The “biological wastebasket” for farmers

Three students of the HCM City Architecture University Dao Y Kha, Cao Dang Khoa and Ton That Phu Tri have created a “biological wastebasket” for farmers, helping them make the most of the dragon fruit plants waste to protect the environment.

Nguyen Hai Phong – king of bonsai

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Hai Phong has shot to fame as the nation’s most famous bonsai artist.

U23 Vietnam national squad ready for SEA Games 23

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has finalised its updated schedule for U23 Vietnam national football squad, heading for SEA Games 23 in Myanmar, reported the CPV online newspaper.

NA makes important new appointments

The National Assembly on November 16 elected additional members to join the NA Standing Committee and also voted people to fill the roles of Vice Chairman of the NA Council of Ethnic Affairs and Vice Head of several other committees.

Vietnam-made medicine unfavorable on home market

 VietNamNet Bridge – Indian, Chinese and Pakistani low cost medicine products have been flooding the Vietnamese market, while Vietnamese brands have been unfavorable in the Vietnamese market.

Carpenter owns “museum” of old homes

 VietNamNet Bridge – A man in central Quang Nam Province has spent the last 20 years collecting and preserving old and unique houses from across the country, gathering them on his land.  

Women unite in fight against breast cancer

 VietNamNet Bridge – Award-winning Nguyen Thi Khanh Thuong's journey as a cancer crusader began when she herself was diagnosed with breast cancer weeks before her wedding on Vietnamese Women's Day last year.

In pictures: Romantic Yen Spring in the water lily season

 VietNamNet Bridge - When it comes to the Huong pagoda, people often refer to Yen Stream crowded with boats and pilgrims, boisterous voices but the scenery is different here in the fall.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 17/11

 SSC seeks extension for draft decree on derivatives market; Exports to Malaysia up in first nine months; Vietnam, EC step up support of SMEs; Goods prices set for pre-Tet stability; PM opens up to world credit ratings

Vien eyes eight titles at SEA Games

 VietNamNet Bridge – Teenager swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien will compete in eight events at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Myanmar next month.

Realty woes yet to hit Hanoi’s old quarters

 VietNamNet Bridge – There seems to be another Hanoi yet to be impacted by the years-long property market recession. For many observers, it is inexplicable why the old quarters of the capital city largely remain intact,

Four cabinet members to be questioned at NA’s sixth meeting

 VietNamNet Bridge – Four Cabinet members will be questioned at the sixth meeting of the 13th National Assembly (NA), according to Head of the NA Office Nguyen Hanh Phuc.

Electric bikes peddle menace on Hanoi streets

 VietNamNet Bridge – No technical standards, no driver's licence, no number plates or related papers, no need to buy insurance and speeds of up to 50km per hour.

Veteran invests in war chest of souvenirs

 VietNamNet Bridge – A war veteran in the northern province of Vinh Phuc has dedicated his life to collecting war memorabilia.

Vietnam eyes sustainable tourism

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's tourism industry hosted 6.9 million foreign and 32.5 million domestic tourists in the first 10 months of the year, the Conference on Responsible Tourism Policy heard yesterday.

Express delivery service providers try to get faster

 VietNamNet Bridge – The four big guys in the world, namely German DHL, Dutch TNT, the US FedEx and UPS, have step by step conquered the Vietnamese freight, forwarding and express delivery market.

New university graduates find work uncertain

 VietNamNet Bridge – For 22-year-old university graduate Nguyen Thi Ha, further education is the only choice she has after being knocked back by employer after employer.

Rapper Jay Sean to perform in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – The world-famous singer with the hit "Down" will perform only one night in HCM City, on November 21.

International perspective of Hanoi 20 years ago

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam entered the innovation period in 1993. After the wartime, the country began building its economy and nothing can record that change by photography.

Nguyen Tien Minh: Hunting for the SEA Games title

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although he has amassed a collection of prestigious titles from global and Asian competitions, top Vietnamese badminton player and world number seven Nguyen Tien Minh has yet to win the men’s singles gold medal

New law to help ease land disputes

VietNamNet Bridge – The draft revised Land Law has proven one of the most contentious issues under debate during the current session of the National Assembly.

Civil servants benefit more from social insurance

 VietNamNet Bridge – The current social insurance in Vietnam is having a big discrimination where military personnel and civil servants are having an advantage over workers from the private sector, according to labor experts.

Weak supporting industries cannot retain foreign investors

 VietNamNet Bridge – At least two leading automobile manufacturers in the world have decided to cancel their development projects in Vietnam because of the weak supporting industries in the country.

Japanese artist and Vietname lacquer art

 VietNamNet Bridge – To pursue her passion for son mai (lacquer) painting, Japanese native Saeko Ando lived in Ha Noi for 18 years. After mastering the requisite skills, she planned to introduce the art form to the world through exhibitions,

National tourism promotion program approved

VietNamNet Bridge – The PM has given a green light to the 2013-20 National tourism promotion program which was tailored to accelerate advertisement of Viet Nam's special tourism destinations, localities, products and services in foreign countries.