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Hanoi celebrates 65 years of liberation

More than a thousand years of defence and construction have shaped Hanoi's heroic historical and cultural traditions. 

From everyday use to fine art

Hundreds of fine art works designed to be used in daily life such as interior decor and fashion are on display at an exhibition in Hanoi.

World Sports News in Brief

Real Madrid's teenage Brazilian duo Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo Goes sent them top of La Liga as both scored in a 2-0 win over Osasuna on Wednesday.

Vietnamese pilot who shot down seven American aircrafts dies aged 83

Senior Colonel Nguyen Van Bay, famous for shooting down seven enemy planes during the war against the US, passed away in HCM City after a stroke. He was 83.

State audit could face lawsuits: draft law

State agencies will be allowed to file legal challenges against the State Audit over unsatisfactory audit reports, according to a draft amendment to the Law on State Audit.

Japanese researcher helps Vietnam tackle AO/dioxin-related health issues

A Japanese researcher has just announced a project on training Vietnamese health workers in addressing problems related to Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin chemical that was sprayed on the country during the war.

 

Silk industry at Ma Chau village

Ma Chau silk village, at Nam Phuoc town, Duy Xuyen district, Quang Nam province, is a famous traditional handicraft village associated with the history of Duy Xuyen district. 

1,500 pieces of unexploded ordnance found in Quang Tri

Around 1,500 pieces of unexploded ordnance have been discovered on a hill in the central province of Quang Tri by the UK’s Mines Advisory Group.

 

Efforts to ease Agent Orange pain

The war has been over for a long time, but the Agent Orange disaster still exists, affecting life and health of many Vietnamese generations. Relieving the lingering pain is a shared responsibility of the whole community.

Hanoi exhibition tells stories of peace

An exhibition themed “Diary of Peace” is taking place at the Hoa Lo Prison relic site in Hanoi to mark 20 years since the capital city was honoured the City for Peace by UNESCO.

Student-classroom ratio a challenge for HCM City schools

HCM City faces challenges in meeting the Ministry of Education and Training’s regulation on the maximum number of students in classrooms as enrolment continues to increase.

Doc Ba Dac cemetery- the resting place of 8,000 martyrs

Doc Ba Dac Martyrs’ Cemetery in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang is where thousands of martyrs are resting in peace,

 

Anh Duc’s stoppage-time goal grabs win for Vietnam over Thailand

Veteran striker Nguyen Anh Duc scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner to give Vietnam a nail-biting 1-0 victory over Thailand in their 2019 King’s Cup encounter at Chang Arena in Buriram on June 5 night.

Changes seen on Truong Sa archipelago

Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago in Khanh Hoa province has seen positive changes in socio-economic situation thanks to the whole-hearted support of mainlanders and efforts made by soldiers and residents there.

Selfie with a bomb

 VietNamNet Bridge – A resident of Duong Hoa Commune in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue went out last Tuesday looking for honey. Instead, he found a bomb in the local Dai Bac Forest. 

Son gifts dad’s POW memorabilia to prison

VietNamNet Bridge – Many years after being released from Hoa Lo Prison, US veteran Walter Eugene Wilber still felt grateful to the Viet Nam Government for his good treatment. He always wanted to visit Viet Nam and the prison once again,

Where the war has not ended

VietNamNet Bridge - For the past 40 years, the Kim Bang Center for War Invalids in Ba Sao commune, Kim Bang district, Ha Nam province has welcomed and treated more than 500 war invalids. 

A veteran’s son fulfills his dad’s dream of revisiting Vietnam

The Washington Post ran an article about the trip to Vietnam by the son of a US Marine veteran of the Vietnam War who had always wanted to return to see what he called Vietnam as “the most beautiful country on Earth” at peace.

The “bomb cutting village” in Quang Tri

VietNamNet Bridge - Tan Hiep Village in Cam Tuyen Commune, Cam Lo District in Quang Tri Province is called the "bomb sawing village" because nearly 90% of the villagers used to earn their living searching for scrap metal left from wars.

Vietnam: Returning to a country I have loved since I was 16 years old

 VietNamNet Bridge – Maybe you don't know this about me, but I was against the Vietnam War when I was a teenage girl living in Franklin Square, Long Island.