Vietnamese man searching for daughter in Russia for 20 years

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Vietnamese man has spent the past 20 years searching for his daughter who went missing on a summer holiday with her relatives in the Russian city of Sochi in August 1993.

Story-telling classes inspire young minds

 VietNamNet Bridge – Clustered on a small wooden flat platform, a group of 10 children look at vivid cartoon pictures shown by a volunteer, who tells them a story.

Enriching Hoi An tourism with Cham Islet

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ancient town of Hoi An is widely known for its peculiar traits preserved for centuries, and tourists to the central city can find distinctive features in both the age-old structures and peace of mind there.

Disappearing jobs in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge - Over time, professions such as typing, handwriting, ice cream vending, bike taxi, and pig spaying are disappearing in Vietnam.

Reduced ODA reliance can mean more funding choices

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's status as a middle-income country can limit its sources of preferential capital, Duong Duc Ung, former Director of the External Economic Department, tells Radio Voice of Viet Nam (VOV).

Vietnamese empathy moves Japan to tears

 VietNamNet Bridge – Huynh Ngoc Van has travelled to Japan many times, spoken on the war and the effects of Agent Orange in Viet Nam, but this time she faced questions not related to her trip.

Street vendors: vital, vibrant part of Ha Noi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Walking around the streets of Ha Noi, you can easily spot street vendors. They are mostly women, shabbily dressed, walking painstakingly and patiently with a heavy burden on their shoulders.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 27/7

 Property sector FDI rises in 2014; Footwear giants transfer orders into Vietnam; Japanese investors keen on coal power projects; Credit growth rises in two largest cities; Retailers offer special deals on school supplies

Ministry sets long-term electricity prices, hydropower investors in an uproar

 VietNamNet Bridge – Investors of small-sized hydropower plants are up in arms after learning about the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s proposal to keep wholesale electricity prices unchanged for 20 years.

‘Prince of Romance' woos Ha Noi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Richard Clayderman, one of today's most prolific easy-listening pianists, will perform for the first time in Viet Nam next month.

Habitat loss threatens survival of large flying foxes

 VietNamNet Bridge – The population of large flying foxes (Pteropus vampyrus) living in the southern Ca Mau Province is facing depletion in its numbers.

Atomic energy sector requires thousands of trained workers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam needs about 6,000 graduates or holders of higher degrees to work in the atomic energy sector, including nuclear power, to meet national atomic energy development targets by 2020.

Ba Khan, the forgotten paradise in Hoa Binh

 VietNamNet Bridge – Only 100 km from Hanoi, Ba Khan is a new destination in Hoa Binh province.

Travel News 26/7

 Two Vietnamese amusement parks named among best in Asia; Advertising convinces Ha Long Bay visitors to spend the night; Con Dao tourism workers are all officially qualified; Tourism week kicks off in Dak Nong province

Young man brings aroma to ceramic products

VietNamNet Bridge – After graduating from the Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, Bat Trang Village-based Le Xuan Hoang made a sudden turning point in his professional life—coming back to his hometown and opening a facility

Business wins lawsuit against HCM City taxation agency

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Maseco company won an unprecedented lawsuit against the HCM City Taxation Agency, raising concerns about tax regulations and how they are implemented.

DK1 a live national sovereignty marker at sea

 VietNamNet Bridge – An economics-scientific-servicing complex, called Platform DK1, has served as the country’s sovereignty marker in the waters over the past 25 years.

Where did the Olympiad medal winners go?

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has many international Olympiad winners, but many of them choose to live or work elsewhere.

State capital laws need more teeth

 VietNamNet Bridge – The draft state capital management law needs to provide a detailed blueprint to be effective, Do Van Ve of the National Assembly Committee on Science and Technology told Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam.

Sakura blossom near former battlefield

VietNamNet Bridge – Many visitors may remember Muong Phang Commune as the headquarters of the Viet Nam People's Army during the Dien Bien Phu 60 years ago. But it seems that few are aware of the existence of cherry blossoms, or sakura, island here.

China’s repeated use of force – a “terrorist behaviour"

 VietNamNet Bridge – As a large country, China has used coercion and made threats to use force to wage war against a small country, according to Lawyer Le Thanh Son.

Vietnam still unable to access Israeli technologies

 VietNamNet Bridge – Capital shortage and complicated procedures are the main causes behind Vietnam’s difficulty to access Israeli technologies.

Thanh Tien paper flowers village in Hue

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the tiny village of Thanh Tien on the outskirts of Hue City, a tradition of paper flowers craftsmanship has been handed down from one generation to another for more than 300 years.

Foreign breweries jump into draught-beer market

 VietNamNet Bridge – As the competition in the bottled and canned beer market is getting fierce, breweries are rushing to make a profit in the draught-beer market.

VN carriers dispute low compensation claims

 VietNamNet Bridge – The compensation offered to passengers for delayed or cancelled flights in Viet Nam is much lower than what is offered in other countries,