VietNamNet Bridge – The cool cold and fragile rains have created a land filled with the colors of flowers all the year round.

 Exports to hit US$ 131 bln in 2013; Trade performance in first nine months reviewed; Hanoi fails to deal with abandoned land; Vietnam still has edge over Myanmar, VinaCapital; Green code for new buildings

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam exports large amounts of rice, yet millions of rice farmers do not profit from their hard work, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat said.

The banks’ move of pouring big money into corporate bonds, in the eyes of analysts, is a form of providing loans to businesses. Analysts have warned that it will be very difficult to settle the bad debts from the bond investments.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Sapa Flower Forest, Friend Welcome Panpine Melody and H’mong Panpine Festival are the themes of the Sapa street festival 2013.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev will visit Vietnam from October 27-31 to affirm the country’s desire to foster the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Ceramic works by Phan Thanh Son are on display in the exhibition "Playing with soil II" at 16 Ngo Quyen Exhibition House, Hanoi, which will close on November 4.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ron Beman, an American war veteran returned to Viet Nam last year to search for a Vietnamese girl in Nui Thanh District in Quang Nam Province. His main "key" was a 47-year-old black and white photo.

 VietNamNet Bridge – FIFA instructor Jan Poulsen has urged Vietnamese football authorities to build a longer and stronger national league and invest in extensive youth training programmes to move Vietnamese football forwards.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of businesses have unexpectedly received a demand to pay tax arrears worth of up to billions of dong. The businesses complain that they are the victims of the unclear legal documents.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More and more scientists leave research institutes for enterprises, where they can find better jobs. How will the scientific research institutes operate without scientists?

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Thi Huong, a resident in Ha Noi's Trung Yen apartment building, seldom visits the market to buy food like other housewives in the city.

VietNamNet Bridge – Duong Chi Dung’s corruption case at Vinalines has aroused great public criticism and the punishment he gets will measure the country’s anti-corruption will, one official has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Lao Cai provincial authorities have decided to eliminate the wood processing workshops in the forests, or near the forests, in an effort to protect the local forests from illegal lumberjacks.

It’s that time of year again when ghosts and ghouls walk freely through the city, heading on nights out to celebrate Halloween (October 31).

 VietNamNet Bridge - One of the most famous orchestras in the world – the Orchestre de Paris  - will have a performance at the HCM City Opera House on the evening of October 30.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The rustic but attractive images of the daily life in all regions in Vietnam were shot and shared by foreign visitors on the National Geographic.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is quite a surprise that the stories about General Vo Nguyen Giap, the legendary general and national hero cannot be found in school textbooks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Visiting the Cai Rang floating market in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho, visitors will be immersed in the miniature world of the southwestern region.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Covering approximately 3.000m2, there are hundreds of graves of whales. Fishermen worship whales like dead men. This is the largest cemetery for whales in Vietnam.

Ever younger people are suffering strokes, according to two studies published on Thursday that warned death, disability and illness from strokes could double by 2030, partly due to unhealthy lifestyles.

Diep Lam Anh and Tran Thi Thu Hien were named winners of the reality show The Amazing Race Vietnam 2013 winning a cash prize of VND300 million last week.

A multipurpose patrol boat with number code of CSB 8001 has been handed over to the defence ministry's Marine Police High Command in the northern province of Hai Phong today.

 Rising food costs bump up CPI in major cities; SBV restarts USD buy-back scheme; Auto show strikes upbeat note; Chinese firms to display produce; EU sends funding for local SMEs

VietNamNet Bridge – Lawmakers on October 24 focused on economic growth while discussing three topics: the socio-economic situation this year, the results of the first three-year implementation of the five-year plan 2011-15,