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Image: Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe Canal’s new appearance

  Many years ago, Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe Canal was the dirtiest canal in Ho Chi Minh City, but now it has changed for the better. It has a new green appearance and has become the most beautiful canal of the city.

Two Vietnamese artists showcase paintings in US

 VietNamNet Bridge - An exhibition by Vietnamese artists Doan Hoang Lam and Doan Xuan Tang is being organized at the International Modern Art Gallery, 1802 Sunset Boulevard, Houston, Texas, US from May 7 through July 31.

Businesses have to pay “underground” fees to lubricate government apparatus

VietNamNet Bridge - Eighty-nine percent of foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) say if they do not pay “commissions” to state agency officials, they will meet  with unfortunate action or behavior.

Life of a bee hunter

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hornet is the most aggressive in the bee family and most people would avoid it whenever it is around.

ASEAN 26: Strengthening Solidarity and Unification within the Bloc

The 26th ASEAN Summit from April 26-27, 2015 was the first one held during theyear of Malaysia’s chairmanship of ASEAN 2015 with the theme of “Our people, Our community, Our Vision”.

Dray Nur waterfall- symbol of beauty in the Central Highlands

 VietNamNet Bridge – With its romantic mysterious beauty, Dray Nur waterfall in Dak Lak province is closely associated with many legends of the Central Highlands. The waterfall has become a popular tourist destination.

Lang House seeks rebirth funding

 VietNamNet Bridge – A crowdfunding campaign called Lang's House – The Dream of Rebirth aims to rebuild the ancient Lang House.

Gov't confident it will meet highway construction goal

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Transport Minister Nguyen Hong Truong spoke on the Government website chinhphu.vn about work that still needed to be done to complete 2,000km of highways by 2020.

Vietnamese tennis star seeded at Junior Grand Slam

Vietnam’s tennis prodigy Ly Hoang Nam has been named No. 11 seed in the boys’ singles event at the 2015 Roland Garros Junior French Championships with his current 14th ranking in the ITF Junior boys’ standings.  

Huge projects aimed at Vietnam

The decline of the inflow of foreign direct investment in Vietnam in the past four months has worried many people but a series of billion-dollar projects that will come to Vietnam in the near future may help reverse FDI inflows.

Ministry relieves auto traders from cumbersome procedure

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Industry and Trade last week issued a new rule removing obstacles shouldered by auto importers since Circular 20/2010/TT-BCT, allowing them to enjoy simpler procedures in clearing vehicles

Vietnam capitalises on abundant sources of biomass energy

 VietNamNet Bridge – Biomass energy has emerged quickly in Vietnam, with interest in the energy source – which is ripe with potential - from both local business communities and the Government,

Art & Entertainment News 9/5

 Terracotta park opens in Hoi An with mini famous landmarks, European Literature Days in Vietnam narrows cultural gap, Old Quarter to host traditional music show, Book fair to promote culture of reading in capital

Hanoi approves construction of underground car park in central park

 Ha Noi's People's Committee has approved a proposal for constructing an underground parking lot of nearly 17,000sq.m in Thong Nhat Park.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 9/5

 HCMC property outstanding loans down by 8.88%, Ministry approves new location for Vung Tau Airport, M&A generates new capital source for developers, HSBC: Weaker dong spurs exports, Savills Vietnam sets up advisory services unit

Malaysia telecom giant snaps up 25% interest in CMC Telecom

 TIME dotCom Berhad, a data-centric, fixed-line telecommunications provider based in Malaysia with a business reach across the Asia-Pacific region, has announced the acquisition of a 25% interest in a leading telecom based in Hanoi.

Ministries told to double sustainable poverty reduction efforts

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung asked ministries, sectors and localities to heighten their sense of responsibility towards rapid and sustainable poverty alleviation to turn the country into an industrialised society by 2020.

Labor Medal awarded to two men who discovered Son Doong Cave

 VietNamNet Bridge – President Truong Tan Sang has presented the third-class Labor Order to a Vietnamese and British men, who discovered the Cave of Son Doong, in the central province of Quang Binh.

Government plans to borrow money from nat’l foreign exchange reserves

VietNamNet Bridge - The government has instructed the State Bank of Vietnam to work with relevant ministries to design a mechanism to lend money from national foreign exchange reserves to the government to serve spending.

Hanoi Ensemble’s May concert scheduled this Saturday

 VietNamNet Bridge – The concert in May of the Hanoi Ensemble will take place at the Vietnam National Academy of Music Concert Hall, 77 Hao Nam, in Hanoi on the evening of May 9.