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Next court hearing for AO suit set for 2017

 VietNamNet Bridge – The next court hearing of an Agent Orange (AO) lawsuit filed by a French-Vietnamese woman against 26 US chemical companies is expected to be held in early 2017.

Workshop addresses health insurance challenges for HIV patients

 VietNamNet Bridge – Health experts discussed ways to tackle barriers and find solutions to provide social health insurance (SHI) to people living with HIV (PLHIV) at a workshop on Tuesday in HCM City.

Bus routes connecting VN, Thailand to be introduced

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam, Laos and Thailand are considering introducing bus routes to offer the public better transport connectivity between the three countries.

National diving event begins in Ha Noi

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Springboard Diving Championships kicked off yesterday (Aug 29) at the Aquatic Sports Palace in My Dinh National Sports Complex in Ha Noi.

Social News 30/8

 Deceased pilot awarded Fatherland Protection Order; Chinese working illegally in Hau Giang; Holiday traffic safety top priority: PM

TPP difficult, but benefits are many: diplomat

Ambassador of Vietnam to the US, H.E. Pham Quang Vinh, shares his thoughts on the future of the TPP.

Viet Nam, Cambodia review land border demarcation

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam – Cambodia Joint Committee on Land Border Demarcation and Marker Planting held a meeting in Phnom Penh on August 29-30 to review their cooperation.

Masters to checkmate in Baku Olympiad

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese masters will take part in the 42nd World Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan, from September 1-14.

Indian Prime Minister Modi set to visit Viet Nam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make an official visit to Viet Nam on Saturday at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc,

Viet Nam pockets third win at U16 qualification

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam defeated Palestine 9-0 in the third round match of the Asian Football Confederation Women’s U16 Qualifier yesterday (Aug 29) in Ha Noi.

Paper lantern making workshops held

 VietNamNet Bridge – Blossom Art House will host a workshop on making lanterns with plastic paper, the integral toy for the mid-autumn full-moon festival.

Ca tru performances on show in Quang Binh

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tourists can now enjoy ca tru (ceremonial singing) as part of the Chay River- Dark Cave tour in the central province of Quang Binh.

HCM City headmaster moved to tears discussing private tutoring ban

VietNamNet Bridge - Will the tears of a primary school headmaster in HCM City cause city leaders to rethink their decision to prohibit teachers from holding private tutoring classes?

Catching eels in the field

VietNamNet Bridge – Catching eels is an extra job of many farmers in Khanh Thanh commune of Yen Thanh district, in the central province of Nghe An. Let’s see how they catch slippery eels in the field.

ExxonMobile pushes on with gas-to-power complex

ExxonMobil Corporation from the US is eager to co-operate with Vietnamese state-run oil and gas group PetroVietnam to develop the gas-to-power complex located in the central provinces of Quang Nam and Quang Ngai.

Wells from Cham Pa era discovered

 VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists have confirmed their first findings of traces of ancient wells from the Cham Pa Civilisation in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

Mining industry faces serious challenges

VietNamNet Bridge - Once the driving force for economic growth in 2015, the mining industry has been facing great challenges this year.

Pop star Thinh to sing at Asia Song Festival

 VietNamNet Bridge – Young pop star Noo Phuoc Thinh of HCM City will perform for the first time at an international music festival when he appears at the 2016 Asia Song Festival in South Korea in October.

Vietnamese desert Cambodia

More than 5,000 people of Vietnamese origin living on Cambodia's Tonle Sap Lake have arrived in Vietnam paperless. Only 20 have been provided with Vietnamese citizenship.

Nam to play in two national tennis finals

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ly Hoang Nam eased into the final of the National Tennis Championship yesterday (Aug 29) in Da Nang City when his rival Truong Thanh Giang retired.