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HCM City state agencies to use electronic signatures

HCM City’s People’s Committee has ordered departments and district-level people’s committees to use electronic signatures when issuing electronic documents starting from June 1.

HCM City keen to develop dental tourism

With a pool of highly-skilled practitioners, state-of-the-art facilities and affordable costs, HCM City is rapidly emerging as a dental care tourism destination.

Cat Ba, a sanctuary for endangered species

 VietNamNet Bridge – With unspoiled beaches, ancient fishing villages, hundreds of serene islands covered with dense greenery and a national park with a diverse range of wild species, 

Hoi An to host international choir competition this June

More than 1,000 artists from 10 countries and territories will compete in the fifth Viet Nam International Choir Competition in the historic city of Hoi An on June 7-11.

High number of dengue fever patients reported in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of dengue fever cases in Ha Noi has increased since the beginning of this year, even though it is not yet high season for the disease.

HCM City develops ward-level health centres

Developing ward-level health centres is one of leading priorities of the HCM City Department of Health in order to help local residents get better primary healthcare services.

Viet Nam win historic bronze at Asian U23 champs

Debutantes Viet Nam pulled off a stunning straight-set 25-20, 25-19, 25-19 victory over Chinese Taipei to claim the historic bronze medal at the second Asian Women’s U23 Volleyball Championship

Fewer than one-third of VN children can swim

Drowning is still one of the leading causes of mortality among children in Viet Nam, despite efforts to deal with the problem. Concern is re-surfacing ahead of the coming summer months.

HCM City considers use of helipads on high-rises

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City authorities are considering requiring high-rises of 20 floors or more to have helipads for search-and-rescue missions during natural disasters or fires.

Sunny Nha Trang a new hotspot for art

 VietNamNet Bridge – For many, Nha Trang evokes images of the sea, or memories of holidays spent on the beach. Nha Trang has always been a popular destination for vacationing Vietnamese, 

HCM City hosts southern land cuisine festival

Famous dishes of the southern region will be on offer at the annual Am Thuc Dat Phuong Nam Festival that will take place from May 24 to 28 at Dam Sen Park in HCM City’s District 11.

Black gold and a bleak future

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has 20 thermal power plants now and plans to have more than double that by 2050.

An engineer-turned-florist and his passion for floral art

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some things change a person’s life forever – a person, an event, or a floral kaleidoscope.

Young girl gives her best friend a leg up

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over the past eight years, Nguyen Thuy Nga has carried her best friend and classmate, Nguyen Thi Mai Gai, to school every day, over a distance of more than four kilometres.

A century on, travel guide becomes a time machine

A classic travel guide authored early in the 20th century has been reprinted, offering readers the opportunity to travel back in time and experience yesteryear Ha Noi in minute detail.

Deep-sea fishing banned in Formosa spill area

Fishermen from the central provinces, which saw the Formosa spill, have been warned not to catch species living in the deepest levels of the ocean for 20 nautical miles offshore.

Int’l teams set for Da Nang Fireworks festival

Two teams – Tamaya Katahara Fireworks from Japan and Sugyp from Switzerland – will launch their fireworks in the Han River during the second night of the 2017 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival on Saturday.

Health insurance database shared with Health Ministry

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam Social Insurance (VSI) has agreed to share with the Ministry of Health (MoH) personal database of more than 24 million households.

Average Hanoian height up 2-3cm in a decade

 VietNamNet Bridge – Initial statistics from the 30 districts and townships of the capital city show that Hanoians are taller by two to three cm compared to 10 years ago.

A quiet corner for veggie-lovers in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vegetarianism is not about religion or something complicated, vegetarianism is about keeping fit and staying healthy. These days vegetarian meals can be a fine culinary art.