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Collection of padded jackets brings back memories

 VietNamNet Bridge – Each padded jacket designed by Trinh Bich Thuy represents a reminder of traditional culture. Her latest collection was released on Saturday in Hanoi.

Till prison do we part

 VietNamNet Bridge – Photos from a couple’s wedding album have been causing quite a stir online. The newlyweds, from HCM City, posed in matching prison uniforms to mark their nuptials. 

Ben Tre salt farmers hit by unexpected rains

 VietNamNet Bridge – Salt producers in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre have yet to begin their harvest one month into the 2018 -19 season because of unseasonable rains.

Time to stop the ’red light’ videos?

 VietNamNet Bridge – A series of tragic accidents, in which vehicles ploughed into other road users waiting at traffic lights, in Long An Province, Hanoi and Da Nang last week has caused concern among the general public. 

Seperate lanes may save lives but investment is needed

 VietNamNet Bridge – It may have only been five seconds long, but the video clip that went viral of a truck smashing into 21 motorbikes has left a permanent scar on those who viewed it.

Power shortages predicted for Southern region in 2021

 VietNamNet Bridge – Power shortages could occur in the southern region from 2021 to 2025, according to a report from Viet Nam Electricity (EVN).

Xoi tram, a specialty of Cao Bang

Cao Bang is not only well known for its natural beauty at sites such as Ban Gioc Waterfall, Pac Bo Caves and Thang Hen Lake, but also its trám đen, a wild fruit that the Tay and Nung ethnic groups pick in the forest to cook into many tasty dishes

VNA journalists recall reporting from Cambodia

Officials, experts, journalists, and technicians from the Vietnam News Agency who worked through different periods in Cambodia met on January 7, recalling their memorable times of hectic reporting from the neighbouring country.

Why SBV keeps dong weak against US dollar

 VietNamNet Bridge – On December 11 the State Bank of Viet Nam reduced the value of the đồng against the US dollar by VND9 from the previous day to VND22,775 (US$1).

Park Hang-seo: “Vietnam will strive to achieve best possible result against Iraq”

 Difficult as it may be, Vietnam will strive to attain the best possible result against Iraq, coach Park Hang-seo told a press conference on the evening of January 7.

Annual ’Bridging the Gap’ music fest is back

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Miss Universe 2017 H’Hen Niê will share her inspiring story at BridgeFest 2019 in Hanoi on Sunday.

Police investigate 210 loan shark gangs

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Public Security is investigating 210 loan shark gangs who are lending money to around 2,000 people and demanding payback at extortionate rates.

Michael Maclear (1929 – 2018): The first western television journalist to witness Vietnam during the American War

Late in August 1969, Michael Maclear, then with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, arrived in Hanoi. He was the first western television journalist to visit the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam during the American War years.

A time of hectic reporting from Cambodia

The Paris Peace Accords on Cambodia was signed on October 23, 1991 and just a day later, I received a call from Do Phuong, Vietnam News Agency General-Director with an instruction to prepare to head to Phnom Penh.

Central region sets up cuisine museum

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Quang Nam Culture, Sports and Tourism Department has just set up a Quang Region Cuisine Museum to honour local noodle dishes.

Ceramic mural promotes beauty of Ha Long

 VietNamNet Bridge – A special ceramic mural regarded as one of the biggest in Vietnam is on display in the city of Ha Long in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh.

HCM City theatres stage new shows for Tet

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City’s theatres promise a variety of new shows this Tet (Lunar New Year festival), which falls this year on February 5, to suit audiences of varying musical and dramatic tastes. 

Exhibition to welcome spring opens in Hanoi

 Five artists have collaborated to share the beauty of early spring in an exhibition in Hanoi.

Two Vietnamese films expected to be big hits during Tet season

 VietNamNet Bridge – A comedy slated for cinemas nationwide during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday is expected to do well at the box office.

Vietsovpetro ex-leader prosecuted for abuses

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Supreme People’s Procuracy has prosecuted Tu Thanh Nghia, former General Director of Viet Nam-Russia oil and gas joint venture Vietsovpetro, for “abusing position and power to appropriate assets.”