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Unique museum dedicated to ao dai

 VietNamNet Bridge – The beauty of ao dai (traditional long dress) and its diversified adaptations are reflected through exhibits at the Ao Dai Museum in HCM City.

Go off the beaten track in beatiful Dak Lak

 VietNamNet Bridge – On bus No.15 heading to Don Village from Buon Me Thuot City, I accidentally spotted Yok Don National Park. The sign pricked my curiosity and sense of adventure. 

Rare trees cut down in nature reserve

 VietNamNet Bridge – Rare tree species have been found chopped down in a Vietnamese nature reserve, but authorities are denying any deforestation occurred.

Vietnam’s illegal ivory market is thriving

 VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal ivory is widely available at physical and online retail outlets throughout Vietnam, according to a new TRAFFIC report published with support from USAID.

Exhibition showcases modern art on traditional material

 VietNamNet Bridge – Contemporary art works performed on do (poonah) paper are featured in an ongoing exhibition at the VICAS Centre for Assistance and Development of Contemporary Arts (VICAS Art Studio) in Hanoi

Suspected kidney trader arrested in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 29-year-old man in Hanoi was recently arrested on suspicion of running a kidney trading ring, local police said yesterday.

Exhibition on Sai Gon lifestyle opens

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sai Gon and its people are featured in a new painting exhibition at the HCM City Museum of Fine Arts.

Vietnam win first golds at ASEAN University Games

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese athletes won two gold medals at the ongoing 19th ASEAN University Games in Myanmar.

Nam trains in Spain for better 2019

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top male tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has left the country for a training course in Spain in preparation for the 2019 season.

Hanoi told to look into land disputes over $336m road project

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi’s People’s Committee has been instructed to conduct a thorough review of a land dispute issues concerning the Hoang Cau-Voi Phuc section of the planned expansion of the city’s Belt Road 1.

Hanoi proposes to evacuate 2,200 households

Hanoi authorities have proposed evacuating more than 2,200 households along the banks of the Red River in its adjusted plan on flood prevention to Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Ninh Thuan to apply for UNESCO status for Cham pottery

Officials from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and representatives from the central province of Ninh Thuan met with delegates from other countries over the weekend to discuss the Cham pottery village’s application ...

HCMC proposes new Can Gio golf course

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Planning and Architecture has proposed adding a new Can Gio Golf Course to the list of city’s golf courses by 2020.

Nation’s best players to compete at Vietnam Master

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Master tennis tournament, Vietravel Cup, will be held from December 18 to 23 in Vinh City, Nghe An Province.

HCM City to tackle delayed projects that affect citizens

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City authorities are planning to revoke long-delayed projects that have affected thousands of owners of houses near the proposed areas.    

National team receive big bonuses for AFF Cup success

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national football team have been awarded billions of dong for their success at the ongoing ASEAN Football Federation Championship. And there’s more up for grabs if they raise the trophy.

Vietnamese cannabis gang jailed in the UK

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sixteen Vietnamese nationals who made hundreds of thousands of British pounds (billions of dong) growing illegal drugs in the United Kingdom have been jailed for more than 35 years.

Industrial zones face shortage of kindergartens for workers’ children

A shortage of licensed public kindergartens for the children of migrant workers in industrial zones (IZs) and export processing zones (EPZs) is putting pressure on local authorities to solve the problem, 

157 new flora, fauna discovered in the Greater Mekong, Vietnam contributes 58

 VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists discovered 157 new animal and plant species in the Greater Mekong region last year, according to a report titled “New species on the block”.

Vietnam has most players to score goals in AFF Cup

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has become the team with the most players to score goals in the ongoing AFF Suzuki Cup.