Stilt houses of the Phu La

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Phu La, a Tibeto-Burman language group, lives in mountainous areas of Lao Cai, Lai Chau, Son La and Dien Bien provinces in the north. Its population is nearly 11,000.

Super-cars in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – A tycoon in the plastic industry is believed to be the owner of the largest and most valuable collection of super-cars in Vietnam, with many cars worth a million of US dollars.

A caged bear bites two arms of 5-year-old boy

 VietNamNet Bridge – Seeing a bear in the cage in his uncle’s home, a five-year-old boy in Phu Tho moved closer to the cage to feed the bear, but his two arms were bitten by the bear.

“Running Man” ranks first in Hanoi Vertical Run

 VietNamNet Bridge – Losing a toenail in the conquest of the 72-storey building in Hanoi, the “Running Man” Vu Xuan Tien still won the top spot in the competition for amateur runners at the age of 12 to 29.

Vietnam to have 150 rice exporters by 2015

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will have at most 150 rice exporters with close connection with major production areas by 2015, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Pay-TV market: old soldiers afraid of rookies

 VietNamNet Bridge – The appearance of the new comers Viettel and FPT on the pay-TV market could be a threat to the big guys SCTV and VCTV.

Investing in university education is now in fashion

People-founded universities keep complaining that they cannot enroll students. However, more and more universities still have been established, while junior colleges have been insisting on being upgraded into universities.

Japanese bio-cafe offers green alternative to tourist dining

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three years ago, Usuda Raiko from Japan's Kawazaki City opened her own cafe and settled down for a peaceful life in Hoi An City.

Villas in Da Lat to be sold for building administrative complex

 VietNamNet Bridge – The authorities of Lam Dong province will auction and rent some state-owned villas in the city of Da Lat to raise funding for the construction of the central administration complex.

Happy Mid-autumn Festival in Hanoi

Besides lantern parade, serving out mid-autumn festival cakes and fruits, admiring the full moon on the 15th day of lunar August, in Hanoi, people experience the full moon atmosphere several weeks ago.

Inflation woes hit poor migrants hardest

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is 8pm in a poor hamlet on the outskirts of Ha Noi. Inside a very small house, Nguyen Thi Tinh hurriedly prepares dinner for her family.

Visiting Tram Chim National Park by boat

 VietNamNet Bridge - As the residence of the red-headed cranes, the Tram Chim National Park promises to be an attractive destination for exploration in the southwestern region of Vietnam.

CAAV seeks to woo int’t airlines to smaller airports

 VietNamNet Bridge – The fees of airport services will be lowered in the coming time to attract airlines to five smaller international airports in the country,

HCM City to present municipality model to Gov’t this month

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC government will present its scheme of piloting the model of municipality administration to the Government late this month to seek backing.

Young inventor weaves a brighter future

 VietNamNet Bridge – Recently, hundreds of households in the northern province of Ha Nam have been able to raise their incomes and living standards thanks to a simple machine invented by the son of a village weaver.

Vietnam Festival to take place in Japan

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Festival 2013 will be organized in Tokyo on September 14-15 and in Nagoya on September 21-22 as part of activities to celebrate 40 years of establishing Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties.

Central bank tightens control over banks’ network expansion

There are numerous bank branches and transaction offices in big cities, while more and more “banking streets” have risen. However, the State Bank has vowed to tighten the control over banks’ network development.

Project director suspended for poor-quality highway

Executive Director of the Ho Chi Minh Highway Project Management Unit (PMU) – Mr. Nguyen Minh Hai has been suspended for problems related to the quality of Highway 14, the section from Kon Tum to Pleiku.

Discover Ham Lon Mount during holiday

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ham Lon (Pig Jaw) is a mount in the range of Doc Ton in Soc Son District, Hanoi. This is a quite familiar place to young people, particularly those who are intending to conquer the Fansipan – the highest mountain in Indochina.

Voyager 1 becomes first man-made object to leave solar system: NASA

 U.S. space agency NASA said Thursday that its Voyager 1 spacecraft has become the first human-made object to venture into interstellar space.

Vietnam to update railway system

 Transport officials and experts agree that Vietnam must build new north-south express railways, while upgrading the old ones, in order to meet  market demands.

The Muong lords' 21st century minder

VietNamNet Bridge – The northern province of Hoa Binh is often referred to as the cradle of Muong ethnic culture. As a result, there are many collectors of antiques from the ancient Muong people in the region, but Bui Thanh Binh stands head

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 14/9

 SBV releases more gold into market;  Experts discuss re-structuring rice production, exports; Eight-month auto imports rise sharply; Ho Chi Minh City takes lead in FDI attraction

New rule enables VAMC to auction bad debt

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State Bank of Vietnam has just issued Circular 19 regulating operations of the Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC), giving it the mandate to auction bad debts at credit institutions.

Three top spending countries when traveling in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – The U.S., South Korea and Australia are the countries with the highest contribution to the tourism industry in Vietnam.