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Students help build bridges to a better life

 VietNamNet Bridge – Moved by the plight of children risking lives to get to school, two HCM City youth came up with way to provide practical, sustainable assistance, Lien reports

A staple becomes a specialty in Bac Giang

 VietNamNet Bridge – Residents of Thu Duong Village have to “score a century” in rice noodles every day.

‘Matching architecture with literature’

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ta My Duong, one of the popular faces of contemporary Vietnamese architecture, has written at length on the subject. He also edited Dau An Thoi Gian, a book authored by his father Ta My Duat,

The thrilling three-province Ta Nang–Phan Dung trek

 VietNamNet Bridge – Adventurous travellers are no strangers to trekking, to the feeling of being one with nature, resting on a lush green hillside being cooled by a gentle breeze.

Measuring the social costs of teen brides and grooms

 VietNamNet Bridge – Girls who get married before 18 years old are much more likely to drop out of school and face a much higher risk of family violence, experts warned in a seminar on child marriage prevention.

Keeping traditional bamboo toys popular

 VietNamNet Bridge – Colourful bamboo dragonflies perched on thin, pointed bamboo sticks are not just cute souvenir toys, they reflect the agricultural traditions and craftmanship of Vietnamese farmers.

Hanoi’s outskirts face increased pressure as agricultural land recedes

 VietNamNet Bridge – Residents living in outlying areas of Ha Noi continue to face challenges brought by urbanisation, participants heard at a conference yesterday, Oct 27.

Nguyen Hue pedestrian square to host first dragon dance festival

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twelve dragon and unicorn dance troupes in HCMC will gather at the pedestrian square on Nguyen Hue Boulevard in the center of town from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Sunday for the city’s first dragon dance festival.

Forest land tenure yet to yield full benefits: experts

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has improved its policy framework on forest land tenure, but contradictions and implementation weaknesses persist, experts said at a workshop on Wednesday, Oct 26.

Autonomy mechanism granted to Hanoi university

Ha Noi University of Science and Technology will have the right to use tuition as well as funds from enterprises and the government without asking permission from the Ministry of Education and Training after its pilot project on university autonomy

Forest land illegally encroached in Dak Nong

 VietNamNet Bridge – Natural forest area, located in zone 1668 and 1674 in Quang Son Commune of Dak Glong District in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong, has gradually vanished.

PM launches 2016 amnesty approach

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has released an official message concerning this year’s presidental amnesty decisions.

Toyota Mekong Club Championship football event to start

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Toyota Mekong Club Championship football tournament will be held from November 5 to January 8 next year in each of the five Mekong countries, with the augural scheduled in Laos on November 5.

Korean starlet to teach craft to Da Nang youth

 VietNamNet Bridge – Actress Lydia Park of South Korea will visit Da Nang to participate in a film programme aimed at young people next month.

Vietnam beat Pocheon FC in friendly match

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s national football team beat Pocheon FC, defending champions of the K3 League, 5-2 in their third friendly match in South Korea yesterday, Oct 27.

Ministry to suspend Vinatas from operation

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Tran Anh Tuan yesterday said that his ministry and related agencies will consider suspending Vietnam Standards and Consumers Association (Vinastas) from operation concerning

NA discuss changes to Penal Code 2015

VietNamNet Bridge – The amendment and supplement to Penal Code 2015 was put on the table yesterday at the National Assembly, with many deputies raising concerns on articles relating to juvenile offenders and drug trafficking criminals.

HBSO presents “Mendelssohn Violin Concerto”

A concert featuring violinist Pham Vinh and the Director of Ensemble Poliphonique de Choisy le Roi, Maestro Laurent Boer, as well as members of the Ensemble Polyphonique de Choisy-le-Roi will be held at Ho Chi Minh City Opera House

Young talented pianist to perform at HCMC concert

 VietNamNet Bridge – A concert marking the 130th anniversary of the death of the Hungarian composer Franz Liszt will be organized at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music on November 5.

More than 7,000 vehicles penalised for speeding

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over 7,000 vehicles across the country were penalised in the first nine months of this year for speeding, Nguyen Van Huyen, director of the Directorate for Roads of Viet Nam, said.