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Numerous challenges facing Vietnam’s exports in 2018

Despite several obstacles, Vietnam’s exports met and surpassed the targets set by the National Assembly and Government in 2017. 

French photographer to build Co Tu museum in Quang Nam

French photographer Rehahn plans to build a Co Tu Museum offering information on the ethnic group living in the mountainous areas of Quang Nam Province in the centre of the province’s Tay Giang district.

Tet customs of Vietnamese ethnic groups

Each ethnic group in Vietnam has typical customs to welcome the New Year, which is called Tet in Vietnamese. Their uniqueness helps make Vietnam’s cultural diversity.

121 killed, 120 injured in road accidents during Tet holidays

 Traffic accidents have claimed the lives of 121 people during the four days of Tết (Lunar New Year) starting on February 14, according to the National Committee for Traffic Safety.

Hai Phong–city of bridges

Hai Phong impresses visitors with its numerous bridges and their interesting names – Quay, Xi mang, and Rao, among others. The bridges are testaments to the city’s development.

Khalid Muhmood: Helping young people become global citizens

 Khalid Muhmood, an English teacher and the co-founder of Hanoi-based English language training centre Apollo English, has dedicated more than 23 years to realising his burning desire to turn young Vietnamese people into global citizens.

Vietnamese youth clamour for training

Mai Sen Bistro on Nguyen Van Lac Street, HCM City,  is more than just a good restaurant that offers European and Asian dishes. 

Five provinces to jointly hold Hung Kings Festival

The Hung Kings Festival will be hosted by Phu Tho Province with help from four other provinces, including the northern province of Thai Nguyen, the central province of Quang Nam and the southern provinces of Binh Duong and Kien Giang.

Spring in ethnic minority hamlets in Northwestern region

Vietnam’s northwestern region is home to many ethnic minority groups. These days, local ethnic people are enjoying a new spring full of happiness and growing prosperity.

Road crashes kill 70 Vietnamese in two days of Tet

Vietnam reported nearly 100 road crashes which killed 70 people and injured dozens of others on the first two days of the Lunar New Year.

Foreigners celebrate Vietnam’s Lunar New Year

Foreigners who are working and living in Vietnam are eager to experience Vietnam’s Tet celebrations.

HCM City maps out plans for water transport expansion

HCM City agencies have unveiled plans to promote waterway transport on the 975km of riverways in the city, according to the city’s Department of Transport.

VN seeing a boom in renewable energy projects

Vietnam has seen a boom in renewable energy projects, in a bid to meet the nation’s future demands for power, after the Government scrapped plans to build a nuclear power plant in Ninh Thuan Province.

Domestic protection: the appeal from fertilizer plants

VietNamNet Bridge - About 1 million tons of cheap DAP fertilizer imports, mostly from China, have been flooding through the border gates in the north every year.

Businesses want to remain small

VietNamNet Bridge - Complicated administrative procedures and weak financial and management capability are why business households do not want to become enterprises.

Vietnam supports Singapore as ASEAN Chair in 2018

Vietnam fully supports Singapore as chair of ASEAN in 2018 and will coordinate with the country as well as other ASEAN members to push forward priorities and initiatives of ASEAN this year for further progress in building the ASEAN Community.

Police arrest suspect in murder of five in HCM City

 Police arrested a young man on February 16 who is suspected in the killing of five members of a family in Ho Chi Minh City’s Binh Tan district and robbed their house.

Moscow people excited with Vietnam's Tet

 The third Vietnamese street food festival themed “Tet Viet” is taking place at the Hanoi-Moscow trade centre in Russia from February 16-18.

Friends of COPI – a helping hand of poor Vietnamese children

 "Children of Peace International” (COPI) is a charitable organization, founded in 1996 and operating in both Vietnam and the US.

Lecturer to commercialize his robots, 3D printers

VietNamNet Bridge - After designing multifunctional robots and winning prizes, Pham Viet Anh has decided to try to commercialize his products.