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HAGL vs Hanoi FC: a fight among U23 players

 Some of the country’s top young football stars will do battle in Hanoi today.

Nam Dinh’s salt makers and their punishing grind

 VietNamNet Bridge – The northern province of Nam Dinh is famed for its salt producing villages in Hai Hau, Giao Thuy and Nghia Hung districts.

Zero-VND tours damaging Vietnam’s tourism environment

VietNamNet Bridge - The so-called zero-dong tours with Chinese tourists continue despite great efforts by local authorities to stop them.

IT engineer owns garden with 30 species of wild orchids

VietNamNet Bridge - The 300-sq meter garden contains 2,000 orchids where 30 species grow. Of these, 98 percent are wild orchids brought from Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar.

Canh Duong mural village

 Canh Duong commune in Quang Binh province has attracted more tourists recently thanks to its unique and beautiful murals and 3D paintings.

Doctor fights to save lives and end superstitions

Twenty years have passed since the young doctor, Trinh Duc Thien, left Hue City for the remote and mountainous A Vao Commune in central Quang Tri Province’s Dak Rong District to work after graduating from medical college.

Mushroom business takes off, teen makes millions

Bui Minh Thang has taken over his family mushroom farming business. With enthusiasm and dedication, he has expanded production and improved the livelihood of many people in HCM City’s Cu Chi district.

Vietnam ride-hailing firms gear up to compete with Grab

 After Grab’s takeover of Uber on March 26, some Vietnamese transport businesses are taking advantage of an opportunity to invest in the lucrative ride-hailing market.

Ministry says it gets support to hike environment tax on fuels

 Most of relevant ministries, agencies, localities, organizations and individuals have thrown their weight behind a draft resolution to increase environmental protection tax on fuels prepared by the Ministry of Finance.

Number of Vietnam students in Canada rises fast

The number of Vietnamese students in Canada climbed to nearly 15,000 in 2017, a three-fold rise against 2015, putting Vietnam among the fastest-growing markets for international education in the North American country. 

Vietnam yet to impose preventive measures on Grab takeover of Uber

 The competition authority in Vietnam have yet to make the next moves over a transaction in which Grab acquired Uber Technologies Inc’s Southeast Asian business after asking Grab to report details of the deal.

Gear-motorbike market cutthroat for manufacturers

VietNamNet Bridge - The gear motorbike market segment has become cramped with many models priced up to VND20 million. 

Over 2,000 wood printing blocks to be digitalised

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local authorities in the northern province of Bac Giang plan to build an exhibition room showcasing a valuable stock of nearly 2,000 wood printing blocks on Buddhist teachings.

Unique five-thousand year old fossil reef found in Vietnam

For the first time in Vietnam, specialists have discovered a cemetery of fossilised coral reef more than 5,000 years old on Quang Ngai province’s Ly Son Island. 

Better safety performance for VN: Climbing the ranks of the world’s safest countries

VietNamNet Bridge would like to introduce an article by safety expert David Wroth, who is Director of Data Science of the Underwriters Laboratories (UL), which makes the annual UL Safety Index. 

Vietnam wins 6 golds at Southeast Asia Junior Athletics Championships

 Young Vietnamese athletes had a successful competition day on April 3, the first day of the Southeast Asian Junior Athletics Championships which is taking place at Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand.

Le Nam, Sy Hung win top prizes at Vietnam Top Fashion Models contest

The grand finale of the Vietnam Top Fashion Models contest has closed in Vung Tau City with the top prizes going to Nguyen Thi Le Nam (No. 017) and Nguyen Sy Hung (No. 054).

Glee Vietnam nominated for Best Scripted Format

 VietNamNet Bridge – Glee Vietnam, a remake of award-winning American comedy-drama TV series Glee, has been nominated for Best Scripted Format at the International Format Awards 2018.

Hanoi lists 17 buildings violating fire code

 Hanoi’s 17 buildings violating fire prevention and fighting regulations have been listed again, after thorough fire inspections in the capital’s buildings.

Controversial moves on ride-hailing market

 After Uber sold its Southeast Asian operations to Grab, the ride-hailing market is seeing an interesting phenomenon: insiders want out, while outsiders want in.