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VN culture ministry to fine Youtube

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will inspect and impose an administrative fine for Youtube’s advertising violations.

Top notch tea brews a highland recovery

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Land of Heaven, as the Phia Oắc-Phia Đén area in Cao Bang Province was once known before a descent into relative obscurity, is staging a comeback via offshoots of centuries-old tea trees.

VN pedestrians want pavement back

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pavements, especially those in crowded areas of major cities like Ha Noi and HCM City, are being seriously encroached, causing difficulties for pedestrians.

VN citizens to have health dossiers

Pham Luong Son, deputy director general of the Viet Nam Social Insurance Agency speaks to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam newspaper about his agency’s plans to have a health dossier for all Vietnamese citizens.

Fine arts association celebrates artist’s 100th birthday

 VietNamNet Bridge – Late artist Nguyen Van Ty used his creativity to contribute to the growth of traditional lacquer painting, Tran Khanh Chuong, chairman of Viet Nam Fine Arts Association said.

Hanoi to revoke outdated motorbikes to curb pollution

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi’s People’s Committee has been considering measures to revoke about 2.5 million outdated motorbikes to reduce air pollution, which has risen to alarming levels in recent years.

Unusually strong tides erode coastal land

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundred metres of land along rivers and coastlines have been destroyed by unusually strong winds and waves, combined with rising tides in the southernmost province of Ca Mau.

HCM City urges education investment

HCM City’s Department of Education and Training is seeking help from overseas Vietnamese educators who can set up training models that meet international standards and provide capital to build schools and buy teaching aids.

Saigon Heat claim another win at ABL

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon Heat have jumped to fourth place in the ASEAN Basketball League after their 78-74 win over Alab Pilipinas on their home turf at HCM City’s Canadian Interntaional School Arena yesterday.

VN national futsal event to see two recruits

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Futsal Championships this year, which will kick off from March 17 to June 24, will see two recruits Sanest Tourist Khanh Hoa and Kim Toan Da Nang.

Artisans call for preservation of Jarai epics

 VietNamNet Bridge – Artisans in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) are asking for financial support from local authorities to preserve ethnic Jarai epics, oral folk literature that is now known by the elderly only.

Family perishes in Binh Duong house fire

 VietNamNet Bridge – A couple and their two children aged nine and three were killed yesterday after their house in Binh Duong Province’s Thu Dau Mot City caught fire early in the morning.

Fake cosmetics still flooding VN market

 VietNamNet Bridge – Low-quality and fake cosmetics have continued to flood the Vietnamese market, making it hard for consumers to determine the quality of products despite agencies’ efforts to tackle the issue.

HCM City eyes autonomy route to improve hospitals

 VietNamNet Bridge – By 2020 HCM City’s public hospitals will no longer be overloaded and people will have access to high-quality healthcare, city officials promise.

HCM City to develop public transport centre

HCM City authorities have decided to develop the Public Transport Management and Operation Centre into an agency that will use integrated solutions in public transport management instead of establishing a completely new agency.

Hanoi pilots software to manage public car parks

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi People’s Committee has approved a pilot programme that would utilise software and automation technology to manage public parking zones in the city.

Two quakes strike Quang Nam's Nam Tra My district

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two earthquakes, measuring 3.9 and 3.2 on the Richter scale, struck the mountainous district of Nam Tra My yesterday.

Banh cuon - a delight to one’s sense of smell and taste

 VietNamNet Bridge – With a history stretching back thousands of years, banh cuon (rolled cake) still proves to be a popular choice for diners in Viet Nam, and has even inspired some of the country’s renowned writers.

‘Cocooned’ for tea, staying for dinner

 VietNamNet Bridge – We call it an qua or qua chieu – a snack between meals or afternoon snack.

A village of talented violinists

 VietNamNet Bridge – People who have a chance to visit Then Village in Thai Dao Commune in the northern province of Bac Giang’s Lang Giang District will be amazed to see the elderly and kids skillfully play violin.