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Food safety in doubt even with QR labels

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is not difficult to find meat, vegetables and fruits sold at supermarkets with quick response (QR) codes which help customers trace the origins and quality of their products.

Vietnam’s growth rate at nearly 6.8 percent this year: WB

 The World Bank (WB) expects Vietnam’s economic growth this year at nearly 6.8 percent, compared to the 6.3 percent projected for East Asia and the Pacific, in a report released on December 11.

HCM City appropriates controversial land plot

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People’s Committee has decided to repossess a 5,000sq.m. plot of land on Le Duan Street in District 1 saying it was sold in violation of Land Law provisions.

HCM City hospital pilots motorcycle ambulance service

 VietNamNet Bridge – At noon on December 3, Sai Gon General Hospital in HCM City’s District 1 received a call for a motorcycle ambulance from a man in District 7. His wife needed emergency treatment.

Vietnamese footballer nominated Asia’s best footballer award

 Midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai is the only footballer from Vietnam nominated for the Best Footballer of Asia Award by Titan Sports and Fox Sports Asia.

Singing competition in search of new stars

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sao Mai (Morning Star) singing contest is calling for registrations from Vietnamese people and foreigners who are interested in singing, 

Powerful corporations target hi-tech agricultural production

Many large corporations have incurred losses after investing in agriculture projects, but money continues flowing into the agriculture sector, while investors are preparing to ‘play big’.

HCM City plans to have more parking areas

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People’s Committee of HCM City has directed the city Department of Planning and Architecture to give advice on new parking areas in the city.

Chills for the north and rainfall for the central region as another cold spell arrives

 Another cold front arrived earlier on Tuesday, plunging the northern region into the coldest days so far this winter and bringing rainfall to central Vietnam after disastrous downpours over the weekend.

The first professor who wrote a syllabus about 1,400 species of algae in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Prof Duong Duc Tien, 82, is well known as the first person who mapped the distribution of algae varieties in Vietnam. 

President’s order on nine new laws announced

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Presidential Office held a press conference in Hanoi yesterday to announce the President’s order to promulgate nine laws which were adopted at the sixth session of the 14th National Assembly.

Google seeks to open representative office in Vietnam

 Google is researching the procedures for opening a representative office in Vietnam to ensure that its compliance with local regulations is in line with its international commitments, Senior Vice President Ken Walker has said.

Vietnam tie with Malaysia in AFF first-leg final

Vietnam drew Malaysia in the first-leg final of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018, which took place at the Bukit Jalil national stadium in Kuala Lumpur on December 11.

NA to consider adopting six bills at seventh session

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly will consider the adoption of six bills at its seventh session to be opened on May 20, 2019.

Vietnamese students win high prizes at Int’l Junior Science Olympiad

 All the Vietnamese contestants bagged prizes at the 15th International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) held in Botswana from December 2-10.   

Fans support national football team

Hundreds of Vietnamese fans flocked to the Hang Day stadium in Hanoi on December 11 to support the national football team in the first leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup final against Malaysia.

Hoi An wins National German Sustainability Award 2019

 Surpassing 30 other pairs of twinned cities, Hoi An in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Nam, and Wernigerode of Germany, won the National German Sustainability Award 2019.

Cold spell hits northern, central regions

 Another cold front arrived earlier on December 11, plunging the northern region into the coldest days so far this winter and bringing rainfall to central Vietnam after disastrous downpours over the weekend.

Floods in central Vietnam leave 10 dead, missing

 Heavy downpours and subsequent floods have wreaked havoc in central Vietnam, leading to the deaths of five local residents and the disappearance of four residents, according to the latest report released on December 12.

Vietnam, India seek ways to promote cultural communication

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Embassy of Vietnam in India held a conference on cultural communication between the two countries in New Delhi on December 10.