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HCM City requested to set up fund for victims of tree accidents

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City's Parks and Green Trees Company has asked the city to establish a supporting fund to aid victims of fallen trees.

Footwear exports continue to grow

VietNamNet Bridge – Footwear exports fetched US$3.76 billion in the first five months of this year, up 17.8 per cent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Da Nang to host international fireworks contest

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city will host the Da Nang International Fireworks Competition 2015 from April 29 to May 3 next year, the annual event's organising committee said.

“If you claim to be scientists, why act in unscientific manner?”

Countering inaccurate allegations and arguments by a number of Chinese scholars, researcher Hoang Truong published an article under the above title, highlighting the historical truth.

Minister explains controversial cultural package

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vuong Duy Bien, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, explains the need for a nearly VND7 trillion (USD333 million) plan to renovate 71 theatres nationwide.

No smooth sailing for Truong Sa doctors

 VietNamNet Bridge – Amid the huge waves of the East Sea, army doctors care for the soldiers and civilians living on Viet Nam's sovereign waters every day. Despite constant challenges like equipment shortages and a lack of medicine,

East Sea tensions debated at ASEAN meetings

Senior officials from ASEAN member states and dialogue partners have expressed their deep concern about increased tensions in the East Sea following China’s positioning of its oil rig inside Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone.

Government tightens efforts to raise standard of helmets

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chief of the Secretariat of the National Traffic Safety Committee Nguyen Trong Thai spoke with Nhan dan (The People) Newspaper about efforts to eliminate fake helmets in Viet Nam.

Biogas projects reduce carbon emissions

Hundreds of households in the southern city of Can Tho profit not only by converting animal waste to fuel for lighting purposes and cooking but also by contributing to efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and sell carbon credits.

Child prodigies suffer as neighbours, classmates taunt and tease them

VietNamNet Bridge – They are called “child prodigies” but they are uncomfortable with the designation and just want to be known as normal students.

Industrial zone raises incomes, but pollutes air, water, land

The people in Quang Nam have become well-off quickly over the last five years. However, they have paid a heavy price as the their health has been affected by polluted land and rivers.

Travel firms propose extension of visa waivers

Extending visa waivers for foreign tourists has been proposed as a solution to help lure more travelers, especially as tourism from China has fallen due to tensions in the East Sea.

How will China use its new oil rigs?

The Chinese plan to build a series of new multi-billion dollar drilling rigs shows their obvious ambition to seek and exploit waters worth trillions of dollars in international trade and natural resources.

ASEAN Basketball League to bounce into action

 VietNamNet Bridge – Professional teams from Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Viet Nam and Singapore will fight for the regional based 2014 AirAsia ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) Championship from July 16 to October 26.

High-tech firms question new rules on tax incentives

Electronics, hardware and software firms are unsure whether they can qualify for tax incentives offered to hi-tech businesses.

Belongings of the "Prince of Bac Lieu" on display

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tours of the villa of Cong tu Bac Lieu, the legendary rich playboy who lived in southern Vietnam in the early 1900s, are now available.

European scholars reject China’s nine-dash line in East Sea

About thirty European scholars attending a recent workshop in Norway refuted China’s groundless claim of the ‘nine-dash line’ or ‘U-shaped line’ in the East Sea, saying it cannot be used for sovereign negotiations.  

Sleep's memory role discovered

 The mechanism by which a good night's sleep improves learning and memory has been discovered by scientists.

China aims to occupy entire East Sea: int’l analyst

The Chinese proposal to conduct negotiations to settle tensions in the East Sea in a peaceful way is only a ruse for its real intentions, according to Dr Marvin C. Ott, an international prestigious analyst, and former analyst at the CIA.

IPU asked to condemn China’s provocation in East Sea

The National Assembly Committee for External Relations has sent a letter to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), informing about China’s violation of Vietnamese sovereignty in the East Sea.