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Incentives to boost roadside rest stops

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Directorate for Roads of Viet Nam under the Transport Ministry is developing preferential mechanisms and incentives to better attract investors to roadside rest stop projects.

Red-crowned cranes leave Vietnam for Cambodia

VietNamNet Bridge - The red-crowned crane - the icon of Vietnam’s Tram Chim National Park - now stands at the brink of extinction.

Business conditions continue to be reformed

Around 3,000 business conditions under circulars have expired since July 1, 2016, and have been replaced by 50 new decrees. This was a breakthrough in the local business environment and was good news for the local business community.

Mekong Delta farmers struggling with aftermath of drought, salinity

 VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers in the Mekong Delta are struggling to resume agricultural production because of the lingering effects of the recent drought and saltwater intrusion and a shortage of funds and seeds.

Street photography brings people together

VietNamNet Bridge – After her father presented her with a Canon camera a year ago, Nguyen Thu Linh, an 18-year-old student from the National Economics University, began to spend time on the weekend in Ha Noi’s Old Quarter taking pictures

Fake gas cylinders putting lives at risk

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cheap gas cylinders are a danger users as the gas in them is usually extracted or traded illegally, the director of HCM City’s Firefighting and Control Department Le Tan Buu has said.

Upgrade expected at int’l port cluster

VietNamNet Bridge – Infrastructure around the Cai Mep–Thi Vai Port cluster, the only port cluster that can receive large container vessels in Viet Nam, is expected to be upgraded so that it can become a major national and international port.

800 American-style lottery points of sales set up in Saigon in two weeks

After only two weeks available in HCM City, Mega 6/45 lottery outlets have appeared everywhere, with up to 800 points of sales. This new type of lottery has become hot among Vietnamese players, particularly in HCM City.

Fashion show-exhibition “Limitless” to open in Hanoi

Dozens of creative and trendy fashion designs will be introduced at the Fashion Show and Exhibition 2016 entitled “Limitless” which will be held in Hanoi on August 6-7 by the London College for Design and Fashion Studies-Hanoi.

Vietnamese students speak at UN General Assembly

 VietNamNet Bridge – On July 29, the 60 students, three of whom are Vietnamese, selected as winners of the 2016 Many Languages, One World® international essay contest had their voices heard at the UN General Assembly.

All major waste discharging projects in Vietnam to be inspected

 VietNamNet Bridge - Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha has approved a plan to inspect all projects with large waste discharging volumes in the country.

Cleanup after Mirinae is ongoing

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked ministries and agencies to promptly work on the aftermath of storm Mirinae that hit northern provinces from midnight of Wednesday.

Amateur pianist takes first prize

 VietNamNet Bridge – Amateur Nguyen Duc Kien beat 13 other contestants in the 7-9 year-old category at the Thailand 6th Mozart International Piano Competition to win first prize.

New City market for chem sales

VietNamNet Bridge – An 11-hectare centre for chemical trading will be built near Phong Phu Industrial Park in HCM City’s District 8 to replace Kim Bien Market, known as the “market of death” for its sale of toxic, and sometimes, banned chemicals.

WB official: Macro-economic stability key to Vietnam

Victoria Kwakwa, the World Bank’s regional vice president for East Asia and Pacific, has described macro-economic stability as a key driver for Vietnam’s sustainable growth and called for the Government to not always focus on growth.

NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan in Vietnamese ao dai

VietNamNet Bridge – At all major events or whenever showing herself before the public, Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan always wears the Vietnamese ao dai, which honors her noble beauty. 

Canadian diplomats sing Vietnamese folk song

 VietNamNet Bridge – The touching Vietnamese folk song Nguoi Oi, Nguoi O Dung Ve has been performed for the first time ever by a group of diplomats from the Canadian Embassy in Viet Nam and famous singer Tung Duong.

Management regulations on foreign employees in Vietnam

The Government on February 3 issued Decree 11/2016/ND-CP (Decree 11) detailing the implementation of some articles of the Labor Code on foreign employees working in Viet Nam.

Universities try new techniques

 VietNamNet Bridge – Globalisation and technology are transforming universities and colleges worldwide, leading to different approaches in research and education, including in Viet Nam,

VN beat S Korea in U19 volleyball championship

 Vietnamese girls successfully defeated powerhouse South Korea 3-1 in the quarter-finals of the SMM 18th Asian Women’s U19 Volleyball Championship yesterday in Thailand.