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Many children receive incorrect prescription lenses

 VietNamNet Bridge – Linh Giang and her five-year-old son travel nearly 600km from the central province of Quang Tri to Hanoi for periodic eye check-ups.

Three people suffocate to death in Thai Binh Province

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three people have reportedly died of suffocation in the northern province of Thai Binh on Tuesday.

HCM City cracks down on use of harmful food additives

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in HCM City have tightened control of harmful food additives for the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Project promotes traditional art genre

 VietNamNet Bridge – The YUME Art Project in HCM City has launched Tiếp Bước Trăm Năm (Keep Up With Century Old Tradition) with the aim of introducing a new generation to cải lương (reformed theatre).

Six-lane expressway will be operational soon

The project to broaden Phap Van-Cau Gie Expressway – the southern gateway to Hanoi – from four to six lanes has nearly been completed and will be operational before the Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays.

Calligraphy festival honours the art of writing

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 2019 Spring Calligraphy Festival kicked off yesterday in Hanoi, providing a space to reflect on ancient culture and feudalism.

Awake brain surgery conducted for the first time in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – A male patient remained fully conscious for a large portion of an operation on his brain tumour, the first such procedure in Vietnam.

Children declared safe after vaccination reaction

 VietNamNet Bridge – All 19 children under supervision at the Hai Phong Paediatrics Hospital after receiving the Combe Five vaccine were discharged from hospital in a stable condition, 

Smoked sausage delights

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lạp xưởng is a popular dish made across Vietnam, but the best comes from Tay ethnic group in the northern mountain Bac Kan Province. 

Volvo World Golf Challenge comes to Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Volvo World Golf Challenge Vietnam will begin on February 19 in HCM City and February 22 in Hanoi.

Park changes the face of football in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Park Hang-seo’s arrival to Vietnam raised questions as he was a complete unknown to most football fans in the country. But he has made history after only 14 months on the job. 

Woman investigated after cross-border infant trafficking case

Police in Ky Son District, in the central province of Nghe An, on Monday started criminal proceedings against a 32-year-old woman for allegedly sending pregnant women to China to sell their newborn babies.

Hanoi railway misses deadline again

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi’s delayed Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway project again missed the target for beginning commercial operation as planned on December 2018, before the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.

VN's top chess player Le Quang Liem progresses at Gibraltar Chess Fest

Vietnam’s No.1 chess player Le Quang Liem progressed after drawing with Grandelius Nils from Sweden in the seventh round of the ongoing Gibraltar International Chess Festival 2019, held yesterday.  

Tay Nguyen cuisine contest to be held

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak will host a cuisine contest for chefs from the region at Ko Tam Community Cultural Ecological Tourism from March 13-16 in Buon Ma Thuot City.

Fears scrap imports are on the rise

 VietNamNet Bridge – The amount of scrap imported into Vietnam is likely to rise considerably, the Ministry of Finance has warned.

Work on HCM City’s 1st metro route to be hastened

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Urban Railway Management Board (MAUR) will work with contractors, consulting firms and others to speed up the city’s first metro route between Ben Thanh and Suoi Tien, 

Job openings as firms relocate from China to VN

 VietNamNet Bridge – Recruitment demand, especially senior positions in consumer electronics and real estate, is expected to increase as more companies relocate from China to Vietnam,

U23 goalkeeper Dung signs for Ha Noi FC

 VietNamNet Bridge – Goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung signed a one-year contract with V.League 1 defending champions Ha Noi FC on Monday.

About 80% of Vietnamese in Cambodia have gained legal recognition

 VietNamNet Bridge – About 70-80 per cent of Vietnamese living in Cambodia have gained the country’s legal recognition that paves the way for them to obtain Cambodian citizenship,