“You could ride your bicycle from north to south, or east to west of the city in only 15 minutes” Mr Muoi told me as he described the Hanoi he used to live in as a boy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HQGANO caterpillar fungus farm in Binh Tan District, Ho Chi Minh City, regularly holds free tours for visitors to learn about the process of growing caterpillar fungus.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many investors, big and small, now are offering to sell bank stakes, but cannot find buyers even though the selling shares are lower than face value. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - Traveling alone is the pleasures and interests of many people. It gives travelersexperiences that group traveling cannot.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sweet, savoury and steaming hot are just some of the features of Ha Noi’s most esteemed bowls of pho. Ha Nguyen learns that the broth is what makes or breaks a dish.

 Bad debts weaken local banking system, Vietnam records US$1.36 billion worth of trade surplus in Q1, Quarter of state budget earmarked for debt repayments, Navigos: Recruitment demand for managers up 48% in Q1

 HCM City districts aim to bring water to more residents, Hanoi to be short of water this summer, Quang Ninh targets no extremely disadvantaged communes by 2020,  Nearly 30,000 Vietnamese people suffer Hemophilia

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Quoc Su, a farmer in Long Khanh township of southern Dong Nai Province has made his name known in the artist circles with unique pictures made from cooking smoke and bamboo.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Leading medical doctors and researchers in Hungary say a new form of acupuncture embedding introduced by a Vietnamese physician, has become the new choice for many women who seek beauty.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Implementing environmental commitments under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will be a big challenge for Viet Nam in the near future.

VietNamNet Bridge – As the country’s National Assembly election day, scheduled for May 22, approaches, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs is promoting stronger political participation by women.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A pregnant woman visiting the Hung Vuong Obstetrics Hospital in HCM City picked up a leaflet about the Zika virus off a shelf in the examination room.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s futsal has made history as they will compete in the World Cup in Colombia this September for the first time.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Being just 1.1m tall, anyone will find it difficult to lead a normal life, but Kieu Thi Anh Thuyet, from the northern province of Vinh Phuc, has done just that.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese rice exporters have been told to try to penetrate non-China markets to make bigger profits. However, they have not made efforts to attack markets in France and the US.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In nearly two weeks, the 2015 Golden Kite Awards will honour the most outstanding cinematographic works and artists of the year.

VietNamNet Bridge – World Bank economists have urged Viet Nam to be more prudent in its fiscal policy as the country's public debt is close to the set limit of 65 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). 

  For years, Ba Den Mountain in Tay Ninh Province has been frequented by tourists, most of them visiting the pagoda and temple complex on the mountain.

 More than 10 years ago, authorities in HCM City made plans to build underground parking lots but due to various reasons, plans remained on paper, even as traffic jams increased and the number of registered vehicles soared.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thong Nhat (Reunification) Palace and Cu Chi Tunnels were among the top 10 attractive destinations of HCM City in 2015, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

A total of 428,000 enterprises, accounting for 45.5 per cent of all those registered, ceased or suspended business operations in the 2007-2015 period according to the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s report.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Someone once said, “Home is where I can be myself.”This may explain why two French filmmakers François Leroy and Stéphanie Lansaque have made Viet Nam their second home.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A collection of 30 photographs that illuminate Hanoi and Hue at night will go on display at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi April 14 – 23 and at the MGallery La Residence Hue Hotel & Spa in Hue April 29 – May 4.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In mid-March this year, the 42-year-old rocker Tran Lap, captain of The Wall, one of the most influential rock bands in modern Vietnamese rock age, died from rectal cancer.

 Brokerages have said bank stocks will continue supporting the equity market this year but are not main drivers as lenders are facing a slew of challenges.