VietNamNet Bridge – Over decades, the image of kites flying over immense rice fields have provided inspiration for many Vietnamese artists and musicians.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For foreign tourists and expatriates living in Viet Nam, the chaotic scenes of local traffic are quite peculiar and undoubtedly dangerous if they are stuck in the middle of it.

VietNamNet Bridge – Wandering along the famous Dong Khoi Street of Saigon, people can see Khaisilk’s boutique, a long-standing luxury store offering a variety of silk products in Vietnam.

 At 43.8 per cent of the country’s adult population, general alcohol consumption rate of Vietnamese people is higher than some might expect.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For thousands of years, Viet Nam’s culture and history was recorded in the Han-Nom scripts, which combine Chinese and Chinese-based Vietnamese characters.

Tran Ngọc Quyen, former Vietnamese Counselor in Germany, offered to the Ho Chi Minh Museum more than 100 documents and books in German and Bulgarian languages featuring the life of President Ho Chi Minh

VietNamNet Bridge - Honda Vietnam has denied that 2,000-3,000 workers at its factory in Vinh Phuc province have been laid off.

VietNamNet Bridge - These sites are the best places in Vietnam to see thousands of butterflies.

 Vietnam calls for UNDP’s help in ethnic minority-related affairs, Project helps enhance meal quality for under-5 children, Vietnam uses 3,000 test kits to detect dangerous diseases, HCM City authorities to fight erosion

 Survey: Locals prefer foreign employers, Can Tho to host conference on Vietnam-France cooperation, Concerns over huge new coastal steel project, Budget deficit to expand over remaining months

 Even though increased budgets have been allocated to environmental protection, Vietnam’s environmental protection has remained at just 1% of total annual expenditure.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At a meeting with HCM City People’s Council last week, a principal of a local public primary school burst into tears while talking about a harsh prohibition in which schools are no longer permitted to operate extra classes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many health workers are reportedly quitting their jobs at public hospitals and seeking opportunities in private clinics, citing low salaries, a pressure-filled environment and a shortage of favourable policies as reasons to quit.

The Ambassador of Malaysia to Vietnam, H.E. Mohd. Zamruni bin Khalid, spoke about bilateral relations since the Strategic Partnership Agreement was signed in 2015.

Mr. Dang Tung Son, Deputy General Director of CMC Telecom, talks about the current state of cyber security in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign investor MAJ Invest has closed Lingo.vn, an e-commerce website, leaving 265 workers jobless. The owner has been criticized for disregarding the needs of Vietnamese workers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Active young people in HCM City are visiting artificial rock climbing venues, where both, their strength and will, are enhanced.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Old-style coffee houses are becoming favorite places for many people in HCMC. There, guests can find items, drinks and snacks of the 1980s.

 One year after foreigners were permitted to buy houses in Vietnam, many real estate projects have reached their foreign sales limit of 30 per cent.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three winners in different age groups will be awarded first prize at a drawing contest for Vietnamese children organised to mark the 100th birthday of British writer Roald Dahl.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Luu Duc Hoang, 17, a student from a high school in the northern port city of Hai Phong, does not have a driving licence, but he drives a motorbike every day to school.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many more high-rise buildings are being built in Vietnam. Here are the ten highest.

“Funny”, “friendly” and “very handsome” are the first words that many people in Viet Nam, especially girls, say when they talk about Saleem Hammad after meeting him in real life or seeing him on television.

 Only a fourth of Vietnamese enterprises believe they have strong products and services, good management and prices and adequate capital, a survey by the General Department of Statistics has found.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The monthly minimum wage will increase by an average of 7.3 per cent next year.