Tea-drinking habit in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Walking along streets, it is easy for you to find a tea shop, which is a very popular part of Vietnamese street life.

Eyes on the sea in Truong Sa Archipelago

The lighthouse on Truong Sa Lon Island and 8 others in Truong Sa Archipelago are not only beacon for ships passing at night, but also confirm the sovereignty over the sea and islands of Vietnam.

Rangers determined to protect forest

 VietNamNet Bridge – Forest rangers at the Phu Ninh Protected Forest in the central province of Quang Nam take pride in the vast lush forests they have devoted their lives to protecting.

Tet tours for OV still on offer

 VietNamNet Bridge – Unlike previous years, overseas Vietnamese or OV this year are buying tours for the Lunar New Year holiday or Tet later than normal while no sharp sales growth is reported.

State project preserves ethnic heritage

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has 16 ethnic minority groups at risk of disappearing due to diminishing populations. However, an ambitious new Government project aims to preserve the unique customs of these vanishing cultures.

Economy passes 2013 in stability, gears up for changes

 VietNamNet Bridge – The economy wraps up the grim year 2013 in stability, with many major economic indicators showing robust growth, but stagnation remains a major concern for 2014 and the years that follow.

Wife has hubby's kids years after his death

 VietNamNet Bridge – It was a sunny Saturday afternoon when Hoang Kim Dung stepped through the doors of the mortuary at the Thanh Tri Hospital in Ha Noi.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 12/1

 Viglacera construction materials firm to go public; Leading cement corp. targets 30 trillion VND in revenue; Buyers more confident in made-in-Vietnam goods; Vietnam welcomes US investor in silk industry

Hanoi haults plan for luxury restrooms

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi People's Committee has decided to suspend a plan to build 14 luxury public toilets costing over VND1 billion (US$47,600) each, the committee's spokesperson, Nguyen Thinh Thanh, announced.

Hanoi gears up for Tet traffic surge

VietNamNet Bridge – Traffic police will be deployed in greater numbers at congestion hotspots and pressed into service round-the-clock on key days in order to ensure order and road safety in and around the capital city during the Tet holiday.

Valuable artworks on show in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City art lovers are in for a treat with an exhibition displaying paintings and sculptures by some of Viet Nam's top artists at the Fine Arts Museum.

Vietnamese banks fascinate Japanese investors

 VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of Japanese banks have bought the stakes of many Vietnamese big banks over the last three years. Others are seeking their opportunities in Vietnam.

17-year-old Russian writer share experiences during his first trip to VN

VietNamNet Bridge – Seventeen-year-old Russian Mikhail Samarsky, who began writing when he was 12 and won the hearts of young people around the world, arrived in Vietnam to speak to the visually impaired.

Tet travel bookings decline in 2014

 VietNamNet Bridge – After weeks of wide scale promotions for the upcoming Tet holiday, bookings have suffered a marked decline from last year with travel companies noting a poor response from customers,

Nhat Tan peach flowers blossom for Tet

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Lunar New Year 2014 is coming in 20 days. At this moment, a lot of peach trees in the Nhat Tan flower village, Hanoi, have bloomed.

Experts warn about spyware activated by smart phone users’ curiosity

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese smart phone users have been told to be more vigilant over the spyware which may attack at any time to steal information and rob users’ money.

Pastry-cafe model prevalent in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Selling cakes together with coffee proves to be the best way for pastry chains to exist and develop in Vietnam.

December diplomatic activities in focus

 VietNamNet Bridge – Diplomatic activities in December 2013 have promoted strategic partnership, enhanced relations with border-sharing nations and strengthened bilateral relationship with potential partners in the Asia Pacific region.  

Patients hope for peace of mind through hospital CCTV

 VietNamNet Bridge – Last week, Viet Nam News asked readers for their opinions about Ha Noi's recent plan to install cameras in large hospitals to supervise their operations. Most of the readers supported the idea.

"Long-legged" villages in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge - In everyday life, stilts help people in Quan Vinh Village, Nam Dinh Province, to earn their living and people in Jun Village in Gia Lai province to travel in the flood season.

IZs, pollution hinder the development of new-styled rural areas

 VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of communes throughout the country have not been recognized as new-styled rural areas because of the … local industrial production development.

High school graduation exam reform causes concerns

 VietNamNet Bridge – After the Ministry of Education and Training announced a reform of high school graduation exam which may be applicable to 2014’s exam, educationists, teachers and students voiced their concern about the issue.

HSBC: Vietnam’s exports to advance in 2014

 VietNamNet Bridge – HSBC Bank in a report recently released said that improved demand from the European Union (EU) and the U.S. will lift Vietnam’s exports in 2014.

Hue Festival 2014 to welcome 100,000 int’l visitors

 Hue Festival 2014's organization board expects to be received around 100,000 international visitors, up 20 percent over 2012.

Water worshipping runs deep in Red River delta soul

 VietNamNet Bridge – Originating from the conception that everything has holy characters, worshipping water god is an early custom popular in water areas in the Red River.