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AEC spells vast opportunities for skilled workers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Workers in Vietnam will face much stiffer competition from regional peers given the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) allowing for freer movement of labour within the region.

Ha Noi pagodas attract visitors in New Year

 VietNamNet Bridge – With more than 1,000 years of history, Ha Noi has been Viet Nam's centre of Buddhism for centuries.

Action programme on sustainable production and consumption approved

 VietNamNet Bridge – Seventy per cent of enterprises with high energy needs and emissions and 50 per cent of industrial production establishments will apply clean and energy-saving technologies by 2020.

VN expresses concern over DPRK rocket launch

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is deeply concerned about the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) recent rocket launch using ballistic missile technology, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh said on Tuesday, Feb 9.

Photos: Mother with 13 children lives in forest

 VietNamNet Bridge – Living in the forest, with a lack of knowledge about reproductive health, Mrs. Yen in Tay Tra District of the central province of Quang Ngai has given birth to 13 children.

Calligraphy captures young hearts

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Calligraphy Writing Festival 2016, which is being held at the Lake of Literature in Ha Noi has attracted a large number of visitors including many youngsters.

Wooden furniture manufacturers still cannot exploit advantages

VietNamNet Bridge - Wooden furniture manufacturers enjoy preferences thanks to a zero percent import tariff applied by many big export markets. However, very few enterprises can exploit the advantages.

Image: Sidewalk misuse forces pedestrians to break traffic rules

 VietNamNet Bridge - Sidewalks in Vietnamese cities, particularly Hanoi, are often used by local residents as their own property so pedestrians have to walk on the road.

Thang, Anh elected key AMF officials

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's Giap Trung Thang has been elected the first general secretary of the ASEAN Muaythai Federation (AMF).

Miura refuses Quang Ninh Coal post

Coach Toshyia Miura has refused an invitation to become a technical director of V-League side Quang Ninh Coal. 

Ha Noi targets reduction in power safety violations

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi has targeted reduction in violations of safety regulations for the high-voltage grid by 30 per cent in this year, the municipal Department of Industry and Trade has said. 

Martial artist finds purpose despite disease

 VietNamNet Bridge – After a devastating Lupus diagnosis, dedicated martial artist Nguyen Kim Hoang came back from the brink of death to continue his teaching career, despite financial difficulties.

Da Nang to open book street

 The central city's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism plans to open a book street to create a bigger space for avid readers.

Accident-related hospital admissions increase during 2016 Tet

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 17,300 people were hospitalised for injuries suffered in road accidents during three days of the Lunar New Year holiday from Saturday to Monday, a 113 per cent increase year-on-year.

HCM City seeks support to develop rural transport

 VietNamNet Bridge – Newly built rural roads in HCM City have brought greater ease of movement to many residents, but more capital is needed as the city continues developing its rural transport infrastructure for the 2016-20 period.

The ups and downs of Japanese coach Miura and Vietnam football

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Football Federation decided to sack the Japanese coach after nearly two years of cooperation . During his time in Vietnam, Miura made improvements even though fans were frustrated in the later period.

Pohang Steelers beat Ha Noi T&T

VietNamNet Bridge – Shim Dong-woon's hat-trick gave Pohang Steelers a 3-0 win over Ha Noi T&T in the Asian Football Championship Champions League play-off match on February 9 in South Korea. 

Signing huge contracts, exporters feel both joy and worry

VietNamNet Bridge - Though having received orders big enough to ensure jobs until mid-2016, Vietnamese export companies still are not satisfied.

English teachers must improve

 VietNamNet Bridge – Senior expert of the Ministry of Education and Training's National Foreign Languages Project 2020, Nguyen Lan Trung, speaks to Kinh te&Do Thi (Economic and Urban Affairs) about English teachers.

Hanoi's Long Bien wholesale market causing pollution

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pollution caused by rotten products and wastewater has become alarming at the Long Bien Market, the biggest wholesale market of the northern region, reported Thoi Bao Kinh Doanh (Business Times) Newspaper.