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Music video launched to rise for climate

 VietNamNet Bridge – A music video entitled Rise for Climate was recently launched in HCM City with the participation of artists Thanh Bui, Hoang Bach and many others.

Japanese culture highlighted at festival

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese culture will be in the spotlight at the Japan Day - Fullmoon Festival, which will take place on September 23 in Hanoi.

3 weed killer’s toxic active ingredients to be banned

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Plant Protection Department plans to petition the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to ban the toxic ingredients Fipronil, Chlorpyrifos and Glyphosate from weed killer.

X Factor’s Shayne Ward to perform in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – English singer and actor Shayne Ward will perform together with Vietnamese artists at a concert in Hanoi on October 6.

Hanoi assures residents after quake

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three high-rise buildings near Luong Yen Bus Station in Hanoi were not affected by recent tremors after a 5.3-magnitude earthquake that struck China on Saturday morning, 

Ninh Thuan cancels grape festival due to drought

Ninh Thuan on Tuesday plans to cancel its Grape and Wine Festival 2018, which was planned to take place from October 5-10 in Phan Rang–Thap Cham City.

Korean star to perform in Vietnamese-Korean film production

 VietNamNet Bridge – Korean actor Han Jae Suk will play a leading role in a film about a love affair, produced by Vietnamese and Korean filmmakers. 

Increasing domestic private investment key to filling SDG funding gap: UNDP report

 Accelerating the development of the private sector and expanding domestic private finance are key priorities for VN to meet the financial requirements of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), an UNDP report reveals.

Military Cup Open 2018 to be held in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Military Cup Open 2018 will officially kick off from September 13 to 20 at the High Command of Border Guard Volleyball Gymnasium, Tu Liem District.

Olympic Vietnam gives $10,750 to Vietnam women’s national football team

Some Olympic Viet Nam players, including Van Quyet, Duc Chinh, Van Thanh and Van Duc, have given US$10,750 they received from bolero singer Ngoc Son to the Viet Nam national women’s football team. 

Southbound wave to bring Japanese, South Korean, Taiwanese investors to VN

VietNamNet Bridge - Taiwan has been pursuing a ‘southbound policy’, shifting investments to countries in southern Asia. The movement has also arisen among Japanese and South Korean enterprises.


Education discussed by NASC

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has not made any plans to reform Vietnamese language teaching in the coming years, 

First bilingual education system debuts in Da Nang

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city officially introduced the Sakura-Olympia bilingual school, a combined education system of kindergarten, junior and high school, in the 2018-19 school year.

High profits boost foreign firms’ long-term investments in Vietnam

Many foreign companies are planning to pour more investments for expansion in Vietnam in the long run after gaining good business performance in the fruitful market.

Vietnam team to train in South Korea to prepare for AFF Cup

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s national football team will train in South Korea in preparation for the upcoming ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup 2018.

PM tells Ninh Thuan to halt mining

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to suspend all titanium-mining projects in the central province of Ninh Thuan to avoid negative environmental impacts and save the tourism industry in the province.

Foreign capital finds its way to lucrative local fintech market

 Foreign players are eager to join Vietnam’s lucrative fintech market, while local banks have been scaling up co-operation with fintech firms to avail themselves of Industry 4.0 opportunities.

Temporary bridge to be built serving vehicles in Noi Bai – Lao Cai Expressway

A temporary bridge costing VND4.5 billion (US$193,500) will be built along a section of the Noi Bai – Lao Cai Expressway in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai following a bridge collapse.

Overloaded vehicles slapped with VND18b in fines

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Directorate for Roads of Viet Nam, in one month, collected fines totalling nearly VND18 billion (US$773,000) for traffic violations, reported online newspaper baotintuc.vn. 

Healthcare centres out of vaccine

Many district preventive health centres and ward and commune health stations in HCM City have run out of Quinvaxem vaccine for infants against five common, potentially fatal diseases.