Parks and lakes in Hanoi have become narrower, giving place to car parking lots, shops and convenience stores. Hanoians have to lead a busy industrial life and they do not have fresh air to breathe.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 1,000 delegates from 62 countries and territories around the globe are attending the 97th World Congress of Esperanto (UK97), which opened in Hanoi on July 29.

 An English book titled Vietnamese Contemporary Art by two Ha Noi-based critics has been published by the Tri Thuc (Knowledge) Publishing House.

VietNamNet Bridge – During his meals or on the way, Rick Passaro always thought about things that are related to langurs, because he knew that langurs need him.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Though Vietnam always strives to curb the trade deficit, economists have said that the low excess of imports over exports at 58 million dollars in the first seven months of the year should be seen as a worry than a joy.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of bamboo-made electric poles have become threats for drivers on National Highway 32 for nearly ten years.

The fierce competition for skilled labor between software outsourcers has led to a rising trend of job hopping in this industry.

 China’s first ambassador to ASEAN, Yang Xiuping, arrived in the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta on July 27 to take up her duties.

 Shoe export contracts dry up; Ministry eyes ways to stimulate production; Hyundai announces sole VN distributor; Shipping firms face bankruptcy; Provinces ordered to inspect coal mines

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Thua Thien – Hue Province's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has approved a project to better manage the xich lo (pedicabs) operating in Hue City.

VietNamNet Bridge – If Russia fulfills all the commitments it made when joining the World Trade Organization (WTO), there would be the great advantages Vietnam can take to boost exports to Russia.

 Antiquities representing Oc Eo Culture are on display at the Viet Nam National Museum of History in an exhibition that presents a wide-ranging introduction to an important civilisation in the history of the country.

Vietnam and Russia have agreed to elevate their relations to comprehensive strategic partnership to meet their development demands and their people’s aspirations while contributing to peace, stability and prosperity in the Asian-Pacific region...

 VietNamNet Bridge – High requirement investment rate, high bank loan interest rate and the small market, all make investors hesitant to develop instant coffee products.

Visits to Buon Don Village are memorable for an experience of a lifetime – riding on the back on an elephant.

Bad nutrition has led to a sharp increase in childhood obesity among students of urban schools.

VietNamNet Bridge - There are many species of kingfishers in Vietnam. Let’s discover them.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese judokas Van Ngoc Tu failed in his first performance at the London Olympics, while swimmer Anh Vien and gunman Hoang Xuan Vinh were not successful in women’s 400m individual medley and men’s air pistol.

 VietNamNet Bridge –  Experts have urged primary schools to set up psychological counselling offices to help them overcome problems and enhance their learning.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Even before we set out, I knew this trip to Con Dao was going to be a deeper experience than usual, literally. But there was no mystery to it.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Australia and New Zealand have committed high tariff preferences to Vietnam. However, the exports to the two markets remain modest.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and a Vietnamese delegation attended the World Economic Forum on East Asia 2012, which focused on “Shaping the Region’s Future Through Connectivity.”

 VietNamNet Bridge – While veterinary staff working at the grassroots level of communes are considered as playing a key role in control of diseases among cattle and poultry, there are very few support policies for these workers.

VietNamNet Bridge – In the last five months, the public has been captured by many cases related to the wildlife in Vietnam. Because of greedy and lack of knowledge of related people, many rare animals of Vietnam were killed.