Experts have identified Vietnam’s distinctive cuisine as one of the major strengths of the country’s tourism, and said that this should be tapped more as an attraction alongside Vietnam’s beautiful landscapes and valuable heritage.

VietNamNet Bridge - The State Bank’s decision to buy Ocean Bank at zero dong means that PetroVietnam, the national oil and gas group, will incur a complete loss in the investment deal.

VietNamNet Bridge - Surveyors’ conclusions that the majority of Vietnamese users are satisfied with 3G service quality has raised controversy.

VietNamNet Bridge - Thirty out of 63 special candidates, who came first at the domestic schools’ finals and graduated from foreign schools with “distinction” or at an “excellent” level, did not pass the test to join Hanoi agencies’ staff.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 163 traffic accidents occurred nationwide during the national holiday from April 28 to May 1, killing 91 people and injuring 109 others.

 A funeral service was organised in Ho Chi Minh City on May 3 for the two military pilots, who died after their fighter planes crashed in a training session over the waters of Binh Thuan province two weeks ago.

 The 40th anniversary of South Vietnam’s liberation and Vietnam’s national reunification made headlines in news agencies and media outlets in many countries around the world.

 President to attend Russia’s Victory anniversary, Ambassador presents credentials to EC President, Argentine press writes about April 30 victory, HCM City leader greets Cuban official, HCM City official receives Lao Vice President

 To Nepal, officials have announced that the death toll from last week's earthquake has surpassed 7,040. Over 14,000 people are also known to have been injured. As of Saturday, around 2.5 million people were living in temporary shelters.

 So encaptivated were the French during their occupancy of Vietnam in the 19th century that they gave Son Tra Peninsula the title Tien Sa – Angels' Landing –  which is now the name of the main seaport.

 VietNamNet Bridge - By 2030, Vietnam will have the first megacity: HCM City and by 2025, there will be 1,000 urban areas, according to a special research report from FPT Securities Joint Stock Company (FPTS).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The World Bank in 2013 in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment carried out a program to assess Vietnam’s land governance indicators.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There is a 1,500-year-old Bodhi tree at the oldest temple in Vietnam in Tien Lang district, Hai Phong City.

VietNamNet Bridge – Director of the Ha Noi Cheo Theatre, Trinh Thuy Mui, tells Thu Trang about several things she has tried and is trying in order to preserve and popularise the traditional opera, especially among the youth.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tougher measures are needed to tackle the continuing problem of overloaded vehicles, Nguyen Van Huyen, director of the Directorate for Roads of Viet Nam (DRVN) tells Giao Thong (Transport) newspaper.

 Home to 5,000 plus FDI projects, HCM City has comfortably remained Viet Nam's growth engine, and it plans to make full use of its position to rise to international standards in many areas.

By the tens of thousands they immigrated to the United States, which had more than 1.5 million citizens of Vietnamese origin in a 2010 census. Others resettled in Australia, Canada, Britain and France. 

 The first metro line in HCM City will become operational in 2020 and will greatly impact the city's property market, a CBRE Viet Nam report released on Wednesday in HCM City revealed.

International media have widely covered Vietnam’s celebration of 40th anniversary of southern liberation and national reunification. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Insects have long been appreciated as food containing high nutritional value and they are used as bird feed.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many real estate billionaires around the world have, directly or indirectly, invested in Vietnam since 2006. 

Delegations from more than 40 countries on May 1 toured the Nhieu Loc- Thi Nghe channel and the Thien Phuoc 1 social welfare centre in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In Hanoi, in addition to famous relics sites, visitors may feel that it is interesting to witness the flag raising and lowering ceremony at 6am and 9pm everyday at the Ba Dinh Square.

 Nguyen Dieu Thuy and her husband have turned bottle scrap into unique works of art which are both lucrative and environmentally friendly.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hotels in Vietnam have become less competitive than those in regional countries due to unpredictable room rates and a lack of strong brands, heard a recent seminar in HCMC.