Hollywood's A-list stars flaunted gold and silver gowns on the Oscar red carpet on Sunday, doused with a generous helping of diamonds, feathers, sequins and symbolic blue ribbons on the world's most cinematic runway.

Around 40km from Da Lat City, a small town – D’ran – in Don Duong district, Central Highlands’ Lam Dong province is always quiet and peaceful.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese are now buying more Japanese beef, US chicken and Australian lamb for their family meals, putting pressure on the domestic animal husbandry industry.

The Hanoi Education and Training Department has announced that it will take unexpected inspection tours to privately run nursery schools in Hanoi amid complaints about the low quality of schools.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam produces more than 40 million tons of unhusked rice a year, and In 2015 alone, the rice output was 44.7 million tons. 

 A ten-member Vietnamese team are ready to compete in the 2017 Asian Cycling Championships, which is scheduled to take place from February 26 to March 2 at the Bahrain International Circuit.

Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue has affirmed that the State will no longer provide additional funding for 12 loss-making projects belonging to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

 The ministries of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Information and Communications want to address issues with Youtube’s advertising.

November 2015 was a historic milestone for Vietnam’s LGBT community as the National Assembly legalized gender reassignment.

VietNamNet Bridge - The government’s strong commitment to support the development of hi-tech agriculture has excited investors, but many difficulties lie ahead.

 Viet Nam’s three-year run of growth in its residential property market is expected to continue in the short term, a study conducted by FT Confidential Research (FTCR) has revealed.

Binh Lieu mountainous district of Quang Ninh province is likened to ‘Sapa’ in northern Lao Cai province with similar climate, landscapes and culture of ethnic minority groups.

 The World Association of Chefs Societies (WACS) has recognised Hoi An city, Quang Nam province, as one of Vietnam’s food capitals.

 For the San Diu ethnic group that lives in the northern province of Vinh Phuc, singing is a daily ritual.

Cu Lan village looks like a fairyland among a pristine and romantic scenery, a range of mountains and hills, and charming valleys and waterfalls.

 More and more giants of the Korean entertainment industry enter Vietnam in many different ways and are gradually coming to dominate the market.

 The total assets of the Vietnamese banking industry reached VND8.5 quadrillion (USD360 billion) by the end of 2016, according to statistics provided by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

 The Asia Golf Tourism Convention 2017 (AGTC) will take place in the central city of Da Nang from May 7 to 13, announced the city’s Department of Tourism.

Poor men with steaming hot cups of tea can be found just about everywhere on the streets of Hanoi.

 The Government Cipher Commission of Vietnam and the Cipher Department under Cuba’s Ministry of Home Affairs  need to bolster cooperation, especially in exchange of visits, training, and scientific research. 

A backpacker recently realized his life-long dream of taking a trip across Vietnam. Here’s some photos he snapped along the way.

VietNamNet Bridge - A pregnant elephant in Dak Lak will give birth in late autumn 2017, which is expected to help develop the provinces' herd of elephants. 

Many investors who gave up casino development projects some years ago are considering returning as the government has turned the green light on allowing Vietnamese to go to casinos.

 One village in Vietnam's north specializes in repairing old cars and putting them back on the road or just selling their spare parts.

French photographer André Alessio says it is hard to make the connection between people and nature, but he has spent the better part of the past few years travelling the globe trying to do it.