The season of yellow daisies in Ha Giang rock plateau

 VietNamNet Bridge – Autumn on the rock plateau of Ha Giang has a different beauty thanks to the colors of wild daisies along the roads.

Saigon Heat fired up for ABL return

Saigon Heat made a comeback in the upcoming ASEAN Basketball League's (ABL) 2015-16 season, which started Oct 30.

Vietnamese model brings her floating catwalk to River Seine

Vietnamese model Jessica Minh Anh presented an autumn collection on Thursday in a unique way, with a "floating catwalk" on the River Seine in Paris.

WHAT'S ON NOVEMBER 1-15 (DAILY UPDATE)

 Major art & entertainment events in big cities from Nov. 1-15.

Training classes lacking students

As of August, only 15,000 of the 330,000 people eligible for unemployment allowances had enrolled in vocational training programmes, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Baby dies after Quinvaxem vaccination

A five-month-old girl in northern Hai Duong Province's Paediatric Hospital died on Tuesday, two days after being vaccinated with the 5-in-1 vaccine Quinvaxem, health authorities reported.

Fishing boat sinks, five missing, 11 rescued

Eleven fishermen were rescued while five others are still missing after their fishing boat sank yesterday in the Soai Rap River near HCM City and TienGiang Province, according to local rescue officials.

Promising aquaculture model changes farmer lives

Vu Van Khuyen, 46, a fish farmer from Ha Long city, is optimistic that his aquaculture farm will make him huge profits this year.

NA seeks to protect personal information

The National Assembly (NA) yesterday discussed the draft law on Personal Information Protection during the ongoing 10th session of its 13th tenure.

Chinese leader to pay State visit to Viet Nam

Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a State visit to Viet Nam from November 5-6 at the invitation of Viet Nam's General Secretary Nguyen PhuTrong and President Truong Tan Sang, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

VN respects East Sea travel freedom

Viet Nam has continuously respected the freedom of navigation and aviation in the East Sea, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh said.

NA looks at penalty for crimes

Many National Assembly deputies yesterday suggested removing the death penalty for certain crimes, including robbery, illegal drugs stocking, causing war and crimes against humanity.The matter was discussed at a session of the NA in Ha Noi.

VN meets five-year energy savings

The nationwide Viet Nam Energy Efficiency Programme has achieved satisfactory results in the last five years, according to officials attending a seminar organisedOctober 30 in HCM City.

Food being wasted at an alarming rate

 VietNamNet Bridge – Food wastage is an epidemic that concerns the world not just because it contributes to greenhouse gases, but because it affects the natural resources and bio-diversity of a country.

Teacher hiring process shows serious violations

 VietNamNet Bridge – Services of more than 200 teachers in primary and secondary schools in Ky Anh district, central Ha Tinh Province were terminated partly due to recruitment violations.

Hydropower dams pose threat to life on Mekong River

 The construction of hydropower dams on the mainstream Mekong River has had the largest impact on fishing and local livelihoods in the lower basin, as heard at a recent consultative seminar in Hanoi.

Ha Noi to push forward with major reforms

Mobilising all resources and pushing forward with comprehensive reform, industrialisation and modernisation will be the guiding principles for the next term from 2015 to 2020.

MOF insists on bond roll-over international bond issuance

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) last week submitted to the National Assembly’s Standing Committee a plan to issue government bonds to call for capital in the international market for domestic debt swap, though current laws do not allow this.

Million-years-old volcano sedimentary cliffs on Ly Son Island

 VietNamNet Bridge - Volcanic eruptions that occurred millions of years ago created cliffs stretching for kilometers on the island of Ly Son in Quang Ngai province, central Vietnam. This area deserves to become a global geological park. 

TPP poses problems for local pharma companies

 Tariffs on pharmaceuticals imported into Vietnam will be cutfrom 2.5 per cent to 0 per cent when the TPP comes into effect, puttingdomestic enterprises under intense competitive pressure.

Int'l workshop on peaceful solution to East Sea dispute

An international workshop on a peaceful solution to East Sea dispute was held on October 30 in Busan, the Republic of Korea.

The unique art form of water puppetry

 Bui Thuong village in Le Loi commune, Gia Loc district, the northern province of Hai Duong is famous for water puppetry, a unique cultural characteristic of the Red River Delta region.

Hobbies healing for man with Down syndrome

 VietNamNet Bridge – Playing the electric keyboard, swimming, playing football and understanding basic English, besides graduating from university and earning a brown belt in aikido are skills normal people can master.

The right time for Vietnam to deploy 4G LTE

Mr. Thieu Phuong Nam, General Director of Qualcomm Indochina, tells VN Economic Times that the time is right for Vietnam to deploy 4G LTE.

As rich as Vietnamese 9X generation

VietNamNet Bridge - Many Vietnamese 9X, born in the 1990s, can spend tens or hundreds of billions of dong to buy shares. But the origin of their assets is unclear.