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Thanh Hoa’s version of Halong Bay

VietNamNet Bridge – Ben En National Park in the northern province of Thanh Hoa looks like Halong Bay, the UNESCO-recognized World Heritage site in Quang Ninh Province, as it has 21 islets in an immense lake. 

Mask festivals to take place in Hanoi, Saigon in September

 Major mask festivals will be organized in Hanoi on September 4 and HCMC on September 10 to welcome the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the eighth month in lunar calendar.

Wage policies must conform to the realities of life

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bui Sy Loi, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Committee on Social Affairs spoke to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Viet Nam Economic Times) about changes to the 2012 Labour Code.

Vietnamese businesses act on preconceptions and not on facts: experts

VietNamNet Bridge - Many Vietnamese businesses suffer bitter failures because they make bad decisions when choosing partners.

Countering counterfeiting in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – From fake electronics, shoes, nutritional supplements to medicines, the sheer size of the business of counterfeit goods in Vietnam is staggering,

Physics whiz Thao keeps her feet on the ground

VietNamNet Bridge – 12th grader Dinh Thi Huong Thao from Le Hong Phong High School in the northern province of Nam Dinh won gold medals in International Physics Olympiads in 2015 and 2016.

Le Cat Trong Ly to release music project “The Nameless Universe”

"The nameless universe" is the newest musical project of Le Cat Trong Ly – a talented singer-songwriter, which will be introduced at L'Espace, Hanoi on September 17-18. 

Freed prison inmates adjust to outside life

 VietNamNet Bridge – A year ago, Quach Tinh was released from prison with only the clothes on his back.

Vietnam’s 2014 public debt reached $102 billion: State audit

VietNamNet Bridge – The State Audit Office of Viet Nam (SAOV) has announced the official figure of the 2014 public debt at more than VND2.28 quadrillion, yet hinting that it might have reached higher than that.

Women’s football: Ha Noi 2 beat Son La

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi 2 defeated Son La 2-1 in the 10th round game of the National Women’s Football Championship in HCM City on August 30.

5,000 people face risk of losing homes

 VietNamNet Bridge – Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh yesterday asked the Ha Noi People’s Committee to verify information according to which nearly 5,000 people risked having their homes destroyed.

Viet Nam conservationist honoured as biodiversity “Hotspot Hero”

Dr Dao Thi Nga, co-founder and director of the Center for Water Resources Conservation and Development, a Vietnamese non-governmental organisation, was among 15 Biodiversity “Hotspot Heroes” to be honoured

Variety of activities to celebrate Viet Nam’s National Day

 VietNamNet Bridge – A special programme celebrating the 71st anniversary of the country’s National Day on September 2, will be held in Ha Noi’s Dong Mo area, from September 1 to September 30.

Tuition fees must be announced publicly: MoET

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has requested that tuition fees at all education levels should be made public.

Ministry to transform VN logistics

 The industry and trade ministry is drafting an action plan for lowering logistics costs to touch 18 per cent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) by 2020.

21 teams in national U-21 football tournament

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty-one teams will take part in the qualifying round of the Thanh Nien Newspaper National U-21 football tournament from October 3 to October 13.

Domestic sector loses forestry market to foreigners

The domestic sector has lost the local and export forestry markets to the foreign sector, Huynh Van Hanh, general director of the Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of Ho Chi Minh City has said.

A tour to Truong Sa Archipelago

 VietNamNet Bridge – The peaceful beauty of Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago and the life of the soldiers and people there are depicted through 70 photos taken by Nguyen My Tra, a journalist from the Voice of Viet Nam Radio.

Gov’t charts Formosa payment plan

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has announced how compensation will be paid to people affected by the toxic discharge by a steel plant owned by Taiwanese firm Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation

Ly Son – kingdom of purple onions

VietNamNet Bridge – Besides garlic, onion is also a key crop of farmers on Ly Son Island in the central province of Quang Ngai.