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Deputy PM okays underground shopping centre at Ben Thanh station

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has agreed in principle to build an underground shopping centre in downtown HCM City along side the city’s first metro line project.

Insurance market poised for robust growth next year

 The insurance market in Viet Nam is poised for robust growth in 2017, bolstered by the anticipated improved economic outlook, along with the Government’s policies of promoting the services market.

VN wins gold medal at SEA event men’s singles

 Nguyen Anh Tu brought home a gold medal in the men’s singles category at the 10th SEA Table Tennis Championships 2016, which wrapped up in Indonesia on Saturday.

Sa Pa debuts Snow Festival

 The famed mountain town of  Sa Pa in Lao Cai Province kicked off its first Snow Festival on Saturday, with the barometer showing 9 degrees Celsius.

High graduate unemployment rate blamed on bad career advice

 It's not the fault of the Ministry of Education and Training in the high number of university graduates being unable to find a job recently, according to a local education expert.

No single solution, but one-way streets worth a try

For many years not, the HCM City administration, which governs the nation’s largest city with a population of more than 8.5 million people that is forecast to increase rapidly, has been grappling with the problem of traffic congestion.

Grilled rice paper with egg - Vietnamese pizza

 'Banh trang nuong' (Grilled rice paper with egg), dubbed as Vietnamese pizza, is one of the most popular street snacks for students and teenagers in Vietnam.

Singer George Michael of Wham! fame dies at 53

British singer George Michael, who became one of the pop idols of the 1980s with Wham! and then forged a career as a successful solo artist with sometimes sexually provocative lyrics, died at his home in England on Sunday.

Rising demand compels a shift to affordable housing

 Affordable housing is expected to take the lead in the local property market next year, on account of rising demand.

Wood exports inch up, but prospects cloudy

 Vietnam estimated to gain US$7.3 billion from the export value of wood and wooden products this year, a slight increase of 1% year on year, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s General Department of Forestry.

Quang Nam’s gold apple trees recognised as national heritages

 A population of three gold apple trees (known scientifically as Diospyros decandra) in Tien Chau village, Thang Binh district of the central province of Quang Nam, has been recognised as national heritage trees.

All 92 on Syria-bound Russian military jet killed in crash, including 60 from Red Army Choir

 A Russian military plane carrying 92 people, including dozens of Red Army Choir singers, dancers and orchestra members, crashed into the Black Sea on its way to Syria on Sunday, killing everyone on board,

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Hanoi Police discover goods trafficking cases, VNRC campaign to help the poor, AO victims, Man receives life sentence for trafficking heroin, Vietnamese cultural and historical figure honoured

HCMC real estate market: three out of 10 buyers from Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge - Property projects in the southern and eastern parts of HCMC have attracted buyers from the north thanks to modern infrastructure items.

Stocks could suffer as Trump trade policy takes shape

 The year-end stocks rally on the heels of the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president was built on expectations of reduced regulations, big tax cuts and a large fiscal stimulus.

Scaling a peak and feeling new highs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Getting to the top of Chieu Lau Thi Mountain is hard, dangerous and scary, but the reward is memories for a lifetime. Thanh Nga recounts the experience.

How high is the petroleum consumption in Vietnam?

VietNamNet Bridge - MOIT has said that it could not find exact statistics about the annual consumption of petroleum products in Vietnam when it was drafting the program on the crude oil and petroleum product storage system.

Climate change triggers new diseases in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Scientists have found connections between climate change and the appearance of new diseases, especially vector borne diseases, including dengue fever and malaria.

Students lose money after taking courses on how to get rich

VietNamNet Bridge -  As the number of enrichment training classes have been increasing, class organisers are making big profits. But students are losing money.

What if Nokia’s return is successful?

VietNamNet Bridge - Nokia plans to target the mid-tier and low-cost market segments, which analysts believe will threaten the dominance of Oppo in the Vietnamese market.