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 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Social Insurance Fund is suffering from big losses of revenues due to the early retirement of laborers, said a senior executive of the fund.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Alex Cafe in Ho Chi Minh City, U Cafe in Hoi An and O'Chau Cafe in Sa Pa are some of the most favorite cafes of tourists who leave comments on the TripAdvisor website.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is restructuring its animal breeding sector to reduce the number of small-scale breeders, Nguyen Van Trong, deputy director of the Animal Husbandry Department told Hai Quan newspaper.

 VietNamNet Bridge - If you are wondering what to buy during your trip to Hanoi, spend an afternoon wandering the Old Quarter and you will find the answer.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a list of 127 national projects calling for foreign investment from now to 2020.

 Thach Kim Tuan is Vietnam's top hope for the men's 56kg category at the upcoming 17th Asian Games in the Republic of Korea, following an impressive performance at the recent Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Russia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Petrol smuggling via sea waters has brought huge profits to illegal ships, and has become increasingly difficult to control, the Viet Nam Petroleum Association has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Being in wheelchairs does not prevent athletes Pham Hong Thuc and Hoang Hong Kien from being happy in life and on the sports track.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For years, those wishing to hold an outing for their children have had a few entertainment places like the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden, Dam Sen Cultural Park or Suoi Tien Theme Park.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has been warned that it could witness a strong wave of workers from ASEAN countries after the the ASEAN Economic Community becomes official next year.

 The National Assembly and Government need to review and adopt legal regulations to mitigate air pollution, a major contributor to the greenhouse effect.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The percentage of Vietnamese people using smartphones has increased to more than 36 percent, nearly double the rate of 20 percent in 2013.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ali Dal, deputy chief priest of Eh San mosque, in the southern province of An Giang's An Phu District, is a happy man today.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The South Korean labour market may be closed off to Vietnamese workers if Viet Nam does not make more effort to reduce the number overstaying their visas and working illegally.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Van Long Lagoon in Ninh Binh holds two national records of Vietnam in 2010: the home to the largest community of Delacour’s langurs and the largest natural picture in Vietnam.

There are different provisions of laws on the conditions, duration, forms of ownership, rights and obligations of foreign-invested enterprises owning houses in Vietnam depending on such enterprises’ business sectors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Katona Twins, a classical guitar duo from Germany, will give a free concert at the HCM City Conservatory of Music on September 27.

Educators in the past complained about their lack of freedom in making important decisions about school operations, and were later granted more autonomy by the Ministry of Education and Training. But some of them are now  reluctant to use it.

 HCM City may allow battery-powered vehicles on downtown streets next year; New proposal tackles rural poverty; Education authority issues new regulations on private tutoring; Hanoi pilots e-ticket system for buses; Bird flu could spread by bus