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A visitor pounds the pavement for the children of Vietnam

So many expats and tourists visit Vietnam and leave with happy memories and a cell phone full of photographs recording their time spent here. There are no doubt pictures of them in Sa Pa, Ninh Binh and Ha Long Bay. 

Turtle conservation revives Cham Island

 VietNamNet Bridge – A project aimed at saving rare sea turtles on Cham Island has achieved the added bonus of teaching residents the importance of caring for the environment and in turn boosted tourism. 

Central VN waterfalls make a splash

As the central region of Vietnam boasts some of the best white-sand beaches with warming sunshine and clear water, the area’s eco tourism is often overlooked, especially the natural waterfalls, which never fail to impress travelers.

Fears of language disorders dampen parents’ enthusiasm for English

The clip is only three minutes long, but it has Vietnamese parents up in arms: it depicts young Vietnamese children who started studying English at a very early age, even before they fluently spoke their mother tongue,

Time-tested hủ tiếu recipe brings fame to Sa Dec

The city of Sa Dec in Dong Thap Province is not only well known for its bewitching ornamental plants and bonsais, but also for its specialty dish hủ tiếu: noodles with pig’s bones, fresh shrimps and many other accompanying flourishes.

A veteran in the fight to eradicate illeteracy

A class teaching reading and writing for adults under 50 years old has been held at noon over the past two months at a community house in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai’s Luc Yen District.

Tea pork farm makes a big hit in Ninh Binh

 VietNamNet Bridge – Under ancient tea trees at the foot of Sang Mountain in Gia Vien District, the northern province of Ninh Binh, lays a picturesque farm, where hundreds of pigs live.

Vietnam, France highlight determination to promote ties

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong (R) receives French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe in Hanoi on November 2 

Early detection of breast cancer critical for patient survival

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Thi Thanh Loan of Can Tho City was one of the lucky ones.Two years ago, doctors found a small, stage-1 tumour in her breast during a regular health check-up at the Hoa Hao Medical Diagnosis Centre in HCM City.

Star sheds light on local ballet progress

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Ngoc Van is the pride of Vietnamese ballet. He was the first artist to work with the English National Ballet back in 2003, and recently returned to Vietnam at the invitation of  VNOB). Van choreographs 

A glimpse of abstract expressionism art

 VietNamNet Bridge – A series of paintings by Vietnamese artist Hoang Dinh and his Dutch colleague Somsak Chaituch will be on display this week at the Viet Nam Fine Arts Museum. 

Better green finance for better environment: Swedish recommendations

 VietNamNet Bridge – Investing in renewable energy is an emerging trend in Vietnam in response to worsening environmental destruction and the gradual disappearance of essential livelihoods. 

Soc Trang singer lights up cai luong stage

 VietNamNet Bridge – "Everything that I am now is due to my love for cải lương," said Lam Thi Kim Cuong of Soc Trang Province, the winner of HCM City Television’s 2018 Chuông Vàng (Golden Bell) Award.

Universities, colleges and vocational schools will use the same entrance test

Truong Anh Dung, deputy director general of the Directorate of Vocational Education under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs talks to Tuổi trẻ newspaper on the need for co-operation between MOET and MOLISA.

‘Second mothers’ save thousands of infants

The sister of a two-year-old from Nam Tu Liem District in Ha Noi phoned Doctor Nguyen Thi Thu Hoa to tell her the young boy is in good health after receiving intensive care in the National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology

The story of a dedicated obstetrics doctor

Dr Nguyen Duy Anh, director of the Hanoi Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, is one of 10 individuals being awarded the Outstanding Citizen of Ha Noi 2018 for his contribution to the country’s obstetric medicine. 

Creative students help farmers preserve strawberries

Preservation of agricultural products is a major technological challenge for large-scale producers, especially in a country like Vietnam with half of the population engaged in farming activities.

High-rise high jinks plague Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has aimed to prevent the construction of high-rise buildings in central Hanoi, but investors have still found ways to get licences for their projects, 

VN version of American small-screen favourite to debut

Last Man Standing, a fan favorite for seven seasons on 20th Century Fox Television, will get a Vietnamese version titled Mẹ Ơi, Bố Đâu Rồi? (Mom, Where’s Dad?) appearing on Viet Nam Television (VTV).

Nam enters men’s doubles quarter-finals of VN F5 Futures

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese tennis star Ly Hoang Nam reached the quarter-finals of men’s doubles of the Việt Nam F5 Futures – Hải Đăng Cup 2018 in the southern province of Tay Ninh on Wednesday.