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A refreshing taste in an old haunt

 VietNamNet Bridge – Rediscovering Vietnamese cuisine in a converted French villa proves to be a stimulating and tasty experience. Nguyen My Ha reports.

Awareness of traffic laws must be enhanced

 VietNamNet Bridge – An accident between a car and a motorbike that left one person dead in the northern province of Lao Cai on March 1 has drawn public attention in recent days.

Vietnam, Azerbaijan foreign ministries hold political consultation

 Vietnam’s Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ramiz Hasanov conducted a political consultation in Hanoi on March 12 to discuss bilateral relations, as well as regional and international issues of mutual concern.

Banning motorbikes as soon as possible for the greater good: official

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Van Vien, Director of Hanoi’s transport department, told Dân trí newspaper that the drastic barring of motorbikes is not meant to cause difficulties for the people.

Picture of Vietnam unobserved economy

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pham The Anh, from the National Economics University’s Faculty of Economics, speaks to Tuổi trẻ (Youth) newspaper about the role of the unobserved economy in the national economy.

Vietnamese dong given stable outlook

The Vietnamese dong would be steady next months, buoyed by positive foreign inflow and reasonable gap between interest rates of the dong and the US dollar as well as the stability of the Chinese renminbi, 

An aromatic Thai delight in Dien Bien

VietNamNet Bridge – During my recent trip to the northwestern province of Dien Bien, I was blown away by the unique flavour of mac khen (the Thai ethnic group’s wild pepper) in dishes such as ga nuong (grilled chicken).

Man arrested for killing family on meth-fueled rampage

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police on Monday arrested a 26-year-old man in HCM City on suspicion of murdering four people, including his own parents and grandmother, likely under the influence of drugs.

Book gathers stories of expats in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – A book gathering the experiences, feelings and troubles of 21 expats in Vietnam has been released nationwide.

The HDBank chess tournament winner to receive cup from FIDE president

The new president of the World Chess Federation (FIDE), Arkady Dvorkovich, will make a quick five-hour trip to HCM City to award the trophy to the winner of the 9th HD Bank International Chess Tournament. 

Defender Hai suffers more ban from VFF

 VietNamNet Bridge – National team captain Que Ngoc Hai of Viettel has been hit with a four match ban after a bad foul in the derby match against Ha Noi FC.

Incomplete projects hindering HCMC agricultural production

 VietNamNet Bridge – Urban agriculture could be successful in big cities such as HCM City, but farmers face a shortage of available land because of many incompleted projects that have been in the planning stages for years.

Exhibition showcases works by women artists

 VietNamNet Bridge – A collection of 105 art works by 102 women artists are on display at the HCM City Fine Arts Association.

Water management sector needs a high-quality workforce

As the water supply and drainage sector gears towards the Fourth Industrial Revolution, there is an urgent demand for the training of highly skilled engineers and system operators who are capable of adapting to constantly changing technology, 

Shower of special offers for travellers at Travel Fest

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of special deals will be on offer at the Vietnam Travel Fest 2019 which will take place in Hanoi from March 15 to 17.

Veteran artist’s cai luong troupe attracts fans

A private troupe specialising in cai luong (reformed opera), a traditional art in southern Vietnam, in Kien Giang Province’s Rach Gia District is holding performances and offering free training to youth.

VN-made, eco-friendly straws popular with importers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese companies making eco-friendly straws have received many orders from other countries that have reduced the use of plastic straws or even banned their production.

People without ID cards struggle to live their lives

Hundreds of ethnic minority households have been living without ID cards in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong for the last 20 years, missing out on countless basic legal, social and economic rights and opportunities.

HCM City Party Secretary calls forbetter housing policy for migrants

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City Party Committee Secretary Nguyen Thien Nhan has asked all districts to develop housing policies for migrants based on specific characteristics of each locality.

Hanoi FC face Tampines Rovers in AFC Cup

 VietNamNet Bridge – V.League 1 defending champions Ha Noi FC face Tampines Rovers of Singapore away in the second match of Group F of the AFC Cup 2019 today.