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Rural residents thirsty for clean water

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of households in the northern province of Quang Ninh are thirsty for fresh water as most wells they use have recently been contaminated with alum.

Science contests attract more and more school students

 VietNamNet Bridge – National science contests for school students are attracting more and more competitors every year, according to the Ministry of Education and Training’s secondary education department.

VTN Architects win three Green Good Design Awards

 VietNamNet Bridge – VTN Architects run by one of Việt Nam’s leading designers Vo Trong Nghia has won three Green Good Design 2019 awards from the European Centre for Architecture, 

Overage footballers have chance to shine at SEA Games

 VietNamNet Bridge – Men’s football teams at the South East Asian (SEA) Games 2019 will consist of 21 U22 players and two overage players, the organisers have announced.

VN seeks new ways to attract private funds for infrastructure projects

Vietnam is seeking more private investment to finance infrastructure projects, but it also needs to generate higher returns on those investments. Naoyuki Yoshino, dean of the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADB Institute), 

More than $1 million invested in Vietnamese athletes

 VietNamNet Bridge – A total VND30 billion (US$1.30 million) will be invested to help prepare 27 head coaches and 66 athletes for key international contests in the next few years, 

Ngung, Phuc finish seventh at Asian 20km Race Walking Championship

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese walkers secured the best finish of all Southeast Asian athletes at the Asian 20km Race Walking Championship which closed in Nomi City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, on Sunday.

HCM City theatre troupes preserve tuong

Faced with financial difficulties, theatre troupes in HCM City are working to attract audiences back to tuong or hat boi (classical drama), a Vietnamese traditional theatre that originated in the 12th century, 

Kashiki Shoko wins Biwase Cup

 VietNamNet Bridge – Kashiki Shoko of Japan claimed the yellow jersey at the Binh Duong International Women’s Cycling Tournament – Biwase Cup 2019 over the weekend.

Diplomats join friendship trip

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 300 representatives of embassies, NGOs, travel companies and foreign organisations have joined a ‘Spring Trip of Friendship’ to Ba Vi District, on the outskirts of Hanoi.

Vietnam recalls E-coli affected cheese

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has requested a recall and told consumers not to use imported cheese under the brand Hardy Affineur from France.

Train-motorbike collision kills two in Nam Dinh

 VietNamNet Bridge – A railway accident on Sunday afternoon in the northern province of Nam Dinh killed two people, according to Tran Doan Huong, head of Cat Dang Railway Station.

Hanoi exhibition is a family affair

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Đối Thoại Thường Ngày (Daily Conversation) exhibition is something of a family affair, with the silk painting and installation art featuring works by a mother-daughter duo.

New rural area programme to achieve five-year target in mid-2019

 VietNamNet Bridge – A total 4,144 communes were recognised as new-style rural areas by the end of February, up 306 from the end of 2018, according to the central steering office of the new-style rural area building programme.

Can Tho to host book expo late this month

 VietNamNet Bridge – Can Tho City in the Mekong Delta will host its third biennial Book Expo with the theme Sách – Tri Thức, Phát Triển, Hội Nhập (Books: Knowledge, Development, Integration) from March 25-31.

Heroic woman saves newborns from death

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dinh Nay Huynh, head of Ayun Commune’s women association in Gia Lai Province’s Chu Se District, first saved a newborn’s life 14 years ago.

Librarian donates books to remote areas’ children

 VietNamNet Bridge – A librarian in Ha Tinh Province has devoted herself to bringing the joy of reading to disadvantaged children in remote areas.

Linh wins Dalat Victory Challenge

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Dinh Van Linh won the Dalat Victory Challenge 2019 cycling tournament’s men’s 70km race yesterday in Lam Dong Province.

Saigon Heat win against Singapore Slingers at ASEAN Basketball League

VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon Heat defeated Singapore Slingers 81-69 in their third meeting this season in the ASEAN Basketball League yesterday in HCM City.

Hanoi claim U19 football title

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Nam Truong scored the only goal to help Hanoi beat Hoang Anh Gia Lai 1-0 in the final of the National U19 Football Championship yesterday in the Central Highlands city of Pleiku.