Cuong Ngo, born in 1978, lives in Canada. He has directed various films appreciated at home and abroad. His short film The Golden Pin (2009) won Best Canadian Short at the Toronto Inside Out Film & Video Festival.

 There has been widespread objections to a proposed USD363.6 airport project slated for the mountainous province of Lai Chau.

 Vietnam’s national men’s football team will have a friendly match with Syria on May 31 at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi, the Vietnam Football Federation announced.

VietNamNet Bridge - Textile & garment companies have to pay many kinds of fees and taxes, including “under-the-table” fees to be able to go faster on rough roads where there are many check points.

 The standstill $1.2 billion First Solar project in Ho Chi Minh City’s Dong Nam industrial zone will be revived after five years of delays in construction, thanks to finding a new strategic investor.

 The wet season arrived late and ended early in the Mekong Delta this year, with total rainfall being well short of the average in recent times.

  Thai company Central Group is completing the last steps to buy up Rocket internet-backed fashion retail site Zalora in Thailand and Vietnam, according to news site TechCrunch.

There have been echoes from local media that Hollywood was making another King Kong feature film in the agrarian outcrop of Tam Coc. If you need a reason to escape Ha Noi for the weekend, then having the new home of King Kong

 Minister of Transport Truong Quang Nghia was frank in exposing the continuing problem of corruption by saying that the officials were distracted by cash-stuffed envelopes while working.

 Many artists in Vietnam have to raised their concern about numerous fake profiles on Facebook that are using their names to commit fraud.

 The European Commission is taking Poland to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg for breaking EU environment law when exploring for shale gas, the EU executive said on Thursday.

 Many old houses and villas in HCM City have been demolished or have been left to deteriorate while the city authorities lacks comprehensive management regulations or support policies for the owners.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Hai Tac (Pirate) Island, Rai (Otter) Cave, Binh Thien (God) lake... are the tourist attractions with strange names and attractive to tourists in Vietnam.

M&A in Vietnam posted strong growth over the past year and is expected to increase in the years to come, according to Mergermarket and Kroll.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Nhi consider water the source of life and fire the source of power. The woodstove space is the key spot in their house. They put a sacred rock next to the woodstove to represent the kitchen genie,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Trafficking of women and children has been on the rise in recent years in the northern border province of Lao Cai, making it a hotspot for this crime.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has recently green-lighted a $1.35-billion residential township that will transform Ba Son port along the Saigon River’s banks into a modern megacity.

  Thai conglomerate Siam Cement Group (SCG) is planning to acquire in whole or in part another cement plant in Vietnam. Thai conglomerate Siam Cement Group (SCG) is planning to acquire in whole or in part another cement plant in Vietnam.

 Lost your passport? Can’t figure out how long it really takes to get from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City? Or when the last train to Nha Trang is? Vietnam’s tourism agencies aim to be at your service.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Approximately 80 tons of fish died without a clear cause along the central coast of Vietnam, from Ha Tinh to Thua Thien Hue province.

 France's Casino Group officially sold its Big C supermarket in Viet Nam to the Thai Central Group for 1 billion EUR (US$ 1.14 billion), the French group said in a statement.

 The President’s Office announced seven laws, one resolution and an ordinance, which were adopted at the 11th session of the 13th National Assembly at a news conference held in Hanoi on April 29.

 President Tran Dai Quang has ordered Da Nang city to actively coordinate with relevant ministries, sectors and localities to fully gear up for the Asia – Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit next year.

 VietNamNet Bridge - An exhibition on war memories is underway at the Vietnam Military History Museum in Hanoi.

 High scallop density is one of the reasons behind the recent mass deaths of the creature in this northern province’s Hai Ha District, an official said yesterday.