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HCM City Marathon to make comeback next month

The HCMC Peace and Development Foundation and Pulse Active, a professional organizer of sport events based in HCMC, will host the HCMC Run – The City Marathon 2017 with an aim to promote healthy lifestyle among people and to show support

Tien Giang yet to stop paper project claimed to cause pollution

VietNamNet Bridge – The government of Tien Giang is still awaiting an environmental impact assessment report from Taiwan’s Dai Duong Paper Production Co Ltd before it makes a decision on the fate of the firm’s paper project. 

Vietnam's best books of 2016 named

 VietNamNet Bridge – A book on the traditional rituals of the Muong ethnic group was announced as one of the winners at the Viet Nam Book Awards 2016 during the award ceremony yesterday in Ha Noi.

Polices needed to encourage OV contribute more to homeland

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee and the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs should coordinate together more closely to advise the Government on policies and solutions to ensure the legal rights of OV.

Illustrator puts pictures to words

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Dang Phu is a veteran illustrator. He is a contributor to dozens of newspapers and magazines and has won many Vietnamese and International awards.

At 6.21 percent, Vietnam's GDP below govt target

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s gross domestic product (GDP) rate in 2016 was 6.21 per cent, predictably below the set growth target of 6.7 per cent. 

Countdown Party to take place in Da Nang

 VietNamNet Bridge – DJs Katty Q, Oxy and Mie will perform at the Countdown Party 2017 in celebration of New Year at the central city’s March 29th Square on Saturday (December 31st).

1,500 tonnes of seafood unsold in Quang Tri

VietNamNet Bridge – Around 1,500 tonnes of frozen seafood and 450 litres of fish sauce produced locally remain unsold in the stores of Quang Tri Province because of Formosa toxic spill. 

Tourism Week for Tet in Dong Thap

VietNamNet Bridge – The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Dong Thap will organise its first ever Tourism Week in Sa Dec City on January 7-14.          

Automatic parking fee collection plan in Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge – Following the parking practices in the Philippines, Ha Noi’s Department of Transportation is asking the municipal People’s Committee for permission to convert roadways into long-term parking zones. 

Climate change a major health concern for Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Climate change and abnormal weather conditions have strongly impacted people’s health, triggering disease outbreaks including recurrence of new epidemics,

Saigon roads clogged in run up to Tet festival

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has recently been suffering from constant traffic jams even during non-peak hours. 

Southern hub in rush for development

VietNamNet Bridge – The Southern economic hub is rushing to realise its traffic infrastructure plan in which nearly 700km of expressway is expected to be built over the next five years. 

Overload at TSN airport may force airlines to park aircraft overnight in Can Tho

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has come up with an idea of moving overnight aircraft parking from overcrowded Tan Son Nhat airport in HCMC to the Can Tho airport in the Mekong Delta city of the same name. 

Pay TV revenue hits US$527.3 million this year

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pay TV services firms in Vietnam have had around 12.5 million subscribers this year, with total revenue amounting to VND12 trillion (nearly US$527.3 million),

Le Phi Phi to conduct year-end concert in town

 VietNamNet Bridge – Well-known Vietnamese conductor Le Phi Phi will be conducting a concert called “Dancing with Classical” at the Opera House in HCMC’s District1 on the evening of December 29.

Dong Nai firm caught discharging wastewater into river

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pak Viet Nam Company from the southern province of Dong Nai has been caught red-handed discharging black substance – suspected to be wastewater – into Thi Vai river.

Two fires in Hanoi; no injuries reported

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fire broke out in two houses in two different parts of Ha Noi today. No injuries were reported.

Focus of population policy needs to shift

VietNamNet Bridge – Population quality increased remarkably as the infant mortality rate for children aged under five and the fatality rate for mothers reduced, while average life expectancy rate started to rise. 

Should online games be banned in school?

VietNamNet Bridge – The word ‘game’, a consistent point of contention among adults and children, has once again initiated a battle between parents and educators. However, ...