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Quang Ninh, Home United seek first win

 VietNamNet Bridge – Quang Ninh Coal of Viet Nam and Singapore’s Home United can close the gap on Group H pacesetters Yadanarbon of Myanmar at the Asian Football Confederation Cup today.

Seeing sexual harassment for what it is

Mai, an office cleaner, was groped by an official as she worked. When this happened several times, she had a video taken of the act, and lodged a sexual harassment complaint with authorities in Ca Mau Province.

VN players face challenges at Ciputra International event

Husband and wife Nguyen Tien Minh and Vu Thi Trang will defend their singles titles at the Ciputra Hanoi -- Yonex Sunrise Vietnam International Challenge, which will be held here on March 21-26.

Francophone Day to be celebrated in VN with concerts, films

 “I love, I share” is the theme chosen to honour the French language through a film festival, concerts and writing contests for International Francophone Day, which falls on March 20.

VN sizes up massive smuggling caseload

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese authorities discovered and solved hundreds of thousands cases of smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeiting in 2016,

Hanoi's BRT bus prices reported wrongly

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities have ‘corrected’ several figures cited recent media reports on the purchase of buses to ply the capital city’s BRT (Bus Rapid Transport) routes.

Low bridges endanger boats in Ba Ria-Vung Tau

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many low and narrow bridges in southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province are posing potential risks of accidents for vessels and affecting the development of local waterway transport.

Sai Gon beat strongly-supported Song Lam Nghe An 3-1

 VietNamNet Bridge – Song Lam Nghe An supporters converted the Thong Nhat Stadium into their home ground as they made the most of the venue, turning it yellow under the colour of their club uniform.

Broken pond polluted rivers, killed fish in Nghe An

VietNamNet Bridge – Local authorities of Nghe An Province’s Quy Hop District are investigating the breach in a wall of a tin tailing pond, resulting in the polluting of rivers and killing fish in the district,

How Vietnam will control AIDS absent foreign funds

Nguyen Hoang Long, head of the Ministry of Health’s Department for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control, talks to the Tuoi Tre (Youth) about plans for HIV/AIDS treatment.

Inadequate software beckons hackers

A lack of adequate software is the reason many agencies and airports have become vulnerable to hackers, according to Viet Nam Computer Emergency Response Team (VNCERT).

Hanoi sets tough land use certificate deadline

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi People’s Committee has asked relevant agencies to take measures to speed up the issuance of land use right certificates to individuals and organisations in the city.

Saigon Heat lose to Westports Malaysia Dragons

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s Saigon Heat lost to defending champions Westports Malaysia Dragons 94-81 at the ASEAN Basketball League at the CIS Arena in HCM City on Saturday.

Le Quang Liem defeats Andyka Pitra in HD chess tournament

Viet Nam’s top chess player, Le Quang Liem, defeated Andyka Pitra of Indonesia in HCM City on Sunday during the first round of the masters category of the seventh HDBank Cup International Open Chess tournament 2017. 

Ultrasound helps the blind ’see’ better

The visually impaired people now can identify their surrounding obstacles more easily thanks to a smart stick that has recently been created by three former students of Gia Dinh Information Technology University in HCM City.

Ginseng festival scheduled in Quang Nam

About 10,000 local residents and tourists are expected to join the first Ngoc Linh Ginseng Festival – part of cultural events during the sixth Quang Nam Heritage Festival – in Nam Tra My District on June 13-16.

VN's semi-conductor sector positively electric

 VietNamNet Bridge – The semiconductor industry is a growing sector in Viet Nam and has attracted many foreign investors. Viet Nam News reporter talks with Ng Kai Fai, president of SEMI Southeast Asia,

Health minister gets Oxford’s visiting professor title again

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has been conferred the honourary title of visiting professor by the University of Oxford for a second term, from 2016 to 2021.

Four teams to inspect Formosa compensation

 VietNamNet Bridge – Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has requested four inspection teams to examine the compensation for residents affected by the marine environment incident in the central provinces

Gasoline-stealing gang busted in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – Four men, suspected to be part of a larger crime ring, were caught red-handed by the criminal police siphoning gasoline from a tanker in HCM City on Thursday.