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Volunteers provide health care for homeless

It’s 11pm on Saturday night. When most of the houses have turned off their lights and darkness covers the city, Le Ha Phuong, a second-year student at Ha Noi College of Medicine wears her first aid bag filled with medical supplies ...

Vietnam to play Indonesia in November friendly

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will take part in friendly matches with Indonesia as a warm-up for November’s ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup.

Sales of Vietnamese goods, agricultural products affected by rumors

VietNamNet Bridge - False, unproven information posted on social networking sites have unwittingly affected farmers and producers.

Little impact from Brexit on Vietnam's property market

After having a significant impact on some property markets around the world the direct impact of Brexit on Vietnam’s market is expected to be negligible.

Photographers call for environmental protection

 VietNamNet Bridge – The journey of two Vietnamese-born wildlife photographers is on display in Ha Noi at an August 4-7 exhibition titled Wings of the Wild. Through the photos, they call for wildlife protection and respect.

HCM City targets power savings of 2.5% by 2020

 HCM City has set a target to save 2.5 per cent of energy consumption between now and 2020, according to a report by city authorities.

Decree addresses securities firms

The Government has issued Decree No 86/2016/ND-CP (July 1, 2016) governing requirements applicable to securities investment and business activities in Viet Nam.

Law and ordinance making programmes implemented

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee held a conference in Hanoi on August 12 to implement the law and ordinance drafting programmes for the last months of 2016 and for 2017.

Korean singer makes Vietnamese debut with new music video

 VietNamNet Bridge – Korean singer Song Joo Young, a student in the linguistics faculty at the HCM City University of Pedagogy, has released his first music video (MV) after two years of living in the city.

HCMC tax department sent 4000 apology letters to applicants

HCM City’s tax department and the people’s committee of Binh Tan District have sent the highest maximum number of letters of apology to applicants for delayed processing of their dossiers compared to other agencies.

Police smash illegal weapons’ trade in Can Tho

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police in Can Tho Province yesterday (Aug 11) raided a house in Can Tho City’s An Hoi Ward and seized a large amount of lethal weapons of unclear origin stored there.

HN records nearly 50% of VN traffic violations

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi Traffic Police have dealt with some 18,000 violations since August 1, six times higher than HCM City and 10 times higher than Da Nang.

President stresses law abiding spirit

 VietNamNet Bridge – President Tran Dai Quang has urged people’s courts at all levels to stick to the law abiding spirit in order to make fair convictions.

Vietnamese students win gold medal for langur research

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dang Vu Minh,15, and Dao Nhat Minh, two secondary school students in Ha Noi, have won a gold medal for their research on the red-shanked douc langur (Pygathryx nemaeus).

Balanchine’s Serenade, Bolero ballets to be performed at Opera House

 VietNamNet Bridge – The classical ballets Serenade and Bolero created by the late Russian-American choreographer George Balanchine will be performed at the HCM City Opera House on August 19 and October 19.

Minh draws first blood at Rio Olympics

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s Nguyen Tien Minh beat Vladimir Malkov of Russia 2-1 (15-21, 21-9, 21-13) in a Group E match at the Rio Olympics yesterday, Aug 11.

Ha Giang denies rumors about 16 people kidnapped for use of internal organs

According to a written document of the police of Si Ma Cai District of Lao Cai province, 16 people were kidnapped in order to take their internal organs on the Vietnam-China border area in Ha Giang Province.

Organizers explain why PM's motorcade was on Hoi An pedestrian street

Several photos capturing the motorcade of PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc on the pedestrian street of Hoi An on August 8 were posted on social networks, causing mixed reactions. Quang Nam Newspaper talked with insiders to learn the truth.

Credit rises 8.54% by July 29

Credit rose 8.54 per cent by July 29 against late last year while mobilised capital surged 9.94 per cent, the State Bank of Vietnam reported August 11.

Thailand confident of luring more tourists

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thailand’s Minister of Tourism and Sports, Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul, believes that there is still room for Viet Nam and Thailand to grow and attract tourists with different tourism purposes.