VietNamNet Bridge – Da Nang’s officials are getting impatient because they have not received any reply from the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MONRE) to the city’s opinions about the drafted reservoir operating process.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu will host a national festival featuring the UNESCO-recognized performing art of Don ca tai tu from April 20 to 25. There will be 21 art troupes taking part in the event.

 U.S. firms concerned about automated customs system; Banks prudent in 2014 profit targets; Many skeptical about tobacco tax hike goals; Rock-bottom vegetable prices hit farmers; Land rental rates could be increased

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 8 movies and 21 short films on Vietnam will be screened at the Viet Film Fest (VFF), during April 10-13 at the UltraLuxe Cinemas, Anaheim GardenWalk, California, US.

VietNamNet Bridge – Most civil servants who drink appear to enjoy their tipple a bit too much, leaving a negative impact on their work at state agencies in Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge – A conference on special economic zones will be held in the northern province of Quang Ninh this week to prepare for the development of the model in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Mental illness remains poorly understood in Viet Nam, where many still choose spiritual healers to treat disorders like schizophrenia rather than seeking the counsel of trained psychologists. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's first Book Day will be organised throughout the country on April 21.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign investors have said the government of Vietnam proves to be very mean about the rises of the foreign ownership ratios in Vietnamese banks.

These are the two options contained in a proposal that the Ha Noi Department of Culture, Sport, and Tourism has submitted to the municipal administration for dealing with the tourism information booths

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam began thinking of developing special economic zones many years ago, but it still has not had any special economic zone in the true sense of the word.

VietNamNet Bridge – Carefully opening rolls of faded watercolour paintings from a stained and rusty metal box, originally a heavy machine gun bullet container from the American War, former Police Colonel Luong Manh Tam examines 

VietNamNet Bridge – Prof. Nguyen Huu Thu from the Social Sciences and Humanities Faculty at Ha Noi National University spoke with Ha Noi Moi about the challenges faced by farmers in urban areas, including the lack of employment opportunities.

VietNamNet Bridge – Circular 05/2014/TT-NHNN (12 March 2014) issued by the State Bank of Viet Nam contains guidelines on opening and using indirect investment capital accounts for implementing foreign indirect investment activities in Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's staff-transfer policy aims to provide greater opportunities for promotion, Professor Nguyen Huu Khien from the Institute for State Organisational Science, told the Viet Nam Economic Times

 VietNamNet Bridge – A farmer in Hanoi’s outskirts district of Thanh Oai has become well-known in Vietnam for successfully planting trees that yield five to seven kinds of fruits, typically used on offering trays on traditional festivals.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam should focus on renewable energy, director of the Energy Institute's Renewable Energy and Clean Development Mechanisms Centre Nguyen Duc Cuong told Tuoi tre Cuoi tuan (Youth Weekly).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Ngoc Anh Kiet, the only Vietnamese violinist of the Berliner Symphoniker Orchestra, is committed to bringing traditional Vietnamese folk songs to German audiences in a unique manner.

 VietNamNet Bridge – By offering free vocational training and shelter to the disabled and victims of human trafficking and domestic violence, Tran Duyen Hai helps them escape these desperate circumstances.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – An inflow of large scale, high-tech, foreign backed projects is improving the quality of investment in Viet Nam and increasing national export value, experts have said.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Da Lat Nuclear Reactor has been operating effectively since its restoration and expansion in 1984, said a leading Vietnamese expert in atomic energy.

VietNamNet Bridge – Living in Viet Nam is something Dale Gerstenslager, an American from Ohio, never thought he would do.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Don ca tai tu folk tunes inspired countless soldiers during Viet Nam's wars against France and the US. For prisoners, singing was an act of defiance. Today, the songs remain an integral part of southern culture.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Not only facing big difficulties because of the weak purchasing power, Vietnamese fashion firms also have to compete fiercely with Chinese low-cost products to survive.