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State-owned hospitals still ignore local medicines

 VietNamNet Bridge – Half of all medicine used in Viet Nam is locally manufactured, however, it has been largely unused in central hospitals, 

Making music to reach out to the world

The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera, established more than 20 years ago, provides quality chamber and vocal concerts and dance performances for local and foreign audiences in HCM City. 

Veteran director completes film on sexual abuse

After five years of working in the theatre, director Le Hoang has completed his latest film project on child sexual abuse, which is expected to be released in HCM City this summer. 

Hiked medical costs not in effect from June

The health ministry on Monday announced that the revised hospital and medical services rates for uninsured citizens will not come into effect in all hospitals across the country in June.

Centre for aviation security proposed

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Airport Corporation of Viet Nam (ACV) has submitted a plan to the Ministry of Transport to set up a centre for aviation security at airports nationwide.

Farmers in need as pork prices plummet

 VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers need to be rescued again as prices of yet another item collapse

How to develop private equity in Vietnam

Andy Ho, Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer at VinaCapital, shares his views on the recent development of private equity investments in Viet Nam.

An Giang Tourism Month kicks off

Visitors will have the opportunity to meet chef Martin Yan, enjoy an ox racing festival and join the solemn Ba Chua Xu honouring festival in Chau Doc City this May.

Vietnam faces dire shortage of logistics personnel

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam needs some 200,000 logistics personnel from now until 2025 but its current logistics training capacity is unable to meet that demand, 

Illegal sand mining in northern province continues despite ban

Sand mining activities of a company in northern Phu Tho Province have alledgedly led to serious erosion and subsequent loss of farmland, leading to public concerns, 

PM: Top local leaders bear heavy responsibility

 VietNamNet Bridge – Maintaining law and order is necessary for Viet Nam to achieve good socio-economic development, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said 

Bottom trawling a threat to the ocean, fishermen

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bottom trawling is a particularly destructive method of fishing, in which huge weighted nets are dragged on the sea floor, catching everything in their path.

Vietnam urges Laos to rethink Mekong River dams

The Mekong Delta will disappear in the next several decades once Pak Beng Dam and another 10 planned hydropower dams are built on the Mekong River in Laos and Cambodia, 

Smart-card toll collection begins in Vietnam

The Viet Nam Expressway Corporation (VEC) yesterday began a new system of collecting tolls using smart cards on the HCM City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway, which connects HCM City and Dong Nai Province. 

Talented designer offers simple, practical designs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fashion designer Do Manh Cuong will organise the show Life in Colour on Phu Quoc Island on May 27 to celebrate the last 10 years of his career.

Vocational learning: pathway to success

Nguyen Van Thiet had dreamed of winning the ASEAN Skills Competition, but when his parents insisted that he apply for university, his hopes were dashed.

Japan beat VN in women’s Asian volleyball championship

Japan beat Viet Nam 3-0 in Group B’s second match in the ongoing 2017 Asian Women’s U23 Volleyball Championship in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, on May 14.

Da Nang debuts five-star river cruise

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city has launched Han Da Nang Princess, a five-star cruise ship offering tours of the Han River.

K-pop fest winners bound for Korea

 VietNamNet Bridge – The winners of last weekend’s Viet Nam’s K-pop Festival will have a chance to attend the K-pop World Festival 2017 in Changwon, South Korea this September. 

“Zero dollar tour” a poison to local tourism

I was at this year’s travel and tourism Global Summit, which took place last month in Bangkok. One question I asked of all my Thai colleagues was what they think of the Thai government’s decision to stamp out ...