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The last Muong mandarin’s house burned by tourists

The incident occurred in the evening of October 24 at the Museum of Muong Cultural Space in Tan Lac district, Hoa Binh province. This is the only house on stilts of the remaining mandarin of the Muong people in preservation in Vietnam.

Unique temple made of shells in Cam Ranh

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Tu Van temple was built in 1968 with corals and shells in Cam Ranh City. The most prominent element in the temple is the highest tower in Vietnam, which is also made from coral and shells.

Turkey to open first sea tunnel to ever link two continents

 Turkey will on Tuesday unveil the world's first sea tunnel connecting two continents, fulfilling a sultan's dream 150 years ago, but also fuelling recent anti-government sentiment for such mega projects.

Quang Ngai: People block highway to protest sand exploiter

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of people blocked National Highway 1A on Sunday morning to protest a local sand exploiting enterprise that causes erosion.

One more solar panel project faces ill fate

 VietNamNet Bridge – A sizeable solar panel project in Thua Thien-Hue Province is now facing the possibility of being shelved as the foreign partner has withdrawn from what will become the third such large-scale project in the country facing the axe.

20-year-old student to be the second Vietnamese going into space

 VietNamNet Bridge – Last night, October 27, Lieutenant General Pham Tuan--the first Vietnamese going into space, announced the name of the second Vietnamese who will fly into space: Vu Thanh Long, 20, a student from HCM City.

Scientists fear Ngoc Linh ginseng may get exhausted

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ngoc Linh ginseng (Panax vietnamensis), a kind of precious herb, is in the danger of getting depleted. Scientists say it is very difficult to find real purebred Ngoc Linh ginseng nowadays.

Hanoi University criticized for imposing fine on tuition payment delay

 VietNamNet Bridge – Arguments have been raised about the legitimacy the Hanoi University applies. Those, who pay tuitions late, will have to pay 0.2 percent of the tuitions more for every day of delay.

3G service fee increases beat tens of thousands of vehicles

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Automobile Transportation Association complained that the 3G service fee increases have neutralized the journey monitoring devices attached to vehicles. Viettel has denied this.

Only Vietnamese can deposit foreign currencies

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam plans to set up a new regulation under which foreign residents, not Vietnamese citizens, cannot deposit foreign currencies at the banks in Vietnam.

Miss Universe contestants pose in T-shirts featuring VN flag

 VietNamNet Bridge - Truong Thi May and several Miss Universe contestants took pictures in the T-shirt featuring the national flag of Vietnam.

Aircraft incidents due to human errors increase

 VietNamNet Bridge – Aircraft incidents caused by human errors rose considerably in the first nine months of the year while those related to technical errors fell sharply, according to a report of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV).

S. Korea loosens visas for Vietnamese tourists

 VietNamNet Bridge – South Korea has started loosening visa procedures for Vietnamese visitors by reducing visa application fees and simplifying financial capability provability procedures to woo more travelers.

General Giap museum idea embraced

 VietNamNet Bridge – Following the death of the legendary General Vo Nguyen Giap, experts and relevant authorities have said a museum should be established in memory of the General.

Banking giants to offload bad debt

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Asset Management Company will sign contracts this week to purchase more than VND1 trillion (US$47.6 million) in bad debts from Maritime Bank, Techcombank and Global PetroBank.

Education official warns against early mental maths method for children

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is not good for children to be taught early mental and super-quick maths programmes before they're able to recognise numbers, said an official from the Hanoi Department of Education and Training.

Tragic car accident kills 7, injures dozens in Lao Cai

 At least seven passengers were killed and 25 others were injured after a coach en route from Haiphong to Lao Cai plunged into a canyon on October 25.

Cabinet convenes for October meeting

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese cabinet convened for its monthly meeting in Hanoi on October 26, focusing on the implementation of socio-economic development tasks in the first ten months of this year and discussing measures

The old church in Sapa

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Sa Pa Rock Church was built in 1895 and it is the most ancient architectural work of the French left in Sa Pa, Lao Cai.

Bung Binh Thien in the flood season

 VietNamNet Bridge - Bung Binh Thien is one of the largest freshwater lakes in the Southwestern region of Vietnam. It is located near the Vietnam-Cambodia border and connected with the Binh Di River in An Phu district, An Giang province.