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Sacred memorial for fallen Truong Sa soldiers

A team of the 2016 “Youth for national sea and island” journey were present in the sea and island region where 28 years ago, naval soldiers bravely battled and died for national sacred sea and island sovereignty integrity.

Economy dogged by multiple woes, report

 Vietnam’s economy is coping with a slew of woeful challenges this year as fresh problems have arisen, said a Ministry of Planning and Investment report sent to the May 4-5 cabinet meeting in Hanoi.

Where has SCIC invested the state’s money?

VietNamNet Bridge - The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC), a powerful conglomerate which is often compared with Singapore’s Temasek and Malaysia’s Khazanah, is bogged down with many investment projects.

Interesting foreign markets in Saigon

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign travelers as well as Cambodians, Russians and Koreans living in Vietnam can find specialties of their home countries at these markets.

Social News 8/5

 French building to be moved for Kinh Thien Palace restoration, Digital Emotion exhibition comes to HCM City, More than 33,000 Vietnamese labourers sent abroad in 2016, Ministry names safe produce suppliers

Overseas Vietnamese singer returns home to release autobiography

 The leading Vietnamese singer of the late 20th century, Ai Van, returned to HCM City from the US on Friday to announce the release of her 300-page autobiography.     

Bau Trang: a small Sahara desert in Binh Thuan

Mui Ne White Sand dunes is also known as Bau Trang (white lake). This is a famous landscape located about 30 km North East of Mui Ne Center. It is a fresh-water lake formed long ago and located amid endless sand hills.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 8/5

 Haiphong finds funding for airport project, Shrimp export sales expected to recover after difficult 2015, New pressure and motivation for public debts, Banks reduce G-bond purchases, Panama to check Vietnam tra fish processors

Lifter Thach Kim Tuan confident of Olympic success

 Weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan believes he will have completely recovered from injury and could win medal at the approaching Olympics in Brazil.

The biggest-ever kite festival in northern Vietnam in pictures

 VietNamNet Bridge – The festival took place at Ecopark, a new urban residential area in the northern province of Hung Yen, some 13km from Hanoi’s center on April 30-May 3.

Frenchman falls for VN coffee

 VietNamNet Bridge – Coffee, one of Viet Nam’s worldwide renowned specialties, was introduced to the country in 1875 by the French during their colonialisation of Indochina. Coffee plantations were located in the Central Highlands

A bond that goes beyond husband and wife

 VietNamNet Bridge – When two people decide to marry, each makes a pledge that the other will be the most significant and important one in their lives.

HCM City student heads to Brazil as youth leader

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Lam Thao Tam, a 10th grade student from HCM City was chosen from more than 7,000 Vietnamese students to join the Education First’s Youth Leadership Forum in Brazil in August.

Flood of tears as climate change bites

Farmers in the Mekong Delta can only stand by and watch their fields wither and die from salt water intrusion and drought.

Artist presents paintings that blossom from canvas

 With clay flowers becoming a popular trend in recent years in Vietnam, artisan Huong Thuy is displaying her unique artwork at an exhibition that opened in Hanoi yesterday.

Tan Hiep Phat’s boss may be VN's second USD billionaire

VietNamNet Bridge - The owner of Tan Hiep Phat, one of the largest privately run conglomerates, could be the second Vietnamese dollar billionaire, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

Vietnamese Government targets one million businesses by 2020

 The Government expects the number of businesses in Vietnam to rise to one million by 2020, and the private sector to account for 48-49% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP).

Rolling weirs on Red River may bring fatal dangers: experts

VietNamNet Bridge - While the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) insists on the plan to build 5-7 rolling weirs across the Red River to regulate the river’s water level, experts have warned about dangers that could occur.

Unemployment rate increases slightly in first three months

 VietNamNet Bridge – The unemployment rate in Ha Noi has increased slightly in the first three months of this year, with 7,113 people registered for unemployment insurance benefits,

Colonel shares peacekeeping experiences

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Xuan Thanh, Lieutenant Colonel from the Viet Nam Peace Keeping Centre, talked about his two years of experience working at the UN Peace Keeping Centre