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Domestic steel makers fall on hard times

VietNamNet Bridge – The application of trade protection measures has become an urgent necessity to safeguard Vietnam’s juvenile steel production industry from cheap imports from China. 

Khau A mountain range hides stilt houses and ethnic legacy

VietNamNet Bridge – It's hard to see the old stilt houses built by the Tay ethnic people of Nghia Do Commune if you don't get close to Khau A mountain range.

Council passes two election resolutions

 The National Election Council (NEC) in the third session in Ha Noi yesterday, approved two resolutions with regard to the two upcoming elections.

Nha Thuyen's poems printed in English

  In Nha Thuyen's understanding, the word, as a living being, is vulnerable. Her latest book of poetry, Tu Tho, Nhung Nguoi La, expresses her respect for words, so it is fitting that it has been translated into English by Kaitlin Rees.

Students lag behind because of impractical curriculum

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese university students complain that they have too many subjects at school, including those not useful for their future jobs.

Vietnamese President to visit Tanzania, Mozambique, Iran

 President Truong Tan Sang and his spouse will pay State visits to Tanzania, Mozambique and Iran from March 9 to March 15, according to the foreign ministry's communique.

VN enterprises war against foreign goods

 VietNamNet Bridge - While foreign firms are massively coming to Vietnam to open hypermarkets and modern shopping centers, local enterprises are trying to occupy the remaining gaps of the market.

Solar-energy lights to be installed on national highways

The Directorate for Roads of Viet Nam (DRV) has proposed installing 300 Light-Emitting Diode (LED) lights running on solar energy along some national highways and expressways from 2016 to 2018.

EU meat cows local markets

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s meat market is expected to be hit by the entry of many more European products following the enforcement of the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement in early 2018.

Overseas Vietnamese singers go big and go home

VietNamNet Bridge – Overseas Vietnamese singers have returned to perform in their homeland after Tet, mostly in live shows on large stages instead of smaller venues like bars, hotels and nightclubs as they had done in the past.

Hospitals to hire only graduates for some posts

 Viet Nam's hospitals will employ only graduates for the posts of nurses, hospital orderlies, medical technicians and pharmacists from 2021.

Vietnam-Vladivostok air route discussed

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport last week had a meeting with Russian ambassador to Vietnam Konstantin Vasilievich Vnukov to discuss a plan to launch direct air service between Vietnam and Vladivostok.

Women to cycle at Binh Duong Open tourney

 The annual International Women's Cycling Tournament is expected to bring to fans exciting races as strong teams with more than 70 powerful cyclists have agreed to join the event.

Vietnam Idol 2016 to begin this month

Vietnam Idol's new season will begin in the central coastal city of Da Nang on March 20, in which contestants between the ages of 16 and 30 will participate.

VN-Japan project unveils protein-free natural rubber

Vietnamese and Japanese researchers have collaborated to develop an environment-friendly and sophisticatedly deproteinised natural rubber.

VN reports first case of bipaternal twins

 A set of twins in the northern Hoa Binh Province were found to have different fathers, following DNA  tests done by the Ha Noi-based Centre for Genetic Analysis and Technology.

Prime Minister agrees to establish software city chain

 The Prime Minister has given the green light to the pilot establishment of the Quang Trung Software City (QTSC) Chain.

FPT University to publish US education magazine

 The US Boston College has allowed the FPT University to translate and publish its education magazine in Vietnam.

Vietnam hosts East Asia seminar on environmentally sustainable cities

 Experts and policy managers from East Asian countries are discussing how to build environmentally sustainable cities at a high-level seminar that opened in Hanoi on March 3.

Vietnam actively contributes to UNHRC’s efforts: Diplomat

 Vietnam has proved itself as an active and responsible member of the UNHRC, Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc said, adding that the country joined other member nations in addressing human rights-related challenges of the humankind.