U19 players to attend overseas training

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s U19 football team will leave Vietnam on March 1 for over two months of comprehensive and rigorous training camps in the UK, Belgium and Japan.

Olympiad underlines Vietnam’s stature: educator

 VietNamNet Bridge – Rector of the Hanoi University of Science Nguyen Van Noi talks about the preparations for the 46th International Chemistry Olympiad, which will be organised in Vietnam this July.

Cycling provides an escape for traffic weary city-dwellers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Quang Dung, a martial art master living on Hang Bong Street in Ha Noi, chooses to go to his classes on his bicycle, rather than his car or motorbike.

Bun ken Phu Quoc’s special flavor

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phu Quoc Island off Kien Giang Province is known for its fresh seafood, sim fruit wine and pepper. However, tourists in the area should check out bun ken a delicous noodle soup.

Ca Mau - The final point on the S-shaped land

 VietNamNet Bridge - Ca Mau in the Khmer language means "black water," the color of fallen indigo leaves in the vast U Minh forest.

Vietnamese mobile game industry still at the starting line

 VietNamNet Bridge – Flappy Bird and Nguyen Ha Dong have kindled the hope about the development of the Vietnamese online game industry. However, experts say too many difficulties are still ahead.

Motorbike market starts to run flat

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's motorbike industry could fail to become a major manufacturer in the region by 2015 due to sluggish demand in the domestic market and a gloomy export forecast.

Oc Eo culture-significant part of VN's treasure

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Oc Eo civilization contributes ten sets of ancient objects to the list of 77 national treasures, including a collection of golden items which are kept at the Long An provincial museum.

Pirate raids overwhelm local authorities, fishing industry

VietNamNet Bridge – Piracy off the coast of southernmost Ca Mau Province is endangering local fishermen as authorities struggle to deal with armed raids.

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 New law gets tough to revoke business licences; MobiFone urged to detach from VNPT; Khanh Hoa scythes stalled projects; New IP looks to Korean investors; Vietnam mulls expanding cooperation with Samsung

Phu Yen catches the eyes of foreign property developers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phu Yen province in the south of the central region has become the new choice for foreign resort real estate developers.

Fairy tales inspire water puppet show

 VietNamNet Bridge – Non-stop applause fills the Claude Levi-Strauss theatre at the Quai Branly Museum in Paris, as the plot from The Steadfast Tin Soldier comes to an end.

In pictures: Unique furniture encrusted with shells in Soc Trang

 VietNamNet Bridge - 10 years ago, a set of table and chairs and a tea set enchased with millions of sea shells were auctioned for nearly VND100 million (about $50,000).

SOEs prepare for share bonanza

 VietNamNet Bridge – A raft of huge state-owned enterprises will make an initial public offering in the first half of 2014, as positive signs in the market fuel confidence.

Laptops will replace books at school?

 VietNamNet Bridge – While technology experts believe that computers will replace students’ books at school, educators keep doubtful about the prediction.

Local investment in science shows sign of prosperity

VietNamNet Bridge – Disbursement for local scientific development last year prospered remarkably, with effective use of both public and private funds, the Vietnam Economic News (VEN) reported on February 17.

Hanoi - A Century Ago

 VietNamNet Bridge – “Hanoi, Colours 1914-1917” is the title of an exhibition that features the beauty of Hanoi through the first 60 colour photos taken about 100 years ago.

Japanese flock to VN to use cheap labor force

 VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of Japanese investors in Thailand now tend to relocate their factories to Vietnam. However, only the labor intensive production workshops would be set up here.

2014 a big year for Vietnamese chess moves: paper

 VietNamNet Bridge – 2013 was a good year for Vietnamese chess at both regional and world arenas and the 2014 schedule is packed with opportunities for further success.

US helps Vietnam develop renewable energy

 VietNamNet Bridge – The US is willing to provide technical assistance and share experience in developing renewable energy in Vietnam, US Consul General Rena Bitter has said.

"Anti-corruption festival" continues long-standing Vietnamese tradition

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minh thề, an anti-corruption festival held annually in Haiphong City, provides local authorities and visitors a chance to take an oath to thwart corruption when they see it.  

Beef tripe porridge - specialty of An Giang

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vinh Trung Commune, Tinh Bien District in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang is a place where farmers breed a lot of cows to serve agriculture and to provide meat for consumption.

Flappy Bird gives VN courage to conquer mobile game market

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese mobile game producers now feel more self-confident than ever in their ability to develop the domestic market because they have been encouraged by the success of Flappy Bird and School Cheater.

In photos: Can Gio – Saigon’s green lung

 VietNamNet Bridge - About 50 kilometers from HCM City, Can Gio is compared to a "green lung" of the city, with sea and mangrove forests. It has become the favorite destination of local and foreign tourists.

Minister pledges more ODA investment for agriculture

VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh has confirmed to Nong thon Ngay nay newspaper that the Government and donors will provide more official development assistance (ODA) loans to the agriculture sector.