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Breath-taking beauty of Thien Ha cave

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thien Ha is a beautiful small cave in Trang An Landscape Complex in Ninh Binh Province.

BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 22/3

UK enterprises discuss 2019 economic outlook, HCM City promotes development of solar power, HCM City seminar promotes Vietnam-India tourism, Vietnam, Germany discuss business linkages in water sector

Ancient worship ceremony held after 600-year break

A worship ceremony dedicated to Heaven and Earth was held for the first time after 617 years at Nam Giao Worship Platform built during the Ho Dynasty in 1402 in the central province of Thanh Hoa on Wednesday.

VN police wants tighter social surveillance of child abusers

 VietNamNet Bridge – A total of 1,547 child abuse cases were reported nationwide last year, with majority child sexual abuse, according to a report by the Ministry of Public Security.

Organic agricultural products on display

Chocolate made by Bui Durassamy, a Vietnamese-Canadian chocolatier based in Tien Giang Province, is one of the specialities on display at a fair for organic agricultural products, which opened yesterday in Hanoi

Hanoi’s irrigation system polluted with wastewater

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 3,000 cu.m of untreated wastewater is released into Hanoi’s Cau Bay Canal through 26 discharge points daily.

Bridging the digital divide requires new forms of education, training

 VietNamNet Bridge – Though the internet has transformed Vietnamese society for the better, the ‘digital divide’, between different groups still needs addressed, 

Music from across the generations

 VietNamNet Bridge – Music from three generations of Vietnamese artists will be presented during the concert Tiếp Và Nối (On the Path of the Ancestors) tomorrow at the Viet Nam National Academy of Music (VNAM).

Quintessence of Tonkin trial ends

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi People’s Court determined that director Viet Tu has author’s rights while Tuan Chau Ha Noi JSC retains property rights over the stage show Quintessence of Tonkin at a trial yesterday.

India, Vietnam seek to attract more tourists

VietNamNet Bridge – Fifteen major tour-operators from India and 35 Vietnamese tour operators held meetings at a tourism promotion event in HCM City yesterday.

Vietnam steers towards better water for everyone

Many families in Hong Linh Commune in Ha Tinh Province still keep water pipes running from mountain creeks. Others in the province’s Thuan Loc Commune prefer to use their wells, just in case tap water dries up.

Water supply faces challenges of rapid urbanisation, rising population

 VietNamNet Bridge – Rapid urbanisation and a rising population were two of the difficulties facing the water sector, experts said at a conference held in the capital on Tuesday.

HCM City to use AI to build smart city

 VietNamNet Bridge – City authorities are planning to use artificial intelligence (AI) to further their scheme to develop a smart city, Nguyen Thanh Phong, chairman of HCM City People’s Committee, 

Lawyer brings pieces of history back to Vietnam

American lawyer Nancy Hollander recently handed 450 documents, photographs and other memorabilia concerning the first meeting between the Vietnamese Women’s Union and the US Women Strike for Peace Organisation

Cha Cong Con director to release new film

 VietNamNet Bridge – The film Thành Phố Ngủ Gật (Drowsy City) will be introduced at various international film festivals before its national premiere in June, director Luong Dinh Dung confirmed on Tuesday in Hanoi.

Veteran artist’s cai luong troupe opens

 VietNamNet Bridge – The new and privately owned Cai Luong (reformed opera) Vu Luan Troupe, composed of 20 young actors, has opened in HCM City. 

FAO recommends to be on high alert on African Swine Fever in Vietnam

African Swine Fever has spread among 20 provinces and cities in Vietnam with nearly 25,000 pigs culled in an attempt to stop the outbreak from reaching the southern farms that produce the industry’s largest amount of pork. 

List of Vietnamese players for Asian U23 championship qualifiers announced

 Vietnam’s head coach Park Hang-seo has selected 23 players for the 2020 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship qualification’s Group K.

My Loc toll station reopens with reduced fees

 VietNamNet Bridge – My Loc Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) toll station in the northern province of Nam Dinh has re-opened to traffic from 6am on Wednesday after being closed for seven months.

Bac Giang to restore relics related to King-Monk

Local authorities in the northern province of Bac Giang have started initial steps to restore ancient relics on the West Yen Tu mountain range, where King-Monk Tran Nhan Tong (1258-1308) studied and practiced Buddhism.