three in one’ examination for 12th graders in Viet Nam.

In a coastal paradise, ‘one fire, two sunlight’

The “Blue Silk of Viet Nam,” as the central province of Khanh Hoa is sometimes referred to, lives up to this description effortlessly, with its sparkling beaches.

Better management of State assets needed

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lawyer Nguyen Tien Lap talks to Thoi bao Kinh te Sai Gon (Sai Gon Economic Times) about best way to utilise and manage limited State assets.

HCM City children learning to swim, not sink

Aware of the alarming number of drowning deaths among children in Viet Nam, Nguyen Quynh Huong of HCM City took her seven-year-old son to the local swimming pool for lessons.