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Deputy PM orders probe into official’s quick promotion

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has ordered the Ministry of Home Affairs to investigate the quick promotion of the youngest deputy chief of staff of the national anti-smuggling committee.

Urgent measures to bring rail accidents under control: Deputy PM

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh called for urgent measures from transport authorities to bring railway incidents “under control”.

Exhibition marks 70 years of patriotic emulation

 VietNamNet Bridge – A photo exhibition opened yesterday on Hanoi’s Trang Tien Street to mark the 70th anniversary celebration of President Ho Chi Minh’s June 11, 1948 appeal for patriotic emulation.

Govt vacillates on incentives in special economic zones

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government plans to develop three special economic zones, which it hopes will spearhead the country’s growth. 

Thao wins gold medal at Chinese Taipei Athletics Open

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bui Thi Thu Thao won a gold medal in women’s long jump at the Chinese Taipei Athletics Open which wrapped up in Taipei Municipal Stadium on Saturday.

Award-winning play features southern characters, lifestyle

 VietNamNet Bridge – A drama featuring southern people and their lifestyle will make its debut in HCM City after winning the top prize at the 2018 National Drama Festival.

Soldiers bring lush greenery to islands

 VietNamNet Bridge – Visitors to the Spratly Islands are often welcomed by the calming colour of green trees.

Labour force: mismatch between supply and demand

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has abundant labour resources but many enterprises in the country say they cannot recruit a sufficient number of skilled workers, and as a result, cannot expand production activities. 

Poor workers burdened with expensive power rates

Overwhelming heat since early May seemed to signal a harsh and long summer this year. While many seek to hide from the heat in comfortable rooms cooled with fans or air conditioners, many workers dare not use too much electricity

Trail running a test of human endurance

Tran Duy Quang, 29, has only trained running for three years but he gains many fruits in prestigious events. He triumphed in the men’s 70km category of the Dalat Ultra Trail International Marathon in Lam Dong.

SAEZ policies must prevent abuses of power

The Law on Special Administrative-Economic Zones (SAEZs) will continue to be discussed at the fifth session of the 12th National Assembly. The law is expected to create a breakthrough to attract investment.

Helping Hanoi’s homeless

 Not all heroes wear capes. To Hanoi’s homeless, the volunteers who scour the streets weekly offering a helping hand are all The Avengers rolled into one.

Young volunteers help community

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite the hot weather, the traditional medicine clinic in Northwest Nghe An General Hospital is full of patients waiting for free examinations from young doctor La Van Khoi.

Green colours on VN’s rugged offshore islands

Anyone visiting an island in the East Sea of Vietnam may be impressed by the vegetable gardens grown by soldiers. All kinds of containers are used to store soil brought from the mainland to raise vegetables.

Hearing-impaired kids learn about sexual abuse

Duong Thu Hien, a fourth grader at Nhan Chinh Primary School for hearing-impaired children in Hanoi, looked attentively at a slideshow featuring a stranger using candy to persuade a little girl to follow him.

Visitors go in droves to northern province to see ’Crystal cloud’

Large numbers of people have trekked to the remote rice terraces of the northern province of Yen Bai to see an installation in the form of a "crystal cloud" created from 58,000 shimmering beads.

Catch the sunrise in Nghe An beaches

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Nghe An boasts some of best beaches of Vietnam and these are definitely the must-go places when armed with a camera to capture the perfect sunrises and sunsets.

Illegal dumping plagues Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal dumping of waste and building materials has become an urgent issue in the capital city of Hanoi, concerning local residents and officials.

New show for tourists to open in Da Lat

VietNamNet Bridge – The first ever entertainment show for tourists will open soon in the Central Highland city of Da Lat.

Heritage, spiritual tour of central province launched

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigontourist has launched a tour called Heritage and Spiritual Journey to the central province of Quang Tri.