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High-rise buildings block sea view in Nha Trang

Nguyen Van Loc, Former Director of the Khanh Hoa Architects’ Association tells Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper that seafront tall buildings have become a nuisance to locals in the province’s Nha Trang City.

Skilled doctors reject work in remote areas

Doctors have rejected jobs at health centres at commune and ward levels in poor and remote areas in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang after receiving training to improve their capability.

Hanoi strives to reduce plastic use

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi aims to reduce the use of plastic bags in the traditional markets, supermarkets and trade centres to protect environment as well as ensure the sustainability of the ecosystem.

Film about Vietnamese-American women opens later this month

 VietNamNet Bridge – Actress Wanted, a film about Vietnamese-American women, winner of top prizes at the Viet Film Fest 2018 in California, will open in cinemas in Vietnam later this month.  

Japanese films shine bright at local theatres

 VietNamNet Bridge – Movie buffs in HCM City have been enjoying different genres of Japanese films at a festival that is running till November 18.

Delta improves locals’ ability to respond to natural disasters

As many as 300 people from 60 households living in disaster- and climate change-affected areas in the Cuu Long Delta are benefiting from an organic vegetable model which is part of a two-year capacity-building project.

Construction firms and the illegal coal mining game

Companies in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh have been illegally exploiting coal under the guise of carrying out legitimate projects, devastating the local environment and natural landscape.

NA weighs in on conditions for Presidential pardon

 VietNamNet Bridge – Those convicted of crimes like treason, espionage or terrorism will not be granted clemency, according to the draft amended Law on Amnesty.

HCM City cracks down on food-safety violators

The HCM City Food Safety Management Board has set up 11 teams to manage food safety at inter-district levels and two others at Hoc Mon and Binh Dien wholesale markets to resolve violations.

Vietnam martial artists win big at Asian Vovinam Champs 2018

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s martial artists bagged 13 gold, 11 silver and 1 bronze medal at the 4th Asian Vovinam Championship, which concluded yesterday at Tabanan Gymnasium, Bali, Indonesia.

Việt Nam Hockey Festival to start in Long An

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 11th Việt Nam Hockey Festival is scheduled to take place at the Việt Nam Hockey Centre in Ben Luc Town, Long An Province on November 10-11.

108 people diagnosed with tapeworm infection in southern province

 VietNamNet Bridge – In southern Binh Phuoc Province, 108 residents were diagnosed with a pork tapeworm infection on Tuesday.

Supreme Court investigates controversial verdict in Thai Nguyen crash

Vietnam’s chief justice Nguyen Hoa Binh on Tuesday confirmed the Supreme People’s Court was looking into a controversial prison sentence handed down to a truck driver involved in a fatal crash in Thai Nguyen.

Meeting looks to address erosion, sediment deposition along central coast

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has once again emphasised the importance of protecting the marine environment while chairing a meeting on coastal erosion and sediment deposition at river mouths in central coastal provinces from Nghe An to Binh Thuan.

French literature week to kick off in Hanoi

 An exhibition displaying posters of book covers opened on November 5 ahead of the French Literature Week in Hanoi. 

Hanoi leads the way in ca trù presevation and development

Musician Dang Hoanh Loan is former deputy head of the Viet Nam Institute of Musicology. He has researched ca trù (ceremonial singing) for many years, contributing to the dossier submitted to UNESCO on Intangible Cultural Heritages

Fatalities due to inborn abnormality remain high: expert

 VietNamNet Bridge – Huyen Trang and her family were devastated when her first child died unexpectedly and without obvious cause at only two months old.

Grave shortage of children organ donation in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – It’s 7am at the kidney dialysis room at the Children Hospital 2 in HCM City and the crowd of parents with their children has become a familiar sight to doctors.

Da Nang Airport free from dioxin contamination

About 90,000 cubic metres of sludge and soil contaminated with dioxin has been safety removed and cleaned at the International Da Nang Airport. A total of 32.4 hectares of newly cleaned area will be handed over to the city

HCM City to use one payment card for all public transport

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City’s People’s Committee has agreed to develop a single card that will be used for all types of public transport.