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Photos: Sleepless nights at Hanoi’s largest vegetable market

 VietNamNet Bridge – The wholesale market of Van Quan in Ha Dong district supplies a huge amount of vegetables for Hanoi. It is always bustling from 11pm until 6 am the next day.

HCM City urged to recruit non-natives for gov't posts

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City's Department of Home Affairs has recommended the city government should recruit people from other localities as officials, a practice it has so far refrained from, to enlarge its talent base.

Car owners complain about regulations on equipping their cars with fire extinguisher

 Car owners across the country have been hot under the collar the past few days after the government required them to equip their vehicles with fire extinguishers.

Hanoi removes strange flowers near Hoan Kiem Lake

 As the Tet (Lunar New Year) approaches, a number of public places are being upgraded to make the capital more beautiful.

Saigon man allows residents to rip money from suit

 A short clip recorded scenes of a young man dressed in his stylish suit with money attached to it have recently caught the attention of net citizens.

Miura announces his U23 team for AFC event

 Toshiya Miura announced the player list of the Viet Nam U23 team to compete in the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship's final round in Qatar on Monday.

El Nino impacts to linger in first half of 2016

VietNamNet Bridge – El Nino is forecast to continue its strong impacts in Vietnam in the first months of 2016 and abate in early summer. 

Artists support rocker with cancer with Saturday concert

 Members of the famous Vietnamese rock band Buc Tuong (The Wall) will rock the Giang Vo Exhibition Centre for a night concert aimed to support its leader Tran Lap, who is in a battle fighting cancer.

Cross-cultural art portrays Morocco, Vietnam

 Landscapes and heritage of Morocco and Viet Nam are featured at an exhibition by artist Naima R Deniale, the wife of the Moroccan Ambassador to Viet Nam.

VNPT-Vinaphone targets to become second biggest mobile service provider in 2016

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vinaphone targets to become the second biggest mobile service provider in terms of user numbers in 2016.

VN Central Bank won't issue small banknotes for Lunar New Year 2016

 The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) will not issue new banknotes with denominations lower than VND5,000 (22 US cents) for the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday to save costs.

UNDP helps Vietnam battle climate change

Basic knowledge of climate change, its impacts and measures to tackle and respond to the issue have been introduced to officials in Quang Ngai and  Lai Chau as part of a project supported by the United Nations Development Programme.

Vietnam records no case of Zika virus fever

 Vietnam has no case of Zika fever so far, but there is a high risk that the virus may enter and spread in the country, as it has been recorded in several other Southeast Asian nations, the Preventive Medicine Department said on January 12.

Clipper Race sailors to land in Da Nang in mid-February

 The sixth leg of the Clipper World Yacht Race will begin in Australia on January 18 and finish in the central city of Da Nang on February 17-21, as heard a press conference in Da Nang on January 12.

Vietnam's top 500 businesses announced

 State-run Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) remains at the top of the 500 Vietnamese biggest enterprises list in terms of revenue (VNR500) this year.

Majority of train tickets for Tet holiday already sold out

 More than 90 percent of train tickets on peak days of the coming Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, which begins next month, have already sold out, according to Vietnam Railway (VNR).

Education Ministry’s decision to tighten control over higher education applauded

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Training’s latest circular which sets limitations on university training has stirred controversy. However, many experts have defended the decision.

HCM City tour digs up buried history

 VietNamNet Bridge – Remarkable landmarks in HCM City, such as Sai Gon Notre Dame Basilica or Caravelle Hotel, are familiar to many tourists, but the history behind each building often remains a mystery, even to local people.

Vietnam makes reconnaissance plane

The Vietnam Academy of Science & Technology in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Security have successfully made an unmanned long-range reconnaissance aircraft which serves scientific research and national defence purposes.

HCM City to conduct more studies on plasma-tech facility

 The HCM City Department of Planning and Investment has just proposed the city’s people’s committee to green-light Australia-owned Trisun Green Energy Co. to carry out a more comprehensive study for their waste-to-power manufacturing plant.