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Viet Nam win six gold medals at international taekwondo cup

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese fighters won six of eight gold medals at an international taekwondo tournament, the President Cup, in HCM City on Saturday.

HCM City theatres stage new plays, music shows for Christmas, New Year’s

 VietNamNet Bridge – Art troupes and theatres in HCM City are offering new shows with a variety of interesting themes to celebrate the Christmas and New Year holiday season.

Stronger forestry laws needed: officials

VietNamNet Bridge – Ineffective forest management has exposed shortcomings in the 2004 Law on Forest Protection and Development that need to be addressed through amendments, 

Solemn ceremony marks 70th National Resistance Day

 VietNamNet Bridge – Octogenarian war veterans, young people, State leaders and thousands of delegates took part yesterday in a solemn event in Ha Noi commemorating the 70th anniversary of National Resistance Day (December 19)

Classical music concert welcomes Christmas

 VietNamNet Bridge – The classical music concert Luminous Night will be held at the HCM City Conservatory of Music today to welcome Christmas.

President Ho’s call for resistance displayed

 VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition of Ho Chi Minh’s appeal for national resistance has opened at the preserved house used by the late President in Van Phuc Village in the capital’s Ha Dong District.

VN fertility rate down: Government

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s fertility rate has declined from 6.4 to 2.1 children per woman over the last 55 years, but the rate varies widely among provinces,

HCM City to build 28 anti-erosion embankments

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People’s Committee has approved construction of embankments at 28 outlying locations to prevent erosion of river and canal banks. 

Thang looks forward to major tournaments, asks players to improve attitudes

VietNamNet Bridge – Coach Nguyen Huu Thang will continue in his position after the unexpected loss at the ASEAN Football Federation Suzuki Cup, and will focus on three major tournaments in 2017, the Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF) has announced. 

Toan rests ahead of V.League play with broken hand

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vo Huy Toan will be sidelined with an injury for some three months and miss the first leg of the V.League 2017.

Flooding limits travel in Hoi An

VietNamNet Bridge – Water in the Hoai River rose up to flood two streets – Bach Dang and Nguyen Thai Hoc – in the ancient city of Hoi An and villages on the Hoai River banks yesterday. 

Dire threat to famed Con Dao flora, fauna

 VietNamNet Bridge – The famous Con Dao Island’s ecosystem and its biodiversity is seriously threatened by overexploitation and low environmental awareness of visitors and locals.

North-South Expressway generates constructive debate

VietNamNet Bridge – The time it takes Nguyen Phuong Hoai, a resident of Ha Noi’s Nam Tu Liem District, to get to her hometown in Ninh Binh Province has been reduced by half in the last four years

Dispute: sea sediment or industrial dumping?

VietNamNet Bridge – The Binh Thuan administration has sought to allay concerns over the proposed dumping of 1.5 cubic metres of “materials” into the ocean, saying these are “natural sea sediment”, not industrial waste.

Worming its way back to the culinary club

 VietNamNet Bridge – For the Dao Do people in the northern province of Ha Giang or the Muong in the central province of Thanh Hoa, sau tre (bamboo worm), once a staple, has become a rare treat.

Offshore doctors persevere against tall odds

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bạch Long Vi is Viet Nam’s remotest island in the Gulf of Tonkin.This spells daunting hardship, especially for doctors and other medical staff stationed there,

Nearly 500 Galaxy Note 7s not yet recalled in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Around 500 Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones have not been recalled in Vietnam, according to the Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade. 

Universities can’t keep in touch with graduates

 VietNamNet Bridge – One of the new norms when approving scheduled enrollment figures next year for universities and colleges requires them to produce statistics on students’ employment after graduating,

Rampant dredging threatens Dong Nai River

Multiple issues are plaguing dredging projects on the Dong Nai River. Slack licensing, negligent supervision, lack of co-ordination among exploiters and sand mining pirates freely roaming without much hinder were leading to environmental damage

Impressive breakthrough of Vietnamese tourism

VietNamNet Bridge – In 2016, despite facing numerous difficulties and challenges, particularly in relation to the serious marine environmental pollution incident which affected four central provinces ...