Saigon’s streets in the past

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon of 150 years ago was lively in photos by French photographer Emile Gsell. During his visits to this land in the years 1860-1880, Gsell used his camera to record the changing life is this bustling city.

Multi-field groups fail because of the lack of core competencies

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese enterprises remain too young to become multi-field groups.

Self-taught snapper frames ethnic futures

 VietNamNet Bridge – Rehahn Croquevielle arrived in Viet Nam from France six years ago as a volunteer in Hoi An. Before long, the beauty of his new home inspired him to take up photography.

HCM City wants to have distinctive souvenirs for tourists

 VietNamNet Bridge – As HCMC lacks souvenirs and gifts typical of its features for tourists, the HCMC Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will organize a design contest to find distinctive souvenirs to meet their shopping demand.

In pictures: Pollution caused by channeled applesnail shells in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge - Going through the roads in Can Huu commune, Quoc Oai district, Hanoi, people have to use masks because of the stench emanating from the piles of channeled applesnails along the road and on the fields and.

HCM City seeks funds to splash out on swimming pools in schools

 VietNamNet Bridge – More swimming pools need to be built at local schools, the HCM City Department of Education and Training has said.

Floral emblems of Vietnam and South East Asian nations

 VietNamNet Bridge - Derived from the symbols of medieval kings in Europe, a floral emblem is a flower or plant that is chosen by a country as a symbol or emblem for that country. In each country, the meaning of national flower is different.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 3/11

 VN Airlines to sell 2.7% stake in bank; Vietnam enjoys 26% surge in export to Canada; Promotion month launched in Hanoi; Investors concerned about corruption in Vietnam; PM opens up to world credit ratings

New programmes in the pipeline for overseas residents

VietNamNet Bridge – The local Fatherland Front plans to strengthen relations with overseas Vietnamese, who send millions of US dollar as remittances each year to the country, by forming new clubs and making adjustments to State policies.

Vietnamese now favor large capacity motorbikes

 VIetNamNet Bridge - More foreign motorbike manufacturers flock to Vietnam. The driving license policy has been loosened. Vietnamese now have more opportunities to possess large capacity motorbikes.

UK's contemporary music celebration with heart and soul

VietNamNet Bridge – The British Council and CAMA Vietnam will bring the best of the UK’s contemporary music to Hanoi on November 9 and Ho Chi Minh City on November 10 with Anushka and Bwani Junction,

Valuable photos of Vietnam from the late 19th century

 VietNamNet Bridge - Recently, the very valuable photos of Vietnam in late 19th century and early 20th century were published on Gallica.bnf.fr, in the surprise of so many people.

Leather firm could lose license for polluting river

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Export Processing and Industrial Zone Authority has petitioned city authorities to suspend operations and withdraw the license of a leather company for repeatedly discharging untreated wastewater into a local river

Eager students revive cheo opera

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 60 students at three junior high schools in the northern province of Ninh Binh have been taught how to perform four excerpts of cheo (traditional opera) and the five ancient melodies.

Coming to Ha Giang in the buckwheat flower season

 VietNamNet Bridge – This time, the roads to Lung Cu, Ha Giang province, are covered by buckwheat flowers. Tourists are flocking to Ha Giang to see and take pictures of buckwheat blossoms.

High price of English textbooks blamed for copyright infringement

 VietNamNet Bridge – A document in a college in Central Vietnam signed by its headmaster has caused public concern as it asks students to buy photocopied textbooks from its library for their English course in the next semester.

Vietnam faces challenges when building cow husbandry

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s number of cows has decreased by 1.5 million just over the last five years. Experts believe that Vietnam won’t be able to build a cow husbandry.

Tourists can play part in lifting standards of living

 VietNamNet Bridge – It's not a surprising fact to hear that Viet Nam has become one of the main booming destinations in Asia. The number of international arrivals in 2012 grew by 13.86 per cent over 2011,

NA considers lowering 2014 growth target

To avoid a potential return to high-inflation and macro-economic instability, some lawmakers suggested the 2014 growth target should drop to a more moderate 5.5 per cent, cutting half a percentage point from the original target of 6 per cent.

Truong Thi May's national dress at Miss Universe

 VietNamNet Bridge – Photos of Truong Thi May’s national dress at the 2013 Miss Universe have been released.

IMF: Gov’t succeeds in regaining macroeconomic stability

VietNamNet Bridge – IMF Resident Representative for Viet Nam Sanjay Kalra applauded on the Government’s success in stabilizing the macroeconomy, curbing with the inflation rate and accelerating the export turnover.

Ha Noi domestic help agencies off the pace

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dang Thuy Dung, a resident in Ha Noi City's Cau Giay District, made several attempts to find a domestic housekeeper to take care of her one-year-old child earlier this month.

Vietnam “provides” 1 million computers to international botnets

 VietNamNet Bridge – About 1 million computers in Vietnam has “joined” the international botnet, delivering 3.33 billion spam messages per day. They can become the “springboard” for hackers to attack the national information systems.

Schools get embarrassed with education renovation

 VietNamNet Bridge – The new enrolment regulations applied to the 2013-2014 academic year have embarrassed schools.

VND depreciation won’t be sharp enough to give people a start

 VietNamNet Bridge – No one thinks that the dong would be devaluated by 2 percent by the end of the year. In general, Vietnam would need more than 3 months for such a big currency devaluation.