Trekking up Nui Dai Nam Gieng

Nui Dai Nam Gieng (Long Mountain, Five Wells) in An Giang Province is famous for old wells and ancient temples where travelers can hear mysterious folklores and get closer to nature.

"Underworld 4" opens with $25.4 mln to dominate N. America box office

"Underworld: Awakening" is projected to dominate the North America box office this weekend with a better-than-expected opening of 25.4 million dollars, followed by Lucasfilm's latest production "Red Tails," as the market is poised

Hanoi to develop road flyovers to ease traffic congestion

Hanoi is currently focused on developing a network of road flyovers across the city so as to ease the growing traffic congestion which is worsening day by day, what with an ever increasing population and a surge in the number of vehicles.

Thai art collector’s love for Vietnamese paintings

VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition of paintings of famous Vietnamese artists from the private collection of Thai art collector, Mr. Tira Vanichtheeranont, was displayed at the HCMC Fine Arts Museum in October 2011.

Russia's space programs fully financed until 2016: company

The Russian government has fully financed its space research programs until 2016, including two Moon expeditions, a leading Russian aerospace company Lavochkin said Tuesday.

January exports reach US$6.5 billion

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam earned US$6.5 billion in exports in January, down by 28.5 percent from last December and 11.1 percent for the same period last year, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 25/1

 Overseas Vietnamese attend peace ceremony in France; Gold shop stays locked as fire consumes 1st floor; Nghe An man uses knife to rob gold, nabbed; Argentina helps search for missing in Viet Nam

President pays Tet visit to workers in Dong Nai

VietNamNet Bridge – President Truong Tan Sang visited workers at their enterprises and guesthouses in the southern province of Dong Nai on Jan. 24, the second day of the Lunar New Year.

A lot of big real estate projects lost “.com” domain names

Nearly 100 percent of the real estate projects of the famous groups in Vietnam have lost the “.com” domain names coinciding with the names of the projects.

VN, Italy start visa exemption agreement

An agreement on visa exemption for diplomatic passport holders signed between the Vietnamese and Italian Governments took effect as of Jan. 20, 2012.

Japanese jazz fusion group set to tour

VietNamNet Bridge – Unit Asia, a jazz group from Japan will have their first concert in Viet Nam on February 3 and 5 in Ha Noi and HCM City, respectively.

Figures show gloomy future of motorbike market

The statistics released by the General Statistics Office (GSO) recently can talk about the future of the market and the motorbike industry in Vietnam.

The bad stories in the education sector in 2011

Bad behaviors of teachers, problematic students’ morality, and the “achievement disease” remain the big existing problems in the education sector.

Expatriate zitherist presents Vietnamese traditional music to the world

VietNamNet Bridge – Music lovers are surprised to see zitherist Van Anh use the ‘Dan Tranh’ a Vietnamese traditional sixteen-stringed zither to play Japanese music so absorbingly.

Overseas Vietnamese contribute to economic development

VietNamNet Bridge – As part of the development of the overseas Vietnamese community, expatriate businessmen strive to integrate and make practical contributions to their host countries and the homeland.

Party sets goals for infrastructure development

The fourth meeting of the 11th Party Central Committee has issued a resolution on infrastructure construction in an attempt to advance Viet Nam's goal of becoming an industrialised and modernised country by 2020.

Gold recovers as dollar further dips

Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rebounded on Friday, as U.S. dollar lost more ground against other major currencies, increasing the appeal of gold as an alternative asset.

Foreign investors wait around Vietnam’s laws

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese law changes very quickly, which makes businessmen and particularly foreign investors to not timely to turn their hand.

China Rolls out Low-cost Maglev Trains

A locomotive producer in central China's Hunan province on Friday rolled out a low-cost magnetically levitated (maglev) train that is more environmental-friendly than conventional ones.

70% chance Tokyo region to be hit by large quake: institute

The University of Tokyo's Earthquake Research Institute said Monday the risk of a big earthquake hitting the southern Kanto region including Tokyo in the next four years is as high as 70 percent.

Prizes, auctions aim to attract viewers to dog racing events

The man who first brought dog racing into Viet Nam expects to expand it to other localities around the country, with the first new course to open in Ha Tinh Province.

Financial reform gathers pace

The newly-appointed Governor of the State Bank of Viet Nam, Nguyen Van Binh, discusses the past year of ups and downs for the financial market and answers questions on plans to reform the banking system this year.

Local banks to march to overseas markets

Several local banks are readying themselves for strategic moves to invest in other countries, focusing first on neighboring markets and then on those destinations where their customers are moving to, said central bank officials.

District 10 enrolls all pre-schoolers

VietNamNet Bridge – District 10 has become HCM City's first locality to achieve the target of sending all five-year-old children to school.

Rural shoppers turn to VN products

A programme to popularise high-quality Vietnamese products in rural areas begun three years ago has achieved great success.