VietNamNet Bridge – The mountainous area of the central province of Thanh Hoa used to be called “the capital of opium.” Since then the storm of HIV has ravaged this region.

VietNamNet Bridge - In the cold of 8 degrees C, when primary students in cities are permitted to stay at home and people wear big coats and try to stay inside, there are unclothed kids despite the cold. 

There are dozens of martial arts schools in Binh Dinh, but the most famous is Phi Long Vinh School owned by Grand Master Truong Van Vinh, due to its unique performance "Ngoc tran than cong"

VietNamNet Bridge - Except for a few serials on hot issues that are polished carefully in terms of contents and technical quality, the general quality of Vietnamese TV series is going down.

In the spiritual life of the Vietnamese people, chewing betel is not only a habit and a custom but also an element of the traditional cultural values.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s consumer confidence remained fairly stagnant with one point increase to stand at 88 for the last quarter of 2012.

VietNamNet Bridge - Professor Nguyen Quang Thach is the first scientist who successfully researched and applied aeroponic technology to growing and propagating natural disease-free potatoes in Vietnam.

Vietnam has launched two communications satellites into orbit and hopes to control them without foreign assistance by March 2013.

In recent years, raising trionychid turtles (Tryonyx steinachderi) has boomed in Van Hung Village, Cat Thinh Commune, Van Chan District in Yen Bai province, bringing many households a profit of nearly VND1 billion ($50,000) each year.

Improper investment, capital, and technology policies have prevented the mechanical industry from reaching its set targets over the past ten years.

The Vietnam women football team has their sights set on the Women's World Cup 2015 and winning first place at the 27th SEA Games.

Co Loa: Special national relic; France introduces woven products in Hue; Nationwide New Year festivals draw visitors

The famous wooden sandals of Yen Xa Village in Hanoi's Thanh Tri District is being threatened in the face of tough competition.

In recent years, the time immediately following Tet has been very lucrative for fortunetellers.

Binh Dinh looks to make fisheries key growth sector; City sets target of achieving high export turnover, PM okays restructuring plan for Vinatex, Vinacomin

Nguyen Khac Phuc, a scriptwriter and film producer and commentator, talks about his recent movie and thoughts about Vietnamese contemporary literature.

Ha Noi will spend VND34.1 billion (US$1.6 million) on new technology to carry out organ transplants.

At secondary schools in Mo Duc District in the coastal province of Quang Ngai, teachers lecture every year about Viet Nam's sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago.

Famed for her irresistable voice and mastering of French love songs, Dong Lan has become a household name since dazzling in The Voice. She talks about her future plans.

Experts are calling on the Government to devalue the Vietnamese dong by three to four per cent against the US dollar, saying this adjustment would provide much-needed relief to export firms.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Images of the graceful ao dai on the streets of Saigon over the past half century ago has been archived by the famous magazine Life of the USA.

 More than 80 people from Viet Nam and around the world gathered together on their bicycles last Saturday in the name of a good cause.

Issuing local authorities bonds proves to be the only solution for localities now to cover the local budget deficit. However, this may be a big threat, according to experts.

 VietNamNet Bridge - With two strange horns on the head, this species of snakes reminds people of the legendary image of Satan.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation paid official visits to Belgium, the European Union (EU), Italy and the UK from January 17-24, 2013.