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Russian tourists come back to Vietnam in droves

 VietNamNet Bridge – Russian visitor arrivals to Vietnam have rebounded strongly after a period of decline sparked by the strong depreciation of the Russian rouble currency against the U.S. dollar.

Frenchman unveils photo exhibition on VN women’s backs

A unique photo exhibition featuring Vietnamese women’s backs by French photographer Thiery Beyne who is based in the central beach city of Nha Trang is on display at the Eastin Grand Hotel Saigon

French-VN musician Nguyen Le releases album

 VietNamNet Bridge – The album, which is a collaboration with Vietnamese artist Ngo Hong Quang, uses Vietnamese traditional instruments and has Vietnamese vocals.

VN female team rank ninth in Chess Olympiad

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s female team rose seven steps from 16th to ninth place out of 140 teams at the Chess Olympiad yesterday (Sept 13) in Baku, Azerbaizan.

Costume designers face tough times

 VietNamNet Bridge – As the traditional theatre has attracted fewer audiences in recent years, costume designers in HCM City are facing challenges to keep their art alive.

HCM City in urgent need of blood donors

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City is experiencing an ongoing shortage of blood for transfusions due to a lack of donors.

Ly Hoang Nam win first doubles match in tennis tourney

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s No. 3 seed Ly Hoang Nam and Bowen Ouyang of China qualified for the second round of the Viet Nam Men’s Future F4 tennis event on Monday in the Binh Duong Province.

High rise fire safety in Hanoi still poor

 Thousands of lives have been put at risk due to many newly built high rise apartment blocks in Ha Noi that fail to meet fire safety standards.

Waterway accidents in HCM City could rise

 VietNamNet Bridge – Waterway accidents have been increasing with great losses to human life and property because ship owners and crew aren’t following safety regulations.

Music festival highlights tai tu art form

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Tai Tu Music Festival 2016 will open today in Bac Lieu as part of the Mekong Delta city’s cultural activities to celebrate National Tourism 2016 with the theme “Discovering the Southern Land”.

Five golfers to represent Vietnam in South Africa

 VietNamNet Bridge – The TP Bank World Amateur Golfers Championship Viet Nam 2016 wrapped up on Saturday in Sky Lake golf course in Ha Noi.

Japan to continue ODA support to Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) co-operation in Viet Nam had been successful, said President of the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) Shinichi Kitaoka in a press conference in Ha Noi

Hue sets out plan to build a museum street

 VietNamNet Bridge –  Hue is proposing to set up a street of museums and exhibition centres to serve the cultural needs of locals and visitors to the former imperial capital city.

Vietnam, Singapore share points in first U19 match

 VietNamNet Bridge – Singapore showed remarkable progress as it met Viet Nam after a year at the ASEAN Football Federation Vietcombank U19 Youth Championship in Ha Noi yesterday, Sept 12.

Red tide blamed for Thanh Hoa fish deaths

 VietNamNet Bridge – The blooming of algae, resulting in the red tide phenomenon, is the main cause behind mass fish deaths reported last week in central Thanh Hoa Province,

Night food markets in HCMC: what’s cooking?

 VietNamNet Bridge – “Hello sir, hello miss! Want some noodles?” was the cry that I repeatedly heard at the Ben Thanh street food market in downtown HCM City last week.

Hanoi works to improve walking streets

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi’s Hoan Kiem District authorities said they would soon take measures to address problems arising from the opening of pedestrian areas around iconic Hoan Kiem (Returned Sword).

First businessman be honoured for scientific and technological study

The sewer was dark and foul smelling, not to mention its toxicity. We still had to dip into the sewage to dredge its bed, Hoang Duc Thao, Director of the Ba Ria-Vung Tau Urban Sewerage and Development Ltd. Company

Minister of Education and Training points to education quality improvement

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha has granted Nhan Dan newspaper an interview regarding the sector’s tasks for the new 2016-2017 academic year,

HCM City reduces tap water leakage

VietNamNet Bridge – The tap water leakage rate in HCM City has reduced to 27.8 per cent, down 2.6 percentage points from the end of last year,