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Hoa invited to be Irisawa’s assistant coach

 VietNamNet Bridge – Head coach Hidehiro Irisawa of the Vietnamese national women’s volleyball team has invited veteran player Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hoa to be his assistant, 

President Ho souvenirs on display

 VietNamNet Bridge – In 1969 President Ho Chi Minh offered a French peace activist a woolen kepi hat on a cold evening. The gesture has become part of the lore surrounding the late leader.

VN tie with Indonesia in Asia futsal event

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam tied 1-1 with Indonesia in the second match of Group B of the 2017 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-20 Futsal Championship Bangkok, Thailand, yesterday. 

American couple fall in love with the Vietnamese language, people

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam can offer many different reasons to fall in love for tourists and expats.

Hundred of hectares of forestland encroached upon in Gia Lai

 VietNamNet Bridge – Due to insufficient management, hundreds of hectares of forest in Gia Lai Province have been illegally converted to domestic housing and agricultural land, 

South Vietnam faces farm labour shortage

The south’s key economic provinces--such as Dong Nai, Ba Ria-Vung Tau and Binh Duong--have recently shifted focus from agricultural to non-agricultural sectors, resulting in a serious shortage of agricultural workers

HCM City to use underground space at metro stations

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City authorities have been asked to develop a master plan for urban underground spaces to prepare for the opening of subway lines in the city.

S Koreans to perform at Opera Aria Night

Renowned opera singers from South Korea will join musicians selected from the HCM City Conservatory of Music in a special classical music concert on Sunday evening.

Hanoi: Pavement encroachment comes back to rife

Many pavements in Ha Noi were cleared of encroachments in the two months after a campaign was launched to remove illegally parked cars, vendors, cafes, canopies and other obstructions, 

Sand mining in the largest irrigation lake in VN ordered to stop

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has ordered a halt to all sand mining in the Dau Tieng Lake, the largest reservoir in the country.

U20 World Cup heartbreak for Toi

Defender Dang Van Toi of Viet Nam’s U20 team has been ruled out of the upcoming FIFA U20 World Cup after inuring an ankle during training in South Korea for the tournament.

Vietnam's Kim Phung jumps to top Asian chess champs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vo Thi Kim Phung took first place in the Women’s Category at the Asian Continental Chess Championships, which is ongoing in China.

Three Vietnamese films to screen at Cannes Film Festival 2017

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three Vietnamese films will be screened at the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival, to be held from May 17 to 28. 

March fire costs Can Tho factory US$16.2 million

Kwong Lung-Meko Co. Ltd. on Tuesday said it has suffered damages of VND368 billion (US$16.2 million) in the five-day fire in Can Tho City’s Tra Noc Industrial Zone on March 23.

Illegal hunter convicted for killing endangered langur

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city’s People’s Court rejected poacher Nguyen Van Ly’s appeal of a three-year conviction at a hearing on Monday.

Urgent measures needed to protect landslide-prone areas in Mekong Delta: Deputy PM

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on Monday spoke with provincial authorities and government agencies about the need for urgent action to prevent landslides in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta.

Speeding causes 10% of accidents

The Office Chief of the National Traffic Safety Committee, Nguyen Trong Thai, talks to Hai quan (Customs) newspaper about measures to reduce speeding, one of the key traffic accident causes.

HCM City to get 800 CNG buses this year

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City plans to introduce 800 new buses that run on compressed natural gas (CNG) by the end of this year.

Officials to be disciplined if sidewalks are encroached upon again

In a move to sustain its sweeping "sidewalk clean-up" campaign, the capital city’s leader said the head of each local division will be held accountable if public space violations reoccur.

Deputy PM highlights significance of North-South Expressway project

Specific policies and mechanisms are needed to draw investment and hasten the progress of the North-South Expressway. However, they must be conducted in an open and transparent manner,