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Deltas under the microscope

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will work with other countries to develop its river basins and deltas in a sustainable way, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Thai Lai said

Mass wedding for 100 couples in HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ho Chi Minh City Youth Workers Support Centre will hold a mass wedding for 100 pairs of workers at Grand Palace Wedding and Conventions on Vietnam’s Independence Day (September 2).

Fans in frenzy to see inspirational Vujicic

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dreams of meeting limbless Australian writer Nick Vujicic will come true for many Vietnamese today, May 22, when he arrives to address an expected 70,000 people in total.

Office rents down, businesses come back to central areas

VietNamNet Bridge – The office rents have decreased by a half if compared with six years ago.

Khoi sets five national records at swimming event

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Duy Khoi set five national records at the National Age Groups Swimming Championships on the final day of competition in HCM City yesterday, May 20.

Police discovered first male prostitution ring in Saigon

By May 20, HCM City police arrested nearly 40 people who were involved in a male prostitution network. This is the first large-scale male prostitution ring detected in HCM.

Saigon Heat disqualified from 2013 ABL Champs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite beating Malaysia Dragons 89-78, Vietnam’s Saigon Heat basketball team was disqualified from the ASEAN Basketball League Championship in Ho Chi Minh City on May 19.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 20/5

 President Ho’s birthday honoured in HCM City; Leaders pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh; Assembly Chairman hails outstanding young policemen

Huynh Dong: I want to play the bad guy

VietNamNet Bridge – Best-known for his good-natured TV roles, HCM City actor Huynh Dong recently won two Canh Dieu Vang (Golden Kite) awards for both movie and television performances.

Magician Erix Logan to perform in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Italian magician Erix Logan has scheduled 20 performances in Hanoi, Quang Ninh, Haiphong and Ho Chi Minh City from May 28 to June 23 during his first tour of Vietnam.

HCM City unveils series of events designed to tempt tourists

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced a cuisine festival at the Dam Sen Cultural Park in District 11 from May 16 to 19 and a fruit festival at the Suoi Tien Cultural Park

Reckless pedestrians cause traffic accidents

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 37-year-old man was hit and killed by a truck while climbing a concrete median strip to cross Highway 1A in HCM City's Binh Tan District last Thursday night.

Living cost in HCM City cheaper than Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge - In 52 Asian cities that are most expensive for foreign visitors, HCM City ranks 43rd and Hanoi 38th.

HCM City to host world delta conference

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two of the earth's great river systems, the Mekong and the Mississippi, will be the focus of global deltaic leaders who will gather in HCM City this week for a conference.

HCM City to introduce seven river tours this month

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City this month will officially introduce seven river tours departing from Bach Dang Wharf in District 1 to tourist sites along the city’s rivers.

Scanty outfits, lip syncing no longer in vogue

VietNamNet Bridge – Lip syncing and "inappropriate" outfits in liveshows that have generated controversy over the past several years have reduced of late, officials said at a recent meeting in HCM City.

VND31.7 bil. for Nick Vujicic visit

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoa Sen Group has spent VND31.7 billion bringing Nick Vujicic, an Australian motivational speaker born with neither arms nor legs, to Vietnam for meetings in Hanoi and HCM City.

HCM City plans celebrations of Buddha’s birthday

VietNamNet Bridge – A series of spiritual and cultural events will get underway in HCM City on May 16-24 to celebrate the 2,557th birthday of Buddha and 50 years since Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc burned himself to protest the war in Vietnam.

Schools break rules on enrolling skills training graduates

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training has told a college and university in HCM City to cease enrolling graduates from vocational training schools without permission from the ministry's or city People's Committee.

HCM City returns land from delayed projects

VietNamNet Bridge – Over 1,700 hectares of land in HCM City that had been locked up in delayed and scrapped projects have been returned to their owners,