VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs on August 7 launched a US$62 million, five-year social-assistance programme to create a national database of poor and near-poor households.

VietNamNet Bridge – Fourteen archaeological sites in the northernmost province of Ha Giang have been excavated in the past fortnight, revealing hundreds of relics believed to appear in the prehistoric and protohistoric times,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Facing fierce competition in the packaged beer market, foreign breweries are migrating towards draft beer, with pubs and beer gardens springing up as fast as mushrooms

 VietNamNet Bridge - Century-old trees are the "green treasures" of Saigon, especially in the time of urbanisation.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Nguyen dynasty (1802-1945) worked hard to protect the nation, producing many documents that confirm Viet Nam's sovereignty over the Spratly and Paracel archipelagoes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twice a week, a group of more than 20 young people gathers together to learn and practise Ly Truong Me Dop  – an excerpt from the famous cheo (Vietnamese traditional opera) repertoire Quan Am Thi Kinh.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Ha Uyen wanted to share her passion for her native cuisine with her international friends, and in doing so she discovered the subtleties that made Vietnamese cuisine so diverse.

 VietNamNet Bridge – She graduated from two prestigious universities in the US - Columbia and Harvard - and worked for two leading international news agencies - Associated Press (AP) and Bloomberg.

 Stork Island eco-tourism site gets $66,000 infrastructure upgrade; Mekong Delta shimmers as flood season begins; 3-star Michelin chef coming to JW Marriott Hanoi; Authorities seek ways to popularise hidden gem Vinh Hy Bay

VietNamNet Bridge – Real estate is one of the most difficult sectors for mergers and acquisitions due to a weak legal system, opaque market, complicated procedures and differences in price evaluations. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Total turnover of Vietnam’s internet economy’s is scheduled to soar to VND100 trillion by 2018 from the VND20.4 trillion in 2013.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hon Village in Tam Duong District, which is home to Lu ethnic people, is a tourist attraction in the northern mountain province of Lai Chau for it has maintained indigenous culture for years.  

VietNamNet Bridge – Use of State funds for overseas trips must be monitored, former deputy head of Thanh Hoa National Assembly Deputies Delegation Le Van Cuong said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The most excellent students are from poor families or poor provinces who have to struggle to survive every day, and who don’t have the money to buy textbooks or the time to devote to their studies.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has unexpectedly agreed to offer attractive investment incentives to the Thai PTT Group, which plans to set up the Nhon Hoi Oil Refinery in Binh Dinh province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Beautiful and righteous, that is what comes to mind as soon as Tran To Nga walks into the meeting room of the Vietnam News Agency, smiling brightly.

Following a winding road with hills of green tea and coffee plants on both sides, tourists arrive in Damri Eco-tourism Area where there is an imposing, dazzling white waterfall of the same name that looks like a silk ribbon on the steep cliff.

After an accident in 1991 that left Do Minh Tam a quadriplegic, he began painting with a brush in his mouth. Tam is now one of Vietnam’s most notable artists.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s still young gaming business is showing signs of maturity with a number of hospitality developers asking for licences to build casinos and upcoming wide-ranging measures

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chosen to act as law enforcement officers because of their looks and skills, stuntmen often end up helping real policemen fight crime and nab criminals.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While many wealthy consumers are lighting up at the chance to try ‘skin rejuvenation' using stem cells, the expensive therapy might not deliver on all its promises.

Flight delays and cancellations by local carriers remain high despite the efforts of the Civil Aviation Administration of Viet Nam over the second half of last month, a senior CAAV official has said.

 Vietnam studies Japanese ‘Abenomics’ model; TPP creates obstacles for timber processing sector; Vietnam, Africa cotton industries eye closer links; GE appoints first Vietnamese CEO; Full-moon festival in the heart of Vietnamese

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's stock market will consolidate in a gradual uptrend during the rest of the year, fuelled by expectations over stable macroeconomic recovery, according to Vietcombank Securities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The U19 national football team arrived Brunei early yesterday morning (Aug 7) to compete in the 2014 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy, aiming to finish in the top four.