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English teachers must improve

 VietNamNet Bridge – Senior expert of the Ministry of Education and Training's National Foreign Languages Project 2020, Nguyen Lan Trung, speaks to Kinh te&Do Thi (Economic and Urban Affairs) about English teachers.

Hanoi's Long Bien wholesale market causing pollution

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pollution caused by rotten products and wastewater has become alarming at the Long Bien Market, the biggest wholesale market of the northern region, reported Thoi Bao Kinh Doanh (Business Times) Newspaper.

Chinese smartphone brands numerous but sell poorly in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Many Chinese smartphone brands have entered Vietnam in the last three years but have not sold that well. 

Muong ethnic people’s colorful cakes

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sticky rice cakes are a popular finger food among Vietnamese people.  However, sticky rice cakes of Muong ethnic minority group in the mountainous district of Tan Son in the northern province of Phu Tho are special

New air services bring more tourists to Mekong Delta

 VietNamNet Bridge – New air services linking the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and other parts of the nation have helped send visitors to the region surging, heard a media briefing in Can Tho last week.

Women zoom in on ethnic minority issues

 VietNamNet Bridge – Until three months ago, Sam Thi Xinh had never held a camera. Xinh, a Mong ethnic woman from Phuc Loc Commune in Bac Kan Province, was chosen to take part in a research team with other women from her district.

Fruit and vegetable industry looks to bright future

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is emerging as a key player among the world's major agricultural exporters thanks to its large reserves of arable land suitable for crops, radical economic reforms and aggressive trade policies.

Violinist's videos broadcast VN's beauty

 VietNamNet Bridge – Last August, violinist Hoang Rob's debut music video, a cover of Say You Do by songstress Tien Tien, received more than 100,000 likes in a single day. The video featured the fairytale landscape of Tien Cave

Health problems increase in school-age children

 VietNamNet Bridge – Health problems, such as scoliosis, short-sightedness, obesity, dental diseases and mental disorders, among school-age children have become more rampant in Vietnam,

TPP to tighten copyright rules

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of thousands of enterprises in Vietnam mat face lawsuits due to tough regulations on copyright protection stipulated in the Trans-pacific Partnership.

To develop aviation manufacturing, Vietnam urged to begin with simple steps

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam should begin developing the aviation manufacturing industry with small and simple steps, experts have said. 

American war veteran works to alleviate poverty in Viet Nam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Roy Mike Boehm came to Viet Nam in 1968 as a soldier to fight in the Cu Chi battlefield on the outskirts of Sai Gon. He now visits the country as a healer of the wounds that the war has given to Quang Ngai Province.

Wild animal heads may not bring luck

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Van Huyen has just decorated his new home with a big dried head of a bull hung on the wall of the living room. He seemed pleased with the object which he claimed would bring prosperity for his family.

Vietnam telecom firms all set for 4G race

On January 18 Viet Nam Posts and Telecommunications Group began commercial testing of its 4G, or fourth generation mobile telecom technology, services in HCM City and the Phu Quoc Island, with speeds reaching as high as 100 Mbps.

Woman finds success in beautiful game

With more than 15 years experience playing for various women's football clubs as well as the Vietnamese national team, goalkeeper Dang Thi Kieu Trinh has achieved a lot in her career, including being named Viet Nam's Best Goalkeeper.

Vietnam puts high hopes on Russia to fulfill ‘automobile dream’

VietNamNet Bridge - If Russia and Belarus focus on making low-cost trucks, they will find firm positions in the Vietnamese market.

Tug-of-war pulls UNESCO recognition

 VietNamNet Bridge – Different forms of the traditional test of strength take place across Asia-Pacific, and while they entertain the crowds, there is a deep-rooted belief that these rituals will bring a fruitful harvest.

Foreign currency credit may tumble

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign currency credit has fallen and is expected to continue declining in the coming time as a number of enterprises have converted their foreign currency debt into Vietnam dong.

Luxury hotel boom looms in Khanh Hoa

 VietNamNet Bridge – A high-class hotel room boom is looming large in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa, which is known for its beautiful beach city of Nha Trang,

VN eyes Thai rice in global market

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will have various advantages in exporting rice this year though it may have to compete with Thai rice in the global export market when Thailand sells rice at stock.