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Nguyen Hue Flower Street for upcoming Tet unveiled

VietNamNet Bridge – Saigontourist Holding Company on December 21 introduced a plan to put on Nguyen Hue Flower Street for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, known locally as Tet. 

US$250 million needed for metro line to HCM City airport

 Ho Chi Minh City’s Management Board of Urban Railways (MBUR) has confirmed that South Korean consultants have completed a pre-feasibility study on the Metro Line No. 4B-1 project (the branch line to Tan Son Nhat International Airport).

Ta Pa mountain lures nature-loving tourists to Tri Ton

 VietNamNet Bridge – An Giang Province’s Ta Pa mountain is one of seven peaks named That Son, which means "seven famous mountains".

Parents pay for brain-stimulation training for children

VietNamNet Bridge - Many urban parents take their children to training courses to have the children’s brains stimulated, hoping it will help them become more intelligent.

VN needs double-track railway for further development: experts

 VietNamNet Bridge – Major problems of Viet Nam’s railway sector will be resolved if a double-track railway is developed on the route from the north to the south of the country, experts said on Monday, Nov 14.

HCMC draws up plan to deal with hazardous waste treatment

VietNamNet Bridge - The HCMC Department of Natural Resources and the Environment Has granted more than 5,000 registry books to the owners of hazardous waste sources.

Divestment plan may cause multi-billion dollar losses: experts

VietNamNet Bridge - The government has been warned that loopholes in the process of divesting state capital from state-owned enterprises may lead to a major losses.

Asian firms keen to expand in VN

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is likely to see increasing investment from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and other neigbouring countries in the next five years, according to a survey conducted by United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB). 

Health Ministry proposes new medical study standards

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health’s (MoH) new medical curriculum proposal raised different opinions from experts.

Domestic firms make real headway on wind farms

 Although numerous foreign and domestic enterprises expressed their interest in investing in wind farms in Vietnam, so far only domestic firms started actually implementing such projects.

APEC 2016: what is the future of globalization?

Hot issues in the APEC Summit 2016 are Brexit and the rise of populism in politics, especially in the US after Donald Trump was elected the new president, which appears to have added strength to the voices protesting globalization.

Environment Minister: Central region seawater now safe

 Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha confirmed on November 16 that water in certain central provinces is “safe for tourism, sports and fishing.”

Voters laud Cabinet members’ straightforward answers at National Assembly

 Voters nationwide appreciated the answers of Cabinet members during question-and-answer sessions of the ongoing second plenum of the 14th National Assembly which were broadcast live on television and radio. 

Sincere love is the most valuable gift for teachers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Teachers’ Day is coming this Sunday November 20, and thousands of parents in the country are thinking about and preparing some gifts for their children’s teachers to express their gratitude.

Milky flowers - a symbol of Hanoi's autumn

Milky flowers are a symbol of Hanoi’s autumn. There are many songs and poems that mention their charming fragrance. Walking along Hanoi’s streets and besides its lakes in the fall, you will breathe in the beautifully sweet fragrance of milky flowers. 

The 300-year-old rock tombs of the Muong people

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of rock poles are pitched around tombs in a jungle in the ancient Dong Thech cemetery of a Muong ethnic minority mandarin in Vinh Dong commune in Kim Boi district, in the northern province of Hoa Binh.

Natural disasters could cost Vietnam US$6.7 billion

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will likely face damages of more than VND141.2 trillion (US$6.7 billion) due to natural disasters such as typhoons, floods or earthquakes in the next 50 years,

Amid environmental concerns, stricter supervision of coal-fired power plants is needed

 Vietnam currently has 20 coal-fired power plants consuming 45 million tonnes of coal annually and discharging more than 15.7 million tonnes of ash and gypsum as by-products from generating electricity.

Ministry lifts ban on nude photography

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has lifted the ban on nude photography which took effect in May and met with opposition from many photographers.

Flood tides submerge HCM City streets

Flood ties on today morning, November 16, peaked at 1.69 metres, leaving many streets in HCM City under water.