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VN-American swaps body building for community building

Amazin LêThi, a former professional bodybuilder with a global career spanning over 20 years, has shifted her focus to community work, hoping to "give back" some of what she got over the years from her native

VN’s first human milk bank benefits at-risk babies

Some 136 at-risk babies have received milk over two months from 46 donor mothers from the country’s first human milk bank at the Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children.

Gender equality improves, but obstacles remain: summit

 VietNamNet Bridge – Having control over their lives, making independent decisions, and keeping up to date on social and political issues can help ensure women’s rights at work and at home, 

VN Railways lays tracks to free market success

Optimum use of infrastructure, diverse, quality services and increased turnover are some of the measures planned to get the railways industry out of its current slump, 

Rivers in Vinh Phuc becoming polluted

 VietNamNet Bridge – Various rivers in the northern province of Vinh Phuc are getting polluted by waste water used by households for daily chores and from trade villages.

126 karaoke shops suspended

 VietNamNet Bridge – Following an overall inspection of all karaoke shops, Ha Noi has decided to suspend 126 shops and asked more than 530 others to temporarily close.

Vietnamese defender can play in Europe

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Anh Gia Lai FC’s young defender Vu Van Thanh has confirmed the news that he was introduced to playing in Europe by veteran scout Jernej Kamensek.

Two concerts this weekend feature Vietnamese, Korean artists

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two concerts at the HCM City Music Conservatory will feature Vietnamese and Korean artists this weekend.

Ba Ria Vung Tau: Killer of two sentenced to death

A 21-year-old killer of two in southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province was sentenced to death on Wednesday following a trial held by the provincial People’s Court in Chau Duc District. 

New road near airport set to reduce traffic congestion

The HCM City Department of Transport plans to build a road parallel with Cong Hoa Street in Tan Binh District in an aim to reduce traffic congestion around Tan Son Nhat International Airport.

Online hate speeches threaten Vietnamese Internet users

Up to 78 per cent of Vietnamese people in a survey from Viet Nam Programme for Internet and Society (VPIS) said that they had been victims of or knew of cases of hate speech on social networks.

HCMC justice authorities publicly apologises to three wrongly jailed

 VietNamNet Bridge – Justice authorities of HCM City’s Binh Chanh District on Tuesday delivered a public apology to three men wrongly arrested and jailed for robbery.

Experts debate new gas environment tax

Experts have called on the Ministry of Finance to be considerate and transparent with their plan to spend the environmental protection tax applied on gasoline, which they have just proposed to double.

Hanoi’s sidewalks are clean, next the skies

Oversized billboards featuring popular brands have been common in Ha Noi for a long time now. However, removing these illegal billboards is trickier than erecting them, needing committed enforcement

VN museums are for history, not matrimony

 VietNamNet Bridge – With the role of keeping and displaying antiques or historic documents and items, museums’ locations are always in the main and beautiful streets in city.

Creating manga from the heart

Popular Vietnamese comic artist, Can Tieu Hy, took silver prize at the 10th Japan International Manga Awards. Chosen out of 296 entries from 55 countries and territories, Hy won for her work Dia Nguc Mon 

Toll charges waived at central toll station

 VietNamNet Bridge – Certain types of vehicles will be exempt from paying tolls at the Ben Thuy I toll station connecting the central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh, 

Landslides threaten lives and livelihood in Ninh Thuan

Residents of Ninh Phuoc District’s Phuoc Son Commune in the southern province of Ninh Thuan are worried because of the increasing number of landslides along the Dinh River.

Vietnamese architect shares dreams of green cities

Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia was awarded the 2016 Prince Claus Award by the Embassy of the Netherlands to honour his contributions to Viet Nam’s urban planning with a focus on sustainable architecture.

Proposal to fill up large lake holds no water

 VietNamNet Bridge – For the last two days, an unusual phrase has become a buzzword in the capital city: “Filling Thanh Cong Lake.”