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OVs in Germany pin high hopes on new parliament

Vietnamese expatriates in Germany commended the contributions by the 14th-tenure National Assembly to the national development, and pinned high hopes on the new parliament.

Vietnam’s booming economy drives luxury home market

The housing market in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City is heating up as lower inventories, strong demand and a spill over from foreign buyers relocating to Vietnam as a consequence of the nation’s buoyant economy lifting property values.

Vietnamese abroad celebrate traditional Tet

 Vietnamese all over the world have organised plentiful activities to celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet), their most important festival in a year.

Art & Entertainment News 7/2

Old Quarter exhibit recalls Hanoi's rich past; Chef club debuts in central city; Spring festival shines in Hanoi; Hanoi welcomes OVs returning home for TET; “What do you know about Vietnam” contest 2015

VN Party General Secretary meets Russian legislators

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong met members of the Russia-Vietnam Friendship Association and the Russian Association of War Veterans with Vietnam Experiences in Moscow on November 24.

New heart technique applied for very first time in Vietnam

Doctors from the Ha Noi-based Bach Mai Hospital conducted a surgery on a man to replace artificial heart valve in new place for the very first time.

Midwifery investment can save millions of lives of women

The State of the World’s Midwifery 2014 report released by the United Nations Population Fund  in Vietnam and the Ministry of Health, reveals that having midwives at the bedside of each pregnant woman in the world can save millions of lives.

Vietnamese in Netherlands, Japan oppose China

 VietNamNet Bridge – Large numbers of Overseas Vietnamese (OVs), including students, marched in The Hague, the Netherlands, on July 12 condemning China’s provocative acts in the East Sea.

China’s arrest of six Vietnamese fishermen under fire

The Vietnam Fisheries Society (VFS) has released a statement, strongly protesting against China’s recent apprehension of six Vietnamese fishermen and their boat.

OVs worldwide repudiate China’s violation

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 200 Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in Canada on May 31, mainly students, participated in a nonviolent march demonstrating their opposition to China’s illegal and brutal actions in the East Sea.

Traffic accidents claim nearly 4,000 lives

More than 10,700 traffic accidents have occurred nationwide so far this year, killing 3,928 people and injuring 10,556 others.

Nearly 2,000 people join anti-China demonstration in Paris

 VietNamNet Bridge - Nearly 2,000 Oversea Vietnamese and French people gathered in Trocadéro Square in Paris on May 16 evening to protest against China's illegal rig in Vietnam's water.

OVs continue condemning China’s illegal rig placement

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Community in Singapore has expressed their anger at China’s perverse act of positioning a drilling rig in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.

Social Headlines January 29

 VND80 bln presented to poor people across Vietnam; ADB helps improve Grade-II Cities' infrastructure; Action programme on land renovation issued; Hunting for highland peach trees; New Year get-togethers bring festive cheer to OVs