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FILMstoryteller presents award-wining French docu

VietNamNet Bridge – FILM Storyteller by Heritage Space will present a documentary To be and To Have (Être et avoir) by French director Nicolas Philibert on Saturday, February 16.

DIY workshop and hot spring baths with FVH

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Friends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH), in collaboration with Zo Project, will host a craft workshop on dó (poonah) paper on Saturday.

Contemporary art exhibition opens in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition named Tranh Tối Tranh Sáng (The Twilight between Light and Darkness) has opened in Hanoi for fans of contemporary art.

Run4Self hosts free run in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Run4Self – a running community, will host the free Hoàng Thành Half Marathon on Sunday.

13,500 trees planted along highways in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – A total of 13,500 trees were planted along highways nationwide on Tuesday in response to the post-Lunar New Year tree planting festival, 

Hanoi's Tay Ho District plagued by graffiti

 VietNamNet Bridge – Graffiti allegedly by expatriates has sprang up across Hanoi’s Tay Ho District and a 2km flood wall on Nghi Tam, Au Co and Yen Phu streets.

HCM City launches design contest for downtown park

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People’s Committee has approved a plan to organise a design contest for detailed construction planning at a scale of 1:500 for the 23 September Park located in central District 1.

WWF launches global green city awards

 VietNamNet Bridge – The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) launched its “One Planet City Challenge 2019” on Tuesday.

Long Thanh airport construction set for 2020 start

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has urged agencies to work together closely to ensure that construction of Long Thanh International Airport in the southern province of Dong Nai will begin next year.

Hanoi handles Tet parking fee hikes

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi’s departments of Transport and Finance have agreed on setting up teams to inspect and handle unreasonable price hikes and violations at parking spots. 

Traditional folk painting enjoys a revival

 VietNamNet Bridge – The demand for Kim Hoang paintings, a genre of Vietnamese woodcut paintings that originate from Kim Hoang Village in Hanoi, has been increasing over the Lunar New Year.

Park Hang-seo meets Vietnamese supporters in Seoul

 VietNamNet Bridge – National football team head coach Park Hang-seo and four injured players met with Vietnamese people at an event in Seoul organised by the Vietnam Embassy in South Korea on Tuesday.

Student turns in handbag containing VND8 million

 VietNamNet Bridge – A secondary school student who found a handbag containing VND8 million (US$344) in cash turned it over to her school administrator on Tuesday, police in Mekong Dong Thap Province said.

First woman peacekeeper recalls a year in South Sudan

 VietNamNet Bridge – Returning home from South Sudan after a year-long UN peacekeeping mission, Major Do Thi Hang Nga brought back a wealth of experience and memories to last a lifetime.

Prime Minister hosts IMF representative

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception for chief representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Viet Nam Jonathan Dunn in Hanoi yesterday.

Ministry accepts comments on civil servant law

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) is collecting opinions on a new law which would amend a number of articles of the Law on Cadres and Civil Servants (2008) and the Law on Public Employees (2010).

Vietnam, DPRK seek to strengthen ties

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has said Vietnam will work with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to promote bilateral co-operation in areas that match the interests of each side, 

Banh da lon, a popular sweet cake of the south

 VietNamNet Bridge – For those who love traditional Vietnamese cakes, bánh da lợn (literal translation “pig-skin cake”) should be at the top of your list during Tet holiday that celebrated the Year of the Pig.

Official outlines HCM City’s plans to improve healthcare quality

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy director of HCM City’s Department of Health Tang Chi Thuong speaks to Sài Gòn Giải Phóng (Liberated Sài Gòn) newspaper about this year’s plans for the city’s health sector.

Grab ruling should be overturned: Procuracy

The HCM City Superior People’s Procuracy proposed that the HCM City Superior People’s Court overturn the decision of the HCM City People’s Court made in December that said ride-hailing firm Grab must compensate local taxi firm Vinasun