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Provinces take steps to control avian flu outbreak

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in provinces in the southern part of the country are taking necessary measures to prevent disease in poultry and transmission to humans.

American vet finds peaceful home in Da Nang

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although nearly half a century has passed, the American war’s casualties and victims continue to suffer.

Overcoming difficulties with determination

Duong Huu Phuc, a third-year student at the Ha Noi University of Business and Technology’s Department of Architecture, carefully draws his homework on a computer in a slum along Nguyen Khoai Street in Hanoi

Passion helps woman’s start-up dream succeed

 VietNamNet Bridge – Have you ever tried eating tomatoes like other kinds of fruit such as apples or grapes instead of just using it for cooking or making salads?

Children with autism being left behind

 VietNamNet Bridge – At the end of November, Nguyen Tai Ph., a four-year-old boy with autism in Truc Ninh District, Nam Dinh Province was found tied to a classroom window as his teacher was unable to control him.

Painting by late artist fetches $11,000 at charity auction

 VietNamNet Bridge – A painting featuring a horse by noted poet Bui Giang (1926-1998) has been sold for US$11,000 at auction to raise funds for the Live to Love Vietnam charity.

Vietnam Tourism launches video contest

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s national tourism board is calling on Vietnamese people to share the best of their cities with international travellers through short amateur videos in a new online campaign titled, ‘#MyVietnam’.

Death threats unable to stop journalists form reporting

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two journalists received death threats earlier this week for reporting on an alleged parking racket at Long Bien Market, the biggest wholesale market in Hanoi.

Disputes crop up as apartment buildings become more popular

 VietNamNet Bridge – Across cities in Vietnam, building high-rise apartments is gaining popularity as urban populations swell while ground space remains limited.

State-owned agriculture, forestry farm land needs stricter control

 VietNamNet Bridge – The management of land areas previously allocated to the State-run agriculture and forestry farms needs reviewing to avoid disputes and losses for the State, 

Curbing construction violations in an expanding city

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Van Duc, director of the Ha Noi Department of Construction, talks to the Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) newspaper on the measures to tackle construction violations in the city.

Ancient city to revive gentle manners in tourism

The ancient city of Hoi An has launched a campaign to raise awareness of good-natured behaviour and hospitality among the community, promoting a friendly tourism environment to make the city the most popular destination

Plastics industry has more room for development

 VietNamNet Bridge – The plastics industry with more than 2,000 firms has grown strongly in recent decades, with exports and domestic sales increasing year after year.

Spotted-babylon snails never fail for these farmers in Kien Giang

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tien Hai, an island commune in Kien Giang Province’s Ha Tien City, plans to breed more spotted babylon snails, which are highly valuable.

Comprehensive plan needed to prevent flooding in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City needs up to VND73 trillion (US$3.15 billion) for flood prevention projects by 2020, according to its Department of Planning and Investment.

HCM City suffers huge parking fees losses

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has been losing billions of dong every month in car parking fees since it began collecting them through an app last August, according to its Department of Transport.

Vietnamese, Indonesian artists stage multimedia exhibition

 VietNamNet Bridge – A multimedia exhibition featuring Vietnamese and Indonesian artists will open on December 14 at The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre in HCM City.  

Prosecutors demand life sentence for former Dong A Bank chief

The HCM City People’s Procuracy on Friday sought life imprisonment for Tran Phuong Binh, former general director and vice chairman of Dong A Bank for “abusing power to appropriate assets,” ...

PM urges improvement of fire prevention and fighting

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a directive to strengthen fire prevention and fighting and fire safety checks in residential areas.

Le Khanh Hai is new VFF president

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Khanh Hai has been voted president of the Viet Nam Football Federation for the 2018-22 term.