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Malaysia arrests illegal foreigners, including three Vietnamese

 The Immigration Office of Malaysia’s northwest Penang state arrested 30 foreigners on October 7, including three Vietnamese, for not possessing valid documentations and work permits. 

NA Vice Chairwoman active in Denmark

NA Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong has affirmed that Vietnam encourages cooperation in the fields of agriculture, food processing, pollution treatment, shipbuilding, green growth during the Vietnam-Denmark cooperation forum.

Vietnam calls for continued resources to development

 Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga called on countries to continue committing resources to development at a session discussing the UN development cooperation held by the 71st UN General Assembly’s Economic and Financial Committee.

President meets newly-accredited foreign ambassadors

President Tran Dai Quang on October 8 hosted separate receptions for Ambassadors of France, Canada, the Republic of Cyprus, Qatar, Croatia, Gambia and Turkmenistan, who presented credentials before taking office in Vietnam. 

NA’s economic committee reviews 9-month economic situation

 The national economy continuously showed signs of recovery and stable growth in the last three quarters, with the GDP growing at an estimated 5.93 percent.

Party chief gives direction at Party Central Committee’s plenum

 Party Secretary General Nguyen Phu Trong emphasized that issues on the agenda of the fourth plenary meeting of the 12th Party Central Committee are important to the successful implementation of the 12th Party Congress’ resolution. 

Vietnamese engineer creates smoke-treatment machine

VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen Van Bon, an electronics engineer in Thu Duc district of HCM City has made a smoke treatment machine based on CRT TV screen technology.

1,000-year-old fig tree yields two kinds of fruits

VietNamNet Bridge – The ancient fig tree in Phu Khong, inside the Trang An scenic spot in Ninh Binh province, is the most special fig tree in Vietnam as it produces fruits in two shapes, round and flat.

Dinh Le – Hanoi’s famous book street

 VietNamNet Bridge - With thousands of books of all kinds, Dinh Le Street is the bookstore of Hanoi, where visitors can findout-of-print editions. 

Vietnam’s beauty through lens of four photographers

Seventy photographs about Vietnam were introduced recently at a photo exhibition "S Vietnam – a Wonderful Vietnam" by Le The Thang, Huynh Phuc Hau, Ngo Huy Hoa and Tran Nam Thuong.

Unique timber vehicles made by Vietnamese man

A Vietnamese man has created a motorcycle and a bicycle from tree stumps. Here are the unique vehicles of Mr. Le Quang Son, 52, in Ha Lam commune, Da Huoai district, Lam Dong province.

Foreign giants interested in Vietnamese real estate

VietNamNet Bridge - Many large foreign corporations have increased investment in the housing market of Vietnam by forming joint ventures or buying shares of domestic enterprises.

War relics in northern Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Visiting Hoa Lo prison or Son La prison can help tourists imagine the suffering caused by war and respect the peace today. Here are destinations in Northern Vietnam for tourists.

Private tutoring discouraged

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha spoke with the Nhan Dan (People) weekly about private tutoring and education reform plans.

Discover the unique French-built college in Da Lat

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts say that the Pedagogical College of Da Lat is the most unique work of more than 2,000 works built by the French in the resort city of Da Lat.

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Nom - the 200-year-old village in Hung Yen

VietNamNet Bridge - Passing the sunny road and immense green rice fields to get to Nom village, visitors step into a peaceful space that looks hundredsof years old.

Hanoi’s unique food on Phat Loc Street

VietNamNet Bridge - In the Hanoi Old Quarter, Phat Loc Street is a place where tourists can find well-known noodle dishes that symbolize Hanoi food.

Plant reduces waste treatment by 2,000 tonnes

The Da Phuoc Waste Treatment Complex has asked municipal authorities to suspend receipt of an additional 2,000 tonnes of garbage per day in response to residents’ complaints about a foul odour coming from the plant.

Danang to install cameras throughout city

VietNamNet Bridge – The central city of Da Nang will spend nearly VND70 billion ($3.2 million) to install nearly 1,700 street cameras from now to early 2017.