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Vietnam beat Chinese Taipei in championship opener

 Viet Nam made a perfect start at the Asian Football Confederation Futsal Championship on February 11 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, despite facing some challenge.

Bac Ninh’s tug-of-war honoured as national cultural heritage

 The northern province of Bac Ninh received a certificate recognising tug of war festival of Huu Chap village as a national intangible cultural heritage during a ceremony on February 11.

Images: Mussel processing village in Central Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Hen (mussel) village located on the bank of the La River, in Truong Son Commune of Duc Tho District, Ha Tinh Province, has existed for more than 300 years. 

Ninh Thuan to hold international kiteboard event

 The International Kiteboarding Association (IKA) has chosen Ninh Chu Bay in the southern central province of Ninh Thuan to hold the KTA-Kiteboard Tour Asia-Championship 2016.

Oil price reduction affects everyone in economy

The oil price reduction has had a big impact on everyone, from farmers, who are busy working on the rice fields and don’t care about what happens in the US or the Middle East, to stock investors who hold large amounts of oil & gas firms’ shares.

VN futsal team targets Asia top five berth

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam wants to own one of the five tickets for Asia to compete at the FIFA World Futsal Championship later this year in Colombia.

Photos: The most romantic village in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – The harmony of Nature, unspoiled and a poetic landscape, the undulating hills, charming valleys and murmuring streams make the village of Cu Lan as a fairyland.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 12/2

 Hope as we look away from 2015, Vietnam’s beer output rises 4.7% to 3.4bn liters in 2015, Credit guarantee backs hydropower plant, Property prices to increase 5-10%, Vietnam Airlines leases aircraft

In VN, unemployed put hopes in Masters degrees

Six months ago, 22-year-old Nguyen Ha Linh received her bachelor degree in international affairs from the Academy of Journalism and Communication and expressed her exciting feeling of, finally, being free from her so-called "study career"

Social network sharing makes users easy target for cybercriminals

Almost 30 per cent of social network users share their posts, check-ins and other personal information with everybody who is online, not just their friends, which leaves the door wide open for cybercriminals to attack since users are unaware

Vietnam to control urban waste water to reduce pollution

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam plans to allocate big budgets to develop waste water drainage systems in urban areas in recent years. However, the systems’ conditions remain poor which still cause pollution because of low drainage capacity.

Students borrow high-rate loans from illegal lenders

 VietNamNet Bridge – Students borrowing money with high interest rates from illegal lenders who provide easy loan procedures may face complicated consequences.

Commercial banks told to develop retail banking or die

VietNamNet Bridge - Commercial banks have to compete with many rivals, from financial companies to fintechs, companies that provide financial services based on technology platforms. 

Public employees should know they are the people's servants

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Minh Thao, deputy director of the Department of Business Environment and Competition Capacity under the Central Institute for Economic Management,

Splendid waterfalls in Lam Dong

 Lam Dong province is a tourist destination in the Central Highlands popular for its pure air, lush pine forests, colorful flowers and magnificent waterfalls.

Places of interest on Vietnam banknotes

 VietNamNet Bridge – Historical relic sites and landscapes, including Ha Long Bay, Van Mieu (Literature) Temple, Tri An Hydroelectric Power Plant, and Cau Pagoda are famous places printed on Vietnam banknotes.

Nguyen Dynasty’s antiques must return to Hue

The State should have policies to send antiquities of the Nguyen Dynasty that are being held by the Vietnam National History Museum and the HCM City National History Museum back to the ancient capital city of Hue.

VASEP: Shrimp export to earn $3.3 billion in 2016

 The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) forecasts that shrimp exports will reach 3.3 billion USD in 2016, up 12 percent from 2015.

“Disney on Ice” show to debut this month

 VietNamNet Bridge – American show Disney on Ice, which features figure skaters dressed as Disney cartoon characters in performances, will be introduced, for the first time, to Vietnamese audience in HCMC on February 24-28.

Volunteers try to make a difference

VietNamNet Bridge – Be it cleaning up beaches or offering free haircuts to elderly people, a group of volunteers in Hoi An have taken it upon themselves to offer their support to the local community.