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Overloaded trucks destroying Vietnam’s roads

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Van Huyen, Director General of the Directorate for Roads of Viet Nam (DRVN), speaks to Viet Nam News Agency on measures to solve the problem of overloaded trucks.

HCM City targets safer roads

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has set a target of reducing the number of traffic accidents and casualties by 5-10 per cent each year in 2019 and 2020. 

Ministries work to share driving licence database

The Transport Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security and the Directorate for Roads of Viet Nam under the Ministry of Transport have agreed to share a driving licence management database.

Mozart’s The Magic Flute returns to Opera House

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute returns to HCM City’s Opera House on March 31.

New Vietnamese films aimed at younger audience set to be released

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two Vietnamese films aimed at youth will be screened as cinemas begin to offer more locally produced movies.   

Master ca tru musician dies

 VietNamNet Bridge – One of the country’s last ca trù (ceremonial singing) masters, Nguyen Phu De, died at the age of 97 on Friday.

Vietnam on the way to end TB by 2030

 VietNamNet Bridge – Around 12,000 people die from tuberculosis each year in Vietnam - that’s one and half times higher than those killed in traffic accidents over the same period.

Anh wins fifth Tiền Phong Marathon title

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bui The Anh won the Tiền Phong (Vanguard) Newspaper Marathon yesterday in the city of Vung Tau.

Saigon Heat beat reigning champions San Miguel Alab Pilipinas in ABL

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon Heat defeated defending champions San Miguel Alab Pilipinas 81-80 in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) yesterday at home in HCM City.

Canh to coach Danang Dragons in 2019

VietNamNet Bridge – Phan Thanh Canh has been appointed head coach of Danang Dragons.

VN's top player wins badminton tournament in New Zealand

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh secured the overall victory at the Yonex North Harbour International tournament, which ended yesterday in New Zealand.

Funding issues mean Agent Orange victims have no place to call

 VietNamNet Bridge – A place where hundreds of Agent Orange victims have called home will soon close, and so far for those who are there now, they have nowhere else to live.

Ethnic farmers grow valuable tea in remote mountains

 VietNamNet Bridge – Shan tea, a type of wild tea tree grown by ethnic minorities, has been well known in the mountainous provinces in the north of Vietnam for many years.

Riding to a healthy life with classic bikes

 VietNamNet Bridge – For collector Dao Xuan Tinh, a Peugeot bicycle manufactured in France is not only a vehicle, a hobby or something to collect. It’s a symbol of the past, a part of his childhood and memories of his father.

Informal saving market must follow national monetary laws

Lawyer Nguyen Danh Hue, Chairman of the Hung Dong Legal Firm, talks to Kinh tế & Đô thị newspaper on the need for those participating in the informal saving market to understand legal requirements.

Overseas Vietnamese’s tech products make life easier

 VietNamNet Bridge – There is an islet in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh which is known as a centre for research and cloud computing, reported Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper.

Heritage and development go hand in hand: experts

 VietNamNet Bridge – Protecting cultural assets and creating spaces for community activity were some solutions given during the Cities of the Future and Heritage Preservation conferences, 

A farewell to art: Dao Anh Khanh and his grand finale

 VietNamNet Bridge – Stood erect in a valley some 50km from Hanoi are three sculptures made from concrete that resemble three giant penises.

Tech to bring better insurance services for people

Nguyen Hoang Phuong, Deputy Director of the Technology Centre of Viet Nam Social Security talks to Việt Nam News on the strides the centre has made in technology adoption to achieve efficiency and better delivery of public services.

Deputy Prime Minister urges preventive healthcare service improvement

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam urged healthcare facilities nationwide to step up preventive healthcare services and ensure adequate vaccines to prevent the spread of epidemics such as measles and dengue fever.