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Vietnam’s assistance to landlocked countries appreciated

 UN Under-Secretary-General Gyan Chandra Acharya has appreciated the Vietnamese Government’s consistent assistance to landlocked developing countries through its participation in action programmes.

Prime Minister meets with UN Under-Secretary-Generals in Hanoi

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received three United Nations Under-Secretary-Generals in Hanoi on March 7, saying that Vietnam attaches special importance to relations with the UN.

Vietnamese PM promises support for Laos in developing transport

 Vietnam will do its best to help Laos, especially in transport development, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told visiting Lao Minister of Public Works and Transport Bounchanh Sinthavong during their meeting in Hanoi on March 7.

Artist gets serious about theatre with a comedy

Tran Luc returned to a very different Viet Nam after studying in Bulgaria for several years, and made his mark as an actor, a TV film producer and a teacher. It was only 30 years into his career that he brought out the deep passion

Vietnamese youth try to make money on YouTube

VietNamNet Bridge - Many Vietnamese make video clips to post on YouTube as they believe it allows them to make money quickly and easy. 

Protective forests are being slowly destroyed

VietNamNet Bridge - Protective forests are being cut down at a high rate, despite laws that oversee such violations. 

Vietnamese compete against foreign giants in online booking market

Online booking has been witnessing stable growth in Vietnam in the last few years. 

40,000 school teachers told to work for preschools

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) plans to transfer 40,000 redundant teachers from general schools to preschools, which need 30,000 more teachers. 

Two hearts beat as one on organ donation

Le Huu Toan and Tran Nguyen An Khuong have a shared vision on organ donation. Both young men have signed up as organ donors and recently undertook separate biking trips across Viet Nam with the hope of ‘spreading the message

A lot of notes not worthy of note

 VietNamNet Bridge – Last Sunday, a 44-year-old man walked into a bank in HCM City and said he wanted to change US$100,000 into Vietnamese dong.

Vietnam commits to 2030 Agenda for sustainable development

Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has highlighted Vietnam’s commitments to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as well as the country’s support for cooperation partners at a UN meeting in Hanoi on March 7.

Vietnam, Laos share experience in management decentralisation

 Vietnamese and Lao legislators shared experience in management decentralisation from central to grassroots levels during a workshop held in Hanoi on March 7.

HCM City exhibit puts female photographers on display

 A photo exhibition featuring more than 100 works of 35 women photographers is being held in HCM City on the occasion of International Women’s Day.

Up the garden path with a flowering branch

T. was walking around the famous Tuyen Lam Lake area in Da Lat City when he overheard a group of tourists talking about breaking off some flowering branches of the wild Himalayan Cherry,

Kayak tours to clean up Hoi An waterways

 VietNamNet Bridge – A kayak service operator has launched tours that will give both locals and foreigners the chance to clean up waterways in the vicinity of Hoi An City.

Odd, even car parking scheme on Hanoi street begins

 VietNamNet Bridge – Car parking on odd and even days on Nguyen Gia Thieu Street in Tran Hung Dao Ward, Hoan Kiem District, officially began on Tuesday.

Reddish streak reappears in Ha Tinh waters

 VietNamNet Bridge – A reddish streak has reappeared in the waters near aquaculture cages along central Ha Tinh Province’s coastline less than two months after it was first spotted in January.

Enterprises inserting clips with inappropriate content on YouTube to be fined

The Minister of Information and Communications has asked the Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information to punish cases in which Vietnamese enterprises’ advertisements with inappropriate content featured in YouTube videos.

Buy Sun Group properties this March to enjoy special incentives

Vietnam’s major estate developer Sun Group will launch the sales ceremony for villas in the Premier Village Phu Quoc Resort and condotels in the Premier Residences Phu Quoc Emerald Bay on March 11-12.

Snatchers grab at a multiple choice question

A famous funny video that’s doing the rounds of WhatsApp, YouTube and other social media for a few years now has a man on a motorbike stopping on a somewhat deserted road to give money to a poor beggar huddled on the sidewalk.