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Car market to see changes with new regulations

The domestic market will open more widely to foreign cars as enterprises now will not be required to submit as many documents as they did before, as stipulated in Circular No 20/2011.

Technological products for the disabled help them live normal lives

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more technological products, many of them created by young people, have been invented in Vietnam to help the disabled. 

Vietnam’s education has changed, but progress remains slow

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has kicked off plans to reform the national educational system, but considerable progress has not been made.

Worries raised about fate of $80 million education project

Will the $80 million project on reforming general education be successful, or will it fail like other multi-trillion projects, including the classification of majors, VNEN and national program on foreign language teaching?

Mercury crosses border gates, affecting environment

VietNamNet Bridge - Acid deposition and photochemical smog have appeared in recent years, mostly in summer months when the weather is dry and hot, especially in large urban areas such as Hanoi and HCMC.

Sunny Nha Trang a new hotspot for art

 VietNamNet Bridge – For many, Nha Trang evokes images of the sea, or memories of holidays spent on the beach. Nha Trang has always been a popular destination for vacationing Vietnamese, 

HCM City hosts southern land cuisine festival

Famous dishes of the southern region will be on offer at the annual Am Thuc Dat Phuong Nam Festival that will take place from May 24 to 28 at Dam Sen Park in HCM City’s District 11.

Black gold and a bleak future

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has 20 thermal power plants now and plans to have more than double that by 2050.

Dung Quat Refinery plans for IPO

 Viet Nam’s first oil refinery operator Binh Son Refinery and Petrochemical Co Ltd (BSR) has planned its domestic initial public offering (IPO) with 5-6 per cent of its capital in the fourth quarter of the year.

$62b earned as export turnover in four months

 Viet Nam’s export turnover reached US$62.09 billion in the first four months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 16.8 per cent, the General Department of Vietnam Customs reported.

Vietnam to facilitate SMEs growth through funds, incentives

 Increased access to funding and new legislations are among the measures being rolled out by the Vietnamese government to support the country’s small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Hanoi to host German film festival for children, young audience

 Six selected films will be screened for free at Hanoi's Kim Dong Cinema during the German film festival for children and young audience from May 25 to 28.


Ladders allowed to protect stalactites in Son Doong

 Authorities in central Quang Binh Province has given their nod to the proposal to install a ladder system inside the world’s largest cave – Son Doong Cave.

104-year-old Long Bien Bridge to undergo surface recoating

 Beginning Friday night, traffic on the historic Long Bien Bridge, a symbol of the capital city, will be limited to carry out recoating of the bridge’s concrete surface.

Da Lat farmer quit job to grow organic vegetables

 Three years ago, Le Quoc Duc, a 30-year-old man in Da Lat City of Lam Dong Province, decided to quit his white-collar job at a State-owned company to become a farmer.

Sub-standard biogas tanks pose high risks

 Three recent gas asphyxiation deaths in Hai Duong Province has raised alarms about the risks of building substandard biogas systems in rural areas, local authorities and experts said.

Vietnamese workers need new skills for digital manufacturing age

 Auto manufacturers and companies in textiles and garments as well as rubber have trained their workers to compete in skills competitions in the country and elsewhere in Asia, Chính said.

Vietnam urges Australia to remove ban on uncooked shrimp

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is working with Australia’s relevant agencies towards the early lift of Australia’s ban on the import of shrimp and uncooked shelled shrimp.

New airport terminal in Da Nang officially opens

 After 18 months of construction, Da Nang International Airport officially launched its new terminal at a ceremony held on May 19.

Memories about President Ho Chi Minh imprinted in Czechia

 We are looking at Chrastava Town Primary School in Czechia’s Liberec province which President Ho Chi Minh visited in 1957 to give his regards to 100 Vietnamese cadets studying there.