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Hanoi to clean up craft villages

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi’s authorities have approved an environmental campaign to handle grave pollution recorded in local craft villages.

Highway doctor treats traffic victims for free

VietNamNet Bridge – Dao Thi Lien has spent more than three decades offering help and free treatment to traffic victims at Kim Thanh crossroad in Phuc Thanh District, called the "crossroad of death".

Unique To he pictures in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Xuan La craft village in Phuong Duc Commune, Phu Xuyen District, Hanoi is famous for unique To he (toy figurine) pictures.

Vietnamese fashion brands fading away

VietNamNet Bridge - Many Vietnamese fashion brands which were once strong have gone downhill because they cannot compete with foreign brands.

4G to begin in 2016 but at a slow pace

The year 2016 is expected to be the ‘year of 4G’ as telecom groups hope they will receive official operation licenses for providing 4G. Mobile phone manufacturers plan to begin marketing models with 4G support. 

Nation needs more good brands

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hai Quan (Customs) newspaper talks with Do Van Ve, president of Young Businessmen Association of Thai Binh Province about the issue of branding in a globally integated economy.

Tours of high-tech agriculture in Da Lat

 VietNamNet Bridge – Da Lat inspires tourists for with its picturesque landscapes, cool climate, unique architecture and especially its beautiful flowers. Flower gardens that use high-tech cultivation methods often surprise visitors.

Calligrapher reflects on 70-year career

Visitors to Ong Do (Confucian teacher) road along the HCM City Youth Cultural House are familiar with the image of an elderly man in traditional long dress writing calligraphy sentences surrounded by young colleagues.

Safety of law enforcement officers must come first

The bloody figure of traffic police officer Nguyen Quoc Dat in his torn-apart uniform last week shocked the nation as he was lying on the road after being dragged some 20 metres under a truck in a hit and run incident on National Route 5

Exporters' outlook for 2016 remains mixed

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese export firms have mixed feelings, both happy and worried, about business prospects for this year.

Female railtrack guards face abuse

VietNamNet Bridge – Many female railway crossing guards in Ha Noi work hard to make sure road users stay safe, despite the hardships they face, Kinh te do thi (Economic and Urban Affairs) newspaper reported. 

Private economic sector blocked by three powers

Private businesses, according to economists, have been hampered by state-owned enterprises (SOEs), foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) and state management agencies. 

HCM City monitors wastewater at IPs, EPZs

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC Department of Natural Resources and Environment on January 26 launched an automatic wastewater monitoring system to keep track of wastewater treatment at 16 industrial parks (IPs)

Fintech to see boom in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - 2015 was believed to be the year which witnessed a boom of technology startups in the finance sector, or Fintech. 

US dollar appreciation behind hike in dong deposit interest rate

VietNamNet Bridge - The increased demand for loans as well as the dong appreciation has increased the deposit interest rate. 

Impacts of the TPP on Vietnam – Opportunities and challenges

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam appears poised to potentially benefit more than any of the 11 other nations in the recently concluded Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.

The plant, the monk and the bird

 VietNamNet Bridge – After hearing about giant lotuses with leaves that are 3m wide and thick enough to "carry" a person weighing up to 80kg, we became curious.

‘Iron fist' coach makes a comeback

 VietNamNet Bridge – Football has a knack of drawing people out of retirement, no matter what their age. Many dedicate their lives to the "beautiful game", and letting go of something that's so important to them is a difficult

Google report reveals more than low literacy rate

VietNamNet Bridge – An annual report by Google has shown that nine out of Vietnamese top 10 searches in 2015 were related to movies, music and celebrities. The song "Vo nguoi ta" (Wife of Another Man),

More M&A deals expected in domestic real estate sector

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the domestic real estate sector are being favoured thanks to the recovery in the market, together with several new policies.