Yews (Glyptostrobus pensilis), called “thuy tung” in Vietnamese, grow in water and need water. However, the yews in the central province of Dak Lak are dying because of too much water caused by nearby dams.

VietNamNet Bridge - According to many economists, China is importing many kinds of goods from Vietnam, and its reduction of growth rate needs to be studied and evaluated fully.

VietNamNet Bridge – Growth in new business start-ups is expected to boom in the near future based on amendments to the new Law on Investment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Under the glow of a winter fire in her wooden house, Ly Thi Tung holds high a brown-paper book of Mong folk songs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Chi Minh City is taking all possible measures to deal with deteriorating inundation as a result of climate change and sea level rise.

 SSC advises against making hasty invesments amidst market turmoil; Japan jumping into Hanoi real estate market; Mekong Delta rice output to reach 25.2 million tonnes; Vietnam business should be careful in Russia trade amid rouble crisis - economist

VietNamNet Bridge –The Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Circular No. 41/2014/TT-BCT on bases and procedures for determining that a foreign employee internally transferring within an enterprise belonging to one of eleven services

 VietNamNet Bridge – Moody’s Investors Service has raised its outlook on Vietnam’s banking system to stable from a negative assessment, noting improvements in economic stability and operating environment for lenders.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts highlight the necessity of preserving an ancient monument that represented a claim for Vietnamese independence.

Viet Nam's higher education institutions should focus more on building market-oriented curriculum to produce the qualified candidates businesses desperately need, officials said at a conference last week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese state management agencies said they have “loosened” regulations to allow businesses to more easily employ foreign workers in Vietnam. However, employers say the “loosening” is not loose enough.

VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers in the northern province of Nam Dinh are flocking to a roadside market near Gat Dan station in Yen Chinh Commune, Y Yen District, with bumper hauls of rats as the rat hunting season gets into full swing.

 The number of Russian tourists arriving in Viet Nam is expected to decline at the beginning of 2015, due to the devaluation of the ruble in Russia.

VietNamNet Bridge – Tea with longan and lotus seed is considered as the Vietnamese quintessence...

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City plans to attract more scientists with a new policy raising scientists' State-paid wages to VND150 million (US$7,140) per month.

VietNamNet Bridge – Analysts have every reason to believe that the fiercest competition among banks is a technological one.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung attended a series of events promoting trade and investment with Thailand in Bangkok on December 20, on the sidelines of the fifth Greater Mekong Sub-region Summit.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Thi Vy's home in Quang Lam Village in the upper reaches of Dam Ha Dam is among four others that collapsed after the dam broke due to heavy rains late October in the northern province of Quang Ninh's Dam Ha District.

  Hotels, restaurants and resorts of Saigontourist will launch a range of food programs for revelers to celebrate Christmas and the New Year of 2015.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s leadership position in cashew exports has been extended for another year, the eighth consecutive year in a row,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Though the perception of Dalat as a famous tourist destination has changed for the worse over the years, this hilly resort city still possesses little, attractive things which visitors may find appealing.

 Obesity can constitute a disability in certain circumstances, the EU's highest court has ruled.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The design of a solar clock in Bac Lieu Province, in south Vietnam, is unlike any other sundial in the world.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Tran Nam spoke with Tin tuc (News) newspaper about financial policies for rental housing development projects.

USAID supports farmers to understand land rights; HCM City wants PPP for wastewater treatment, transport projects; Vietnam’s ODA to Laos to increase by 30%; Foreign non-governmental aid reaches $300 million in 2014