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When an award winning photograph develops into something different

 Photography is a real skill. Those at the top of their game produce pictures that don’t just tell a thousand words, but instead an entire novel.

Lao Cai seeks to build airport for Sa Pa

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lao Cai’s People’s Committee has sent a proposal to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asking for an airport to be built to serve Sa Pa Town.

Wrongdoings have long happened at Ba Vang Pagoda despite advice: Buddhist Sangha

The VN Buddhist Sangha has received a report from its managing committee in Quang Ninh regarding the case of Ba Vang Pagoda.

Son La caught in high school exam cheating scandal

 Forty-four students who took the national high school examination last year in Son La had their scores fraudulently modified upwards, the Ministry of Education and Training announced on Saturday.

Vietnam, US should work harder to overcome war consequences: US official

 Although Vietnam and the US have seen encouraging outcomes of cooperation in dealing with war aftermath, there are much for them to do in the field, said Timothy Lieser, senior advisor at the US Senate Appropriations Committee.

Kien Giang on high alert for forest fires

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has some 13,000ha of forests facing a major threat of fires in An Minh, Hon Dat, Giang Thanh, and Phu Quoc districts.

Velvet antler products in central province get geographic indication protection

 Velvet antler products produced in Huong Son district, the central province of Ha Tinh, have earned the Huong Son geographical indication (GI) protection on the national scale. 

Sentences upheld for 13 rioters in Binh Thuan

 The People’s Court of Binh Thuan upheld the first instance trial sentences of between two and three years imposed on 13 defendants charged with disturbance of public order at the provincial People’s Committee headquarters in June 2018.

Nearly 30,200 law violation cases uncovered in three months

 The Ministry of Public Security revealed on March 25 that it had handled a total of 30,196 law violation cases from November 16, 2018 to February 15, 2019.

Embassy assists Vietnamese victims in Thai bus accident

 Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Nguyen Hai Bang on March 25 met and expressed his condolences to representatives from families of the victims in the deadly bus accident on March 23 in Kanchanaburi province.

Vietnam’s trade turnover reaches $100 billion

 Vietnam’s total trade turnover reached 100 billion USD between the start of the year and March 19, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

'Meeting Vietnam' conferences start in Quy Nhon

 Fifty scientists from 21 countries and territories across the world gathered in Quy Nhon city, the south central province of Binh Dinh on March 25 under the 15th “Meeting Vietnam” (Rencontres du Vietnam) programme.

Vietnamese naval ship attends LIMA 2019 in Malaysia

Naval ship HQ 012-Ly Thai To of Brigade 162 of the Naval Region 4 on March 25 arrived in Langkawi port of Malaysia to attend the 2019 Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA 2019) on March 26-30.  

Dyeing & weaving projects rejected by provinces because of environmental risks

VietNamNet Bridge - Provincial authorities are turning down dyeing and weaving project proposals because of the pollution they cause to communities.

How are alliances in the banking sector performing?

VietNamNet Bridge - Nearly half of the cooperation agreements between Vietnamese banks and foreign strategic shareholders have been terminated after one decade.


Smartphone market saturated, distributors now selling FMCG

Smartphone distribution is no longer the major driving force for technology product retailers, who are now trying to make money from FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) and food sales.

Pensioner dies, six rescued from five-storey house fire

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 72-year-old man died while six members of his family were rescued from a fire at their home in Hanoi’s Phu Xuyen Town on Sunday afternoon.

Vietnam targets $5 bln in veggie, fruit export value by 2020

 Boasting 1.8 million hectares of fruit and vegetable plantation, with many various zones applied advanced technologies into production, Vietnam aims to gain 5 billion USD from farm produce exports by 2020.

ABB FIA Formula E Championship: Racing for the future

 In the context of increasingly serious environmental pollution, the development of green technology in the production of cars and motorcycles is the optimal choice to limit fossil fuel consumption and reduce emissions. 

Woowa wants to waylay food apps

 With its significant financial potential, technology, and customer base,  newcomer Woowa Brothers hopes to break the dominance of GrabFood, Now, and Go-Food in the Vietnamese food delivery market.