River exploitation reaches alarming level

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over-exploitation of rivers has caused a great deal of damage. Dr. Dao Trong Tu, director of the Centre for Sustainable Water Resources and Climate Change, tells Ha Noi Moi (New Ha Noi) newspaper.

Overseas professionals still find it difficult to return to Viet Nam

 VietNamNet Bridge – An American Vietnamese educational expert, Tran Duc Canh, talks with Nong Thon Ngay Nay (Countryside Today) about the potential of overseas Vietnamese professionals to contribute to Viet Nam.

Vietnam’s online advert market explodes

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese online ad market has been growing fast with an annual growth rate of 100 percent, according to Nguyen Anh Tuan, managing director of Adtima ad firm.

Photos: Mystical world in Nam Cat Tien jungle

 VietNamNet Bridge - Nam Cat Tien National Park is a colorful and seductive world, which is full of vigour and always has a special attraction for tourists and the choosiest photographers.

Book collector opens architecture library

VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty-nine year-old Nguyen Cong Hiep has collected books on architecture ever since he was a student. With about 1,000 books, he opened a library in April, 2014. It is the first private architecture book library

Co Tu people enter bamboo shoot collecting season

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the rainy season between the fifth and ninth months of the lunar calendar in the west of Quang Nam Province, Co Tu people often come to forests in Truong Son Mountain Range to collect bamboo shoots.

$100 million spent each month on Chinese vehicles

 Motor vehicle imports from China reached 18,008 units worth $696.1 million in the first seven months of this year, according the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Earthen-wall houses of the Pu Peo

 VietNamNet Bridge – The earthen-wall house is typical of ethnic groups in the mountainous province of Ha Giang, including the Pu Peo. The Pu Peo believe that the success or failure of a family depends greatly on the land and the house they occupy.

Pu Peo people preserve traditional clothes

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Pu Peo are an ethnic minority group in the mountainous province of Ha Giang. Their costumes exhibit beautiful color combinations.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 12/9

 BNP Paribas opens Hanoi branch, Construction starts on Thanh Hoa port, Vietnam, China strengthen postal cooperation, Amway Vietnam opens 25-mln-USD factory in Binh Duong, CEOs to discuss ASEAN integration

Erosion, salt water decimate homes

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Van Nghe, beyond any doubts, saw his house swept away by rising sea waters.

Crickets help farmer hop out of poverty

VietNamNet Bridge – When Le Thanh Tung started out, all he had was the strength of his youth and a strong will to beat poverty. 

Hanoi’s Old Quarter in the afternoon

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi’s Old Quarter in Hoan Kiem Precinct is the top special historical vestige and sight-seeing of the capital, luring international visitors thanks to their mostly original state.

Vietnamese consumer landscape shifting

 Nielsen has released data providing a brief overview of Vietnam’s consumer landscape today and information on shopping habits and the state of the domestic market. 

Rules hamper hi-tech HCM City park investments

 VietNamNet Bridge – A special mechanism is required to develop the HCM City-based Sai Gon Hi-tech Park (SHTP),

Education reform fits needs of society

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 2015-2016 school year marks the third year the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has implemented its policy of fundamental and comprehensive reform.

Questions can pressure NA deputies

VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Mao, former chairman of the National Assembly Office, speaks to the Khoa hoc & Doi song (Science & Life) newspaper about question and answer sessions during National Assembly meetings.

GM embryos 'essential', says report

 It is "essential" that the genetic modification of human embryos is allowed, says a group of scientists, ethicists and policy experts.

Vietnam-US double taxation avoidance will bring more gains than losses

VietNamNet Bridge - One of the most important agreements that Vietnam signed in July with the US on the occasion of the Vietnamese Communist Party Secretary General Nguyen Phu Trong was the double taxation avoidance.

Vietnam stock market outlook still positive

Vietnam's shares are heavily influenced by financial moves in global markets, but experts are keeping a positive outlook for the domestic market in the last months of 2015.

Juvenile abortion rate remains high

 VietNamNet Bridge – A range of obstetrics and gynecology clinics sit along Giai Phong Street, across from Bach Mai Hospital.

National index reveals results of reforms to public administration

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Anh Tuan, deputy minister of home affairs, explained to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Viet Nam Economic Times) the results of the recent Public Administration Reform Index.

“The Voices of Autumn” - A night of concert and ballet in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge - A night of concert and ballet – “The Voices of Autumn”will take place at the Hanoi Opera House, No. 1 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi on September 16-17.

Residence registration process creates ‘group' of urban poor

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dang Nguyen Anh, director of the Institute of Sociology, spoke to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper about how challenges posed by household registration books affect migrants.

Drastic reforms required to avert economic inertia

 VietNamNet Bridge – After 70 years of national building and development and almost 30 years undertaking its reform process, Vietnam’s economy is at a pivotal point. The nation must either implement policies to grow sustainably,