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Our way, not the highway, say traffic authorities

 VietNamNet Bridge – Traffic safety experts want to increase fine on motorbike drivers who illegally use expressways.

Vietnam university spin-offs: still a long way to go

In 2010, BK-Holdings at the Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) signed a deal to transfer the technology used to make tricolor compaq fluorescent powder to Rang Dong Company,

Photographic art should stick to life, experts say

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese photography has developed dynamically raising both opportunities and challenges for photographers.

Da Nang hospitals overloaded by patients from nearby provinces

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hospitals in Da Nang have been overloaded because patients from neighbouring provinces have flocked into the city for medical examinations and treatment, reported online newspaper vov.vn.

A record of 56 sports organised at 30th SEA Games

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Southeast Asian (SEA) Games 2019 will feature a record of 56 sports, the Southeast Asian Games Federation Council stated during a recent meeting in Manila.

Concert features Spanish pieces

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Spanish Chamber Music concert will be held at the HCM City Conservatory to give music lovers a chance to enjoy pieces by Spanish composers on November 30.

Control of pesticides to improve the competitiveness of Vietnamese agricultural products

The use of pesticides in agricultural production should be properly considered and applied, said Jason Sandahi, an expert from the US Department of Agriculture, at a seminar in Hanoi on Tuesday.

Frenchman entranced by Vietnamese bronze drums

 VietNamNet Bridge – Jacques de Guerny, a French researcher has spent more than three years tracing the evolution of bronze drums in Southeast Asia, including in Vietnam.

25th meeting of Mekong Council reviews work on river

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 25th meeting of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Council was convened in Ha Long City, the northern province of Quang Ninh, yesterday.

Nha Trang City’s deputy chairman investigated

Police of central Khanh Hoa Province yesterday started criminal proceedings against Le Huy Toan, deputy chairman of Nha Trang City’s People’s Committee, for lacking responsibilities and causing serious consequences related to ...

Track-and-field athletes set records at National Games

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Thi Hue of Quang Ninh won gold and set a record at the National Sports Games in the women’s 10,000m event on Wednesday in Hanoi.

Residents of VN’s biggest cities can get five-year Korean tourist visa

 VietNamNet Bridge – From December 3, Vietnamese residents living in Hanoị, HCM City and Da Nang can get a multiple entry visa valid for up to five years to South Korea.

Thang Long Royal Citadel explored through woodblocks

 VietNamNet Bridge – King Gia Long from Phu Xuan (now Hue) royal city found that Thang Long Citadel was too big, so he issued an order to build a new, smaller one in 1805. 

VN supports climate change adaptation

The Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Southeast Asia programme continues to work towards the goal of ensuring food security in the face of climate change by working with its partners to integrate solutions ..

Photos depict values of national heritage

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 100 of the best entries to the Vietnam Heritage Photo Awards will be displayed at many venues around HCM City and provinces until June next year.

Urbanisation poses challenges to VN’s sustainable development

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam had been immersed in a golden period of urbanisation with a growing number of city development projects. This period was predicted to continue after 2050 but could prove challenging, 

Traditional medicine departments treat growing number of patients

Doctors and physiotherapists at HCM City’s District 11 Hospital’s traditional medicine department are treating more and more patients who prefer traditional methods over Western medicine, or want a combination of both.

More hospitals set to standardise, share medical test results

 VietNamNet Bridge – First-grade hospitals in the country are undertaking many activities for standardisation and quality control of medical laboratories to be able to share medical test results with each other.  

Viet Nam table tennis federation receives sponsorship money

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Table Tennis Federation (VTTF) has received VND500 million (US$21,700) from sponsor Tran Canh Tuan, deputy chairman of VTTF.

Athletes really are record breakers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ngan Ngoc Nghia of the Ministry of Public Security set a national record in the men’s 100m event at the National Sports Games yesterday in Hanoi.