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Bustling underground market in Ho Chi Minh City

Sense Market, a new shopping model that combines food market and modern shopping places, is now a tourist destination in Ho Chi Minh City.

HCM City battens hatches against new ransomware attack

 The HCM City People’s Committee has instructed the Department of Communication and Information and other relevant agencies to take urgent action to ward off the threat from the Petrwrap ransomware attack.

Film week celebrates War Invalids and Martyrs Day

 Film screenings will begin nationwide to celebrate the anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day on July 27.

Patients, clinics defraud health insurance funds

New report reveals that widespread fraud by both healthcare institutions and patients have cost health insurance funds some VND3 trillion ($132 million) in the first four months of the year.

Transport firms hurt by controversial rule

Transportation companies say there are suffering significant losses because of a new rule that requires original documents of vehicles to be presented on demand by traffic police. 

Thousands stranded on Co To Island due to bad weather

 Thousands of tourists have been stranded on Co To Island in the northern province of Quang Ninh because of the bad weather.

VN artists to bring new tuong play to South Korea

A new tuong (classical drama) show, the brainchild of a Vietnamese and Singaporean director, will be performed at Pohang Bada International Festival in South Korea in August 2017.

Int’l fingerstyle guitar fest in Hanoi, HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 3rd Viet Nam International Fingerstyle Guitar Festival will be held in Ha Noi and HCM City on July 18 & 19.

HCM City approves public investment plan nearing $7.56 billion

The People’s Council of Ho Chi Minh City yesterday approved a resolution on mid-term public investment plan from 2016-2020 with the total capital US$7.56 billion at the closing session of the 5th meeting of the 9th council.

Fever of foreign fashion in HCMC outlets

 Shopping malls in Ho Chi Minh City draw attention of young people as the sales season kicks off; most of them are white-collar workers who are interested in internationally famous brand names like Zara.

The art of stone carving in Ninh Van commune

 Despite historical ups and downs, artisans in Ninh Van commune, Hoa Lu district, Ninh Binh province, have promoted the arts of stone carving, which have been handed down by their ancestors over many generations.

Vietnam plants additional 90,700 hectares of forest in first half

Vietnam’s new forest areas rose by 4.5% year-on-year to 90,700 hectares in the first six months of 2017 thanks to favourable weather conditions, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Viettel makes use of AAE-1 submarine optical cable system

 Vietnamese military-run telecom giant Viettel has commenced using the Asia-Africa-Europe 1 (AAE-1) submarine communications cable system since early July.

Van Am - Eye-catching meat balls of Hanoians

'Van Am' (five colored meat balls) is a nice offering by Hanoians to their ancestors on the occasion of Tet festival. 

Bach Ma National Park selected to host world’s first saola breeding centre

Vietnam’s Bach Ma National Park in Thua Thien Hue province has been selected for the construction of the world’s first saola breeding centre, which is scheduled to be inaugurated in late 2017 or early 2018.

4G services set to spark mobile price war

 Following Viettel, it is now the turn of MobiFone and VinaPhone to join the battle for 4G supremacy as they have just concurrently introduced a number of competitive price plans with slight differences for various 4G packages.

Daily life on Ly Son island

Ly Son island district, covering a 10 square kilometer area, comprises the main island-Cu Lao Re-and the little island-Cu Lao Bo Bai.

Archdaily features house in Hanoi on its website

One of the world most popular architecture websites - the Archdaily - has recently showcased a house in Tu Lien Ward, Tay Ho District, Hanoi.

Coming to Dong Cao plateau to contemplate clouds and stars

Dong Cao plateau, around 150km north of Hanoi has been a popular camping site of young people who come to enjoy its pristine beauty with a huge carpet of green grass, cool weather and fresh air.

Hanoi authorities seek support for tree-related projects

 Hanoi will make public all the projects relating to tree planting and relocating in the area according to the city's chairman Nguyen Duc Chung.