A US graduate-cum-artist who has made her home in Viet Nam is putting her skills to work to save an endangered species.

VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists have conducted seven field research projects to preserve and develop gene sources, especially that of two rare tree species, scientifically called Hopea pierrei and Sindora tonkinensis,

Vietnamese scientists believe that domestic enterprises have sufficient capability and intelligence to make the robots that serve industrial production at the prices much lower than the imports.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s economy and securities market experienced a year full of difficulties and challenges in 2012, and forecasts for this year remain gloomy.

A gigantic ceramic mosaic flag of Vietnam was built on Truong Sa Island--one so large that it was visible from space via satellite imagery such as Google Earth, and one that proclaims Vietnam’s sovereignty of Truong Sa archipelago.

There are very few job opportunities for new school graduates nowadays. A lot of young bachelors, including the ones with two or three university degrees, have to lay by their degrees in wardrobe and take the jobs as blue collar workers.

Coming across animal-shaped decorative plants in a shop in Singapore, made by a Vietnamese farmer is a real surprise for many.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Hoa from Viet Tri City in Phu Tho Province, is a very proud parent. She is filled with happiness every time her nine-year-old daughter performs some traditional xoan songs learned at school for the family.

Given the foreseen saturated urea fertilizer demand at home and increasing output, companies in the local fertilizer industry will have no other choice but to ship products overseas this year despite the challenging conditions.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite a stricter control on public investment, the Ministry of Transport last year gave sufficient funds to the key traffic projects, but they are still moving at a snail’s pace.

 The UN Security Council on Tuesday strongly condemned the third underground nuclear test conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK),

Not only popular ice cream brands which target popular customers, high end brands have also eyed the Vietnamese market.

Le Thi Thu Nhuong, 14, first learned about the dangers of unexploded ordnances four years ago, during a summer camp at the Danaan Parry Landmine Education Centre in her native province of Quang Tri.

"Tomorrow my mom will go to Hanoi for medical treatment, please arrange a husband and his parents to visit my parents with me," a young woman named Huong who currently works at a bank in Hanoi called to request such a post- wedding service.

 Serena Williams moved to within two wins of becoming world number one for the first time in two-and-a-half years after reaching the third round of the Qatar Open here on Tuesday.

Every weekend, Hanoians have a chance to enjoy a LUALA concert along the pavement on Ly Thai To Street, conducted by a violin prodigy named Xuan Huy, who is the soul of the concert.

Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province’s Department of Transport has said four more seaport projects, namely Vung Tau Petro, Cai Mep-Thi Vai International, SSIT and the first phase of Gemalink, will be operational this year.

From ancient times, the market was sticking to Vietnamese people's lives and a place to show the cultural life of the people. Bellow are the most special markets in Vietnam.

 Pakistan Monday conducted a successful test fire of a short range Surface to Surface Missile Hatf IX (NASR), which can carry nuclear warheads, the military said.

Among young artists who play stringed instruments in Vietnam, Bui Cong Duy is known as a phenomenon, particularly after he won first prize at the International Tchaikovsky Music Competition for Young Violinists in Russia in 1997.

Reasoning that the output of alumina of the Tan Rai and Nhan Co bauxite factories is low, it is unnecessary to build the deep water port of Ke Ga in Binh Thuan province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The latest figures from the Vietnam Cancer Association show that 150,000 new cases of cancer are reported in the country every year and 75,000 die of the disease.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With a lot of Vietnamese guest workers overstaying their visa, South Korea has decided to give no quota for labor import from Vietnam this year, according to local media.

Accepting to pay 30-50 percent higher than the market prices, foreign investors have shown their strong determination to buy the stocks of Vietnamese enterprises now, when the stock prices are at the deepest low.

VietNamNet Bridge - The ancient village of Dong Hoa Hiep in Tien Giang Province is well known for its beautiful scenery formed by the calm Cai Be River and ancient houses amid orchards that are lush and laden with fruit all year round.