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Retail building oversupply reaches alarming level in HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge - Rents for retail premises in HCM City are falling and shopping malls are poorly patronized, but supply of retail space continues to explode. 

U Minh fish sauce hotpot

 VietNamNet Bridge – Whenever travelling to U Minh, Ca Mau, aside from enjoying the vast array of delicious and distinct dishes, one must remember to try the U Minh Fish Sauce Hotpot. This is one of the key dishes of southern Vietnam.

Hidden identity: Vietnamese coffee re-exported under other names

VietNamNet Bridge - Nearly 95 percent of Vietnam’s coffee is exported as raw products that do not bear a Vietnamese brand.

Textbooks teach first graders to walk on glass

VietNamNet Bridge - The Education Publishing House has decided to remove the lesson on teaching students to walk on glass from the life skill textbook designed for first graders. However, the issue remains controversial.

Action-packed crime, fantasy TV shows get more viewers

 VietNamNet Bridge – TV crime and fantasy series on local television stations have attracted more viewers this season with exciting, compelling episodes.

Bac Ninh’s people must live with pollution

VietNamNet Bridge - “The children in our village cannot have fun or breathe fresh air,” said Nguyen Van Toan, head of Duong O hamlet in Bac Ninh province. 

Multi-million dollar speedboat designed by Vietnamese engineers

VietNamNet Bridge - Scientists say that designing and manufacturing catamarans and trimarans is within the capability of Vietnamese engineers. In fact, Vietnamese shipbuilding engineers have already designed a speedboat worth nearly US1 million.

Vietnam Railway to introduce e-ticket systems next month

 VietNamNet Bridge – Passengers will not have to queue up to buy train tickets once the second phase of the Vietnam Railway Corporation's e-ticket system is launched on September 1.

HCM City facing classroom shortage

 VietNamNet Bridge – All HCM City districts must ensure that all students can enroll in school this year, Le Hoang Quan, chair of the city's People's Committee, has said.

Hanoi celebrates National Day

 VietNamNet Bridge – Every corner of Hanoi has been decorated with coloured lights, flowers and slogans to mark Vietnam’s National Day (September 2).

English course held for Vietnamese peacekeeping forces

As many as 100 military doctors and officers of the Vietnam People’s Army who are expected to join United Nations peacekeeping forces will be equipped with basic English skills during a course that opened in Hanoi on August 26.

Foreign arrivals to Vietnam on rise

VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign arrivals to Vietnam in August are estimated at 664,985, an increase of 12% over last month and 7.5% against the same period last year.

German music producer to make City debut

 The Goethe Institute and Heart Beat, an event promoter and music label producing underground music in HCM City, will present a concert featuring underground deep techno music at The Observatory on September 11.

Blood test 'detects cancer relapse'

 A blood test may be able to save lives by finding cancers that have started to grow again after treatment, a study suggests.

Vietnamese workers upset by modest wage increase proposal

Many Vietnamese workers are upset by the meagre 10 per cent suggested pay increase proposed by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry for next year's national minimum wage.

Vietnamese player wins silver at youth taekwondo champs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam's Pham Dang Khoa won a silver medal at the second WTF World Cadet Taekwondo Championships which closed in Muju, the Republic of Korea, on August 26.

ASEAN learns from EU's conception

 VietNamNet Bridge – The birth of the European Union would help the ASEAN Community build a compassionate, sharing society for the people of Southeast Asia by the end of the year.

Minh goes on to third round in men's singles at Vietnam Open

 National hopeful Nguyen Tien Minh advanced to the third round of the Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open's men's singles yesterday (August 26) in HCM City.

The best where & method to study Vietnamese

 You want to study Vietnamese -- However, you haven’t made much progress so far, have you? Perhaps you think that Vietnamese is too difficult or you are not gifted at learning foreign languages.

Political News 27/8

 Argentina’s Lower House praises Vietnam’s Revolution; Viet Kieu return for National Day, August Revolution celebrations; Deputy PM promotes ties with Israel at Ha Noi reception