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Teacher dedicates herself to educating disadvantaged children

VietNamNet Bridge – Many things can change in 27 years, but time hasn’t changed teacher Dang Thu Thao’s charity class Phuoc Thien.

HCM City suffers shortage of nursing homes

An ageing population is posing mounting challenges to providing care for elderly people in Viet Nam. However, in a country where most families look after old parents in their own homes, the idea of a ‘nursing home’

Mountain Bike Marathon: Brown, Kanis win first stage

 Anthony Brown and Liesbeth Kanis won the first stage of the Viet Nam Mountain Bike Marathon 2017, which is underway in Sa Pa, Lao Cai Province.

Domestic rubbish keeps piling up

 VietNamNet Bridge – Domestic waste management and treatment has been a pressing issue for rural areas in Viet Nam for many years.

Dancing with death

Gyrating and jumping with gay abandon to blaring music can be an annoyance, but that’s not out of step with the times – it’s what young people generally do, and there’s no point getting flustered about it, one would say.

Social News 4/11

 Ca Mau commemorates Storm Linda victims, Many local people cry at the ceremony, ADB loans support green VN cities, Measles infections tend to increase among Hanoi kids, Crafts from 24 provinces on display

Bon Café attracts guests via language exchange

 Bon Café on Nguyen Cong Tru Street in District 1, HCMC is growing crowded as local youths and foreign expatriates come to the coffee shop every Thursday night for a language exchange event.

Health ministry proposes three birth adjustment plans

 The Ministry of Health has floated three birth adjustment options for married couples and individuals as part of the population and family planning policy proposed in the draft population law, the Government news website reports.

Domestically made cars to be cheaper thanks to tax incentive

VietNamNet Bridge - While car imports are likely to be barred from Vietnam by technical barriers, domestic automobile manufacturers have been given preferential treatment. 

As coal rises, waste remains an issue

The Ministry of Construction is set to release its mandatory requirements for coal ash disposal early next year. 

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 4/11

Korean group proposes BOT road project in Can Tho, Vietnam Property Awards back for 4th year, Tien Sa Port gets $7.9m loan to expand, Japan boosts promotion of food products in Vietnam

APEC 2017: Indonesia stresses regional prosperity

 Over nearly three decades, the cooperation between APEC member economies has brought benefits to the Asia-Pacific region, and each member economy has contributed to APEC’s common goals of building a dynamic ...

No action, no gains

The removal of 675 business and investment conditions by the Ministry of Industry and Trade is considered as a demonstration of the strong determination to create the maximum favourable conditions for enterprises.

Prolific director shows no sign of stopping

Director Luu Trong Ninh, 61, has created dozens of films and TV series on different themes – romance, history and war. Among them, Ben Khong Chong was selected to be shown at the Berlin Film Festival in 2001.

Green trees help Ha Tinh Province move on

The central province of Ha Tinh has been through its share of difficulties, but after six years of building new-style rural areas, the province is full of fields and gardens of high economic value.

Tapping the fountain of old age

Dr Bui Sy Loi, Vice-chairman of the National Assembly Committee on Social Affairs, spoke to the newspaper The gioi & Viet Nam on what Viet Nam should do to make the best use of its ageing population.

Vietnam loses, remains fourth as regional futsal champs

 Vietnam left empty handed at the ASEAN Football Federation Futsal Championship, which closed in HCM City yesterday.

Hue hospital saves life of French tourist

 Doctors from Hue Central Hospital in the central province of Thua Thien Hue have saved the life of a foreign tourist suffering from sudden cardiac arrest.

APEC a driving force for Viet Nam reform

Since joining APEC in 1998, the forum has become an important driving force in helping the country carry out reforms, peform economic restructuring and integration, propel the nation’s growth

Flights cancelled ahead of Storm Damrey

 Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific have announced that they will cancel flights to and from Cam Ranh and Da Lat Airports on the morning of November 4 to ensure safety as the Storm Damrey is forecasted to hit the south-central region.