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Young director presents opera project in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Opera director Nguyen Phi Phi Anh will soon launch his opera project titled Hope with 35 shows at the L’Espace on 24 Trang Tien Street.

Sports-tourism to boost tourism growth

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government of Viet Nam continues to stress tourism’s key role in the country’s socio-economic development, and it hopes that sports and athletics will help play a big part in doubling the tourism industry’s future growth.

Hanoi to host Ao Dai Festival

 VietNamNet Bridge – Director of Hanoi Department of Tourism Do Dinh Hong spoke to DTiNews about the forthcoming Ao Dai Festival which will be held on October 14-16 at Thang Long Citadel in Hanoi.

Industry and trade reform takes time, says official

 VietNamNet Bridge – The deputy minister of Industry and Trade (MoIT), Tran Quoc Khanh speaks to the media about the ministry’s efforts in administrative reforms.

Cramped high rises shooting up across Hanoi

Traffic congestion is not a foreign sight for residents of narrow Vu Trong Phung Street in Ha Noi’s Thanh Xuan District. On the one-km street, there are several apartment buildings creating burden on infrastructure and traffic.

Agriculture sector goes online

VietNamNet Bridge – Vuong Duc Hinh, Chief of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariate, spoke to the newspaper Customs on how the ministry is implementing the national administrative reform.

Overseas dancer shines at festival

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bui Ngoc Quan is a dancer and director of a contemporary dance theatre, currently based in Belgium.

Fake fertilisers flood VN market

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fake and substandard fertilizers are alarmingly rampant in Viet Nam, experts said at a conference yesterday.

Dengue fever cases on the rise in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – Abundant rainfall in HCM City has increased the mosquito population, resulting in a rising number of dengue cases beginning early this month, according to the city’s Preventive Medicine Centre.

New exhibition showcases the Doi Moi boom

 VietNamNet Bridge – From now until the end of the year, a visitor to the National Museum of History can gaze at a wardrobe, a sewing machine, a Gimiko clock and a pressure cooker and feel a sense of pride.

HCM City's flood control program to need big funding

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC government will spend VND97.3 trillion (US$4.36 billion) on a major program to combat floods in the 2016-2020 period.

Vietnam Open 2016 to kick off in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Open 2016 will take place at Lan Anh Tennis Club in HCM City on October 8-16.

Chinese arrivals up 57.7% in Jan-Sep

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 1.98 million Chinese tourists have visited Vietnam this year, up a staggering 57.7% against the same period a year earlier,

Elle Fashion Journey 2016 to open in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese and foreign fashion designers will introduce luxury and ready-to-wear clothing and accessories at the Elle Fashion Journey 2016 at HCM City’s Gem Centre this week.

Story of the famous Quang noodle

 VietNamNet Bridge – Every region in Viet Nam features unique culinary specialties. Pho hails from Ha Noi. Bun bo comes from the central city of Hue.

Ninh Binh hosts traditional opera festival

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 800 cheo (traditional opera) artists from traditional troupes nationwide are performing at the Cheo National Festival 2016 in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

PM inspects food safety at vegetable market

 VietNamNet Bridge – Small businesses should not sell low-quality food products that come from unclear sources, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said to fruit vendors in the capital’s Hoan Kiem District early this morning.

Week celebrating ethnic groups’ heritage to open

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of representatives from various ethnic groups will participate in cultural activities organised at the Viet Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism between November 18 and 23.

Referee Chau wins Golden Whistle Award

 VietNamNet Bridge – Referee Nguyen Ngoc Chau of Binh Duong won the 2016 Golden Whistle Award, the Viet Nam Football Federation announced on September 27.

NA Judicial Committee discusses Penal Code

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly’s Judicial Committee yesterday convened its third session with discussions focused on the adjustment of the Penal Code 2015.