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Lack of toilets leave public uncomfortable

 VietNamNet Bridge – A lack of public toilets and their low quality is a pressing issue concerning both local people and tourists coming to Ha Noi.

Demand for mid-level, top managers rises

 VietNamNet Bridge – Recruitment demands for mid-level and senior managers for enterprises nationwide rose dramatically during the first quarter of the year,

Will there be a breakup at ACB?

VietNamNet Bridge - Sources say Standard Chartered Bank, a big foreign shareholder of the Asia Commercial Bank (ACB), is considering leaving ACB.

Paper dolls

Cute paper dolls each with a different appearance resembling famous people are unique handmade products embellished with Vietnamese cultural features for foreign visitors. es.

The class of three pupils on an islet

 VietNamNet Bridge – The branch of Xuan Giang Primary School located on Hong Lam Island has only three classes with nine pupils.

Manmade lakes for water storage could curb floods, droughts, saltwater

VietNamNet Bridge – Oceanographer Truong Dinh Hien talked to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper about measures suggested to cope with drought and saltwater intrusion in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region. 

Finance Ministry prepares for $3 billion international bond-issuance campaign

VietNamNet Bridge - Two weeks ago, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) organized a non-deal roadshow for the Vietnam’s $3 billion international bond issuance campaign, scheduled to be launched in 2016.

Walking on water at Ba Lua

 VietNamNet Bridge – In my memories of childhood, every time I visited the beach in summer I wondered what lay beyond the horizon, and if I could walk there to discover the mystery.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 18/4

VN aiming for sustainable exports, Embassies seek to woo investors, Tax incentive caution urged in VN, State bank works to keep bad debt below 3 pct, TPBank releases 2016 targets, UK firms keen on Metro Line No. 5

Social News 18/4

 Norway supports disabled people in Can Tho, Ca Mau, Quang Binh quashes Son Doong ‘largest cave’ application, Women and child protection – from laws to actions, Health sector aims to reduce infectious disease death rate

Unique fabric paintings by Thanh Thuc

After 30 years of creating fabric paintings, Thanh Thuc recently held her first private  exhibition - “Spring Rhythm”. The exhibition has brought about a lot of surprises to the fine arts circle as it features a very unique painting style.

Stricter food safety necessary

 VietNamNet Bridge – Earlier this month, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Cao Duc Phat, told the National Assembly in Ha Noi that most of our food is safe, it’s just that people don’t know that fact.

Vietnam Airlines plans to sell super-aircraft

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam Airlines, the national flag air carrier, is seeking shareholders’ approval for the sale of three Airbus A350s it would receive in 2016-2017.

HCM City's IC industry meeting big challenges

VietNamNet Bridge - HCMC, the only locality in Vietnam that has a made-by-Vietnam chip’ dream with its IC industry development program, is meeting big challenges in commercializing products.

Hanoi’s oldest school in pictures

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Duc (Vietnam-Germany) High School in Hanoi is one of the oldest schools in Vietnam. It was inaugurated in 1897 as a seminary. The school currently has 2,200 students.

Troupe sustains 200-year-old Khmer theatre

VietNamNet Bridge – Ro Bam, a unique style of musical theatre created by the Khmer ethnic community in southern Viet Nam, has been alive for 200 years. Now, the art is being preserved by both veteran and young artists

Tips on corruption urged in ADB-funded projects

VietNamNet Bridge – Individuals and organizations are encouraged to provide the Office of Anticorruption and Integrity of the Asian Development Bank with information about corruption at projects financed by the bank.

Da Nang to showcase bai choi to tourists, locals

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bai choi performances (a traditional Vietnamese game combining folklore singing and picks from a deck of card) will be organised for locals and tourists in Da Nang on a pilot basis between April and June.

Gov’t working to help unemployed find jobs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Doan Mau Diep, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, spoke to the newspaper Hai Quan (Customs) about his ministry’s plan to help unemployed workers to find new jobs and to claim their unemployment insurance.

New gov’t spokesman outlines goals, plans

Mai Tien Dung, Minister-Chairman of the Government Office, talks to the press about the challenge the Government faces in the future and his views on the new post.