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Russian experts invited to repair Thang Long Bridge

 The Ministry of Transport has invited Russian experts to help repair Thang Long Bridge after various attempts by local workers failed.

First national intangible heritage festival to be held in Tuyen Quang

 The festival introducing national intangible heritage will be held in Tuyen Quang Province from September 20 to 23 for the first time.

Contract renewal for South Korean coach yet been discussed

 The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) have not yet discussed renewing the contract for South Korean Coach Park Hang Seo who has trained the recently successful Vietnamese U23 football squad.

High-end smartphone prices drop in anticipation of new iPhone launch

Smartphone distributors have slashed the selling prices of high-end models including iPhone X, Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus amid news that Apple would launch the next-generation iPhone this month.

Can CNY payments help control the underground economy in border areas?

SBV has allowed CNY for payment for goods, hoping that the decision will help promote cross-border trade, create favorable conditions for trade, and control underground transactions.

Google engineers try to identify Vietnamese genetic map

VietNamNet Bridge - A Vietnamese man with high passion for AI has left Google to start up a business with an aim to understand the genetic map of Vietnamese.

Textbook publishing house reap big profits each school year

Hundreds of million textbook copies are printed every year, and most of them are thrown away or sold to scrap collectors just after one year of use.

Shouts for help for Dong Nai River go unheard

VietNamNet Bridge - The Dong Nai River is under control and protection of many state management agencies, but supervision has been lax. 

'Korea Night' to take place in Hanoi tonight

 The Embassy of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and the Korea Chamber of Business in Vietnam will host a ‘Korea Night’ on the evening of September 11 at the JW Marriott Hotel Hanoi.

Three sisters share long-life tips

 Three women, aged from 75 to 109, in the central province of Nghe An shared their secrets for good health and a long life.

Vietnam no longer the only catfish producer

VietNamNet Bridge - Over the last 20 years, catfish has been the exclusive product of Vietnam. But other countries are stepping up catfish production, becoming rivals for Vietnam.


Ly Hoang Nam beats Ukrainian player at Amex-Istanbul Challenger

 Viet Nam’s No 1 tennis player Ly Hoang Nam had a good start after beating Ukrainian Manafov Vladyslav in the first match at the Amex-Istanbul Challenger in Turkey on Saturday.

Stock market pins hopes on foreign investors in September

 Vietnam’s stock market will have to pin its hopes on foreign investors to continue recovering in September, said Bernard Lapointe – head of the research division at Rong Viet Securities Corporation.

Preservation of traditional stilt houses

 Stilt houses are a distinctive, culturally-rich feature of ethnic minority communities that have stood the test of time. However, as they stand now, many houses have become seriously degraded.

Walking through age-old shoemaking store in HCM City

 Walking through age-old shoemaking store on Ly Chinh Thang street, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City, we can find some amazing things about its owner. 

Hanoi’s flag making village Tu Van

 Located 30km south of Ha Noi, Tu Van village in Ha Noi’s outlying district of Thuong Tin is famous for embroidery and weaving. 

Football fans pin hope on young generation

 Since its inception in Vietnam in 1896, football has developed to become one of the country’s most passionate hobbies, encompassing fans and players from all walks of life. 

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's first activities in Hungary

 General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and his entourage on September 9 visited Szentendre - an ancient city lying on the bank of Danube River in Pest County.

VN textile, garment firms lose competiveness

 Vietnamese garment and textile enterprises are losing their competitiveness due to high costs of logistics services for exports, experts have said. 

Vietnam wants to scale up its bond market

The current scale of the Vietnamese bond market is only one-third of South Korea’s and one-half of Malaysia’s, while its trading value in the government bond secondary market is equal to Thailand’s, but much lower than South Korea’s and Singapore’s.