VietNamNet Bridge – A new traditional-theatre performance staged twice a month at HCM City's Opera House is attracting a growing number of foreign viewers.

  VietNamNet Bridge – This hen lays eggs but it crows like a rooster, making many curious people come to watch.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Water levels in many rivers passing through the central region of Viet Nam have risen to an alarming level due to heavy rains brought in by Tropical Storm Gaemi that hit the area over the weekend.

VietNamNet Bridge - Villas of Vietnamese moguls rarely appear on the media, like their owners. But when such pictures are published, they immediately impress the public by their majestic luxury.

Annual peace run celebrates capital city's liberation; Haiphong hosts National Sport Aerobics Championships; Top players ready to serve up an ace at national tennis event; Fate of Navibank football club hangs in the balance

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh won the Chinese Taipei Open after beating the hosts' Tien Chen Chou 2-0 in the final yesterday, Oct 7.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Thi Binh won a gold medal and set a national record in the women's marathon at the National Athletics Championships in Ha Noi on Saturday.

Modern design, eye-catching display, rich contents, the Vietnam Women's Museum is appreciated by many foreign visitors as the most attractive tourist destinations in 2012 because it "provides the real insight into women".

 VietNamNet Bridge - Deputy General Director of the General Department of Sports and Physical Training Pham Van Tuan has been elected as the Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

Twenty five foreign logistics service providers have been present in Vietnam, a modest number if compared with the 1000 operational Vietnamese companies in the field.

 The protests that have rocked Tehran over Iran's plunging currency expose an undercurrent of tension and the effects of sanctions, analysts say, but do not yet signal a real threat to the regime.

Vietnam participates in Francophone activities; Vietnam strives for strong ties with Nigeria, Ecuador; Vietnamese delegation at anti-corruption conference; German Governor visits VN-Germany University

  VietNamNet Bridge – The phenomenal example of legendary teacher Nguyen Ngoc Ky can make many people feel ashamed of themselves.

 This year's Nobel prize season kicks off Monday with rumours suggesting the peace prize could go to Egypt's Maggie Gobran for helping Cairo's poor, Afghan burka opponent Sima Samar or US scholar Gene Sharp.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 13th National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee has offered its opinions on a resolution regarding the process, procedures and methods for votes of confidence on people in positions elected or approved

Vietnamese billionaires all wish to obtain Dendrobium farinatum, the newly discovered orchid species in Vietnam which is believed to bring good luck to the owners.

  The city police reported that 46 cases of goods were stolen while being transported in containers to HCM City since early last year, representing total losses of VND27 billion (US$1.3 million).

VietNamNet Bridge - An official of the Lottery Company of Phu Yen Province said many people in Phu Yen won the lottery of great value on October 7. Specifically, 23 people have received the special prizes with the number 06868.

 VietNamNet Bridge - "In the home of Vietnamese, why there are no Vietnamese sculptural works?" To answer this question, a "landing" in the true sense of nine young sculptors has brought about a new spirit.

The State Bank of Vietnam has stated that commercial banks will have to “make a break with gold” from November 25, but it has not said about how to deal with the 400 tons of gold people now keep under their pillow.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hotels in HCMC constantly complain about low occupancy despite average room rates of 3-5 star hotels in the first nine months rising 1% year-on-year at VND1,995,000 per night.

Vietnam urban parents have been rushing to bring the children to the classes where students can approach a modern way of learning math.

Enterprises have just begun making products for Tet sale season since October, while they should have started in September like in previous years. The anticipated low demand has made producers shrink back.

Many farmers in the southern province of Tra Vinh recently planted a species of grass that had not been tested in Vietnam yet. The local authorities have decided to seize the whole seeds and recommended farmers to not grow it.

  The northern province of Bac Giang on October 6 received a UNESCO certificate recognising a collection of woodblocks at Vinh Nghiem pagoda as part of the world documentary heritage of Asia-Pacific.