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Unique miniature works in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge reviews three outstanding miniature works in Vietnam, which have become popular tourist attractions.

GDP growth projected at 6.11% in H1 for Vietnam

 The country’s key economic indicators have improved, with gross domestic product (GDP) in January-June estimated to expand 6.11% compared to the same period last year.

The king of cheo gets a princely reward

 For locals in Viet Nam's northern region, Tran Dinh Ngon, 73, is "King of cheo" (traditional opera).

VN urged to tap China trade, investment

China is expected to import more than $10 trillion in goods and services and invest $500 billion abroad in the next five years, offering opportunities for Viet Nam and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

OcEo-Ba The recognised as special national relic

The announcement ceremony was held in OcEotownship, Thoai Son district on June 27. 

Decree allowing higher foreign stakes in Vietnam’s firms approved

The Prime Minister has ratified Decree 60/2015 to replace Decree 58, which included a long-awaited regulation on removing limits on foreign ownership in listed companies.

WB: More private investors needed for water projects

VietNamNet Bridge – The World Bank’s Country Director for Vietnam, Victoria Kwakwa, has called for the Vietnamese Government to attract more private companies to get involved in water supply and waste treatment projects

V.League 1 reopens after long break

Go Dau and Hang Day will be the focus of V.League 1's first leg of the last round this weekend.

City champs again after five years

HCM City ended their five-year title draught after drawing defending champions Ha Noi 1 in the last round match of the National Women's Football Championship yesterday in Ha Nam Province.

A musical take on current issues

Vietnamese traditional musical language, xam or busking, has been used for the very first time to communicate social issues in a music video entitled XamTra Da (Iced Tea Busking).

Heavier fines won't deter traffic violations

Higher penalties are unlikely to reduce traffic violations if root causes are not identified and addressed, Deputy Transport Minister Le DinhTho said.

Goats, new rice promote Delta resilience

Le ThiTrang, 48, a farmer in Ba Tien 1 Village in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta's TienGiang Province, dreams of the day her family has a house without a leaky roof.

Navy receives maps of Hoang Sa, Truong Sa

The Ministry of Information and Communication has delivered a documentation collection, ‘Map Exhibition of Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) of Viet Nam – Historical and Legal Evidence,' to the navy force.

Latest NA session ends with call to strengthen national sovereignty

The National Assembly (NA) concluded the ninth meeting of the 13th legislature in Ha Noi June 26 with a call for stepped up efforts to protect national sovereignty through increased international co-operation.

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Exports to EU to increase 10% by 2025, Vingroup to build urban zone in Can Gio, HAGL complex opens in Myanmar, Vietnam's largest iron ore mine faces funding crisis, Lotte to further invest in Hanoi trade centres

Economic growth faces three major challenges: minister

 The Vietnamese economy is facing three major challenges, including a slump in agricultural growth, the Minister of Planning and Investment, Bui Quang Vinh, said after a meeting with the Interministerial Steering Committee on June 25.

“Freak” chickens in Ben Tre

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cho Lach in the southern province of Ben Tre is known as the land of flowers and ornamental trees and the hundred-year trade of breeding pedigreed fighting-cocks and ornamental chickens.

Highlights of National Assembly 9th session

 The National Assembly’s 9th working session passed 11 laws and four resolutions, and debated 16 bills.

Image: Line dancing in Vietnam

 Although Line dancing was introduced to Vietnam only some years ago, it is now becoming popular with Vietnamese youngsters.

Weather forecasters face prosecution for wrong information

 National Assembly (NA) deputies have proposed that those who give wrong weather forecasts which result in loss of life and major damage should be prosecuted.