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Workplace accidents on the radar

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Work Safety Department of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) has just released the latest figures dealing with work safety across the country.

South Africans perform first 'successful' penis transplant

 The world's first successful penis transplant has been reported by a surgical team in South Africa.

State continues to divest itself of holdings in public companies

VietNamNet Bridge – Only 150 state-owned enterprises (SOEs) were equitized in 2014, but the figure is expected to double this year as the State withdraws its stake in non-core businesses of state companies.

Culture minister acts to protect national image

 The pressure for Vietnam to attract tourists and investors in a rapidly integrating marketplace has never been greater,

Facebook revamps its takedown guidelines

 Facebook is providing the public with more information about what material is banned on the social network.

Boy dies in freak kiting accident

 VietNamNet Bridge – A four-year-old boy who was swept away by a huge kite later died from his injuries in hospital in Hoc Mon Town, HCM City yesterday afternoon, March 15.

Local players qualify for worlds

 VietNamNet Bridge – Winning all three tickets in Zone 3.3 yesterday, March 15, Viet Nam will now compete in the upcoming FIDE World Chess Championships.

M&As can help VN auto market flourish

 VietNamNet Bridge – Merger and acquisition (M&A) can help domestic auto makers grow their businesses and increase their competitiveness in the current cutthroat market.

Gov't approves loan plan to replant coffee

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a loan programme by the State Bank of Viet Nam for replanting coffee trees in the Central Highlands in 2014–20.

Nation honours Francophone Day

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will once again honour the French language through a film festival and concerts to celebrate International Francophone Day, which falls this Friday.

VN U23s tie 0-0 against Uzbekistan in friendly match

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's U23s tied 0-0 with Uzbekistan's U22s in a friendly match on Saturday at HCM City's Thong Nhat Stadium.

Exhibition showcases war paintings by late veteran

 More than 70 of late war veteran Pham Ngoc Lieu's paintings are on display at Museum of Viet Nam Military History in downtown Ha Noi.

Ha Noi to restore Kinh Thien Palace

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi People's Committee approved the restoration of Thang Long Citadel Complex's Kinh Thien Palace in Ha Noi, which was used for royal meetings under the reigns of the Ly, Tran, Le and Nguyen dynastries.

E-commerce expected to boom in 2015

VietNamNet Bridge – With the strong development of the internet, 3G and smart device users, Vietnam’s e-commerce is expected to enter a boom period in 2015 with projected turnover of $4 billion.

Forests disappear, seas depleted: MONRE report

Vietnam’s economic development has heavily relied on natural resources, adversely affecting biodiversity due to unsustainable exploitation, according to a report from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE).

Game developers find it tough to establish an “empire”

VietNamNet Bridge – Many information technology engineers have dreamed of establishing “Vietnamese game empires”, but they have realized that it is not that easy to make money with games.

Patients released from hospital after asphyxiation scare

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ambulances rushed 19 people to the hospital Saturday night after they inhaled too many motorbike exhaust fumes while waiting to leave a supermarket's basement parking lot,

Star apples in Lo Ren-Vinh Kim

Thanks to their great quality the star apples grown in Lo Ren-Vinh Kim in Tien Giang Province are a favorite of consumers throughout the country.

Glimmers of hope for Vietnamese to collect Vietnamese artworks

 VietNamNet Bridge - After many years of being almost exclusively oriented to foreign clients, some galleries are finding appropriate ways to return to the potential of the local market.

Vietnam’s dairy queen courts fame

 VietNamNet Bridge – Within just a few years of establishing her business, Thai Huong – general director of BAC A BANK and chairwoman of TH Group – has made herself a Forbes-recognised Asian businesswoman and has turned her dairy farming