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HCM City buses flout safety laws: authorities

 VietNamNet Bridge – Carrying more passengers and cargo than permitted and lack of fire safety equipment including extinguishers were the most common violations committed by inter-provincial public transport buses, 

Protection of Hue’s colonial buildings lands in controversy

 VietNamNet Bridge – Researchers in the former imperial capital city of Hue have voiced their concerns over the new list of 27 prominent ’Indochinese colonial-style’ architectural buildings in the city.

Chanelle Van Nguyen triumphs in VTF Pro Tour

Vietnamese-American Chanelle Van Nguyen of Hung Thinh HCM City triumphed in the women’s singles category of the VTF Pro Tour 3 – third Open Viettravel Cup 2018 which concluded in Da Nang on June 10.

Wild elephants destroy farm products in Dong Nai

 VietNamNet Bridge – Wild elephants recently destroyed farm products belonging to residents in Thanh Son Commune in the southern province of Dong Nai, Ngo Van Son, 

New policy to attract more experts, scientists to work for HCM City gov’t

The People’s Committee of HCM City has approved a policy that would help attract experts and scientists, particularly in the fields of IT, biotech, logistics, nanotech, and the support industry, in the 2018-20 period.

Migrants dream of establishing village

 VietNamNet Bridge – Half a year ago, the couple Ly Seo Xi and Trang Thi Tong moved to a temporarily iron-sheet house on barren land in which there remain tree roots.

Green bricks fail to get off ground

Vietnam has been focusing on the development of non-fired adobe brick to gradually replace clay bricks for construction. However, after nearly ten years of efforts, clay bricks remain dominant.

Wheels of love bring scholarships for students

 VietNamNet Bridge – Youth is the time to nurture ambitions and aspirations. For 24-year-old Tran The Tuan, his ambition is to constantly challenge himself and live a meaningful life by contributing to society.

Industrial zone workers struggle to make ends meet

 VietNamNet Bridge – Workers at industrial zones have shouldered increasing financial burdens as prices of necessaries including food and fuel rises.

Owner gives up captive bears to sanctuary

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saying goodbye to your pets is not easy, but what if it will take them to a better place, beyond what you can offer?

Appeal court cuts prison term for Dinh La Thang’s brother

 VietNamNet Bridge – An appeal court on Friday ruled in favour of Dinh Manh Thang, the younger brother of former Politburo member Dinh La Thang, reducing his sentence for corruption to seven years in prison.

American poet loves VN folk songs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Coming to Vietnam during the American war as a voluntary teacher of English at Can Tho University, a 24-year-old American man did not know he would find the inspiration for his life’s work.

Saving the wetlands and a home for cranes

 In the last few years, more Sarus cranes, a threatened species, have been spotted returning to the wetlands in Kien Giang Province. The restoration of the wetlands, the last extensive remnant of a lepironia grass ecosystem

Forest database key for Vietnam

Vietnamese people can control their own forest resources, ensure food security and diversify their income by using Management Information System for Forest Sector in Vietnam (FORMIS).

First intangible cultural heritage festival in September

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first festival on world’s intangible cultural heritage will be held in the northern province of Tuyen Quang in September. 

Put the phone down and talk to your kids

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twelve-year-old Nguyen Thi Hoa Ly from Hanoi’s Ha Dong District is upset as she feels lonely even at home.

Nghe An: a relaxing getaway

 VietNamNet Bridge – For anyone looking for an escape from the bustle and heat of city life, Nghe An Province is the place to go.

NGOs recommend fostering renewable energy

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam can meet its future energy demand while still complying with the Paris Agreement if 30GW of coal power, equivalent to 25 coal-fired power plants, is replaced by renewable energy sources.

More research needed to sustain smart HCM City: expert

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City needs to further back research if it wants to apply new technologies in public administration, especially in the context of its plans to become a smart city, 

Vietnam hopes to develop multi-faceted cooperation with Micronesia

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on June 7 held a reception for Speaker Wesley W. Simina of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia, who was leading a high-ranking delegation on an official visit to Vietnam