VietNamNet Bridge – Many parents have been opting for expensive imported products for their children as confidence in Vietnamese-made products wanes.

Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival 2014 marks the seventh time the event will take place on 10 – 12 Apr 2014. This year’s programme is packed with an assorted mix of international and Vietnamese artists focus on electronic pop music and creative DJing.

VietNamNet Bridge – In a candid assessment, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh said several weeks ago that many of the 2,300 official visits abroad by Vietnamese delegations in 2013 were ineffective

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local people in Quang Ngai province have complained that gas from the Dung Quat Oil Refinery is polluting their air. But the refinery’s managers deny this.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 2014 Asian Games (17th ASIAD) promises to be memorable for Vietnamese swimming as top swimmers Nguyen Thi Anh Vien and Hoang Quy Phuoc are prepared to do combat for top honours.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Van Long, 24, has spent time making model motorbikes made from recyclables, and they work.

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Every March and April, flowers of bombax ceiba or cotton trees blossom along the Yen stream on the entrance to the Huong (Perfume) Pagoda, a famous Buddhism tourist site in Hanoi, creating phenomenal beauty.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Puong Cave formed by the Nang River that flows under the limestone among the vertical cliffs of Lung Nham Limestone Mountain is where tourists should visit to trace vestiges of time and riddles of nature.

 Scientists said Thursday they have genetically engineered trees that will be easier to break down to produce paper and biofuel, a key advance that will mean using fewer chemicals, less energy and creating fewer environmental pollutants.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam may lose around US$2 billion each year due to inefficient and improper use of fertilizer products, according to a study by the Vietnam Agricultural Sciences Institute.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Viet Ha took up photography only last year but is already publishing her work – and even branching into modeling.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over 100 bridges in HCM City are on the brink of collapse, according to figures from the City's Department of Transport.

 Hanoi ready to cope with abnormal weather phenomena; Earthquake strikes Song Tranh hydro-power plant; Workers suspended in vaccination scandal; Environment ministry seeks solutions to land disputes

 Vietnam reaffirms no pangasius dumping, says spokesman; Oman recognises Viet Nam's market economy; PVEP starts producing oil commercially in Peru; Cambodia legislature passes investment protocol with Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several civil engineering construction companies have launched their initial public offerings (IPOs) in recent times, leaving mixed reactions among investors.

 VietNamNet Bridge - His Holiness Gyalwang Drukpa arrived in Vietnam this morning to start his fifth visit to Vietnam from April 5 to 21.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A representative of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism did not show up at a news briefing held on April 1 after the Government’s regular meeting as public concerns are mounting over a patchy plan

VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 160 teams from 33 universities, colleges and technical schools throughout the country are competing in qualifying rounds of the 2014 Robocon Vietnam to earn a berth in the Asia-Pacific Robocon Contest,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first-ever caricature festival will be held in Ho Chi Minh City to bring the art closer to the public and provide a comic playground for professional caricaturists and the audience.

A Soyuz rocket has launched from French Guiana with the first satellite in the European Union's new multi-billion-euro Earth-observation programme.

 Tien Minh reaches 8th position in BWF rankings; Quan to kick-off Davis Cup matches; U19 to face Lille youth in Euro; Can Tho to host Southeast Asian karate championships; Judokas take titles at nat'l champs

 Hoi An's areas open only to pedestrians and non-engine vehicles have new hours: from 8.30-11 am and from 3-9.30 pm.

 President Sang welcomes visiting Busan Mayor; Vietnam demands fair treatment for businesses in US; Vietnam, Bulgaria eye strategic partnership; President Sang backs joint university project

 VietNamNet Bridge – New anti-dumping tariffs imposed by the US Department of Commerce (DOC) for catfish imports from Vietnam are being described as “unreasonable, but bearable” for Vietnamese seafood exporters.