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Mourning dog waits for 80 days in road where owner died

 A loyal dog which has waited on a busy road for more than 80 days after its owner died there has captured the hearts of online communities in China.

Hanoi approves new "most expensive road on the planet"

Hanoi will build Hoang Cau-Voi Phuc Road, which is to be “the most expensive road on the planet,” carrying a price tag of VND7.78 trillion ($342.59 million).

Leave Con Dao alone, say travel firms

VietNamNet Bridge - Environmentalists as well as travel firms, which could benefit from a proposed road through a special-use forest, have voiced their protest against the project.

In pictures: Road to Vietnam's largest port severely subsided

On the main route leading to the Cat Lai New Port - the largest and most modern port in Vietnam, every day thousands of container trucks run on the road but Dong Van Cong Road is seriously damaged, with a lot of deep cracks.

In photos: Mountain people struggle with landslide after storm Haiyan

 VietNamNet Bridge - After prolonged heavy rains, mountains in Son Tay District, Quang Ngai Province were eroded, causing traffic division in the area.

Hanoi to have Vo Nguyen Giap Road

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mr. To Van Dong, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hanoi, said the agency was planning a suitable route named after General Vo Nguyen Giap.

Project director suspended for poor-quality highway

Executive Director of the Ho Chi Minh Highway Project Management Unit (PMU) – Mr. Nguyen Minh Hai has been suspended for problems related to the quality of Highway 14, the section from Kon Tum to Pleiku.

Restriction in building new seaports proposed

A lot of the seaports in the east of the southern region have been operating at a moderate level, others remain half done, causing a great waste of trillions of dong. This has been blamed on the unreasonable seaport system programming.

Construction of the first expressway in Central Vietnam begins

The highway connecting the city of Da Nang to Quang Ngai province is scheduled for completion in 2017, with four lanes and will be upgraded to six lanes with maximal speed of 120 km/h.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 1/3

Ha Noi hopes to improve street lighting system; HCM City's public transport system set for expansion; Labelling, trademarks key to ensuring safe poultry; Workers' difficulties need attention

Congestion in Hanoi before Tet

VietNamNet Bridge - As usual, on the last days of the year, many streets of Hanoi are in serious congestion.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 3/2

$2b credit for poor students; Bus companies plan to hike festival fares; Vietnam responds to World Wetlands Day; Hanoi reduces jail terms for 386 prisoners; Kidnapped infant rescued at border

Transport Minister to punish bad road builders

VietNamNet Bridge - "Quality is the honor of the transport sector. We have to feel shame when we see bad roads. Those who built bad roads must be seriously handled," Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang emphasized.

Road use fee collection begins despite protests

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite strong opposition of vehicle owners and potential bottlenecks in fee collection, the Ministry of Transport is still going ahead with its road use fee collection scheme, saying that these problems will fixed later.

Sky high road tax kill logistics industry

The Ministry of Transport has raised the existing fees and set new kinds of fees, heaping logistics enterprises with big difficulties.