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Ministry eyes northern rail reboot

The Ministry of Transport has proposed that the government invite investment from the private sector to complete the Yen Vien-Ha Long-Cai Lan railway project.

HCM City eyes new chemical trade centre

The HCM City People’s Committee has instructed District 8 authorities to speed up land acquisition and compensation payment to enable the construction of an aromatic substances and chemical trading centre 

Veterans fight corruption on a ‘war footing’

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Tien Lang, 79, and Nguyen Cong Uan, 80, are war veterans who were willing to sacrifice their lives for the country.

Ghost towns haunt Hanoi outskirts

Dozens of planned urban development projects on the outskirts of Ha Noi have not been completed, turning into ghost towns and a source of misery for residents and investors.

Japanese duo debut at Opera House

 VietNamNet Bridge – Young violinist Fumiaki Miura and pianist Akira Eguchi performed at the Ha Noi Opera House for the first time on Sunday. 

Extracurricular classes for kids during summer

Parents who are finding extracurricular classes including piano, painting, photography, dancing and music for their children to minimize their exposure to social media, smartphones and the Internet ...

Hollywood director to serve as judge in short film-making contest

Jordan Vogt-Roberts, director of the blockbuster “Kong: Skull Island” with some scenes shot in popular destinations in Quang Binh and Quang Ninh provinces of Vietnam, will serve as head judge in the 48 Hour Film Project

French-themed buffet night at Saigon Café Restaurant

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon Café on level 1 of the Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers will host a French-themed buffet night on June 16-17.

Nam, Ito enter quarter-finals at Singapore event

Ly Hoang Nam of Vietnam and Yuichi Ito of Japan advanced to the quarter-finals of the doubles event in the Singapore F3 Men’s Futures tennis tournament.

Valuation of climate change impacts for better responses

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam needs tools to calculate damage relating to climate change impacts to improve natural disaster response and mitigation work, 

Traditional medicine found wanting

 VietNamNet Bridge – Various shortcomings still exist in traditional medicine in terms of healthcare and paying health insurance fees.

Dong Thanh Waste Treatment Complex to be relocated

The Dong Thanh Waste Treatment Complex in HCM City’s Hoc Mon District will terminate operations and relocate to the Phuoc Hiep Complex in Cu Chi District by January, 2019.

Japan’s book on natural disasters introduced to Vietnamese

 VietNamNet Bridge – A book titled “Kyojinka: enhancing national capacity in combating natural disasters in Japan, Asia and the world” has been introduced to Vietnamese readers

New road safety programme to take on accidents in 4 countries

A new road safety programme called Safety Delivered inaugurated yesterday in HCM City will work with young and inexperienced motorcyclists to improve their driving behaviours 

Fulbright Vietnam University announces US Govt’s funding

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Fulbright Vietnam University on June 6 announced the reception of two grants from the US Government worth a total of 15.5 million USD.

Russian pianist to honour homeland in HCM City

The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera and Russian pianist Igor Chystokletov will perform virtuoso works by Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich at the Opera House on June 9 to celebrate Russia Day,

Cat Bi Airport’s runway downgraded, affecting flights

Part of the runway of Cat Bi International Airport in northern Hai Phong City has been seriously downgraded after a long time in use, forcing airlines to cut flights to the airport, 

NA discusses fisheries and forests

A draft amendment to the 2003 Law on Fisheries would allow provincial people’s committees to assign, lease and withdraw sea surface areas from organisations and individuals for aquaculture farming

Musical project to raise voice against child molestation

Six renowned mothers in Vietnamese showbiz will join hands in a musical project launched by songwriter-singer Trang Phap to protest child sexual abuse.

HCM City’s summer camp attracts migrant youth

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Labour Union’s annual summer camp for children of migrants opened today at Thanh Da Resort in Binh Thanh District.