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Maximum speed in Vietnam residential areas to be increased

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport has approved a circular permitting drivers traveling in residential areas to increase their maximum speed by 10km/h compared to current laws.

US continues probe on Vietnam steel

 VietNamNet Bridge – The United States International Trade Committee (ITC) has decided to continue anti-dumping investigation on Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipes (CWP) imported from Viet Nam,

Severe drought to threaten Saigon in coming months

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will face its most severe drought in six decades over the next few months, the weather office has forecast, warning there will be a severe shortage of water for irrigation and saltwater intrusion up its rivers.

Con Dao, a most attractive destination in March

VietNamNet Bridge – Skyscanner, the world’s travel search engine, has released the list of destinations with the most appropriate weather in March including Con Dao Island of Vietnam. 

Vietnam boxers train abroad to secure Olympic berths

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese boxers and Southeast Asian Games champions Luu Thi Duyen and Ha Thi Linh have left for Thailand to train for the upcoming Asian zone Olympic qualifier.

Vietnam fencers seeking points for Olympics qualifying

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Tien Nhat is training hard in South Korea hoping to qualifying for his second Olympics' fencing tournament.

Hair-raising Dinner In The Sky experience comes to HCM City

Dinner In The Sky, a slightly bizarre concept that has caught on in 45 countries – 22 guests are hoisted in the air along with the banquet table and their chairs by a crane to dine 60 metres up in the air – has made its way to Viet Nam.

Public security ministry takes over university

 VietNamNet Bridge – The public security ministry took over Ha Hoa Tien University in the southern Ha Nam Province yesterday (Jan 18) to build training programmes for its personnel.

Local authorities try to resolve hot spots with plant protection residue

VietNamNet Bridge - Thousands of ‘hot spots’ with plant protection chemicals have been found but authorities have not been able to solve the problem. 

Clouds of concern descend on HAGL

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group’s stocks are expected to continue their downward trend in 2016 as the firm faces multiple challenges in the time ahead.

Cruise tourism dogged by poor ports, rules

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has huge potential for cruise tourism, but the sector is underdeveloped, with a lack of ports and services.

Highway project causes diversity loss for forest

The construction of Cam Lo-Tuy Loan highway crossing through Bach Ma National Park, central Thua Thien Hue Province will have an adverse effect on ecology; however, there is no other choice for the location of the project,

Renault eyes Vietnam expansion

 VietNamNet Bridge – French-backed car maker Renault may build a factory to directly manufacture cars in Vietnam in order to benefit from slashed import tariffs within the ASEAN Economic Community.

Sky’s the limit for Vietnam Airlines

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has set ambitious business targets for 2016, driven by high local economic growth and recovery of the international aviation industry.

Unprecedented incidents causing shocks to banking sector in 2015

VietNamNet Bridge - 2015 was a climactic year for a lot of bankers. A number of them were arrested and prosecuted in criminal cases. 

Missing Vietnamese found in Jeju island

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nine more travellers, among 56 Vietnamese who went missing on the Jeju resort island in South Korea, were found on Saturday, the local immigration office has announced.

Vietnam’s landscapes and people through Réhahn’s lens

 VietNamNet Bridge – French photographer Réhahn Croquevielle is famous across the world for a number of breath-taking photos on Vietnam’s natural landscapes and beautiful people.

Vietnam gets sixth place in Budget Travel

VietNamNet Bridge – Budget Travel’s Where To Go 2016 list, an annual compendium of the go-to list of top travel locales from stylish cities to alluringly remote islands, has named Vietnam as one of the top ideal destinations.

Image: Special roses for lunar New Year 2016

 VietNamNet Bridge – With just a few weeks to go before lunar New Year or Tet holiday, the surge in demand for the ancient Sapa rose is likely to quadruple their price, according to a survey of growers.

Picturesque landscapes impress Korean teacher, photographer

 VietNamNet Bridge – South Korean teacher Lee Sang-bok has displayed his photos of the landscapes of Viet Nam in a recent exhibition in Ha Noi.