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.

Top State enterprise officials sacked for salary violations

VietNamNet Bridge – The Sub-commission for Publicity an Education under HCM City's Party Committee yesterday announced punishments for the eight officials who awarded themselves excessive payments while heading four State-owned enterprises last year.

‘Fierce' rock stars to shake HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – Four well-known rock bands hope to take HCM City by storm tomorrow, Sept 14.

Phung and Hung compete at World chess tournament

 VietNamNet Bridge – The two Vietnamese chess stars Vo Thi Kim Phung and Nguyen Thi Mai Hung are competing in the World Junior Chess Championship which started yesterday in Hatay Province, Turkey.

Thai Binh police ends hunt for gunman

VietNamNet Bridge – Thai Binh police on September 12 announced end to the hunt for a gunman who killed one person and wounded four others at the Thai Binh City land fund development centre.

Wacky Ig Nobel prizes show the funny side of science

 The tongue-in-cheek Ig Nobel awards were handed to dozens of scientists, including those who confirmed drunk people think they are more attractive and studied the onion enzyme that makes us cry.

Ly withdraws from the post of V-League chief organizer

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Head of the V-League organizing committee for the last two seasons – Mr. Tran Duy Ly - has stepped down.

In pictures: Saigonese struggle on flooded roads

 VietNamNet Bridge – Downpours lasted from noon till evening on September 12, turning many roads in HCM City into small rivers. Hundreds of vehicles were stalled, many people fell into "potholes", drenched in the dark, stinking water.