Residents of Dong Man commune located 150 km from Hanoi in the Luc Ngan district of Bac Giang province have lived in the remote mountains and hills surrounding the Cam Son reservoir for centuries.

VietNamNet Bridge - Recent surveys have found that Vietnamese consumers are willing to spend more money in 2015 because they believe the national economy is recovering.

 Two vessels of the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) arrived at Tien Sa Port in Da Nang city on April 16, beginning a visit to share experience and enhance cooperation with Vietnam’s navy.

 This is the second consecutive year central Danang City has led provinces and cities nationwide in the Vietnam Provincial Competitiveness Index 2014 (PCI 2014) ranking.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Xuan Hung, chairman of the Viet Nam Confederation of Agriculture and Rural Development,

 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has asked provinces and cities under the central Government to strengthen measures for forest fire prevention in a recently released document.

 An exhibition of 40 photos of endangered wildlife rescued by Wildlife at Risk (WAR) opened yesterday at Mango Bay Resort on Phu Quoc Island in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang.

 The Deputy Minister of Education and Training has requested the Department of Education and Training in central Quang Tri Province and educational authorities nationwide to strengthen evaluations of the academic performance of students.

 Ratings agency S&P has downgraded Greece's credit rating again, saying it expects its debt and other financial commitments will be "unsustainable".

VietNamNet Bridge - Though domestic lending interest rates have decreased sharply since 2014, Vietnamese businesses are still seeking offshore loans because of the lower capital needed.

 South Korea will mark the first anniversary of the Sewol ferry disaster Thursday, with nationwide memorial services by private organizations and local governments as well as family members of the victims and survivors.

 Frustrated by the air pollution caused by ash coming from the Vinh Tan 2 coal power plant, several people in Binh Thuan Province protested in front of the plant yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 2015 Carnaval Ha Long, is set to open on April 27 on Hoang Quoc Viet Street, Hung Thang Ward, Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF) yesterday (April 15) decided to ban six players for life from V.League 1 club Dong Nai FC for match fixing.

The Hoang Sa submarine will be launched on July 3, says the sub’s inventor Le Nga. He plans to invite officials of the local science department, who had doubts about the sub’s viability, to the launching ceremony.

 Ha Noi wrestlers win gold; Nam goes through in India; Women's team to train; Dinh tops cycling event

VietNamNet Bridge – The symphonic poem Kieu and violinist Nguyen Thien Minh will both make their debuts at the Ha Noi Opera House on Friday and Saturday at 8pm.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese women who contributed to the resistance wars against the French and the Americans have long inspired 55-year-old sculptor Lai Thi Kim Thanh, a native of Long An Province who now lives in HCM City.

Vuong Huu Tan, director of Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety, claims that 45 kilogrammes of radio-active material missing from Pomina steel mill in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province does not pose a threat to people's health.

 Vietnam’s Under-23 football team will compete against Thailand and Malaysia in the group stage at the 28th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The dust is settling and taps remain dry in thousands of rental apartments in the newly built Phap Van-Tu Hiep residential quarter for students. Despite the complex's modern infrastructure and reasonable rental fee,

  VietNamNet Bridge – A charity on Friday unveiled the Luong Van Can Scholarships for university students in Viet Nam and abroad and solicited donations from businesses and individuals and fee waiver from universities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People's Court of central Phu Yen Province on Tuesday, April 14, sentenced five former police officers to a total of 16 years' in jail for brutality.

 Vietnamese passport holders traveling to Japan by ship do not need to get a visa before departure but ask the cruise line to complete procedures for them to obtain a landing visa.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The approaching six-day national holiday (April 28-May 3) has proved a goldmine for tour companies who have been flooded with people buying overseas tour packages.