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Over 8 tons of fish in Ha Tinh contain carcinogenic metal

Ha Tinh province has announced that all the samples taking from four warehouses containing 8.1 tons of frozen fish in the province are infected with heavy metal cadmium, which can causes high blood pressure, lung cancer and other diseases.

The end of QWERTY keyboard phones in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Mobile phones with QWERTY keyboards have gradually disappeared from the Vietnamese market as manufacturers have stopped making the products and customers are no longer interested in them.

Two trucks carrying Formosa hazardous waste seized in Dong Nai

The environment police forces of Dong Nai on July 31 caught two tractor trucks carrying thousands of liters of hazardous waste, identified as belonging to a company located in the Formosa industrial zone.

Concert in the Interplay of Cultures

This year musicians from Vietnam, China, Taiwan and the US will join the Vietnam Connection Music Festival in Hanoi. They will perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Brandenburg Concerto No. 5” and Antonio Vivaldi's “The Four Seasons”.

Vietnam's sugar firms deep in hardships

The Ministry of Industry and Trade’s recent proposal on sugar import has put local sugar firms on the tenterhooks, and there is a demand for urgent support from the government to help firms get out of the woods.

Irresistible charm of Moc Chau Plateau

 VietNamNet Bridge – Moc Chau Plateau is one of the most famous destinations of the northwest region for tourists owing to its cool climate almost all year round and the irresistible beauty of peach blossoms, plum and cabbage flowers.

Medical fee not hike from August

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that the inter-ministries of Finance and Health decided not to increase medical fee from August 1 as a road map.

The iron businesswomen in the Vietnamese market

VietNamNet Bridge - Vinamilk, Traphaco and Hau Giang Pharmacy – three out of the largest Vietnamese conglomerates - all are led by women.

Gaming pilot programme aims to enter Vietnam

A pilot programme, in which capable operators implement internationally proven solutions, will help resolve qualms of the Vietnamese government regarding legalising gaming.

Hanoi authorities to grant red books via Facebook

The Hanoi Department of Natural Resources and Environment plans to issue the land-use and house ownership certificate (commonly known as the red book) via the Facebook as soon as possible.

Chamber Music concert planned in Da Nang

VietNamNet Bridge – Violinist Sindri Lederer from German, viola artist Juliet White-Smith from the US, cellist Zoe Martlew from England, pianist Antonio Koster of German, and Vietnamese Trio Brio will perform at Da Nang Chamber Music 2016

Blood-donation campaign collects more than 24,000 blood units

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 3,500 units of blood were collected from thousands of youth and volunteers at the last blood-donation drive of the annual blood-donation campaign Hanh trinh do (the Red Journey) 2016.

Huge infrastructure projects on investors’ radars

A string of large-scale transportation infrastructure projects in the key economic zone of Central Vietnam are on foreign investors’ radars.

Nghe An: 200 hospital workers strike over unpaid salaries

The strike by hundreds of workers of a hospital over unpaid salaries in the central Nghe An Province entered its third day today.

Local TV series feature Hong Kong actors

 Two Hong Kong actors will arrive in Vietnam this week to act in a TV series produced by HCM City Television’s Film Studio.

Formosa’s illegally dumped waste contains toxic substances: ministry

The waste mud illegally dumped in Ky Anh town of the central province of Ha Tinh is a mixture of industrial and hazardous waste, and both its owner, Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Co. Ltd, and the dumper must bear responsibility.

Northern localities brace for typhoon Nida

 Northern localities have been asked to make critical preparations to cope with typhoon Nida, the second to rise in the East Sea so far this year, which is forecast to bring heavy rain to the north of Vietnam from the night of August 2.

HCM City voters have high hopes for NA deputies

Voters in District 4 of Ho Chi Minh City have voiced their hope that deputies at the 14th National Assembly (NA) will keep their promises made during their electioneering earlier this year.

Exhibition “Urban Chronicles” in Hanoi

Artist To Kim Nhung's exhibition “Urban Chronicles" with 13 paintings on Do paper will open at CHON Gallery, Hanoi on August 5.

Wind power still unattractive to investors in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Wind-power projects, which require high investment capital, remain unpopular as EVN pays a low rate for electrical power.