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Rolling back shipping fees

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Nhat, director of the Vietnamese Maritime Administration, spoke to Thoi Bao Kinh Te Viet Nam about plans to cut unnecessary and burdensome fees imposed on cargo clients

Expert discusses VN sacred objects

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism recently issued a decision to ban carvings of guard animals from public places, including pagodas and temples, if they do not conform to Vietnamese culture.

HCM City lacks teachers of English for primary schools

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City’s primary schools, which include three English teaching programs, are facing a shortage of teachers of English.

Hackers use new methods to steal passwords, experts warn

VNCERT has drawn the public’s attention to a new attack method through local networks. Many attacks have targeted state agencies and organizations.

Local scientists successfully breed valuable medicinal fungus

 VietNamNet Bridge – The fungus Cordyceps Militaris, a valuable and rare organism with medicinal properties, has been successfully cultivated in Vietnam.

Visiting traditional rock sugar village in Quang Ngai

The central province of Quang Ngai has been known as a land of sugarcane in Vietnam, and a visit to a traditional rock sugar village will provide visitors with an insight into the secret and processes that locals use to make this sugar specialty

Good Books Awards winners announced

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thirteen winners of the annual Good Books Awards in seven categories were announced on Thursday (Sept 11) in HCM City following a vote by the public.

Libraries fighting to revive love of reading

VietNamNet Bridge – To encourage people to read books, many individuals have opened libraries to the public free of charge. In Hanoi, these libraries have become useful places for local people, helping revive the love of reading at a time

Photos: Autumn in Y Ty and Bac Son

 Being a mountainous commune of Bat Xat district at an altitude over 2,000 m, Y Ty is not only famous as the land of clouds, but also as a place with beautiful terraces. When the autumn comes, Y Ty is full of the yellow color of rice.

Monk breeds peafowl at ancient pagoda

 VietNamNet Bridge – The rare bird has re-emerged in Phu Yen Province thanks to the efforts of monk Thich Nguyen Duc.

Vietnamese “dislike” payment cards, still prefer cash

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite great efforts by the State Bank to encourage use of payment cards, Vietnamese still prefer cash.

Village relaunches ancient kite festival

 VietNamNet Bridge – Suspended for decades, Dai Hoang Village's historic kite festival is once again a major event.

Site clearance key for new railway

 VietNamNet Bridge – The management board of the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway project has urged authorities in Ha Noi to accelerate land clearance and remove obstacles

HCM City to host int'l Thai fight contest

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Thai Fight World Battle Vietnam will be organised at HCM City's Phu Tho Gymnasium on September 20.

Contract signing authority of the head of representative offices in VN

 Enterprises should pay heed to the authority of Branch Head and Head of Representative Office in signing a number of contracts such as labor and commercial contracts, as well as their capacity to participate in legal proceedings when disputes arise.

Life on Hon Khoi salt fields

VietNamNet Bridge – About 40 kilometers north of Nha Trang City, there are immense salt fields in Hon Khoi, Ninh Hai Commune, Ninh Hoa District where passers-by can see and feel the hardship of local women working on huge salt piles.

Six typical tourist activities that many local residents rarely do

 VietNamNet Bridge - Most people in Hanoi have never or have only done once in their lives several activities that are common for foreign tourists.

Vietnamese flock to online shopping

The growth of connected device ownership is causing a boom in the online retail sector, with the number of people making online purchases spiking in the last two years in Southeast Asia, particularly Vietnam.

Dr. Tran Cong Truc and “Imprints of Vietnam in the East Sea”

Dr. Tran Cong Truc, former Chief of the Government’s Border Committee is the first man in Asia who translated the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. He has published many books on Vietnam’s sovereignty in the East Sea.

Young travellers rescue bus accident victims

 VietNamNet Bridge – A group of 16 young Vietnamese motorbikers were first on the scene at last Monday's tragic bus accident on its way from the resort town of Sa Pa, which killed 13 of the 50 passengers on a sleeper bus.