The historical and cultural values and preservation of the over-100-year-old Long Bien Bridge has once again become the center of controversy after the Ministry of Transportation introduced the three schemes related to the preservation of the Bridge.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreigners visiting Phu Quoc will receive a free 30-day visa starting March 10.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF) has approved the national football squad which will prepare for the last match against Hong Kong in the qualifying round of the Asian Cup 2015.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite the anticipated big challenges, Vietnam still spends money on the program to develop its aerospace technology.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is so difficult for universities to find the lecturers with higher education that this is compared with the job of “picking up the stars on the sky.”

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is not the technology, but the capability to control the material sources which will determine who can dominate the dairy market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Information technology (IT) specialists said that mergers & acquisitions (M&A) activity will be more active this year as venture funds and enterprises are seeking investment opportunities in the sector.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A group of locals in central Quang Binh Province believe they have discovered a new cave, adding to the province's already extensive network of caverns.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 12,000 babies in Vietnam die each year during childbirth or within the first day, Save the Children said in a new report released yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A horseman, deeply attached to the northern mountainous Lao Cai province's Bac Ha Plateau, has expressed his love for the area as he carries tourists in a horse-drawn carriage.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Overseas remittances are now free from income tax, the State Bank of Viet Nam has confirmed on its website, following government directions to facilitate overseas Vietnamese sending money home.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Da Nang, which estimates the lack of one billion cubic meters of water due to the hydropower plants, has raised the water price and prepared for a lawsuit against the government agency.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pay-TV groups have got harassed about the increasingly high percentage of “virtual” and left subscribers.

 The scale of ancient woodland being lost to development in Britain is being made worse because of a lack of accurate data.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of luxury cars imported as movable assets of overseas Vietnamese that are "abandoned" at seaports in HCM City to be re-exported.

 First ao dai festival to be held in town; Mekong Arts Club displays 50 works, Talent search contest begins in March; Japanese cherry blossom festival ready to bloom in Ha Noi; First standard library opens in HCMC

10 officials face trial in blood test scandal; Vietnamese students honoured in Australia; Bridge collapse prompts inspections; April 21 to be “Vietnam Book Day”; Bird flu hits 21 provinces nationwide

 Kuwait eyes US$1 billion trade with Vietnam; Farm exports hit US$4.33 billion in two months; Viettel boosts foreign market expansion; EuroCham: Vietnam’s business climate improving; Vinamilk imports 5,000 cows from Australia

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam Airlines will complete its corporate valuation for submission to the Ministry of Transport late this week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of commercial banks will be cut by a half from 30 currently, the head of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has confirmed.

 Browning meat in the oven, grill or frying pan produces chemicals which may increase the risk of developing dementia, US researchers suggest.

 VietNamNet Bridge – TEDI - the design advisory firm of the Vinh Tuy Bridge, a major bridge crossing the Red River in Hanoi has discovered two more piers with cracks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A small colony of young coral reef is growing back on the coastal area of Tam Hiep Islet in Cham Island, 18km off the coast of Hoi An City, the central province of Quang Nam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The exhibition "Sunlights" by Pham Luan is held at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum from February 20 to March 1, introducing oil paintings of Hanoi and the European landscapes.

 Viet Nam progress in Junior Davis Cup; Gymnasts to show off skills in international tournaments; Anti-doping forum held in Ha Noi; Carom billiards comp opens in Binh Thuan; Binh Duong face test of progress