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Good planning needed to create a green Ha Noi

PhD Nguyen Nguyen Cuong, director of the Centre for Education, Communication and Environment, ... speaks to Science and Life newspaper about Ha Noi’s need for a tree planting scheme along its main thoroughfares.

Perfect weekend trip awaits at Cai Mon Orchard Village

 VietNamNet Bridge – If you’re looking for a mini-getaway during Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, consider visiting beautiful Cai Mon Orchard Village in the southern province of Ben Tre.

Entrepreneurs, diplomat gaze into crystal ball, see good prospects for VN

VietNamNet Bridge –  A new year has come bringing with it many new opportunities and challenges. Viet Nam News asked some senior business executives and a diplomat how they see prospects for Viet Nam and their own sectors

A challenging waterfall awaits discovery

 VietNamNet Bridge – We understand where the Seven-Storey Waterfalls gets its name from as soon as we see it.

VN girl and boy bands poised to rule 2017

 VietNamNet Bridge – After a year of taking the industry by storm, three pop bands in HCM City have become new music icons for young audiences.

Teachers cast nets to feed impoverished students

VietNamNet Bridge – Around 10pm in the mist and cold of a winter night, Ngan Quoc Viet and Phung Ba Thanh - teachers at the Tan Dan secondary school in Hoa Binh Province - wore headlamps around their foreheads, ...

Ninh Thuan approves $74m wind power plant

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Ninh Thuan has approved a new wind power project in Thuan Nam District’s Phuoc Minh Commune.

State-owned car fleet to be cut in half

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance will propose to the Government that the number of State-owned cars are cut by 30 to 50 per cent by 2020.

Esquire magazine names VN a top 2017 destination

 VietNamNet Bridge – In its list of 17 best destinations for 2017, the UK edition of Esquire recommends going to Viet Nam for its optimism and street food.

Instrumental music pioneer passes away

 VietNamNet Bridge – Composer Cellist Hoang Duong (Ngo Hoang Duong) passed away on Monday 30 January, according to an announcement from his close relatives.

E-visas hoped to be breakthrough in attracting tourists

 VietNamNet Bridge – The granting of 30-day single-entry electronic visas to visitors from 40 countries from February 1 is expected to be a breakthrough in attracting foreign tourists to Vietnam.

Vietnam aims to create 1.6 million new jobs in 2017

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) aims to create more than 1.6 million new jobs for labourers, including 105,000 people sent to work abroad,

Spring festival draws tourists to Bac Ninh

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tens of thousands of visitors flocked to Phat Tich Pagoda in the northern province of Bac Ninh for a local annual spring festival, held on January 31 (the fourth day of the first lunar month).

German ensemble to present Urban String music

 VietNamNet Bridge – The German Resonanz Ensemble will present their Urban String concert in Ha Noi on February 13 as part of their Asian tour.

Ha Noi Health Authority to tighten measures to manage private clinics

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi health authority to tighten measures to manage private clinics.

Too many, too little: a teaching conundrum

 VietNamNet Bridge – Unrealistic regulations and corruption emerging from the decentralisation of hiring and administration of civil servants in the education sector have led to uneven distribution of teachers nationwide,

Father’s legacy helps sons keep village craft alive

 VietNamNet Bridge – Like many other craft villages around the country, a village making kitchen god statues in Thua Thien-Hue Province struggles to survive in the market economy. But one family has set aside economic rules to preserve the craft.

HCM City Tet calligraphy market booming

 VietNamNet Bridge – As a decades-long Vietnamese tradition, the calligraphy markets in HCM City have attracted locals and tourists looking for artworks that will bring them happiness, success, wealth and health.

Seafood sector aims high despite barriers in international market

VietNamNet Bridge - Seafood producers and exporters have been warned that many barriers, from protectionism to media campaigns, will affect them in the international market in 2017.

How high are airfares in Vietnam?

VietNamNet Bridge - The airfares set by Vietnam Airlines, the nation’s flag air carrier, are among the highest  compared with other regional air carriers and Vietnamese rivals.