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High school students like geography, fear history

VietNamNet Bridge - A high percentage of students have decided to take the geography test for the 2016 high school finals, while history is the choice of very few students.

Thai firms acquiring VN plastics

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thai investors are increasingly investing in Viet Nam’s plastic industry, with many of them keen to fully acquire the Government’s stakes in companies it plans to equitise.

Con ball throwing among the ethnic Thai

 VietNamNet Bridge – Con ball throwing is a popular folk game many the ethnic Thai ethnic minority people in Vietnam’s northwestern region. While playing the games, Thai girls and boys have a chance to find their partners and express their love.

Who is ‘cash king’?

VietNamNet Bridge - Many businesses have been reported as holding trillions of dong in cash. The wealth has allowed them to take the initiative in developing businesses and expanding production.

Vietnam-China trade may leap to US$100 billion this year

  Two-way trade between Vietnam and China is expected to amount to US$100 billion this year, one year earlier than planned, according to economic and commercial counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam Hu Suo Jin.

Hanoi tackles sewage in Nhue River

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi authorities have sped up the construction of waste treatment projects as well as preparing to put new plants into operation.

Gudrun Gut to stage electro concert in HCM City

  Musician/DJ/producer Gudrun Gut from Berlin, Germany will have a concert at The Observatory in HCMC’s District 4 on Saturday.

Overseas Vietnamese writes of his love of Ha Noi

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Literature Publishing House yesterday (March 15) introduced overseas Vietnamese writer Mai Lam’s three-book collection titled Tu Xa Ha Noi (Ha Noi From Afar).

New regulation aims to develop pay TV market

 VietNamNet Bridge – Television and radio stations in the country are no longer allowed to partner to produce news and political programmes, according to a new governmental regulation that took effect yesterday, March 15.

Thai businesses focus on VN processing, manufacturing industries

Thai businesses have been focusing on investment in processing and manufacturing industries in Vietnam, data issued by the planning and investment ministry's Foreign Investment Agency showed.

Thais watching for business chances in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Thai businessmen have been pouring money into profitable Vietnamese businesses and strong brands, not just to seek short-term profits.

Vietnam’s top five exports in early 2016

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the first two months of 2016, Vietnam obtained trade surplus of $680 million and had five export products with turnover exceeding one billion US dollars.

Vietnamese spend a lot of time in cyber world

VietNamNet Bridge – Most Vietnamese people between the age of 18 and 35 use smartphones and their time for surfing internet is three times more than that of the people in other Southeast Asian countries.

Salt-water attacks Can Tho for the first time

 VietNamNet Bridge - Nearly 100 km away from estuary, Can Tho – the largest city in the Mekong Delta – is still affected by salty water as saline intrusion is the worst in decades in Vietnam’s southwestern region.

Saxophonist Tran Manh Tuan presents two new albums

  Famous Vietnamese saxophonist Tran Manh Tuan has presented two new albums called “Thang Cuoi” (Legendary Shepherd on the Moon) and “Simply Soul”.

Vietnam to host AFF U19 and beach football championships

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will host two football events this year, the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) has announced.

Election preparations a top priority: Deputy PM

 VietNamNet Bridge – Preparations for upcoming elections and measures for social and economic development are Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s top concerns,

Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group suffers first quarterly loss since 2008

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group has announced the net loss of more than VND566 billion ($24 million) in the fourth quarter of 2015, the first loss of this firm since 2008.

First VGA Union Cup to kick off at Dalat Palace golf course

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first VGA Union Cup is scheduled to begin at the Dalat Palace golf course on March 25.

Vietnamese, Swedish tourists drown in Vung Tau

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two Vietnamese and one Swedish tourist drowned while swimming at  Bai Sau Beach, Vung Tau City