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Tourism expert finds misson to support Vietnamese start-ups

 VietNamNet Bridge – When he was a child, a journey north to Canada from his home in Milwaukee was considered serious travelling to Jason Lusk.

Officials, forest rangers suspended in deforestation cases

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Forest Protection Department in the central province of Quang Nam said it has issued a 15-day work suspension notification to six forest rangers.

Vietnamese photographer wins grand prize in international contest

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Huu Thong from Vietnam won the grand prize in the 2017 Smithsonian Photo Contest for his photo, Breakfast at the Weekly Market, 

Vietnamese doctor awarded 2018 Nikkei Asia Prize

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thanh Liem, a leading paediatric surgeon, has been awarded the 2018 Nikkei Asia Prize in the Science and Technology category.

Stone sculptures donated to Da Nang

The central city of Da Nang’s culture department has received two donated stone sculptures – Sea Wave by Norway’s Oyvin Storbaekken, and Mother’s Milk by Vietnamese Pham Hong – to install on the Han River bank

First Vietnamese blind completes Ha Long Bay Marathon

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Huy Viet has became the first Vietnamese blind person to complete the Ha Long Bay Half Marathon (21km).

Dynamite fishing blamed for Quang Tri mass fish death

 VietNamNet Bridge – Exploding dynamite when fishing is being blamed for the mass of dead fish that washed ashore in the central province of Quang Tri.

Warning given to officials of Dak Lak Party Committee

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two Dak Lak officials have been reprimanded for hiring too many public school teachers.

Concerns abound over special zone’s autonomy: NA

The latest revision of the draft law for special administrative and economic zones absorbed feedback and made changes to several items including planning and organisation of the special zone’s government, 

Corruption better controlled: report

 VietNamNet Bridge – The fight against corruption was a rare highlight of the Government’s efforts to improve public administration, as citizens in more than half of the country believed corruption was better controlled in 2017,

HCM City sets new price for apartment building services

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City People’s Committee has set a new price for management services for apartment buildings.

Students battle for high school spots

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national high school entrance exam is still two months away, but Vu Minh Hien, a senior secondary school student in Hanoi, has started feeling the pressure.

Chinese guide banned after distorting history

The central city’s tourism department has asked the Immigration Administration of Viet Nam under the Ministry of Public Security to ban Chinese tour guide Wang Jihong from entering Vietnam due to her distortion of Vietnamese history

Nam Dinh’s salt makers and their punishing grind

 VietNamNet Bridge – The northern province of Nam Dinh is famed for its salt producing villages in Hai Hau, Giao Thuy and Nghia Hung districts.

Doctor fights to save lives and end superstitions

Twenty years have passed since the young doctor, Trinh Duc Thien, left Hue City for the remote and mountainous A Vao Commune in central Quang Tri Province’s Dak Rong District to work after graduating from medical college.

Over 2,000 wood printing blocks to be digitalised

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local authorities in the northern province of Bac Giang plan to build an exhibition room showcasing a valuable stock of nearly 2,000 wood printing blocks on Buddhist teachings.

Glee Vietnam nominated for Best Scripted Format

 VietNamNet Bridge – Glee Vietnam, a remake of award-winning American comedy-drama TV series Glee, has been nominated for Best Scripted Format at the International Format Awards 2018.

Hanoi’s railway not delayed until 2021: Transport ministry

 VietNamNet Bridge – A transport official on Monday denied rumours that Hanoi’s prolonged Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway project would be delayed for the fifth time till 2021.

Investigation begins to trace origin of uprooted trees

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pressure from local media and public has prompted an investigation by ranger authorities into the origin of three large perennial trees found at a plot in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Ports cause HCM City traffic woes

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ports in Cat Lai Area in HCM City’s District 9 cannot be expanded because they are surrounded by residential areas just as they were 20 years ago when they had been located in inner districts.