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Hanoi reforms building permit regulations

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi Municipal People’s Committee has decentralised power in granting construction permits, which is expected to help it better manage and curb violations in construction.

Patients recovering from cancer ’best reward’

VietNamNet Bridge – Approximately 14 million new cases are diagnosed annually around the globe. Viet Nam is among the countries with the highest rates of cancer and cancer emortality in the world. 

Exploring the beauty of Thai Binh Province

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nestled in the Red River Delta, Thai Binh Province is known for vast rice fields made fertile by the alluvium of the Red River and two other rivers, the Hoa and the Luoc.

Satellite hospitals now capable of heart surgery

VietNamNet Bridge – Advanced medical techniques in cardiovascular surgery and interventions have been successfully transferred to provincial hospitals, saving the lives of hundreds of patients every year,

First mountain bike race in Vietnam to take place in Sapa

VietNamNet Bridge – The first edition of Vietnam Mountain Bike Marathon is set to take place on November 4-6 in the remote mountainous region around Sapa Town in the northwestern province of Lao Cai,

The fire culture of ethnic people

 VietNamNet Bridge – The kitchen plays an important role for every ethnic family in Vietnam. The cooking place is also a venue where rituals and other customs occur. Whenever a guest arrives, the host makes a fire to show hospitality.

HCM City devises bus plan as rider numbers fall

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City is buying new buses, upgrading existing buses and creating more bus routes to attract riders as the number of riders continues to fall.  

VN loses 2.5% of GDP from traffic accidents

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam loses 2.5 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) annually due to traffic accidents.

VN’s forest management model not sustainable

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Viet Hung, former deputy head of the Central Highlands Steering Committee on Forest Management, Protection Development, spoke to Viet Nam News Agency about forest management.

Why is Vietnam so happy?

 VietNamNet Bridge – In 1968, the Beatles came out with a song called “Money Can’t Buy Me Love”. The idea that money, or material goods, doesn’t equal happiness has since become somewhat clichéd.

Bulgarian dancer shines on

VietNamNet Bridge – The showbiz network and audiences in Viet Nam are familiar with professional dancer Daniel Denev, who performed on Dancing with the Stars, winning the televised contest in 2014 and 2015.

Capital enriched by intangible cultural heritages

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tay Ho lotus tea is listed among 1,793 intangible cultural heritages in Ha Noi,

New PM can talk the talk, can he walk the walk?

 VietNamNet Bridge – Earlier this week, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who has been in his post for three months, asked his cabinet to be pioneers in practising thriftiness and cutting spending.

Charming autumn in northwestern Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – The nation’s northwest is a popular travel destination thanks to its cool atmosphere, beautiful flowers and tasty fruits. The best time to visit this region is autumn as it is sunny, terraced paddy fields turn yellow,

Protection urged for endangered species in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Conservationists and scientists have strongly called on the Government to stop allowing organisations and individuals commercially farming and trading endangered species in Viet Nam.

Artists experiment with new techniques in contemporary Vietnamese paintings

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese artists, both professional and amateur, young and old, are now more and more active in searching for new materials and experimenting with new forms of creation in paintings,

HCM City acts to ease congestion at traffic hotspots

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City is working on multiple infrastructure projects to deal with chronic congestion near Tan Son Nhat Airport and Cat Lai Port,

Thanh Hoa moves to realise green growth goals

 VietNamNet Bridge – An action plan for implementing the green growth strategy funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was unveiled in the central province of Thanh Hoa on August 4.

Torrential rains, flash floods ravage Lao Cai: 12 dead and missing

 Torrential downpours and flash floods have hit the northern province of Lao Cai, leaving 12 dead and missing.

Hon Do - an exhilirating seaside antidote to daily worries

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hon Do Beach in the central province of Ninh Thuan attracts tourists though it doesn’t have a white sandy beach.