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Teachers help poor kids access schools

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two years ago, Troi did not attend the new school year ceremony of Son Thuong Secondary School in central Quang Ngai Province’s Son Ha mountainous District.

Mountainous pupils learn about border

 Believe it or not, this was a lesson for the pupils of A Ngo Secondary School in central Quang Tri Province’s Dakrong border District to learn about border laws. The province borders Laos.

Hanoi’s air quality improves

 VietNamNet Bridge – Air quality in Hanoi has seen improvement in the first four months of the year, but not in all parts of the city.

Buyer of legally protected turtles to be sentenced to two to seven years in prison

A man who illegally purchased around 7,000 dead sea turtles several years ago is expected to be sentenced to two to seven years in prison, a more severe punishment than what was proposed last year. 

New book of poems for children launched

 VietNamNet Bridge – “It’s storming outside/but no matter what it’s like/our family love will last forever/wall of love nothing can sever.”

Southern Food Festival opens in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – Popular specialities from many cities and provinces are on offer at the 8th Southern Food Festival that opened yesterday at Dam Sen Cultural Park in HCM City’s District 11.

Vietnam in Group E of AFC U19 Women’s Championship

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam are in Group E of the AFC U19 Women’s Championship 2019 qualifiers, according to the AFC’s draw held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Wednesday.

Celebrating Buddha’s birth in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several religious activities through HCM City have marked the occasion of the Buddha’s 2,562th birthday, which fell on May 29 this year, the 15th day of the fourth lunar month.

Over 100 Vietnamese nurses recruited in Germany

 VietNamNet Bridge – A pilot project of Germany on training Vietnamese nurses has proved effective, as was reported at a seminar reviewing the project held in Berlin.

Historical forest in Tay Ninh to be merged with national park

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has agreed with the Tay Ninh Province’s policy to merge the Chang Riec historical and cultural forest with Lo Go-Xa Mat National Park for administrative purposes.

Vietnam to run pilot automation of patent applications

 VietNamNet Bridge – The intellectual property (IP) registration process, which lasts 36-42 months, will be shortened to 36 months from June 1 next year.

NA fear tax levy might legalise corrupted money

The National Assembly debate on the draft amendment to the anti-corruption law on Thursday was thrown into confusion as the deputies failed to agree on how to handle the suspicious unreported wealth of a public servant.

Bac Kan Province struggles to control illegal mining

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities are struggling to control illegal mineral mining and transportation in the northern province of Bac Kan.

Work safety given priority status

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local authorities have been pushing to promote a work safe environment, aiming at protecting workers’ health and businesses’ property, said online newspaper baotintuc.vn.

Ly Son to celebrate First Culture Tourism Week

 VietNamNet Bridge – Quang Ngai Province will hold the 1st Ly Son Culture Tourism Week from June 29 to July 3, the Ly Son District People’s Committee said recently. 

VN commits to fighting illegal wildlife trade

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is one of the many countries in the world committed to fighting illegal wildlife trade, a meeting in Hanoi was told on May 31.

Belarus Museum to host exhibition on Vietnamese handicraft

 VietNamNet Bridge – Traditional Vietnamese handicraft products will be displayed at an exhibition at the Belarus National History Museum in Minsk from June 11-18 as part of Vietnamese Culture Days.

Court sentences former Trust Bank senior advisor to 30 years in jail

Twenty-eight former officials of Dai Tin Bank charged with "abusing trust to appropriate property" and "intentionally violating State regulations on economic management and causing serious consequences" were sentenced

Railway officers suspended following train accidents

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam Railways (VNR) has suspended the officers, chiefs and drivers responsible for two train accidents in Thanh Hoa and Quang Nam provinces recently.

Man walking around world enjoys Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – While pushing his caddie around the streets of Vietnam for three months, Nicolas Queune took the time to observe its landscapes and its people.