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Hello Kitty Park coming to Hanoi

 The BRG Group and Sanrio Wave Hong Kong, which owns the world famous Hello Kitty character, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on October 21 to develop the Hello Kitty Park in Hanoi, the first internationally-branded park in Vietnam.

Huu Bao – Photographer of Hanoi’s daily life

 Huu Bao, a photographer passionate about Hanoi, has lived through the city’s major changes. Hanoi through his lens is busy or tranquil, old or modern.

Malware targets IP cameras in VN

 Around 76 per cent of Vietnamese internet protocol (IP) cameras are susceptible to illegal access because users keep the fixed accounts of the makers rather than changing them, a report by the Bach Khoa Technology Group (BKAV) revealed on Thursday.


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 Join the zumbathon to fight breast cancer, Film about single motherhood screened in HCM City, Free bus service connects industrial zone-packed provinces, Central city to build new sea dyke

VN needs fair trade certification system

 Viet Nam needs to develop a fair trade certification system as the fastest route to the sustainable development of Vietnamese agricultural products, an official from the Ministry of Industry and Trade said.


HCM City win swimming championship

 HCM City won the top position in the National Swimming Championship, which ended in Hanoi on Saturday.

Shiga wins Vietnam F7 Futures, F8 to begin

 No 3 seed Masato Shiga of Japan won the Vietnam Men’s Futures F7 tennis tournament after beating No 8 seed Noh Sang-woo of South Korea 6-3, 6-1 in the singles finals held in Binh Duong Province yesterday.

Latin American Film Festival opens in Hanoi

Nine films from Peru, Argentina, Cuba, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, Panama, Uruguay and Venezuela will be screened during the fourth annual Latin American Film Festival from today to Saturday in Hanoi.

HCM City expands Zika virus monitoring network

 Ho Chi Minh City’s Health Department said it launched 15 more points for screening and detecting Zika virus infections in the context of increasing number of infections in the city.

More than 100 treated after chemical accident in northeastern Kansas

 More than 100 people were treated for respiratory problems after a chemical spill at an MGP Ingredients Inc facility on Friday generated a chemical cloud over the northeastern Kansas city of Atchison before authorities declared the threat over.

Indian coast guard ship visits Da Nang

 The Indian coast guard ship SAMRAT, with 20 officers and 120 sailors aboard, docked at Tien Sa port in the central city of Da Nang on October 23. 

Legislators debate public investment, State budget allocation

 The plan on mid-term public investment for 2016-2020 was among the topics put on the table during group discussions as part of the 14 th National Assembly’s second meeting on October 22 afternoon.

PM examines preparations for regional summits

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited the National Convention Centre in Hanoi on October 23 to scrutinise preparations for three regional summits that will convene on October 24. 

Digital map planned to ease HCM City traffic

 HCM City will build a complete digital map of roads to provide online information to reduce traffic jams and accidents, according to its Department of Transport’s road infrastructure management and exploitation division.

AT&T-Time Warner may signal start of new media industry consolidation

 The tie-up of AT&T Inc (T.N) and Time Warner Inc (TWX.N), bringing together one of the country's largest wireless and pay TV providers and cable networks like HBO, CNN and TBS, could kick off ...

Distressing increase in suicides in Dien Bien

 VietNamNet Bridge – The increasing number of suicides in Dien Bien over the last few years has raised alarms among the community in the remote mountainous province.

Creating photographs the old way in Saigon

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nowadays, digital cameras have almost pushed film cameras into the oblivion. However, photographer Le Dong, a resident in HCMC, still sticks to his old-fashioned film camera.

Hanoi billboards stand despite removal order

VietNamNet Bridge – Many illegal billboards are still standing in the outskirts of the capital city despite the administration ordering their removal a month ago. 

Dubious herbal meds harm kidneys

 VietNamNet Bridge – Patients with chronic kidney failure are putting their lives at risks when they use herbal medicines of unclear origin, a nephrologist said.  

Mixed reactions

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is now at its peak of the golden population with young people making up a majority, but also at the threshold of population ageing. As the number of old people is on the rise,