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Exhibition marks Tran Van Can anniversary

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam Fine Arts Museum is showing a collection of watercolour sketches to mark the 105th birth anniversary of master artist Tran Van Can (1910-2015).

Green tourism week to be held in Can Tho City

 The Mekong Delta Green Tourism Week 2015 is set to take place in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho from June 27 to July 3, drawing the participation of tourism provinces, diplomatic agencies and foreign businesses.

Hanoi runs MERS-Cov handling drill

 A drill was jointly conducted by the Bac Thang Long Hospital and the municipal Department of Health on June 20 in Hanoi to enhance instruction capacity and effective and quick response in the case MERS-CoV enters the country.

Vietnam wins 222 gold medals in first half of 2015

 Vietnamese athletes amassed 222 gold medals at international sports competitions in the first six months of 2015, according to the General Department of Sports and Physical Training.

Vietnam realty market sees high growth in May

 The local property market saw a doubling of successful transactions in May, said the Ministry of Construction's Housing and Property Market Management Department.

Guangzhou – Nha Trang flight debuts

 A direct service connecting Guangzhou, China and Nha Trang city in central Khanh Hoa province by China Southern Airlines went into operation on June 20.

Foreign fast-food chains not performing as expected in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Many international fast food chains are finding that the Vietnamese fast food market is not so easy to conquer. 

Nghe An declares state of emergency due to drought

 The central province of Nghe An’s People’s Committee has for the first time announced a state of emergency across the province due to prolonged severe drought occurring in the locality during the summer-autumn crop 2015.

Vietnamese fishermen informed of storm Kujira

 North to south central coastal localities and ministries have been asked to notify ships at sea about storm Kujira, the first to appear in the East Sea this year.

VN vaccine management meets int'l standards: WHO

 VietNamNet Bridge – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recognised Viet Nam's vaccine management system as an internationally standardised one and is expected to officially present a certificate to Viet Nam today.

Vietnam celebrates first International Day of Yoga

 Vietnam joined over 90 other countries around the world to celebrate the first International Day of Yoga with ceremonies nationwide on June 21.

Government News 22/6

President's Office launches official website on Press Day, Luxembourg continues to support ASEAN Community building efforts, HCM City, Cambodia forge stronger collaboration, Party chief pins high hope on Vietnamese journalists

Vietnam assigns first ambassador to Bhutan

 Vietnamese Ambassador to India, Nepal and Bhutan Ton Sinh Thanh on June 19 presented his credentials to Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, becoming the first Vietnamese ambassador to the Buddhist country.

Forests devastated because of Vietnamese hobby for woodworks

VietNamNet Bridge - Old forests continue to “bleed” because of the rich’s hobby of collecting wooden furniture items.

HCM City school enrolls students based on English test, not entrance exam

VietNamNet Bridge - Sixth graders applying to study at Tran Dai Nghia School in HCM City will have to attend an English test instead of an entrance exam. 

Baking pizza at the foot of Lang Biang

VietNamNet Bridge – American James Reelick, 54, loves Da Lat so much that he settled there, started to help out in the tourism sector and even ended up marrying a local woman.

Truong Tien Bridge viewed from flycam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Truong Tien Bridge looks like a ribbon crossing the Huong River, in the ancient city of Hue. It is a must-see place in Hue.

No fun in the sun for axed coastal projects in Danang

 Despite being one of the best coastal cities in the region for second homes and tourist resorts, Danang remains littered with several delayed real estate projects.

Rehahn opens Vietnam photo gallery in Paris

  French photographer Rehahn, who has taken over 45,000 photos about Vietnam’s landscapes and people, has launched his gallery Ici et Ailleurs in the Old Quarter of Versailles in Paris to feature a collection of pictures about Vietnam.

MIC vows to stop spam, network operators fear loss of revenue

Mobile network operators say they do not support the Ministry of Information and Communication’s (MIC) proposal to set limits on the numbers of SMS messages because they fear that customers will fall into OTT service providers’ hands.