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Chango Foundation group to perform traditional Columbian Marimba songs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chango Foundation will offer Vietnamese audiences a Colombian folk traditional music performance on May 4 in a collaborative programme by the Embassy of Colombia in Viet Nam

Hanoians in dilapidated buildings to be relocated

 VietNamNet Bridge – Residents in old dormitories of Ha Noi’s Thanh Cong, Ngoc Khanh, Ba Dinh and Cong Vi wards will be relocated following a decision by the capital city’s People’s Committee.

Parents urged to tackle child stress

 VietNamNet Bridge – Children in Viet Nam are often forced by their parents to study excessively and excel in school, but this pressure could have adverse consequences on their health and cognitive development,

British DJ to perform at Observatory with visual art

 The Heart Beat will present DJ and music producer Shifted, aka Guy Brewer, from the UK at The Observatory on May 6. This will be his debut performance in Asia.

Consumers organise to support safe food

 VietNamNet Bridge – Scandals related to contaminated and unsafe food in recent years have become an issue of major public concern as consumers fear the health consequences.

Private-service providers for public-school students need to be better managed

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Department of Education plans to ask the city to issue detailed regulations on private services for students who must attend school in either a morning or afternoon shift.

High cancer rates, pollution plague villages in Bac Giang

 VietNamNet Bridge – Widow Than Thi Ngoan, of My Dien Village in the northern Bac Giang Province, said in tears that her husband died six months after discovering he had stomach cancer.

’Please do not beat’: a loving father’s plea

 VietNamNet Bridge – Watching children grow up and learn new things in life brings great happiness to every parent.

Craft training helps people with disabilities

 VietNamNet Bridge – Suffering from Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) since her birth has not stopped Nguyen Thi Thu Thuong, 33, from becoming a director of a vocational training centre for the handicapped.

Illegal subdivided land sales surge in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – Subdividing land into housing-sized pieces to sell off is rampant in HCM City, especially in suburban areas, but according to analysts and officials, it is a violation of the law and undermines urban planning.

New Minister of Industry and Trade promises to boost efficiency

VietNamNet Bridge – The newly-appointed Minister of Industry and Trade talks with Vietnam News Agency about his actions to improve efficiency of the ministry’s activities from 2016 to 2021, and create favourable conditions for enterprises

Teacher dedicates life to village children

 VietNamNet Bridge – The normal working day starts at 8am, but for teacher Hoang Thi Huong in Rao Tre Village in the central province of Ha Tinh, the day begins three hours earlier. Not only does she reach school early to prepare her lessons,

Vietnamese youngsters making short films: Diversity and difference

In recent years, making short films has become a hot trend of young Vietnamese cinema enthusiasts. Although the young film makers still show some shortcomings, they have also gained significant recognition at regional and international film fests,

Dishes made from Bauhinia flowers in Vietnam’s northwestern region

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Bauhinia flowers of Vietnam’s northwestern region are in blossom in March and April. Thai women use it as an ingredient in a number of dishes.

VN national football squad to train abroad for AFF Cup

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam are gearing up for the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 with an aim of making it to the event’s final match.

Director making a name for VN action flicks

 Cuong Ngo, born in 1978, lives in Canada. He has directed various films appreciated at home and abroad. His short film The Golden Pin (2009) won Best Canadian Short at the Toronto Inside Out Film & Video Festival.

Exploring King Kong’s ’home’

There have been echoes from local media that Hollywood was making another King Kong feature film in the agrarian outcrop of Tam Coc. If you need a reason to escape Ha Noi for the weekend, then having the new home of King Kong

Ha Nhi’s worship of the kitchen genie

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Nhi consider water the source of life and fire the source of power. The woodstove space is the key spot in their house. They put a sacred rock next to the woodstove to represent the kitchen genie,

Human trafficking increasing in Lao Cai

 VietNamNet Bridge – Trafficking of women and children has been on the rise in recent years in the northern border province of Lao Cai, making it a hotspot for this crime.

Dak Nong struggles to deal with increase in enrolment

 VietNamNet Bridge – An increase in the number of students in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong are posing challenges for the education sector as the demand for school facilities and teachers increases,