Vietnam: a magnet for Eastern European airliners

A new wave of Eastern European airliners offering services connecting Vietnam to their countries has emerged, said Do Xuan Quang, CEO of airline dealer Vector Aviation.

Banking and finance pay highest salaries in 2011

The Ministry of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has announced that labourers’ average salary reached VND3.84 million (USD182.54) per month in 2011.

The ‘Ghost Cave' a combination of history and beauty

Hang Ma, or Ghost Cave, is located in the highlands, Coc Village, Nam Xuan Commune, Quan Hoa District. It is sandwiched between the two imposing mountains of Pha Phung and Pha Hang.

Antarctic ship blaze survivors return home

Sixteen of the 18 Vietnamese survivors from the South Korean fishing vessel Jeong Woo 2 that caught fire in Antarctic waters on January 11 returned to Vietnam this noon.

Living in a land where time stands still

Lung Tao Commune in the rocky northern plateau of Dong Van is home to 3,400 ethnic Mong people. Despite rapid changes going on in the world around them, they are holding on to their age-old traditions and customs.

Wrestling in Sinh Village

According to legend, the wrestling festival in Sinh village, in Phu Mau Commune, Phu Vang District, Thua Thien-Hue Province has existed for over 500 years. It is considered the greatest and oldest martial arts festival in the South.

Vietnam tries to restrict the establishment of “airlines on paper”

The aviation market in Vietnam is going to be ruled by a new legal framework which stipulates stricter, but more flexible regulations which allow to ease difficulties for the airlines.

Personal information: who sells, who buys?

The security agencies have discovered three individuals in HCM City who sold personal information of other people. However, in fact, the personal information market has been bustling for a long time.

Vietnamese try to regenerate water waste

The water waste recycled under a filtration technology developed by the HCM City University of Technology can be used to flush toilets, water plants, extinguish fire, water roads, and re-landscape the city.

The moving school stories which touched audience in 2011

Despite a lot of difficulties, a lot of Vietnamese students still go to school on thorny roads. Local newspapers have reviewed moving stories about the students in 2011.

Festival marks Ngoc Hoi-Dong Da victory

Tens of thousands of people from all regions of the country have flocked to the Quang Trung Museum in Phu Phong Town, Tay Son District, central Binh Dinh Province to join a festival marking the 223rd anniversary of the Ngoc Hoi-Dong Da victory.

Weekend outdoor classical music concerts popular in Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge – Since November 2011, classical music masterpieces have come closer to music lovers in weekend performances in front of the Music Publishing House office on Ly Thai To Street in Hanoi, every Saturday and Sunday.

Apple beats Google in U.S. smartphone market: study

Apple overtook Google's Android to become the leading smartphone platform in the United States in the fourth quarter of 2011, thanks to strong demand for its latest iPhone model, said a study released on Wednesday.

WB boosts assistance for emerging countries in Europe and Asia

The World Bank said on Wednesday it was making 27 billion U.S. dollars in funding available for countries of emerging Europe and Central Asia to help them weather the euro zone crisis.

Mimic battle, a new pastime of Saigonees

VietNamNet Bridge – Paintball is a new game in HCM City but it has quickly become a favorite  weekend hobby of many young people, especially office employees.

A growth recipe for the next decade

It is time to hammer out appropriate policies and institutions to restructure the economy, cultivate intensive growth, strengthen social security and protect the environment

Farm exports face tough year

Agricultural exports will face a lot of difficulties next year due to the ongoing global financial crisis and economic downturn, experts say.

Cloud computing to boom

Cloud computing technology solution providers have predicted that Viet Nam's information technology industry will witness a sudden change in the awareness and application of the technology in the businesses sector and Government in 2012.

Tet 2012 brings interesting array of Vietnamese films

VietNamNet Bridge – This Tet holiday season an interesting array of Vietnamese films has been lined up for audiences, having great cinematic content as well as a joyful comedy that audiences are sure to enjoy.

Hong River drops lowest level in 100 years

Water level in the Hong River, which flows through the provinces of Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Phu Tho, Vinh Phuc and Hanoi has dropped to its lowest level in a hundred years, as recorded on Jan. 25.

11-month girl dies of suspected meningitis

VietNamNet Bridge – An 11-month old girl from the central province of Quang Tri died from suspected meningitis on January 20. If confirmed, it will be the first case in Vietnam in 2012.

National park draws anglers to wetland fisherman's paradise

Every weekend, hundreds of people flock to the U Minh Thuong National Park in the southern province of Kien Giang to fish as a leisure activity. Here there are different kinds of huge fish far beyond their wildest dreams.

Tet in my native village

VietNamNet Bridge – The lucky money in the village is not as much as in the city but it is very interesting to receive it.

UN chief vows to help build "safer, more secure world"

UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon said here on Wednesday that he wants his team "to look deeply at the world and our work today," in order to help build "a safer and more secure world" in the face of multiple crises such as climate change,

Money giving - a nice New Year custom

VietNamNet Bridge – Giving money on the occasion of New Year, with desires that better things will happen in future, has become an indispensable custom of the Vietnamese during the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.