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Highlands fest presents folk culture

 VietNamNet Bridge – The third Central Highlands’ Folk Culture Festival and Culture Tourism Week will be held in Kon Tum Province from March 18 to 23.

A house that features Vietnamese craft villages

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam House has been launched recently in HCMC’s District 2 to preserve and promote the quintessence of domestic crafts to locals and foreigners.

Credit institutions reduce cross-ownership

 VietNamNet Bridge – On February 19 Viet Nam Maritime Joint Stock Bank (MaritimeBank) sold 64.2 million shares of Military Bank (MB), accounting for 4 per cent of the military-owned lender’s registered capital.

Hanoi to host night concert, ballet

 VietNamNet Bridge – A night concert and ballet entitled Khuc Giao Mua (Changing Season) will be held at Ha Noi Opera House on March 30 and 31.

Role of Vietnamese women changing: experts

On International Women’s Day, March 8th, Viet Nam News reporters Khanh Chi and Thu Trang spoke to women’s specialists about the role of Vietnamese women, especially regarding the pressures they face in modern life

Deputy PM wants ministries to minimise stakes in SOEs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh has called on ministries and agencies to minimise the controlling stake of the State in State-run enterprises (SOEs).

Vietnam into 2nd round of Davis Cup

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Hoang Thien defeated Aditya Hari Sasongko of Indonesia in the men’s singles match of the first round of the Davis Cup in Indonesia yesterday, March 6.

Turkish films come to Hanoi

 A movie series of Turkish-German director Fatih Akin will be screened at Goethe Institute from March 11 to March 26 in Ha Noi and HCM City.

Bronze medal for Vietnam at world shooting cup

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Xuan Vinh bagged a bronze medal at the ongoing ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand.

Saigon Heat lose in semi-finals

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon Heat failed to make the final of the ASEAN Basketball League as they lost to Westports Malaysia Dragons 76-89 in the second leg of the semi-final match at the CIS Stadium in HCM City.

Dried fish as gift of Mekong Delta

VietNamNet Bridge – With a labyrinth of rivers and canals, the Mekong Delta is rich in fish and other aquatic products. Therefore, local people dry fish to make it a specialty of the region, which tourists often buy as a gift for family and friends.

Security experts warn about spread of new ransomware virus ‘Locky’

VietNamNet Bridge - ‘Locky’, a new virus that encrypts victims’ files and demands ransom for decryption, has been spreading at an alarming rate, according to FPT, Vietnam’s largest information technology group.

HCM City dreams of building advanced schools

VietNamNet Bridge - HCM City local authorities have decided that there must be at least 24 schools that meet standards to approach regional and international education.

Low-cost carrier ‘great war’ begins

VietNamNet Bridge - Behind the current sales promotion campaigns for zero-dong and super-cheap fares is stiff competition among low-cost air carriers (LCC).

Lone plane crash survivor beats monumental odds

 VietNamNet Bridge – It didn't happen only once. When Duong's heart stopped beating for the third time, the family of the lone survivor of a plane crash expected the worst case scenario.

Wildlife trafficking poses risks to public health

 VietNamNet Bridge – Wildlife trafficking in Viet Nam and the high demand for exotic meat, jewelry, medicine and even pets is a threat not only to bio-diversity, but also to public health, according to environment experts.

Khanh the first female deputy to submit law to National Assembly

VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Thi Quoc Khanh, a National Assembly deputy, spoke to the Nong thon Ngay nay newspaper about challenges she faced as the first woman to submit a draft law to the NA.

HCM City to seek waste treatment funding

VietNamNet Bridge – A more transparent legal framework as well as additional incentive policies are needed to attract investment in wastewater treatment projects in HCM City, especially under the mode of Private-Public Partnerships,

Cameras in schools reflect loss of trust, privacy

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cameras installed in classes are said to help oversee the behavior of students and teachers better and reduce school violence, but the presence of such a "supervisor" is threatens the privacy of those who are supervised.

‘Barefoot engineer’ invents automatic watering system

VietNamNet Bridge - Cao Phat Trien, a farmer in Mekong River Delta, has created a system which sprays and waters his orchard automatically, thus helping cut production cost and get higher profit.