Tourism property investors complain of risks

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government should take measures to reduce the difficulties and risks involved in investing in tourism properties so that the sector can revive, experts have told a conference.

Photographer Tran Viet Van: Learn to listen to the voice of emotion

VietNamNet Bridge – A photo collection entitled ‘Tuong Tran Thoi Binh’ by photographer Tran Viet Van has recently won the gold medal in the portrait photo category and the bronze medal in the regional journalism photo category

Childhood obesity in HCM City on sharp rise

 VietNamNet Bridge – The overweight and obese rate among children under five years old in Ho Chi Minh City has increased threefold over the past decade, posing major nutritional and health challenges to the southern city,

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 $750M project faces uncertain future after arrest of top officials; Central bank says money withdrawals at VNCB drop; Government issues resolution to spur production; Delta fruit crops hit as disease spreads

Family donates sea, island papers

 VietNamNet Bridge – An old family with connections to the last Vietnamese dynasty yesterday (Aug 4) donated precious documents on Viet Nam's sovereignty over the sea and islands to the State.

New school year, but age-old lessons

VietNamNet Bridge – As the summer heat subsides and families return to the city after vacation, schools are starting to call students back for revision before the academic year begins in September.

Public telephone booths to reappear in Saigon

 VietNamNet Bridge - Public telephones are likely to appear again in Ho Chi Minh City after nearly two years of absence.

Climate 'key driver' in European forest disturbances

 Europe's forests have experienced increased disturbances throughout the 20th Century from wind, bark beetles and wildfires, a study has shown.

Businesses complain about automated customs-clearance system

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many enterprises complain that their businesses have had problems because of the automated customs clearance system.

Dak Lak province home to cemetery of prehistoric deadwood

 VietNamNet Bridge – The yew cemetery in Ea H’leo in Dak Lak province is the only cemetery in the world where yew plants, which appeared in the prehistoric period, are buried.

Five highlights from Becamex Binh Duong’s championship campaign

VietNamNet Bridge – Becamex Binh Duong have claimed the 2014 V-League title despite one round still left to play, with a score of 48 points after 23 rounds. Let’s take a look back at the highlights of the team

Satellite technology to be applied in agriculture sector

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam plans to use remote sensing technology to boost production of key crops, deputy minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Quoc Doanh said at a conference last week.

Indian nurses trapped in Libya return home

A group of more than 40 Indian nurses who were trapped in the fighting engulfing parts of Libya have returned home, officials say.

Body of cosmetic surgery victim found in river

The body of a woman who died under the knife of an unlicensed cosmetic surgeon, who later dumped her into a river, was retrieved, according to Hanoi police.

Photos: Residents in central region make floating houses for flood season

 VietNamNet Bridge – People in Tan Hoa commune in Minh Hoa district of the central province of Quang Binh are urgently making floating houses for the upcoming flood season in early September.

Vietnam, France cooperate to develop cinema industry

The French Embassy in Vietnam expresses their aim to increase the number of French-made movies to be screened at local theaters.

Japan security environment 'increasingly severe'

The security environment around Japan has become "increasingly severe" amid tensions with China and concern over North Korea, the Japanese defence ministry's annual white paper says.

Three venues attractive to world stars

VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon, Mui Ne beach, and Ha Long Bay are among three most attractive destinations for many world stars, including Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Mark Zuckerberg, So Ji Sub and Shin Min Ah.

Trang Tien Plaza to undergo renovation

 VietNamNet Bridge – Big sale programs are being run at all the stalls of Trang Tien Plaza prior to its renovation, just 16 months after it resumed operation in April 2013.

Hanoi to cut down ancient trees for urban railway

 VietNamNet Bridge - Numerous ancient trees of over 2m in diameter will be chopped down for the construction of an urban railway from Nhon to the Hanoi Railway Station, said an official of the Hanoi urban rail project management unit.

Bulgaria conducts tourism survey in Vietnam

 A 14 member Bulgarian delegation led by former minister of tourism, Anelia Krushkova, arrived in HCM City on August 4 to conduct a tourism survey in Vietnam and the Southeast Asian region.

Vietnam secures second round win at Chess Olympiad

 Vietnamese chess players on August 3 scored second round wins over Monaco and Canada, at the 2014 Chess Olympiad ongoing in the Norwegian city of Tromso.

Women arrested for selling baby

 Hanoi police arrested two women on August 3 for allegedly selling a nine-month-old baby from Bo De Pagoda, a home for orphaned and abandoned children in Long Bien District, according to Phu Nu (Women) Newspaper.

Ministry’s proposals for national high-school exam stir controversy

None of the three solutions suggested by the Ministry of Education and Training relating to the national high school exam organization has achieved a broad consensus among the public. Some educators have pointed out that all three are problematic.

It’s trendy to smoke shisha in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge - Shisha appeared for the first time in a bar in downtown Saigon more than four years ago. Since then, smoking shisha has become trendy among young people in big cities like Hanoi and HCM City.