‘Prodigal son' returns to enrich community

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ka So Lieng, who has collected and translated epics of the ethnic minority communities in the Central Highlands, has returned home and is offering his people more than cultural preservation.

Mining, oil and gas firms see high profits

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 359 companies on the Ha Noi Stock Exchange, 99.4 per cent of the total, have published their financial reports for the last quarter of 2014 before the deadline,

Vietnamese chefs to serve a taste of France

 VietNamNet Bridge – Seventeen chefs from Viet Nam will join more than 1,000 chefs from all over the world for the first-ever "Gout de France" (Taste of France) to celebrate French gastronomy on March 19.

VN labourers to work in Thailand

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will send workers to Thailand this year when an agreement overhauling the two nations' guest worker programmes goes into effect in June.

Vietnamese man builds spacecraft that flies to height of 23 kilometers

VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Gia Vinh, who has made a flying machine, has successfully approached near-space at the height of 23 kilometers and is now prepared for a flight at the height of 30 kilometers.

Hanoi ponders solutions to ensure water for farmland

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam National Committee on Large Dams and Water Resources Development (VNCOLD) has suggested several solutions to ensure water resource security for the Red River’s lower course.

Students say study of philosophy “boring” and impractical

VietNamNet Bridge – General school and university students say philosophy is one of the most difficult subjects to learn. 

Villagers sitting on a ticking pollution time bomb

 VietNamNet Bridge – A sudden downpour on a sunny spring day sends Nguyen Mot scurrying into his house.

Bad debts of nine listed banks revealed

 VietNamNet Bridge – The non-performing loans (NPL) of all nine listed banks are less than 3%, according to the latest consolidated financial statement of these banks.

Art & Entertainment News 15/3

Korean film star to visit Vietnam; Sea Festival 2015 to grace Nha Trang in July; Quang Liem secures berth in Chess World Cup 2015

Can electronics specialty stores survive?

Two years ago, TopCare, HomeOneand Best Carings were outmuscling competitors across the country by offering one-stop shopping for the latest televisions, computers, videogames and gadgets.

Mystery oil slicks reappear

Oil slicks have appeared again along the coast of Vung Tau city in southern Viet Nam in what has become an unexplained annual phenomenon.

VN to face Uzbekistan in friendly

Viet Nam's national U23 team will meet U23 Uzbekistan in a friendly match in HCM City today in preparation for the 2016 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers.

Most VN firms plan to use virtual technology

Around 91 per cent of businesses in Viet Nam expect to virtualise at least 30 per cent of their IT infrastructure in the next two year, according to a survey conducted by VMware Inc .

SBV mandates sale of NPLs

Credit institutions have been forced to sell their non-performing loans (NPLs) to national debt dealer Viet Nam Asset Management Company (VAMC) to meet regulated deadlines.

VN plans greener rice cultivation

Viet Nam plans to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from rice cultivation alone by 14 per cent by 2030.

High-speed train plan gets PM nod

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has just approved a plan to build Viet Nam's first high-speed railway by 2030.

Technology helps reduce flood loss

Placing remote sensing technology in river basins gave early forecasts to residents, helping to minimise flood related losses, experts said in Ha Noi yesterday.

Millions of retirees at risk of getting no pension

Viet Nam would struggle to pay millions of its retirees pensions soon in the future as only about 20 per cent of the workforce are currently contributing to the social insurance fund.

No stashing of money abroad: Party agency

High-ranking Government and Party officials should be banned from keeping money in foreign bank accounts and owning property abroad.

It's time for VN's rice industry to develop trade mark exports

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is one of the world's major rice exporters, but it still does not have a recognised niche when it comes to the international market.

Studio of Pao’s Story movie in Sung La

 VietNamNet Bridge – Those who have watched the award-winning movie Pao’s Story, directed by Do Quang Hai, may dream of a journey to Sung La, a small village in the northern province of Ha Giang.

Alif Naaba to perform at Int’l Francophonie Day

 VietNamNet Bridge – Alif Naaba, an artist composer, singer and musician who won the Gold Kunde award for the Best Artist in 2014 at “Victoires de la Musique” award ceremony in Burkina Faso, will show up at the World Music performance

Stall owner helps preserve capital's old-world charm

At daybreak, 72-year-old Nguyen Thi Tim picks up a few handfuls of grain and scatters them under a large Senegal mahogany tree that stands in front of her small, typical street-side tea stall.

Vietnam promotes partnerships with key partners

 VietNamNet Bridge – This year Vietnam’s external relations activities will focus on promoting cooperation in multilateral mechanisms and deepening comprehensive and strategic partnerships with key partners.