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Ha Long to host 2015 Carnaval

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 2015 Carnaval Ha Long, is set to open on April 27 on Hoang Quoc Viet Street, Hung Thang Ward, Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province.

Vietnam Football Federation gives life bans to match-fixing players

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF) yesterday (April 15) decided to ban six players for life from V.League 1 club Dong Nai FC for match fixing.

Hoang Sa submarine inventor issues challenge to science department

The Hoang Sa submarine will be launched on July 3, says the sub’s inventor Le Nga. He plans to invite officials of the local science department, who had doubts about the sub’s viability, to the launching ceremony.

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 Ha Noi wrestlers win gold; Nam goes through in India; Women's team to train; Dinh tops cycling event

Symphonic poem, new violinist take on Opera House

VietNamNet Bridge – The symphonic poem Kieu and violinist Nguyen Thien Minh will both make their debuts at the Ha Noi Opera House on Friday and Saturday at 8pm.  

Artist's sculptures recall women's war sacrifices

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese women who contributed to the resistance wars against the French and the Americans have long inspired 55-year-old sculptor Lai Thi Kim Thanh, a native of Long An Province who now lives in HCM City.

Search expands for radio-active material

Vuong Huu Tan, director of Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety, claims that 45 kilogrammes of radio-active material missing from Pomina steel mill in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province does not pose a threat to people's health.

Vietnam U23 football team to play Thailand, Malaysia

 Vietnam’s Under-23 football team will compete against Thailand and Malaysia in the group stage at the 28th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore.

Slow buses keep Hanoi's modern student apartments empty

 VietNamNet Bridge – The dust is settling and taps remain dry in thousands of rental apartments in the newly built Phap Van-Tu Hiep residential quarter for students. Despite the complex's modern infrastructure and reasonable rental fee,

Scholarship unveiled for university students in VN

  VietNamNet Bridge – A charity on Friday unveiled the Luong Van Can Scholarships for university students in Viet Nam and abroad and solicited donations from businesses and individuals and fee waiver from universities.

Former policemen jailed for brutality

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People's Court of central Phu Yen Province on Tuesday, April 14, sentenced five former police officers to a total of 16 years' in jail for brutality.

Japan relaxes visa requirements for Vietnam cruise tourists

 Vietnamese passport holders traveling to Japan by ship do not need to get a visa before departure but ask the cruise line to complete procedures for them to obtain a landing visa.

Vietnamese head abroad for holidays

 VietNamNet Bridge – The approaching six-day national holiday (April 28-May 3) has proved a goldmine for tour companies who have been flooded with people buying overseas tour packages.

Dung Quat Oil Refinery not to close

 The Ministry of Finance has confirmed that the country's sole oil processing facility – the Dung Quat Oil Refinery – will not be closed thanks to a recent import tax reduction on petroleum products.

Local, foreign artisans gather for kite festival

 Up to 97 kite artisans from 17 local clubs and 20 foreign teams will participate in the sixth Ba Ria - Vung Tau International Kite Festival 2015.

Vietnamese air crew members arrested in RoK for smuggling gold

 The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) held a press conference on April 15 to provide information on the arrest of two Vietnamese airline crew members in the Republic of Korea (RoK).

US invests in 17 out of 21 industries in Vietnam

 American enterprises have invested in 17 out of 21 industries in Vietnam with the majority in the accommodation and food service industry, the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment announced on April 14.

Vietnam, France vow to remove trade barriers

 Vietnam, France vow to remove trade barriers, FM Spokesman announces diplomatic activities, Vietnamese anniversaries commemorated in Brazil, Full-time NA deputies debate major draft laws; NA unhappy with uneven poverty mitigation results

EU to support Vietnam’s sustainable energy development

 The European Union (EU) plans to provide around 400 million EUR (425.8 million USD) in non-refundable assistance for Vietnam from 2014-2020 to help the country develop sustainable energy projects.

Government Inspectorate unveils Q1 inspection results

 The Government Inspectorate held a press conference in Hanoi on April 15 to report the inspection results from the first quarter of 2015.