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Hydropower plants in Ha Giang Province violate norms

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People’s Committee of northern mountainous Ha Giang Province has found many small hydropower plants in the locality violating norms.

Tet gifts from the mainland arrive at Truong Sa Island

 VietNamNet Bridge – At exactly 5pm on January 6, four ships transporting the necessities for Tet (Lunar New Year festival) preparations arrived to greet residents and soldiers at Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands, 

HCM City resettlement policy not working

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City should consider a range of policies to support people who are resettled when it acquires their land or house for public projects, a city leader has said.

Go slowly on VAT

Dr Bui Duc Thu, deputy chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee for Deputy Affairs, speaks to Tien phong newspaper on the negative impacts of the rise in value-added tax on the economy. 

VN to focus on digital government for growth

 VietNamNet Bridge – Digital government is becoming common in countries in the world, as industries increasingly rely on Government databases to promote growth and socio-economic development.

Thousands of seats available on north-south trains

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some 170,000 seats are available for railway passengers going from north to south Vietnam and vice versa before and after the Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays.

Illegal Vietnamese workers caught in Malaysia

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty-one Vietnamese and Thai women without valid labour documents were caught at an entertainment facility in Puchong town, Malaysian police said on Wednesday.

Writer abroad finds peace in poetry

New Zealand-based student Tang Huyen Thu released her first book in HCM City early this month. The book, entitled How Much Is Too Much for Remembering, includes the poem of the same name that won 2nd prize

Northern hospitals brace for freezing temperatures

At the corner of Bach Mai Hospital’s lobby in Hanoi, relatives of patients shiver with every gust of wind, even under their thick blankets. The recent chill is making their time as hospital visitors even more difficult.

Former BIDV chair still absent at corruption trial as he seeks medical care in Singapore

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Bac Ha, former chairman of Viet Nam Bank for Investment and Development’s (BIDV) board of directors had yet to appear in court for the trial yesterday of Pham Cong Danh,

U23 team to write new page in VN football history

Vietnam U23 team are expected to write a new page in the history of Vietnamese football when they face U23 Syria in the last Group D qualifying round match at the Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship finals

Three Bac Ninh artifacts named national treasures

 VietNamNet Bridge – The northern province of Bac Ninh is well-known for hosting a number of architectural, religious and cultural heritage.

Inspectors uncover mishandling of $3b

Last year, inspectors detected economic violations involving more than VND67.7 trillion (US$3 billion) and a total of 192 individuals. They are all under police investigation for alleged wrongdoings.

Central coastal fishermen leave the sea

Hundreds of young men in the coastal villages around Da Nang City have given up off-shore fishing to work as taxi drivers, another sign that the traditional way of life in the central coast is changing fast,

Veteran musician writes for teenagers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Veteran musician and writer Vu Duc Sao Bien’s latest book, Oi Cai Tuoi Trang Tron (Hello Teenage), was released in HCM City last week.  

The tea that mesmerises drinkers

Tea has been an essential part of Vietnamese life for thousands of years. It is believed that the refreshing beverage not only calms the mind, but also helps ward off a number of common diseases.

Tour guides in a class of their own

 VietNamNet Bridge – One of the reasons tourists return to Cu Lao Cham (Cham Islands), a group of eight small islands off Hoi An City, is its tour guides.

Experts call for arrest of drunk drivers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Drunk drivers whose alcohol content exceeds 100mg for every 100ml of blood, or 0.5mg for every litre of breath, should be pressed with criminal charges instead of fines, experts suggested.

Concern over car ban on Hanoi streets

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many road users have raised their voices about a Hanoi ban prohibiting the use of taxis - including Grab and Uber - from using 13 inner-city streets. 

HCM City speeds relocation of erosion-threatened households

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People’s Committee has urged district authorities and government agencies to inspect households in erosion-prone areas and speed up relocation of families to safe areas.