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Hanoi to get hop on-hop off bus tours in May

 Hanoi City Hop on-Hop Off Bus Tour will be launched by the Hanoi Transport and Services Corporation (Transerco) on May 30, bring tourists to famous destinations in the city.    

Urgent measures to bring rail accidents under control: Deputy PM

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh called for urgent measures from transport authorities to bring railway incidents “under control”.

Procession of Buddha's relics on Hanoi street

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha on early May 29 organised a procession of Lord Buddha's relics on Hanoi streets on the occasion of Lord Buddha’s 2562nd birthday.

Hue imperial city - world cultural heritage

 Hue city was Vietnam’s capital during the Nguyen Dynasty from 1802 to 1945. Its imperial relic site was listed as a World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 1993.

Exhibition marks 70 years of patriotic emulation

 VietNamNet Bridge – A photo exhibition opened yesterday on Hanoi’s Trang Tien Street to mark the 70th anniversary celebration of President Ho Chi Minh’s June 11, 1948 appeal for patriotic emulation.

Arboreal garage

For the last 25 years, Ho Minh Tam – a resident of Tuong Hiep Binh Ward, Thu Dau Mot City in southern province of Binh Duong – has kept his motorbike in a special garage: an aged tree in his garden.

Viettel to launch 4G service in Myanmar

 Telecom provider Viettel has unveiled plans to officially inaugurate its mobile phone network in Myanmar under the trade name Mytel on June 9, 2018.

New committee to manage capital at 20 SOEs

 The scale of State-owned enterprises controlled by the State Capital Management Committee is less than the initial plan, according to the latest draft of the decree on the functions, tasks and organisational structure of the committee.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 29/5

 Ha Long city expects investment wave in Boutique shophouses, ROK-funded project to foster energy efficiency in Vietnam’s industry, Banks cut interest rate for short-term deposits, Binh Dinh province calls for RoK investment     

LA basketballer to visit HCM City

 Basketball player Danilo Gallinari, who plays for the Los Angeles Clippers team, will travel to HCM City to participate in the Junior NBA Việt Nam from June 22-24, according to the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Painting by Vietnamese artist sold for record price

 A silk painting by Vietnamese master artist Nguyen Phan Chanh (1892-1984), one of the leading painters of Vietnamese contemporary fine arts, was sold at over US$853,000 (HKD$6.7 million) at an auction by Christie’s Hong Kong on Sunday.

Sugar producers seek help against corn syrup imports

 A group of sugar producers has asked for Government intervention as the industry struggles to compete with corn syrup imports.

Legislators discuss bills on education, cyber security

 Legislators have been discussing bills on education and cyber security at the 5th session of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on May 29 morning.

HCMC police arrest suspect in theft of diplomat’s necklace

 The HCM City police announced Sunday evening that they have arrested a man suspected of snatching a necklace from a Russian diplomat three months ago.

Quy Chau village boasts frankincense making tradition

 Quy Chau village in Nghe An province has more than 40 years of experience in making frankincense. The craft produces a stable income for the villagers and has helped them escape poverty.

Social News 29/5

 Ministry responds to World No Tobacco Day, Fire destroys squid fishing vessel in Quang Nam, Summer Youth Volunteer Campaign held in 93 poor districts, Da Nang exhibition showcases disabled kids’ paintings

Will foreigners be allowed to buy condotels?

VietNamNet Bridge - Some experts have proposed allowing foreigners to buy condotels in Vietnam to attract the foreign cash flow. 

HCM City: will $5 billion drive floods away?

More than 10 years ago, HCMC began applying a series of measures to fight against floods and improve the environment, worth trillions of dong. 

40 civil servants resign, Da Nang’s talent program fails

VietNamNet Bridge - Forty people in Da Nang’s high-quality human resources development program (Program 922) have refused jobs offered to them. 

Mind-controlled robot arm invented by two eighth graders surprises jury

Two eighth-grade schoolboys from Trung Vuong Secondary School in Hanoi have won first prize at the city’s 2018 science and technology creativity competition for secondary school students, and a second national prize.