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Illegal buses dominate HCM City market

 VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal bus stations and unlicensed buses ferrying passengers to other provinces continue to operate brazenly in HCM City despite authorities’ efforts.

Gov’t: overturn online business limits

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Justice on Monday proposed eliminating a ban on business services offered online or via communication networks without getting prior permission.

Switzerland will continue assistance to Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Switzerland has pledged to continue its support to Viet Nam through overseas development assistance (ODA) projects, which focus on achieving sustainable economic growth.

Dalat – Where mulberry leaves become silk gowns

 VietNamNet Bridge – Driving away from daily hustle in Saigon, we arrive in Dalat in a rainy morning. The resort town is where busy people come find peace and tranquility,

Hanoi streets to be covered in greenery

VietNamNet Bridge – Green trees have been mentioned in poetry, painting, music and have became a special feature of Ha Noi. 

Vietnam Mountain Bike Marathon scheduled for November

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Mountain Bike Marathon, the country’s toughest mountain bike stage race, is scheduled to kick off on November 4-6 in Sa Pa in northern mountainous Lao Cai Province. 

Statue stolen from ancient pagoda

A 19-century Buddhist statue of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva with a thousand hands and a thousand eyes — a treasure of the Me So Pagoda in the northern province of Hung Yen’s Me So Commune, Van Giang District, was stolen

Customs busts ring of smugglers

VietNamNet Bridge – Politburo member and Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh yesterday sent a letter complimenting the General Department of Viet Nam Customs for discovering the trans-border trafficking of elephant tusks.

Tropical low-pressure system forms in East Sea

 VietNamNet Bridge – This month’s first tropical low-pressure system, forming over the southern part of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago, is predicted to bring strong winds, torrential rainfall and whirlwinds from the sea.

Asian Beach Games closes in Da Nang

VietNamNet Bridge – The 5th Asian Beach Games (ABG5) wrapped up with the closing ceremony after 10 days of competition in Da Nang, with more than 3,200 athletes having competed. 

Lotus takes pride of place in Hue's royal gastronomy

VietNamNet Bridge – The lotus holds a special place in Vietnamese hearts, culture and history. The lotus flower is Viet Nam’s national flower. Every part of the lotus plant is valued for its elegance, medicinal qualities and culinary properties.

School fashion shows a concern for parents

VietNamNet Bridge – In the past, people would dress simply, especially at school, because of the difficult life during war and the post-war period. Those from earlier generations were embarrassed to wear a new shirt when their friends had none.

Biz doubts VN’s engagement in climate policies

The business sector in Viet Nam has serious doubts about the impact of the historic COP21 global climate deal on the country’s environmental policies,

Ticking water time bombs in hydropower plants?

VietNamNet Bridge – A tunnel break in the Song Bung 2 hydroelectric power plant in the central province of Quang Nam released nearly 30 million cubic metres of water that rushed to thousands of villagers living downstream,

Climate change challenges power supplies

VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Manh Tuan, deputy director general of Electricity Viet Nam’s Northern Power Corporation, spoke to the newspaper Nong Thon Ngay nay about plans to ensure constant power supply

Poverty is no excuse for breaking the law

 VietNamNet Bridge – The recent death of Tran Minh Hoang, a nine-year-old boy whose neck was slashed by a long, sharp roofing steel plate loaded onto a makeshift vehicle has sparked sorrow and anger

New, affordable cancer treatments offer hope

With the adoption of cutting-edge technology at a comparatively low cost, Professor Mai Trong Khoa - Director of the Nuclear Medicine and Oncology Center, at Bach Mai Hospital - and colleagues have saved many cancer patients

Vietnam must not be dump site

VietNamNet Bridge – Phan Xuan Dung, chairman of the National Assembly Committee for Science, Technology and Environment,  talks  to  Thời báo kinh tế Việt Nam about the country’s science and technology level.

Teens turn their lives around, with curling irons

VietNamNet Bridge – Several years ago, Nguyen Anh Thu dropped out of school and had no way of earning an income in HCM City. Her family, originally from the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, could not afford to pay

The gym teacher of Da Nang beach

 The sight of people crawling along Da Nang beach on their stomachs in the early morning draws the attention of passers-by. It is all part of the novel free exercise classes being run by 33-year-old Do Quang Anh to improve his community’s health.