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Drama featuring Tale of Kieu to be perform in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Du’s classic Tale of Kieu will be performed in Viet Nam National Drama Theater, 1 Trang Tien street from March 1st to 10th to celebrate the International Women’s Day, March 8th.

City plans super cheap homes

 VietNamNet Bridge – Municipal authorities are considering following in Binh Duong Province’s footsteps to build ‘super-affordable houses,’ but the jury is out on the project’s feasibility.

Death urged for former Vinashin official

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi People’s Procuracy has proposed the death sentence for Giang Kim Dat, the former official at a subsidiary of Viet Nam’s Ship Building Industry Corporation, or Vinashin, a state-owned shipbuilding giant.

Pop star Quang Dung to launch tour in Vietnam, the US

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pop star Quang Dung will perform in HCM City, Ha Noi and California early next month at three sound and light shows for fans celebrating his 20-year career.

Vietnam flag raised at Sapporo Winter Games

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese delegation officially joined the Asian Winter Games following a flag raising ceremony held on Saturday in Sapporo City, Japan.

Spending time with a ‘disappearing’ people

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Mai Huong quit a regular job to travel full time, and is rewarded with a once-in-a-lifetime experience in northernmost Mongolia with the Tsaatan tribe. Hong Van reports.

Mong man strikes gold with essential oils

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sheltering under a canopy of wild trees in Sa Pa Town, in the northern province of Lao Cai, Ma A Nu holds a hook knife, used to collect herbs which are the source of various kinds of essential oils.

View Ha Long Bay from above

In Ha Long Bay, travelers can kayak, travel by bamboo boats or cruise ships to explore the beauty of the islands, caves and unspoiled beaches, yet to have a panoramic view of this world heritage site, one should not miss Bai Tho Mountain.

Weekend flea market for HCM City wharf

 VietNamNet Bridge – A flea market is expected to be held every weekend at Bach Dang Wharf park in downtown HCM City, according to the People’s Committee of District 1.

‘You have to think about food from the heart’

Founder and CEO of Hoi An Culinary Events, chef Keerthi Hapugasdeniya, will organise the second Hoi An International Food Festival on March 20-26. The award-winning Sri Lankan-born chef who lives in Australia

Healthcare of older people a growing concern in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Like many other countries in the region, Viet Nam faces the question of how to care for its ageing citizens, most essentially when it comes to providing health care.

VN firms upbeat on 2016 earnings reports

 VietNamNet Bridge – The positive 2016 earning reports of over 90 per cent of nearly 600 listed companies on the two national stock exchanges are providing a fresh impetus for the market.

One missing, 11 injured in fishing ship explosion

The Regional Maritime Search and Rescue Co-ordination Centre No 3 in Vung Tau City on Friday assigned a ship and some doctors to rush to the scene and provide first aid to 11 seamen who had met with an accident at sea.

FLC Thanh Hoa holds V.League's top position

 VietNamNet Bridge – FLC Thanh Hoa are currently at the V.League’s top position in all five rounds.

HCM City proposes solutions to traffic congestion

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City’s transport department proposed at a meeting on Wednesday solutions to traffic congestion, including proper traffic management, camera installation and higher traffic fines.

Paraquat poisoning kills 1,000 people in Vietnam every year

 VietNamNet Bridge – Doctors from Bach Mai Hospital in Ha Noi have reported at least one patient everyday hospitalised due to herbicide poisoning, popularly known as paraquat poisoning.

Fire on Panama ship at Cai Lan Terminal

 VietNamNet Bridge – A fire was reported inside a ship from Panama anchored at Cai Lan International Container Terminal in Quang Ninh Province’s Ha Long City on Tuesday night.

1,000 cases of viral encephalitis reported every year in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese encephalitis cases account for around 10 per cent of 1,000 cases of viral encephalitis reported every year in Viet Nam.

US director brings action to Da Lat

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese-American director Victor Vu is working on a new action film, Loi Bao (In the Storm), together with his young staff in Da Lat City.

Vietnamese version of The Art of Annam to be launched

 VietNamNet Bridge – The launch event and round-table discussion on the book L’Art de l’Annam (The Art of Annam) by French author Henri Gourdon will be held next Tuesday.