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Artifacts unearthed in Nguyen Lords’ town

VietNamNet Bridge – The Centre of Heritage Preservation and the museum of the central province of Quang Tri has recently announced in a press conference the results of excavations in the Nguyen Lords’ chief town.

Sinkholes test quality of road construction in Saigon

VietNamNet Bridge – Just a day after the first dangerous sinkhole, big enough to “swallow” a bus, was found on Truong Sa Street in the city’s Phu Nhuan District, another deep hole appeared 50 metres away from the original location. 

Japanese currency appreciation increases public debt in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - “The world is trying to run away from the yen, but Vietnam seems to go in the opposite direction,” Le Xuan Nghia, member of the National Finance & Monetary Advisory Council, said. 

International media praise Hoang Xuan Vinh’s Olympic victory

 Major press outlets and news agencies around the world have run articles showing their surprise and admiration for Vietnamese shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh, who secured Vietnam’s first gold medal at the Olympics arena on August 8 (Vietnamese time).

Vietnam ranks sixth on first day of Rio Olympics

 Vietnam ranked sixth in the medal tally of the Rio 2016 Olympics on the first day, August 6 (local time), after marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh secured the historic gold medal. 

Hanoi voters want National Assembly to strongly reform activities

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has shared Hanoi voters’ view that the National Assembly (NA) must push forward with reforming its activities, including lawmaking, supervision, decision-making and diplomacy. 

Deputy PM: ASEAN’s success is unparalleled

With their solidarity, the ten small and medium Southeast Asian countries have done what many countries in the world desire to do but are unable to achieve, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

Vietnam-Thailand relations see strong development

Despite ups and down, the relationship between Vietnam and Thailand has progressed over the past 40 years with strongly developing people-to-people exchanges. 

Nielsen: Vietnamese save most in the world

The proportion of consumers in Vietnam who put their spare cash into savings is the highest globally (76 percent), followed in Southeast Asia by Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.

Tri Le - a village that makes traditional palm leaf hats

 VietNamNet Bridge – 30km from the center of Hanoi in the outskirt district of Thanh Oai lies Tri Le village, a famous hamlet that makes the iconic Vietnamese traditional palm leaf hats such as Non or conical hats,

The most modern school in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – The High School for Gifted Students of Bac Ninh School is praised as a paradise for any student as it is the most modern school in Vietnam and the second best school in Southeast Asia today.

Increase in oil exploitation won’t help GDP: economists

VietNamNet Bridge - In the context of global oversupply and unstable oil prices, oil & gas exports must not be seen as the lifebuoy for the Vietnamese economy.

Central Bank of VN sets key monetary policies by year end

 The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) will  control credit growth and direct capital to areas of priority from now to the year end towards safety and effectiveness, said Governor of SBV Le Minh Hung.

Low-cost mobile phones disappearing from Vietnamese market

VietNamNet Bridge - Low-cost mobile phones, priced below VND2 million, are no longer selling well in Vietnam. 

Weak adherence to environment law leads to licensing of polluting projects

VietNamNet Bridge - Investors' reports on the possible environment impact of their projects are often vague and cursory, but government agencies frequently approve them.

Film Screening “I Kissed a Girl”

 Come to the film screening “Toute première fois” (I Kissed a Girl) (France, 2015, 98’) at L'Espace, 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi on August 12 and 14. The film is not suitable for children under 16 years old.

Innovation Week 2016 – Talk with Artist UuDam Tran Nguyen

Artist UuDam Nguyen will talk about the process of collaborating with application developers and programers to build the License 2 Draw app as part of his work of the same name at the Innovation Week 2016. 

HCM City lawmakers raise food safety concerns

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City lawmakers have demanded better management of food safety amid complaints that many eateries patronised by students, workers and others do not meet hygiene standards.

How does Brexit impact VN?

 VietNamNet Bridge – Britain’s exit from the EU should make ASEAN members think about the ramifications of the free movement of skilled workers, a senior economist has said.

Vietnamese leaders have new vision, says Harvard professor

Vietnam owns a long coastline of 3,260 km, so it needs to attract experts on marine economy to support the nation’s development, Prof. John A.Quelch, Senior Associate Dean at Harvard Business School told a VietNamNet reporter.