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Farmers profit from breeding crabs amid mangroves

 VietNamNet Bridge – Kien Giang Province’s Farmers Association plans to expand the breeding of ba khía (Sesarma mederi), a mangrove crab species, in protective mangrove forests in An Bien District.

Living energy of “broken leaves”

 VietNamNet Bridge – Do Ha Cu and Nguyen Minh Luan may be overlooked by many due to their disabilities, but they still manage to bring a lot to their communities.

Market confidence to drive Vietnam economic growth in 2019

Vu Viet Ngoan, head of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Team, talks to Thời báo kinh tế Việt Nam about how the country can maintain its strong growth in 2019 and the next few years with internal strengths.

Vietnam - where the love begins

 VietNamNet Bridge – For Natalia Shafinskaya, Hanoi is like a beautiful love. Her husband loves Vietnam, too. They moved to Vietnam for work, and feel proud to tell people their son is a Hanoian as he was born here.

Nature lover produces organic coconut charcoal

From discarded coconut shells, one engineer in HCM City has successfully manufactured smoke-free charcoal which is not harmful to people’s health, helping to reduce environmental pollution.

Pu Luong Nature Reserve lures visitors back

Tet this year provided a memorable experience for my family and friends as we experienced the daily life of the Thai ethnic group in Pu Luong Nature Reserve in the central province of Thanh Hoa, about 150 kilometres from the capital.

28 discharged from hospital after coach crashes into houses in Khanh Hoa

 VietNamNet Bridge – A speeding coach crashed into houses in Nha Trang early Thursday morning. Four were critically wounded while 34 others suffered light bruises and scratches.

Spring festival season well underway in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Yen Tu Spring Festival 2019 has started with thousands of people flocking to attend one of the country’s most popular spiritual and cultural events in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

VN's top badminton player Vu Thi Trang joins HCM City team

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top badminton player Vu Thi Trang has decided to join the Ho Chi Minh City team – on which her husband Nguyen Tien Minh is also an important player – after leaving Bac Giang. 

Pollution hotspots need much stricter control

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fewer new pollution hotspots have been found in Vietnam in the past few years, but vigilance is needed to control potential risks, 

Job hopes for laid-off labourers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many firms are willing to recruit labourers who have been affected by layoff at a footwear company in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh.

El Nino wrath cause of concern for Tay Nguyen

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Central Highlands (Tay Nguyen) region would be affected by the El Nino phenomenon this year, Tran Trung Thanh, 

Vietnam’s Gov’t not intervene in domestic carbon steel prices: Canadian agency

 There is not enough ground to say that the Government of Vietnam intervenes in the domestic prices of the carbon steel welded pipe industry, according to the final determination by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).

HCM City to move residents living in unsafe apartments

The HCM City People Committee has found temporary housing arrangements for 380 households who are living in unsafe conditions in the Truc Giang and Vinh Hoi apartment buildings in District 4.

Tourists must pay to see famous pine tree

 VietNamNet Bridge – A lonely pine tree on a hillside in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong that become a tourist hotspot is no longer free to visit, a change that has drawn criticism from tourists and locals alike.

Holiday film releases earn big profits

 VietNamNet Bridge – Private film companies in HCM City sunk large amounts of money into movies for release during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday with high ticket sales, while theatres saw less crowds.

Vietnamese football stars earn dream moves

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s star striker Nguyen Cong Phuong yesterday officially signed for South Korean side Incheon United, leaving Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) on a one year loan deal.

Vietnam teams learn opponents for Olympics, AFC qualifiers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam were drawn into Group B in the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament 2020 Asian Qualifiers Round Two in a ceremony at AFC House on Wednesday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

10,200 areas face landslide threats

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has more than 10,200 sites prone to landslide risks located in ten northern mountainous localities, 

Better links with FDI firms can aid local businesses

 Over the past 20 years Vietnam has embraced trade and successfully integrated into key global value chains. Vietnam’s gross exports have expanded at an average rate of 18 per cent over the past decade,