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Nam completes national semi-finals

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ly Hoang Nam will play Truong Giang Thanh in the semi-finals of the National Tennis Championship’s men’s singles today (Aug 29) in Da Nang City.

Traffic inspectors caught accepting bribes

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police in central Ha Tinh Province’s Ky Anh Township have prosecuted two traffic inspection officials for accepting bribes worth VND5 million (US$225) from a transport company whose trucks had violated the law.

Spanish artist to give talk on his work

 VietNamNet Bridge – Spanish artist Pablo Mercado will give a talk titled Processes in Ha Noi on Wednesday.

City inspects smelly waste complex

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Natural Resources and Environment last Friday checked foul-smelling at areas around the Da Phuoc Solid Waste Treatment Complex in Binh Chanh District,

Hong Kong’s Nam wins gold at table tennis champs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ng Wing Nam of Hong Kong won the gold medal in the women’s singlese event at the 30th Golden Racket International Table Tennis Championship.

PM urges Phu Yen to develop tourism

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc agreed with a proposal to target Phu Yen as a tourism infrastructure development project funded by the Asian Development Bank at a working session in the central coastal province

20 wooden-furniture manufacturers are in trouble with Global Home

At least 20 manufacturers located in many cities and provinces have disputes with Global Home, a Czech-based wooden furniture importer, represented in Vietnam by Otto de Jager, well known as the husband of famous Vietnamese singer Thu Minh.

Traditional cai luong play to tell revolutionary stories

 VietNamNet Bridge – The heroic stories of revolutionaries who fought the French colonialists in the south before 1940 will be presented in a cai luong (reformed drama) play to mark the National Day (September 2) this year.

New impetus for Viet Nam-Singapore trade relations

 VietNamNet Bridge – President Tran Dai Quang’s visit to Singapore on August 28-30 is expected to give an added impetus to the already thriving trade and investment relations between Viet Nam and Singapore.

Foreign fast-food brands face setbacks

 Many foreign-owned fast-food chains in Vietnam are considering exiting the market or downsizing while local brands are becoming more popular to consumers.

Ha Noi student crowned Miss Viet Nam 2016

 VietNamNet Bridge – Do My Linh of the Ha Noi University of Trade was crowned Miss Viet Nam 2016 at the grand finale at Phu Tho Indoor Stadium in HCM City last night.

IFC commits to Vietnam by buying into TPBank

World Bank Group member IFC now owns some 5 per cent of Tien Phong Bank’s stakes, to further assist the lender in expanding its loan services to better serve growing Vietnamese businesses.

President wants Brunei trade links

 VietNamNet Bridge – President Tran Dai Quang encouraged Brunei businesses to invest in Viet Nam in fields of mutual interest such as energy, oil and gas, finance, real estate, tourism and infrastructure development,

A peaceful fishing village in Vung Tau

 VietNamNet Bridge - Discover ancient fishing villages in the southern city of Vung Tau, with the unique culture of the local fishermen and the salty taste of their life.

Primary education quality in HCM City falls in PAPI ranking

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s PAPI (Public Administration Performance Index) had lower points for the quality of state-owned primary schools in HCM City in 2015 than the year before. The results have been interpreted differently. 

Vietnamese ‘million-dollar Mayor’ in the US expands business

VietNamNet Bridge - Pham Dinh Nguyen, the ‘million-dollar Mayor’, has been taking slow and firm steps in his business after buying the town of  Buford in the US.

Viet Nam - Brunei Joint Statement

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam and Brunei issued a joint statement on occasion of the State visit of Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang to Brunei from August 26-28.

Party leader lauds newly-appointed diplomats

 VietNamNet Bridge – Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong praised ambassadors and heads of Viet Nam’s overseas representative agencies who, he said, will fulfill tasks assigned by the Party, State and people.

Earning a living at Hanoi landfill at night

VietNamNet Bridge – At 3am every day, hundreds of people gather at Nam Son landfill in Soc Son district, Hanoi to search for scrap and other items that can be sold.

Royal documents show

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 200 precious royal documents are being showcased at an exhibition that has opened in the National Archives Centre IV in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.