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Three 5,000-year skeletons unearthed in central Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge - Three skeletons of ancient Vietnamese people have been found lying next to each other in an area of 6 m2, 1.8 m deep at an archaeological site in Ru Diep Mount of Ha Tinh Province.

Vingroup wants to buy three largest railway stations in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vingroup has submitted its proposal to buy the three largest railways stations in Vietnam – Hanoi, Saigon and Da Nang – to the Ministry of Transport.

Viettel enters OTT market with new app

 VietNamNet Bridge - After Vinaphone’s entry, Viettel, the largest mobile phone network in Vietnam, has officially penetrated the OTT market with the Mocha Messenger app.

SCIC wants to buy 10% stake in Military Bank

At a shareholders' meeting of the Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MB) on Tuesday, MB Chairman Le Huu Duc confirmed that the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) intended to buy a 10% stake in the bank to become a strategic shareholder.

Image: Collection of old Vietnamese newspapers exhibited

The exhibition "150 years of Quoc Ngu (Vietnam national language script) newspapers in the period 1865-1954" includes many old and rare newspapers, gathered from valuable collections of many newspaper collectors across the country.

Saigonese enjoy shimmering night scenes on new pedestrian street

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first pedestrian street in HCM City, Nguyen Hue Road, in District 1 was put into trial operation on the evening of April 20. As the road was not opened to the public, local people stood outside the fence to take pictures.

Bowel cancers 'spotted too late'

 Thousands of people in England are dying from bowel cancer because their disease is not being spotted early enough, a charity has warned.

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Nha Trang to host first tourism fair, Large green destination opens to visitors, VietJet launches new flights from Hai Phong, Holiday destination overflowed, Jetstar airfares on sale for HCM City-Chu Lai

Vietnamese photographers win FIAP awards

Photographer Bui Vy Van from Binh Duong won an Artist of the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP) award.

Banks cannot sell debts because DATC doesn’t accept market prices

VietNamNet Bridge - The banks’ debt sale has been going very slowly because a powerful buyer, the Debts & Assets Trading Corporation (DATC), wants to buy debts cheaply.

World famous bubble artist to enthrall audience at Marina Festival

 Vietnamese-born Canadian bubble artist Fan Yang, dubbed "the bubble witch" by the media, will perform at the Marina Festival in the northern Quang Ninh Province on April 28 and 29.

Vietnam to import elevated railway train at $63.2m

 The Transport Engineering Construction and Quality Management Department under the Ministry of Transport has approved the import of a single train needed for the 13.5 kilometre urban elevated railway line at a cost of US$63.2million.

Measles vaccine not linked to autism, even in high-risk kids: study

 The measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine does not increase the risk of autism, even among children considered at a high risk for the disorder, according to a study of about 95,000 children with older siblings.

Dredging to blame for fish-farm losses in Khanh Hoa

 About 100 fish farmers in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa dumped dead fish and shrimps in front of their local administration office yesterday.

Cut State workers by 10%, says Party

 In a bid to increase the efficiency of the bureaucracy, the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam has issued a resolution calling for a reduction of the number of those on the State payroll at all levels.

My Khe to host kayak race

 Viet retains yellow jersey; David wins singles, doubles; My Khe to host kayak race

Rock band to jam at City universities on free tour

VietNamNet Bridge – Rocker Pham Anh Khoa and his PAK band will play for free during their tour of 10 colleges and universities in HCM City. 

Yemen conflict: Iran urges aid effort as Saudi air strikes end

Iran's foreign minister has called for "urgent humanitarian assistance" in Yemen after a Saudi-led coalition ended air strikes against Houthi rebels.

 

Seafood firms oppose hike in freight charges; could lead to higher transport costs

VietNamNet Bridge - A 70 percent increase in freight charges is expected to lead to a doubling or tripling of transport costs for seafood companies.

Vietnam to allow greater foreign stakes in banks

Vietnam is changing rules to allow foreign investors bigger stakes in local banks in its latest move to rebuild a financial sector battered by bad debt, according to the country's prime minister.