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Viet Nam to face Thailand in SEA Games group B

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam are in Group B of the men’s football event in the upcoming 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, 

25 golfers through to WAGC final round

Twenty-five golfers in the southern region have earned tickets to compete in the final round of the TP Bank World Amateur Golfers Championship (WAGC) Viet Nam 2017.

Large corporations rush to lift foreign ownership ratio limit

VietNamNet Bridge - A number of leading corporations have lifted the foreign ownership ratio limit after the government issued Decree 60.

Television companies enter 4K race

VietNamNet Bridge  - 4K TV first appeared in Vietnam when SCTV showed its 4K Dolby 5.1 surround sound at the Telefilm 2017 exhibition. Later, VTC began broadcasting 4K TV programs on a trial basis.

Failing PVN projects to be bankrupted

 Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Hoang Quoc Vuong said the government might allow the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PVN) to agree to bankruptcy proceedings for some of its projects during a meeting on July 7.

Strong will brings better life to Agent Orange/dioxin family

 Nguyen Van Quang and his wife, who live in Truong Lac ward, Can Tho city, are poor but have 6 children, all of them afflicted with Agent Orange (AO)/Dioxin.

Hoi An's cao lau noodle modified by foreign chefs

Cao Lau, a typical dish of Hoi An town, is made with noodles, pork, and herbs. At the recent 3rd International Cao Lau Festival, 10 foreign chefs from Vietnamese resorts and restaurants modified Cao Lau into special dishes.

Preserving ethnic minority musical instruments

 The musical instruments of Vietnam’s ethnic minority groups are on the verge of disappearing. Most of the artisans who make them are old. But some of them are working hard to teach younger generations to make and play the instruments.

Restaurant industry starts 2017 on sour note

 The restaurant industry in the three largest cities of Vietnam struggled with weak sales and traffic throughout the first quarter of 2017, according to a report by Decision Lab.

Vietnamese athlete wins gold at Asian athletic event

 Nguyen Thi Huyen took home a gold medal from the Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India on Saturday.

Classic books for teenagers republished

 The Phương Nam Book Company has republished a collection of eight books called Tuổi Hoa (Childhood), which was very popular among teenagers in the south before 1975.

Lying on a motorbike: Unsafe position on a busy road?

 A road in a big city is not a place to relax, even if you’re sitting behind the driver on a motorbike.

Vietnam win silver in Asian athletics competition

 Vietnamese runners wrapped up the Asian Athletics Championship with a silver medal yesterday.

Painter of hand-colouring posters in HCM City

 Due to the fast development of the printing industry, the tradition of painting advertisement posters by hand has faded. Having painted these posters for more than 30 years, Hoai Minh Phuong is one of very few painters producing them by hand.

Vietnamese, Lao legislatures urged to bolster ties

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has asked the National Assemblies of Vietnam and Laos to enhance cooperation, especially in sharing experience in making laws, supervising and making decisions on important issues. 

German papers hail Vietnam’s voice on international arena

 A number of German politicians, experts and papers have hailed Vietnam for raising important voices in trade liberalisation and climate change response. 

NA Vice Chairman meets Vietnamese nationals in France

 National Assembly Vice Chairman Phung Quoc Hien met Vietnamese nationals in Paris on July 8 to acquire their ideas for national development. 

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc begins visit to the Netherlands

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, his spouse and entourage arrived in Amsterdam on late July 8 (local time), commencing a visit to the Netherlands at the invitation of his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte.

Vietnam, Cambodia to partner in military legislation

 The defence ministries of Vietnam and Cambodia have agreed to reinforce cooperation in military and defence legislation, contributing to the development of the relations between the two countries’ armed forces.

Vietnamese students graduated from agricultural courses in Israel

A graduation ceremony has been recently held for over 150 Vietnamese and Nepalese students who attended the International Course for Agriculture from 2016-2017 in northern Israel.