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Efforts to limit vehicles in VN's major cities prove difficult

 VietNamNet Bridge – An uncontrolled rise in personal vehicles has exacerbated traffic in cities. Since 2003, the Government has pushed Ha Noi, HCM City and the Ministry of Transport to limit the number of vehicles on the streets.

Vietnam among happiest countries in the world: Telegraph

 VietNamNet Bridge – The UK Daily Telegraph has listed Vietnam among the world’s happiest countries.

Saigon House – An architectural marvel

 VietNamNet Bridge – House-shaped rooms connected by staircases and bridges inside a three-metre-wide house in Ho Chi Minh City was named House of the Year at the World Architecture Festival last November.

Musicians bring back melodies of old

 VietNamNet Bridge – Musicians and singers are reviving old classics with live music performances in the ancient town of Hoi An. Hoai Nam reports.

Bach Mai hospital recycling medical waste

VietNamNet Bridge - Bach Mai, one of the most prestigious and largest state-owned healthcare centers in Vietnam, has been found disseminating hazardous medical waste, according to Lao Dong reporters. 

80 percent of Phu Quoc real estate buyers are from Hanoi

Of nearly 1,000 real estate products, including land, beachfront villas and apartments sold on Phu Quoc Island so far, 80 percent have been sold to investors from Hanoi and 15 percent to buyers from HCM City, according to Savills Vietnam.

Vietnam denies cultivation of GM sugarcane

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Department of Cultivation under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has rejected news that Vietnam has imported genetically modified (GM) sugarcane for cultivation.

Dollar still preferred despite zero rate

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cutting the dollar-denominated interest rate may reduce foreign currency speculation in theory, but in reality it requires more than just this monetary tool to stabilise the dong and the overall macro-economy,

Tram Tau Town, land of smiles

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tram Tau in Yen Bai Province may be one of poorest districts in Viet Nam, but it is probably the region with the most smiling and optimistic people I've ever seen in the country.

Venture funds finance more tech startups

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sixty-seven tech startups in Vietnam got finances from venture funds last year, more than double the number in 2014, according to Topica Founder Institute.

VN to attend regional art festival

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam Youth Theatre will perform at the Vientiane Performing Arts Festival 2016 that will be held from January 29 to 31 at the National Culture Hall.

Binh Dong Wharf gears up for Tet

 VietNamNet Bridge – Multiple boats have begun transporting a wide range of ornamental trees and flowers from the Mekong Delta region to Binh Dong Wharf in HCMC’s District 8 for citizens in this city to buy for decoration

Vietnam needs new wave of investments

 VietNamNet Bridge – Greater efforts at a national level are needed to create a new wave of investments in Viet Nam, Vuong Dinh Hue, head of the Party Central Committee's Economic Commission, said.

Tax authority probes recover $1.4b

 VietNamNet Bridge – The tax authorities conducted investigations and checks at more than 70,000 businesses, reducing losses of around VND20 trillion ($889 million) in 2015.

Under 50kmh speed signs to be removed from highways

 VietNamNet Bridge – Transport departments and agents across the country have been asked to remove all 50km per hour (kmph) speed limit signs on national highways by the end of January.

Hanoi urban train's design adjusted following public feedback

 VietNamNet Bridge – Both Vietnamese and English will be used parallel for all directions on Cat Linh–Ha Dong urban railway trains, according to the Ministry of Transport.

Vietnamese judo stars need to prove a point on path to Brazil

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese judokas will have to work hard to earn places at the Brazil Olympics this summer.

5 incredible destinations to enjoy snow in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Although snowboards and toboggans are not commonplace to Vietnam, when the cold air and white, fluffy, powder starts to roll in, here’s a list of five places to take your children sledding or to just enjoy the snow.

Early bloom of flowers worries Da Lat's farmers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several flowers being grown in southern Da Lat-Lam Dong in preparation for the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) have bloomed ahead of schedule, posing a loss risk to local farmers.  

Vietnam considers human head transplant operations

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese scientists believe that Vietnam has sufficient conditions to carry out human head transplant operations through technology transfer.