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‘Tale of Kieu’ lands on village walls

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Ha Tinh has come up with an innovative way to reduce moss on its walls and attract tourists.

Ash generated from thermal power plants up to 12.2 million tonnes

 VietNamNet Bridge – The country’s thermal power plants generated up to 12.2 million tones of coal ash last year, while treating only 4 million tonnes, meaning inventory rose to 25.2 million tonnes,

Leakage from oil tank suspected to contaminate wells

 VietNamNet Bridge – A working group of environmental experts has discovered underground diesel leaks in wells located in Huong Trach Commune’s Tan Phuc Village in the central province of Ha Tinh.

Hanoi Buffaloes win first VFL trophy

 Hanoi Buffaloes were crowned champions of the first Viet Nam Futsal League (VFL) after beating HCM City Wings in a penalty shootout on Sunday.

Vietnamese coaches able to coach int’l clubs

 Five Vietnamese coaches could take charge of world-leading clubs after they finished a course by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) recently.

Resident finds Vishnu statue while cutting grass

 A resident in the southern province of Dong Thap found a statue of Vishnu dating to the seventh century.

GreenID’s Director wins 2018 Goldman Environmental Prize

Nguy Thi Khanh, director of Viet Nam’s GreenID, features on the newly-published list of seven winners of the 2018 Goldman Environmental Prize - the world’s largest award for grassroots environmental activists. 

Hanoi’s craft villages lack skilled labourers

 Traditional craft villages of Hanoi are facing a shortage of labourers, especially skilled workers, reported Kinh te Viet Nam &The Gioi (Viet Nam and World Economy) Magazine.

Mobile phone subscribers rush to update personal information

 Thousands of mobile phone subscribers are rushing to service providers across the country to update their personal information.

Nam seeded No 1 at Vietnam Futures

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top-flight player Ly Hoang Nam is seeded No 1 at the Men’s Futures Vietnam F1 tennis tournament, which will be held from April 30 to May 6 in Hue.

Vietnam grab gold at aerobics World Cup

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s aerobic team won three gold medals at the Suzuki World Cup 2018 FIG World Cup Series Tokyo International Finals, which concluded in Tokyo on Sunday.

HCM City recruitment needs soar in second quarter

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 80,000 new employees are needed in HCM City for the second quarter as the city focuses on improving economic competitiveness and quality of growth.

Nearly 500 contestants participate in IT competition

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some 500 contestants, winning prizes in grassroots-level information technology (IT) competitions in 29 districts and towns, took part in the 23rd Ha Noi IT Competition for Young People on Sunday.

Toronto van attack: Suspect quizzed after 10 pedestrians killed

 Canadian police are questioning the suspected driver of a rented van that ploughed into pedestrians in northern Toronto on Monday, killing 10 and injuring 15.

Stock market expected to be upgraded to emerging by 2020

VietNamNet Bridge - If everything goes smoothly, the Vietnam stock market may be upgraded to an emerging market by 2020.

Retirement age proposed at 60 for women and 65 for men

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has come up with two scenarios for increasing retirement age to 60 for women and 62 for men; or 60 for women and 65 for men.

Unsafe playground rides a danger to kids

 VietNamNet Bridge – A recent accident at an outdoor playground in the Central Highland’s province of Dak Lak has raised concerns about the poor conditions of children’s play equipment in Vietnam.

Government News 24/4

 Deputy PM welcomes officials from Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs, Sri Lankan Parliament Speaker begins Vietnam visit, Vietnam, Laos beef up legislative ties, NA Vice Chairman hosts Ukrainian parliamentarians

Traffic safety designs come to catwalk

 Students from six universities in Ho Chi Minh City show their creativeness in their designs on the theme of traffic safety at the Safe Style Fashion Show.

Ninh Thuan farmers battle severe annual drought

 VietNamNet Bridge – Every year around this time, people in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan have the same worry: water.