Enchanting scenes of Vietnam in Hollywood movies

 VietNamNet Bridge - Before the 'Kong: Skull Island' film crew comes to Vietnam, some places like Halong Bay, Ninh Binh, Hue and Sa Dec were chosen as the backdrop for many foreign films.

Magnificent cloud-covered scenery of Da Lat

VietNamNet Bridge – Coming to Da Lat in spring, you will have a chance to enjoy the cold weather and being on a fairy land among drifting and bobbing clouds.

Workers' naps in Saigon through the eyes of foreign tourists

 VietNamNet Bridge – The napstaken by workers in HCM City are the special theme of many photos of the popular travel blogger Legalnomads.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 5/3

 Coffee firms expand Asian markets through Singapore, State budget revenue tops 7.27 bln USD in two months, Viet Nam's PMI declines in Feb, Survey: Japanese companies plan to expand in Vietnam

VN women lose to North Korea

 Vietnam lost to North Korea 1-0 at the AFC Women's Olympic Football Tournament Rio 2016 qualifiers in Japan yesterday.

PM Dung admits to bureaucratic management

 PM Nguyen Tan Dung admitted to bureaucratic management at the Trade Counsellor Conference recently held in Hanoi after hearing from local businesses that expressed their difficulties during export activities.

Francophone Film Festival to take place in Vietnam this March

 Vietnam’s movie lovers will have a chance to enjoy the Francophone community’s cinema works winning international prestigious awards as a film festival will be held in Vietnam this month.

Young woman leads bomb-hunting team

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Dieu Linh, 32, entered a field dominated by men when she took the helm of a technical bomb-clearing squad in Quang Tri Province.

Hanoi vows to facilitate Japanese investment

Hanoi will create favourable conditions to support joint projects between Vietnam and Japan, and pay attention to addressing difficulties to speed up the implementation of these projects, said Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai.

Vietnam moderates UN discussion on climate change

Head of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the UN and other international organisations Nguyen Trung Thanh moderated a panel discussion on climate change and the right to health at the 31st regular session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Businesses rush to enlarge room for foreign investors

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more listed companies have asked for permission to give larger room to foreign investors in their businesses, a move which is expected to lead to a new price increase wave.

Objectives and guiding viewpoints of international integration through 2020

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has promulgated an Overall strategy for international integration through 2020, vision to 2030 which states objectives and viewpoints of international integration.

Sino-Vietnamese conflict to receive more attention in history books

 It could be said that it is unfair for people who sacrificed their lives in the wars against the Chinese have been forgotten.

Heart Beat to throw New Year gig next week

Heart Beat, a HCMC-based group of DJs from different countries, will host a gig of German DJ Oliver Deutschmann and three other popular artists on March 11 from 9 p.m. at The Observatory in HCMC’s District 4.

Chinese contractor’s money issues put Hanoi metro line on the ice

  A representative of China Railway 6th Bureau Group, the principal contractor of the Cat Linh-Hadong metro line in Hanoi, attributed the delay in the completion of the project to financial issues.

The best bites of bun in the Old Quarter

VietNamNet Bridge – Phat Loc Lane in the east of Ha Noi's Old Quarter is famous for its fragrant bun dau mam tom (fresh rice vermicelli, tofu and shrimp paste) - particularly Trung Huong Shop, Nguyen Thanh Ha reports.

High-qualified staff remain a problem for Hanoi

Hanoi is facing difficulties realising the government's staff reduction policy because officials working at the city's state agencies are all well-qualified. 

HCM City needs over $22 mln to control air pollution

HCM has built a project on an air quality observation center in the phase 2016-2020, which will need a total fund of U$22.18 million to build 27 automatic and 200 semiautomatic observation stations.

Social News 5/3

 Massive wartime bomb found in central Vietnam, Three children rescued from fire, Vietnam responds to International Ear Care Day, Half-a-million-USD project to support people with brain injuries

15 movies to be released in Vietnam this March

 VietNamNet Bridge – March will be the month of the two blockbusters "Kung Fu Panda 3" and "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice".

Challenges lie ahead for Vietnam's economic growth

 Vietnam has challenges to tackle if it wants to achieve economic targets and deeply integrate into the world's economy in the context of new trade agreements.

App brings busy parents closer to children

 VietNamNet Bridge – Four students from Ha Noi University of Technology designed an app that helps parents stay present in their young children's lives with recorded story-telling and messages.

Degenerate festivals

The Vietnamese are indulging themselves in a festive atmosphere as the first lunar month has the most festivals in a year. While some festivals bring joys and teach youth history, others are plagued with chaos and violence.

Mouse chase ends in house fire

 A man in the northern Quang Ninh Province thought he found a surefire way to kill a mouse: by setting it ablaze with petrol. But only when his house and car were razed last week did he start to feel pangs of regret.

Vietnam: Returning to a country I have loved since I was 16 years old

 VietNamNet Bridge – Maybe you don't know this about me, but I was against the Vietnam War when I was a teenage girl living in Franklin Square, Long Island.