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Motorbikes to be restricted in 2020
18/04/2011 05:00
By 2020, motorbikes will make up 30-35 percent of the total vehicles of big cities in Vietnam. However, this means of transport will be gradually restricted to reduce accidents, traffic jams and air pollution, said the Ministry of Transport....
Government employees sad to have pay rise
18/04/2011 05:00
The information that basic wage will increase by VND100,000 ($20) a month as of May 1 2011 doesn’t please government employees, but it makes them worried because goods prices will also rise. The basic...
Hanoi commends ten blind people
18/04/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi Youth Union on April 17 organized the first “Faith and Light” Festival to honor ten outstanding blind people. Ten outstanding blind people were honored at the festival...
Foreign students help Vietnamese farmers
18/04/2011 05:00
Around 20 students from universities in Southeast Asian countries will come to Vietnam to join students of the HCM City Banking University, in a project to assist farmers in the Binh Phuoc province. The...
No-hand man carries his child to school by motorbike
18/04/2011 05:00
Tran Dai Nghia, 41, in the southern city of Soc Trang, had lost both hands, but he can take his child to and from the school by motorbike. Soc Trang people have recently seen a man who lost both hands...
Internet use soars in small towns
18/04/2011 05:00
Between 30 and 49 per cent of the population in provincial towns access the Internet on a daily basis in 30 provinces across the country, a survey found. Students are some of the largest users of internet...
Hoan Kiem turtle has to wait for a clean lake
18/04/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The legendary turtle in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem lake is now healthy and it can return to the natural environment. However, Hoan Kiem lake is still polluted....