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HCM City to develop at least seven waterway tourism projects by 2020

 VietNamNet Bridge – As least seven waterway tourism products will be developed in HCM City by 2020, according to its tourism development plan. 

Network event promotes cooperation between VN, South Korea filmmakers

The 2017 Korea – Viet Nam Film Industry Network, held in co-operation between the Viet Nam and South Korea film industries, concluded last Friday in HCM City.

Hi-tech improves public transport

 VietNamNet Bridge – Public transport management in HCM City has greatly improved compared to five or seven years ago, thanks to modern technologies, 

A ‘free fight’ to preserve nation’s martial arts

Ho Van Tuong has been offering free Takhado martial art classes for 20 plus years, and has written as many books on the subject. His passion for imparting his skills to younger generations has not dimmed.

Stub it out, for the sake of the children

 VietNamNet Bridge – It was a Sunday afternoon in a café by Hoan Kiem Lake in Ha Noi. A young man was lighting up a cigarette while holding an infant, possibly his son or daughter, with his other hand. 

Dutch vet saves VN elephants

Sipping juice in a small café in Ha Noi in early June, Willem Schaftenaar relaxes before his flight home to the Netherlands. Previously, he was busy in Ban Don Village in Dak Lak Province’s Buon Don District

Friends make a clean break with vermicelli

Forsaking stable jobs in the big city, three university grads return to their hometown to make a quality rice-noodle product that benefits the village as well as consumers.

NA debates revised draft law on public debt management

The third session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) spent the entire Friday morning discussing the (revised) draft Law on Public Debt Management, for the first time.

PM orders probe into Dak Lak illegal logging

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked Dak Lak Province’s People’s Committee to investigate illegal logging in Ea Sup District.

Ha Tinh residents block access to overflowing landfill

Residents of Huong Khe Town in Ha Tinh Province have blocked garbage trucks’ access to the local landfill for the past 10 days, to protest the use of the overflowing dump.

Farm tours in Da Lat attract tourists

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tours of hydroponic vegetable and fruit farms have become increasingly popular in Lam Dong Province’s Da Lat City.

Reservoir wall leaks worry Hue residents

 VietNamNet Bridge – Leaks on the walls of Thuy Yen reservoir in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue are worrying locals who live nearby.

Climate change forecast to shrink rice yield

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam risks a loss of 7.2 million tonnes of rice yield and 3.2 per cent of its agricultural land by the late 21st century as a result of climate change, 

Invasive species concern Vietnamese agencies

Several invasive alien species have entered Viet Nam, impacting the local environment and biodiversity and triggering concern among authorised agencies.

Hanoi to recycle construction waste

Ha Noi authorities have approved a construction waste recycling project that can replace some of the materials used in building pavements and rural roads.

VN silk yet to thread its way to world fame

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is yet to show the world how special its silk is and how skilled its craftswomen and craftsmen are, experts said on Monday.

HCM City to support infrastructure PPP’s

HCM City will provide great support for the public-private-partnership (PPP) model in infrastructure development, its leaders told a meeting held yesterday to discuss attraction of funding through the model.

FVH Film Night presents wartime classic

On Thursday, June 22, the FVH (Friends of Vietnam Heritage) Film Night will present the black-and-white movie Ben Khong Chong (Wharf of Widows) by director Luu Trong Ninh, 

50,000 drug addicts receive treatment with Methadone

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 50,000 drug addicts across Viet Nam received methadone treatment over the past four years.

Lam makes dream debut for national team

Dang Van Lam made national headlines yesterday after he denied Jordan’s attempts in front of Viet Nam’s goal during their 2019 Asian Cup qualification in HCM City on Tuesday.