VietNamNet Bridge – Many travel firms are awaiting the Embassy of Japan to announce the list of firms singled out to enjoy the loosened visa policy intended to lure more Vietnamese tourists.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A newly-opened museum has been an eye-opener for children, exciting curiosity about the world around them.

 A majority of Viet Nam's commercial banks are planning to list on one of the two national indices by 2015, according to HCM City Stock Exchange deputy general director Tran Anh Dao.

VietNamNet Bridge – Over 291 students from 75 countries around the globe have registered to compete in the 46th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO 2014) scheduled to be held in Hanoi from July 20-29.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite economic difficulties that have forced the majority of consumers to tighten their budgets, producers of branded goods have reaped steady profits because of high-income earners.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Jessica Minh Anh has become famous for organising "phenomenal" catwalks at iconic avenues, and for gaining access to such sites. Today, the Vietnamese-born director of J Model Management will turn America's One World Trade Center

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s diverse marine ecosystems are being threatened by human activity and natural disasters, affecting the lives of many people, especially the poor.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi Department of Information and Communication s has recently caught a private IT company spying on 14,140 mobile phone subscribers using the Ptracker software.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The prices of food sold at the small road on the side of the Dong Xuan Market in Hanoi so inexpensive that the maximum price is VND35,000 ($1.7). It has become a favourite destination of Hanoians and foreign backpackers.

 One of the simplest ways to escape the heat and smoke of Hanoi is to cycle to the Vietnam Forest Museum, a surprising hideaway where visitors can enjoy the fresh atmosphere of the jungle and learn about nature.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Administrative reform will not be very effective if information technology is not applied, a HCM City leader has warned.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Agent Orange used by the U.S. to defoliate the jungles of Vietnam during the war four decades ago poisoned not only soldiers and civilians but also their children and grandchildren.

Kien Giang Province will work with other provinces and cities to prevent and control illegal use of the geographical indication "Phu Quoc" for fish sauce, the province's Department of Science and Technology has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Adjusting his glasses, Nguyen Huu Thao peers closely at the large stained and rusty pieces of coast guard ships on display at the entrance to an exhibition hall of the Viet Nam Military History Museum (VMHM).

 VietNamNet Bridge – An old man in Tien Giang Province is locally famous for his three-metre-long hair which has never been washed in 70 years.

 IPs, EPZs lure large FDI garment projects; Investors eye on dairy industry; Office rents in Hanoi fall further, says Savills;

 Vietnam Airlines Corporation will need nearly VND70 trillion (more than US$3.3 billion) for 2014-2018, including nearly VND63.3 trillion spent on aircraft purchases.

 Vietnam's mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market is set off for a second wave in the next five years with total value expected to reach US$20 billion from 2014-18, driven by the equitisation of State-owned enterprises.

VietNamNet Bridge – A demand to improve management of natural resources to stop its depletion and degradation was made at a seminar on boosting transparency in natural resources management, in Ha Noi last week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dr. Nguyen Thi Lan Anh from the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam has written an article refuting the wrongful arguments on the East Sea issue of Wang Junming,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Frequent earthquakes in the central province of Quang Nam's Bac Tra My District near the Song Tranh hydro-power plant have worried thousands of local people.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thuy Trang studied arts and media at L'E'cole superieure des Beaux-Arts d'Angers, from where she graduated in 2012. She received an award from the Viet Nam Fine Arts Association in 2010

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national economy remains weak with more and more businesses dissolving and capital flow stagnating because banks cannot find borrowers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is banking on domestic tourists to boost the fortunes of the tourism industry, especially in terms of ensuring its stable growth, the Communist Party of Vietnam Online Newspaper reported.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Vinh and Thailand’s acting Minister and Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs Sihasak Phuangketkeow co-chaired the fourth annual Vietnam-Thailand political consultation in Bangkok