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VN raises warning level for Zika virus

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health (MoH) has increased the Zika virus warning to level 3 - the dangerous level,

A little music goes a long way with langurs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thanh Tu, 54, a former commanding officer of the Ca Roong border post in the central province of Quang Binh’s Tuyen Hoa District, is known far and wide as a discoverer and protector of langurs.

HCM City dominate finswimming championship

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City bagged the top spot in the finswimming event at the National Swimming and Finswimming Championships in Ha Noi.

Authorities, ministries told to inspect discharge from reservoirs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked central provincial authorities and relevant ministries to inspect water discharge from reservoirs in wake of the recent floods.

Viet Nam to grab Asian quarter-final berth

VietNamNet Bridge –  Viet Nam have advantages and disadvantages in the race for a berth in the quarter-finals of the Asian Football Confederation U19 Championship, which is ongoing in Bahrain. 

Com, the dear gift from green sticky rice

 VietNamNet Bridge – Com young sticky rice flakes - one of Ha Noi’s culinary specialties - has long been close to Hanoians’ hearts. Like the city where it was born, com is elegant, fresh and simple.

Fish sauce arsenic tops limit

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Standards and Consumers Association (Vinatas), a non-profit organisation, yesterday (Oct 17) announced the results of a test it did of fish sauce in 10 cities and provinces.

Theatre graduate popularises musicals among VN audience

VietNamNet Bridge – A fresh theatre graduate of the University of New Hampshire, Vietnamese director Nguyen Phi Phi Anh, returned to his home country in April to prepare for his latest Broadway musical-inspired project entitled Hope. 

Bus terminals to turn a hi-tech corner

 VietNamNet Bridge –  “Obsolete methods” are being used to manage bus terminals in Viet Nam and a technological upgrade is badly needed, officials say.

Wings set record during win against Dragons

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City Wings defeated Danang Dragons and set a record at the Viet Nam Basketball League on October 16 in HCM City. 

Ly Hoang Nam moves to Vietnam Open second round

 Viet Nam’s top player Ly Hoang Nam pocketed a first round win at the Viet Nam Men’s Futures F7 tennis tournament yesterday (Oct 17) in Binh Duong Province.

10-man Vietnam tie UAE in U19 champs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is on the edge of the Asian Football Confederation U19 Championship’s knock-out round, after their 1-1 draw against the United Arab Emirates yesterday in Manama, Bahrain.

Zika virus found in VN mosquitos

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Zika virus has been discovered in a small sampling of Aedes mosquitos in the costal city of Nha Trang, the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology reported.

Weathermen in shocking inaccurate prediction

VietNamNet Bridge – Many people in the HCM City had to cancel their plans for fear of flooding after the Southern Region Hydrometeorological Forecast Station forecasted the city would experience heavy rains last Saturday.

Gaston Merlo to be granted with Vietnamese citizenship

 VietNamNet Bridge – SHB Da Nang team has completed procedures to secure Vietnamese citizenship for Argentina-born striker Gaston Merlo ahead of the next V.League season.

Precious lotus roots and leaves

The Vietnamese revere lotus for its natural beauty, as well as for its nutritious and medicinal properties. Every part of the lotus can be used to cook nourishing dishes and to make herbal medicines to treat many ailments.

Hanoi life in 1980s depicted in photos of former British diplomat

 VietNamNet Bridge – The street corners, street vendors, festivals and small hamlets of 1980’s Ha Noi were lively and truthfully depicted through the len of photographer John Ramsden.

Six pop icons to stage concert in HCM City next month

 VietNamNet Bridge – Six famous singers from three generations will stage “The Master of Symphony 2016” concert from November 17-20 at Hoa Binh Theatre in HCM City’s District 10.

Hanoi to install 20 new air-monitoring stations

 VietNamNet Bridge – The capital city is preparing to install an additional 20 air-monitoring stations, municipal officials say.

Belated floods disappoint Mekong Delta farmers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Every year, the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta awaits its “flooding season” with bated breath.