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Vietnam to control urban waste water to reduce pollution

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam plans to allocate big budgets to develop waste water drainage systems in urban areas in recent years. However, the systems’ conditions remain poor which still cause pollution because of low drainage capacity.

Students borrow high-rate loans from illegal lenders

 VietNamNet Bridge – Students borrowing money with high interest rates from illegal lenders who provide easy loan procedures may face complicated consequences.

Commercial banks told to develop retail banking or die

VietNamNet Bridge - Commercial banks have to compete with many rivals, from financial companies to fintechs, companies that provide financial services based on technology platforms. 

Public employees should know they are the people's servants

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Minh Thao, deputy director of the Department of Business Environment and Competition Capacity under the Central Institute for Economic Management,

Places of interest on Vietnam banknotes

 VietNamNet Bridge – Historical relic sites and landscapes, including Ha Long Bay, Van Mieu (Literature) Temple, Tri An Hydroelectric Power Plant, and Cau Pagoda are famous places printed on Vietnam banknotes.

Nguyen Dynasty’s antiques must return to Hue

The State should have policies to send antiquities of the Nguyen Dynasty that are being held by the Vietnam National History Museum and the HCM City National History Museum back to the ancient capital city of Hue.

VASEP: Shrimp export to earn $3.3 billion in 2016

 The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) forecasts that shrimp exports will reach 3.3 billion USD in 2016, up 12 percent from 2015.

“Disney on Ice” show to debut this month

 VietNamNet Bridge – American show Disney on Ice, which features figure skaters dressed as Disney cartoon characters in performances, will be introduced, for the first time, to Vietnamese audience in HCMC on February 24-28.

Volunteers try to make a difference

VietNamNet Bridge – Be it cleaning up beaches or offering free haircuts to elderly people, a group of volunteers in Hoi An have taken it upon themselves to offer their support to the local community.

VN targets high growth to 2020

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam aims to achieve annual average economic growth of 6.5 per cent to 7 per cent through 2020, striving to turn itself into an advanced industrial country soon,

Be friendly with monkeys in Year of Monkey

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese families are celebrating their biggest holiday in the year, Tet or Lunar New Year, welcoming the Year of the Monkey.

Hanoi and her beauty look at Tet

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi is more peaceful and quiet during Tet holidays with fewer people and less noise. 

AEC spells vast opportunities for skilled workers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Workers in Vietnam will face much stiffer competition from regional peers given the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) allowing for freer movement of labour within the region.

Ha Noi pagodas attract visitors in New Year

 VietNamNet Bridge – With more than 1,000 years of history, Ha Noi has been Viet Nam's centre of Buddhism for centuries.

Action programme on sustainable production and consumption approved

 VietNamNet Bridge – Seventy per cent of enterprises with high energy needs and emissions and 50 per cent of industrial production establishments will apply clean and energy-saving technologies by 2020.

VN expresses concern over DPRK rocket launch

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is deeply concerned about the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) recent rocket launch using ballistic missile technology, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh said on Tuesday, Feb 9.

Photos: Mother with 13 children lives in forest

 VietNamNet Bridge – Living in the forest, with a lack of knowledge about reproductive health, Mrs. Yen in Tay Tra District of the central province of Quang Ngai has given birth to 13 children.

Calligraphy captures young hearts

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Calligraphy Writing Festival 2016, which is being held at the Lake of Literature in Ha Noi has attracted a large number of visitors including many youngsters.

Wooden furniture manufacturers still cannot exploit advantages

VietNamNet Bridge - Wooden furniture manufacturers enjoy preferences thanks to a zero percent import tariff applied by many big export markets. However, very few enterprises can exploit the advantages.

Image: Sidewalk misuse forces pedestrians to break traffic rules

 VietNamNet Bridge - Sidewalks in Vietnamese cities, particularly Hanoi, are often used by local residents as their own property so pedestrians have to walk on the road.