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Expat community to perform in Da Nang

 VietNamNet Bridge – Representatives of expat communities and individuals living, working or studying in the cities of Da Nang, Hue and Hoi An will join the annual ‘Đà Nẵng’s Expats Got Talent 2018’ 

Vietnam gets first point in U20 futsal Asia Champ

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam took their first point in the first qualifying round of the U20 futsal Asia Championship 2019 (SEA region), which kicked off late Wednesday in Thailand.

Organisations fight violence against women

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts at a dialogue held yesterday in Hanoi discussed ending violence against women and girls.

Da Nang set to boost digitalisation

 VietNamNet Bridge – Da Nang City has established a steering board on e-Government and smart city development for the 2018-25 period, with an aim of promoting the city’s digital government, economy and society.

“Dirty” food needs to be controlled when Tet approaches

 VietNamNet Bridge – Food safety control needs improving to stop “dirty” food during Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays.

Hanoi: Market porters prosecuted for alleged asset appropriation

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People’s Procuracy of Ha Noi has approved a request by the Investigative Police Agency to launch legal proceedings against three people for allegedly appropriating assets.

Five teams to compete at annual BTV Cup

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 19th BTV Cup international football tournament will be held on December 20-30 in Binh Duong Province.

Da Nang cracks down on waste

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city of Da Nang plans to get residents to sort their own waste before throwing it out in Thanh Khe and Son Tra districts from March next year.

Vietnam face crucial Philippines clash in AFF Cup

Coach Park Hang-seo said he’s feeling the pressure, but was confident his Vietnam side would have a good game against the Philippines in the second leg of the AFF Cup semi-final tonight in Hanoi.

VN reviews legal framework for ratification of ILO Convention 98

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is reviewing the legal framework for the ratification of the ILO Convention 98 on the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining.

Hanoi’s offices to fire 4,300 staff next year

About 4,300 State white-collar employees of Hanoi will be laid off next year, according to a decision by the Ha Noi’s People’s Council. Following the move, the city will have a total of 153,875 white-collar workers.

Christmas Concert with Greek maestro at Opera House

 VietNamNet Bridge – A special Christmas Concert will be held from 6pm to 10 pm on December 19 at the HCM City Opera House at 7 Lam Son Square in District 1.

Minh wins gold at National Sports Games

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi’s Tran Tuan Minh won gold in the men’s standard chess event after nine rounds at the National Sports Games yesterday in the capital.

Saigon Heat lost to Macau Black Bears in pity at ABL

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon Heat narrowly lost to Macau Black Bears 95-97 in the Asian Basketball League at Nanhai Gymnasium, China.

Waste separation demands so much more

 VietNamNet Bridge – In a rather sudden and widely applauded move, HCM City authorities have issued regulations forcing the city’s folk to start separating their solid waste at source.

Hanoi’s residents suffer bad air

 VietNamNet Bridge – Air quality in Hanoi has become worse recently, with air quality index (AQI) measurements ranging from 78 to 178 according to the Environment Protection Centre

Documentary film on assassinated cai luong guru released on YouTube

 VietNamNet Bridge – A documentary film on the late theatre actress Thanh Nga, a guru of cai luong (reformed opera), has been released on YouTube to pay tribute to the artist 40 years after her death.

Vinh Long displays ancient statue of Saraswati goddess

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Museum of Vinh Long Province in the Mekong Delta has unveiled a rare ancient statue of Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, art, wisdom and learning.

Locals call last orders on late night bars

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People’s Committee of Ly Thai To Ward has sent a document to the Hoan Kiem District’s authority calling on bars to not stay open until 2am.

21 provinces left feeling flushed with success

 VietNamNet Bridge – In an attempt to improve health for local residents, more than 400,000 household toilets and more than 235,000 water supply works have been set up in a total of 21 mountainous provinces of northern,