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Vegan food makes us live not for meat, but for flavour

 VietNamNet Bridge – At V’s Home, vegan food is not a religious calling or sacrifice for animal welfare but rather the foundation of satisfying, flavourful meals that leave diners feeling nourished. 

2018 FIFA World Cup mascot made of egg shells

 A resident in HCMC has created a version of the 2018 FIFA World Cup mascot, Zabivaka the Wolf, out of egg shells.

Vietnam companies take cautious steps towards Thai market

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese enterprises have been seeking a way to penetrate the Thai market to re-establish a trade balance between the two countries.

AI to be used in every socio-economic field in Vietnam: experts

VietNamNet Bridge - Not only companies or large corporations will use AI, but small shops, households, supermarkets and buildings will also become clients of the technology.

Powerful pump, water reservoirs cannot stop flooding

HCMC residents were reassured that they would not see floods again after multi-billion dong anti-flood works became operational. But floods have become even more serious.

What do university lecturers actually do?

VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of professors and associate professors give lectures at universities, but many do not conduct scientific research.

New regulation reduces cross-ownership in VN banks

 Cross-ownership in banks has decreased sharply after the banks recently changed their top leaders at the 2018 annual general meetings of shareholders (AGMs) to meet the central bank’s new regulation.

President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum closes for maintenance

 The President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi will be closed to visitors for maintenance from June 15 to August 15, according to the mausoleum’s Management Board.

Vietnam records higher usage of patent software: BSA survey

 Vietnam’s rate of unlicenced software installation was 74 percent in 2017, down by 4 percent from 2015 and by 7 percent from 2013, according to the latest Global Software Survey of The Software Alliance (BSA).

Growing middle class drives car demand in Vietnam

 Vietnam now has a golden population structure and a fast growing middle class – potential buyers of private cars, which is forecast to boost domestic car sales by about 22 percent annually from now to 2025.

Inactive bank cards cause excessive wastefulness

 Of the 132 million bank cards issued, 50 million are inactive, a waste of resources amounting to trillions of Vietnam dong as the minimum issuance cost is VND30,000 per card, Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper reported.

Bac Ninh pigeons race across local skies

 VietNamNet Bridge – Located 30km from Hanoi, Bac Ninh Province is renowned not only for its melodious quan ho (love duet) singing, but also for another romantic local hobby: raising homing pigeons.

Fake World Cup brings real happiness to Vietnamese football fans

 VietNamNet Bridge – The World Cup kicks off in a few days time, but fans of the beautiful game here in Vietnam can get their hands on the trophy - well almost.

Vietnam promising market for foreign cosmetics manufacturers

Vietnamese youth, who account for 60 percent of the total population, are a promising market for health and beauty products. The industry has an average growth rate of 30 percent per annum. 

Kind German tourist saves lost kid in Ca mountainous pass

A German tourist saved a 7-year-old kid in Phu Yen who got lost in Ca mountainous pass while he was driving a motorbike in the night from Da Lat Town in the highlands province of Lam Dong to Quy Nhon.

Focus needed on urban management

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam now has about 800 large urban areas, of which there are more than 100 cities. The high speed of urban development requires well-trained urban management staff, 

Violations on high rises to be prosecuted

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Construction (MoC) has recommended the Ministry of Public Security, in co-ordination with relevant agencies, to investigate and prosecute investors 

Mekong Delta hospitals struggle to keep skilled doctors

Many doctors at public hospitals in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta are reportedly quitting their jobs to seek opportunities at private hospitals due to low salaries, pressure in the workplace, and a shortage of favourable policies.

Beautiful ripening rice fields in Hanoi

 At this time of the year, rice fields in Hanoi’s outlying district of My Duc are ripening with a stunning beauty of a vast yellow picture. 

Another mass fish death in lakes near Ha Long Bay

 Mass fish deaths have been found in lakes near the UNESCO world heritage site of Ha Long Bay.