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Citizens should be well aware of rights

 VietNamNet Bridge – If the State and citizens are not well aware of their responsibilities and obligations, “the tolerance for corruption” by chance will become a prolonged practice.

University of Medicine and Pharmacy to apply new smart school model

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City University of Medicine and Pharmacy on Tuesday officially opened a new lecture hall developed under smart-school model.

Property scam lands ex-MP in the dock

 VietNamNet Bridge – A former National Assembly deputy will be prosecuted for defrauding the public in a VND377 billion (US$16.9 million) property scam.

Nom Bo Kho (Dried beef salad)

VietNamNet Bridge – “Nom bo kho” is so popular in Vietnam that it has gradually become a familiar snack of street foods family and showed up frequently in Vietnamese wedding parties and death anniversaries.

Emerging filmmaker awarded Knight of Arts and Letters title

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Knight of Arts and Letters title was bestowed on Diep by French National Cinema Centre President Fédérique Bredin at a ceremony to mark French President Francois Hollande’s official visit to Viet Nam.

Vietnam to prepare for aging population

Viet Nam will work with international organisations to develop a population policy agenda at the highest level as the country looks towards becoming an aged nation, said Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on Tuesday.

Dong Ho folk paintings

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dong Ho folk paintings are printed from woodblocks and created by Dong Ho villagers in Bac Ninh Province.

Illegal mineral mining an issue

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lai Hong Thanh, Deputy Director of the General Department of Geology and Minerals of Viet Nam, speaks to Nong thon Ngay nay newspaper about challenges in mineral extraction in Viet Nam.

Vietnam bring home four Asian wushu golds

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam wrapped up the Asian Wushu Championships with four gold medals, eight silver medals and five bronze medals on September 5 in Chinese Taipei.

Vietnam prepares to fight Southeast Asia Zika boom

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health has urged localities to take drastic prevention measures in response to an increase of Zika patients in Southeast Asian countries.

Vietnamese athletes look to script history at Paralympics

 VietNamNet Bridge – Any medal in the upcoming Paralympics at Rio de Janeiro will be Viet Nam’s turning point and coach Dong Quoc Cuong and his athletes are looking forward to making history.

Junior Fashion Week comes to HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 200 garments for boys and girls created by foreign and local fashion houses and garment companies will be showcased at the first Vietnam Junior Fashion Week to be held in HCM City

Second cable system to be built in Yen Tu

 VietNamNet Bridge – Quang Ninh Province authorities have announced a plan to build a second cable system on Yen Tu Mountain, famous for its beautiful landscape and Buddhist heritage.

Reaction to new pedestrian streets mixed

VietNamNet Bridge – Opening a flow of walking space and offering a new sense of tranquility, the newly-opened pedestrian areas around iconic Hoan Kiem Lake have aroused applause for many tourists and locals.

Museum brings together cultures of Southeast Asian nations

VietNamNet Bridge – Located inside the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (VME), the Southeast Asian Museum has been a rendezvous spot of Southeast Asian nations with a permanent exhibition displaying the diversity and similarities

HCM City eyes flyover to ease traffic

 VietNamNet Bridge – A plan to build a flyover connecting Tan Son Nhat Airport with Nguyen Van Troi and Hoang Van Thu streets has been submitted to the HCM City Department of Transport by an infrastructure joint venture.

Over 2,500 athletes to compete in Asian Beach Games in Da Nang

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 2,500 athletes from 42 countries and territories have registered to compete in the fifth Asian Beach Games in Da Nang City from September 24 to October 3.

President Ho Chi Minh in the paintings of a Vietnamese expat

 VietNamNet Bridge – At his own house in Nakhon Phanom Province’s Mueang Nakhon Phanom District in Thailand, Dao Trong Ly has a private room to worship Uncle Ho and uses another as a painting studio.

Vietnam defeat Colombia in World Chess Olympiad

Viet Nam’s men’s team defeated Colombia 3.5-0.5 in the second match at the ongoing 42nd World Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Argentina beat Vietnam in futsal match

 VietNamNet Bridge – Argentina defeated Viet Nam’s national futsal team 5-2 in their second friendly match in the South American country yesterday (Vietnamese time – Sept 4).