VietNamNet Bridge – More and more Vietnamese workers have been going to Laos in recent years to help on investment projects between the two countries. The figure is expected to exceed 20,000 by 2015.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Visits to Buon Don Village are memorable for an experience of a lifetime – riding on the back on an elephant.

At the 47th ASEAN Foreign Minister’s Meeting held in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, Vietnam was highly appreciated for its contributions to fostering solidarity within the bloc and seeking solutions to ensure a peaceful environment in the region.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is one of the 13 countries that have tigers in the wild, yet it is facing an urgent challenge in protecting the species, which is being pushed to the brink of extinction due to economic and social pressures.

VietNamNet Bridge – The region-based minimum wage in Viet Nam would increase by 15.1 per cent starting next year under a proposal that the National Wage Council recently submitted to the Government.

 VietNamNet Bridge - We had a conversation with two young men who have been dog thieves for seven years. They agreed to answer our questions, on the condition that we not ask their name. They also wore masks.  

VietNamNet Bridge – Retail giants from Japan, Thailand and the RoK find the Vietnamese marketplace highly lucrative and are stepping up efforts to grow their establishments and put the squeeze on domestic companies.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As spring arrives in the northwestern region, it is the time when young H’Mong men ask their friends to help them to “steal or pull a wife”, an established local custom.

HCM City to set up metro management firm soon; Five levels of natural disasters announced; HCM City childcare plan yields disappointing results; Rice research programme committee shaped; Hanoi needs 3.5 trillion VND to treat solid waste by 2020

 Huge hotel project in BR-VT remains stalled after years; Inter-bank rates tend to rise; Expressway opens to all autos next week; No recalled Ford autos shipped to Vietnam; HPG expansion to make it Vietnam's biggest steel producer

VietNamNet Bridge – Hydropower projects on the Mekong River, including the Don Sahong in Laos, will pose a threat to the balance of water, fish, and alluvium resources, while harming the ecosystem in the Mekong Delta region,

 VietNamNet Bridge - Contrary to the image of the crowded and narrow capital city, there is a spacious house with a lush garden on Dinh Liet Street.

VietNamNet Bridge – A study by Nomura Research Institute (NRI) of Japan estimated the value of Viet Nam's property market at US$21 billion, a far cry from that of some of its neighbours.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Masterpiece The Caucasian Chalk Circle is among a stage series to be put on by the Youth Theatre in the latter half of this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training demanded that Thai Nguyen University of Medicine and Pharmacy explain the accusation of involvement in the making of fake doctor of medicine degree.

 Chinese visitors return to Da Nang; Promotional tours increases; Bac Giang to host sixth festival for ethnic minorities; Viet Nam makes HuffPo list of cheapest tourist destinations; Hue offers heritage site discounts to lure visitors

 VietNamNet Bridge – Painter Nguyen Thanh Dam may not be the only person with this hobby in Viet Nam, but he is the only one with such a bulky bookcase of miniature books.

VietNamNet Bridge – The advertising market has bucked the economic trend, remaining strong, with both Vietnamese and foreign advertising agencies seeing a consistent increase in the number of huge deals with large corporations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Con Hen (Hen Islet) divides the Huong River into two branches. It is home to 600 households who are facing site clearance to make way for hotel projects It is also a place that supplies mussels and seafood to Hue city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Government Decree No75/2014/ND-CP (28 July 2014) has been issued to regulate the recruitment and management of Vietnamese employees working for foreign organisations and individuals in Viet Nam (foreigners).

Mark Fischer, executive vice president and managing director of the Ultimate Fighting Championship in Asia, spoke about mixed martial arts and Viet Nam's potential as a hosting venue for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC government has said it will employ an independent consultant to check and assess the stability, durability and life span of Saigon River Tunnel.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hungary is extremely competitive in terms of nuclear energy training costs, when compared with other nations around the globe - a good advantage for Vietnam to develop human resources

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Phuong Linh, director of the Research Centre for Management and Sustainable Development (MSD), talks about the importance of transparency and accountability in the sustainable development of NGOs.

While the Quang Nam provincial Taxation Agency insists on the coercive measures to force Besra to pay tax arrears, the Ministry of Financethinks that it would be better to “be sympathetic towards the investor”.