Surveillance cameras planned for HCM's heavy traffic spots, FAO pledges to work with Vietnam on poverty reduction, Over 1,000 workers at Chinese footwear firm go on strike over abuse, Ha Noi seeks tighter food safety monitoring

 VietNamNet Bridge - The poetic beauty of Yen stream in autumn can melt the hearts of any photographer and tourist. This is the perfect place to go on a quiet autumn day in the outskirts of Hanoi.

 From November 23, foreigners will pay US$25 for a single-entry visa and US$50 for a visa valid for three months or less when they visit Vietnam, according to a circular recently issued by the Ministry of Finance.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government plans to increase special consumption tax on luxury passenger cars by up to 150%, according to a proposal recently passed to the National Assembly (NA).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Susie Morgenstern, a popular children's book writer in France talked with readers on Monday at the French Cultural Centre L'Espace.

Thai group to manage new Hoi An resort, Agricultural export turnover shrinks, automobile import rockets, Cao Bang steel complex starts operation, Tra fish export revenue forecast to fall 3.5% this year

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Bao Ngoc's whole world collapsed last year when he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

VietNamNet Bridge - In order to keep the interest rate gap between the dollar and the dong attractive, the interest rates for dong have not been reduced.

 VietNamNet Bridge – French Ambassador to Viet Nam Jean-Noel Poirier has had a "magical connection" with the S-shaped country since he was young.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's strong growth in the IT sector, low-cost and easily trained workforce, and support infrastructure for offshore outsourcing has made it a an emerging destination for IT outsourcing services,

VietNamNet Bridge – In Asian cuisine, when duck dishes are mentioned, people usually think of roasted duck. A new dish made from duck, which resembles roasted duck at first glance, has appeared in Saigon in the past few years.

 On October 12 in Ho Chi Minh City the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) held a conference reviewing trade in the first nine months of the year and set plans and implementation measures for the remainder of the year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – This year is renowned poet Nguyen Du's 250th birth anniversary. Do Thuy takes a look at his life, and how his words written long ago still shape society today.

 Decades after opening its door to the world, rural Vietnam has undergone considerable transformations, but an unintended side effect has been environmental deterioration at an alarming pace, according to environmental officials. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts have warned that the increased number of high-rise building in recent years is exerting pressure on the capital's overloaded road infrastructure.

 VietNamNet Bridge - If you want to escape the hustle and bustle of city life with a bit of tranquility, try taking some time off exploring one of these rustic villages.

Experts and HCMC Securities Corporation have projected possible impacts of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement on certain sectors in Vietnam’s economy after trade ministers of a dozen Pacific Rim countries concluded negotiations

VietNamNet Bridge – Michael Waibel is the first German to be awarded the Bui Xuan Phai Award, launched by Vietnam News Agency's Sport & Culture daily and the family of late painter Bui Xuan Phai, to honour individuals and organisations

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City plans to expand anti-retroviral (ARV) therapy to general district hospitals in an aim to achieve the target of providing treatment to 90 per cent of the city's patients diagnosed with HIV by 2020.

 More Vietnamese and foreign entrepreneurs are realising how they could benefit from investing in the environmental goods and services (EGS) sector in Vietnam, experts said at a forum in Ho Chi Minh City on October 16. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport is planning to pilot a transport trading floor for the first time this month.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dang Van Khai Nguyen is trying to introduce the Vietnamese lip lute to the world - starting with the kids in his neighbourhood.

Restoring dangerously dilapidated French-style houses in Ha Noi isn't a simple task. And it's further convoluted by the amount of money that's needed and residents' lack of knowledge about how to preserve their history.

VietNamNet Bridge - Reuters has quoted reliable sources that say TPP member countries plan to sign an agreement not to devalue local currencies to boost their respective exports.

Located in Tam Nong District of Dong Thap Province, the Tram Chim National Park is a microcosm of the Dong Thap Muoi region, featuring a broad and diverse range of animals and plants in Southern Vietnam.