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22 shrapnel bombs cleared in Quang Tri

 A mobile explosive ordnance disposal team of Peace Trees Viet Nam in central Quang Tri Province on Sunday cleared 22 cluster bombs left from the war in Huong Hoa District.

Tropical low depression enters East Sea

 According to the latest weather news from the National Hydrology Meteorology Forecast Center, a tropical low depression entered the East Sea this morning.

Vietnam looks to Japan for infrastructure investors

 Facing fiscal constraints, Vietnam is turning to foreign enterprises for funding and expertise as it anticipates a need for $400 billion in infrastructure spending over the next decade.

"Green Sunday" campaign attracts youth to clean the environment

 With a strong sense of responsibility for a green and clean capital city, young volunteers from the National Charity Club joined hands to remove waste from Hanoi’s To Lich River on April 16-4.

Hanoi FC crowned V-League fist-leg champions

 Hoang Vu Samson scored only seconds before the final whistle to gift Hanoi FC a 1-0 home win over Song Lam Nghe An in their Round 13 encounter at the national top-tier football tournament, the V-League 2017, last weekend.

Students lack skills to meet job demands

 Only 30% of graduates are able to do their work sufficiently well for their employers, said Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong from the ICT Department of Navigos Search, provider of executive search and management consultancy services in Vietnam.

Hanoi to open 300 new street parking lots

 The Hanoi Department of Transport said that they would give permits to open 300 parking lots on the streets as the current parking facilities only meet up to 10% of the demand.

Fostering Vietnam-Sri Lanka relations in a substantial manner

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe together with his spouse and a high-ranking Sri Lankan Government delegation arrived in Hanoi to begin an official visit to Vietnam from April 16 to 19.

Women go missing in Son La

 Many women and children have been missing in mountainous Son La Province as their families confirmed that the women have been trafficked into China.

Simple life of VN remote villagers through foreigner’s lens

 Alfredo Salkeld have spent three weeks at a homestay at Na Rang, a small mountainous village in northern Vietnam to feature real images of local people’s life.

Slow equitisations discourage firms

 The snail-paced equitisation of state-owned enterprises has irked both government leaders and investors.

FDI continues to inspire big growth expectation

 An expected rise in foreign direct investment and domestic demand will continue driving the local economy forward until next year.

How many racecourse and casino licenses will be granted?

VietNamNet Bridge - Investors are rushing to apply for new licenses and resume projects on racecourses and casinos, but experts say Vietnam should not grant too many licenses in the field.

Unpredictable storms forecast for rainy season

 The El Nino phenomenon is highly likely to occur late this year, causing unpredictable storms during the second half of the rainy season in the autumn months, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said.

Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh visits China

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh is leading a Vietnamese delegation on a trip to China from April 16-18 to conduct the 10th meeting of the Vietnam – China Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation in Beijing.

Awards given to top IT products

 The Viet Nam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) honoured 64 IT products and services on Saturday that had won Sao Khue Awards.

Social media dominates online ad market

 Social networks now rival search engines as an effective online marketing and advertising channel, gaining a significant market share and raking in huge revenues in Viet Nam and elsewhere.

Three start-ups win blockchain contest in Vietnam

 Three Vietnamese start-up teams of Drop Deck, Turing and BKIT have surpassed other rivals to win the Blockchain-based projects contest, local technology page ictnews.vn reported on April 14.

Three Vietnamese entrepreneurs among Forbes’ Asia 30 Under 30

 Three young Vietnamese entrepreneurs have been listed on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Asia list this year.

Indian cars flood Vietnam market

 Viet Nam imported nearly 4,800 Indian cars in the first quarter of this year, increasing more than threefold compared with the same period last year, according to the Vietnam Customs.