VietNamNet Bridge – Normally, people keep ornamental fish and birds as pets but recently, raising ornamental chickens has become trendy.

The 132nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-132) will take place in Hanoi from March 28 to April 1.

Celebrating the Year of the Goat, Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh shared his thoughts on the momentous year ahead as Vietnam readies for AEC and global economic integration.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The proliferation of counterfeit products in Vietnam - from consumer electronics to pharmaceuticals and fertilisers - is slowing the nation’s economic growth and even putting people’s lives at risk.

 The Government has adopted Resolution 01/NQ-CP detailing key tasks and measures to realise the 2015 socio-economic development.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Located along the bank of Vinh An canal, opposite the town of Chau Doc, is the Chau Phong village of the Cham people. This is an old village which still preserves the characteristics of the Cham culture in the Mekong Delta.

 Former national captain Doan Thi Kim Chi has been appointed manager of the HCM City women's football team.

VietNamNet Bridge – Internet users tend to use their mobile devices instead of desktop computers, but Vietnamese company websites have not been optimized to meet customer demand.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Truong Giang River contains waste water from thousands of shrimp ponds in the coastal districts of Thang Binh and Nui Thanh in Quang Nam province.

VietNamNet Bridge – Fond memories of her native place, Ha Giang, and empathy for women who live difficult lives there impells Do Bich Thuy to write stories that reach the heart of urban dwellers, but her love for Ha Noi is also a muse,

 The State Bank of Viet Nam will allow domestic commercial banks to start companies responsible for transporting cash to branches and transaction offices in order to reduce related expenses.

 VietNamNet Bridge – AES Corporation of the United States is mulling plans to get involved in more power projects in Vietnam following its investment in the Mong Duong 2 power station,

 VietNamNet Bridge – To make a boat tour along the O Lau River, we departed at a wharf in Hoi Ky Village in Thua Thien-Hue Province, where bamboo clumps mirrored in the clear water.

 Economic cooperation constitutes an important part in the relationship between Vietnam and Singapore in 2014 – the first year of the two countries’ bilateral strategic partnership.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The average wage of workers in Vietnam is twice that of teachers in Africa, but only equivalent to 78% of the salary of cleaners in Thailand, according to a report from CNN.

VietNamNet Bridge – They are rich and have odd hobbies which easily differentiate them from each other and from ordinary folk.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Increased competitiveness is key for the Vietnamese economy, former director of the Department Strategy Institute, Luu Bich Ho, told Hai quan (Customs) newspaper.

 The partnership between Vietnam and France is developing with bright future prospects, stated Vietnamese Ambassador to France Nguyen Ngoc Son in an interview with the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Puppeteers from 27 countries will participate in the fourth international puppetry festival to be held in Ha Noi from October 10 to 16, said the culture ministry's performing arts department.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A one-hectare area in the center of Phu My Hung Town in HCMC’s District 7 has become a vegetable and paddy farming area.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese teachers say that under the new marking method at primary schools, they feel reluctant to give negative remarks or home exercises.

VietNamNet Bridge – Biosphere reserves, especially buffer zones surrounding the reserves, are “living museums” and “green corridors” which can serve scientific research in an effective way.

 The Year of the Horse has ended after many ups and downs and has given way to the Year of the Goat, which will bring new hopes and aspirations. People born in the earlier years of the Goat talked about their expectations for 2015.

Though it offers more benefits for insured patients, the amended Health Insurance Law faces complaints about irrational provisions like refusing coverage if they do not go to the hospital designated on their insurance card.

The Hmong are one of the largest ethnic minorities (roughly 900,000 people) in Vietnam and are principally concentrated in the mountainous areas of the northern part of the country.