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Festival spotlights Thai ethnic culture

 VietNamNet Bridge – A mass art show by more than 800 artists and local performers has opened the first-ever Thai Ethnic Group Festival in northern province of Lai Chau.

President visits Khanh Hoa naval units

VietNamNet Bridge – President Truong Tan Sang visited naval units based in the central province of Khanh Hoa's Cam Ranh city yesterday, asking them to improve defence effectiveness and attach importance to the relationship

Binh Duong win third Super Cup

 VietNamNet Bridge – Becamex Binh Duong has lifted their third Super Cup trophy after winning 1-0 over Hai Phong on their home turf at Go Dau Stadium.

Lower birth rate has profound impacts on Vietnam's society

Vietnam has achieved a steady replacement fertility rate, demonstrated by more planned reproduction and the fewer number of children born per woman, which has impacted profoundly on the country’s society, an expert said.

VN reaches out to Indonesia over missing AirAsia plane

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh made an urgent phone call to Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno L.P. Marsudi yesterday, affirming that Viet Nam was willing to join search and rescue 

Italy ferry fire: Scores awaiting rescue

Almost three hundred people are awaiting rescue from an Italian ferry that caught fire north-west of Corfu.

Seafood, real estate bosses got richer in 2014

 VietNamNet Bridge – The strong recovery of real estate and seafood shares this year helped a number of wealthy individuals make more money on the stock market.

‘Made in Vietnam’ smartphones struggling to find buyers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Locally-designed and produced smartphones are failing to attract Vietnamese consumers.

Che kho - A Vietnamese traditional food

VietNamNet Bridge – Che kho (a kind of sweetened porridge) is a dish that often appears on the first day of Tet holiday in Vietnam.

AirAsia QZ8501: Indonesia plane search resumes

 The search has resumed for AirAsia Indonesia flight QZ8501, a day after it went missing with 162 people on board.

Sex workers struggle to give up prostitution

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Mai Hoa does not know what the rest of her life is going to be like. But there is one thing she knows for sure: She no longer wants to resort to prostitution to make a living.

Insurance market highlights in 2014

 VietNamNet Bridge – 2014 is being seen as a successful year for the insurance sector though the domestic economy continued to face many difficulties.

Windy Days youth trips explore traditional Vietnamese culture

 VietNamNet Bridge – It's a cool autumn morning when senior student Pham Thi Thanh Huyen takes a bus trip with her friends for a one-day tour of the outskirts of Ha Noi.

Foreign banks make high profits in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite many barriers, foreign banks have been prospering in Vietnam, dominating many service market segments.

Decriminalise ‘civil economic' ties

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government should propose that "civil economic" offences be decriminalised, Vu Tien Loc, Chairman of the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, told the Hai Quan (Customs) newspaper.

Vietnam hopes POHE can help solve problem of jobless university grads

VietNamNet Bridge – Education experts believe the best solution to the high percentage of unemployed university graduates with bachelor’s degrees is enhancement of the profession oriented higher education (POHE) program.

Firms continue to pollute despite fines and penalties

 VietNamNet Bridge – A number of manufacturing businesses in Vietnam continue to ignore the government’s environmental protection regulations.

Stamp collection – a painstaking hobby

 VietNamNet Bridge – Stamp collection is a popular hobby in Vietnam that attracts many people from amateurs such as students and retirees to professionals.

Hanoi: Not smooth pilot metro line

VietNamNet Bridge – In addition to remarkable cost over-runs, construction on Hanoi’s pilot metro line from Nhon to Hanoi train station also risks dropping behind schedule.

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