VietNamNet Bridge – Dien Bien Phu's importance transcends national borders, delivering a warning against undue interference in other nations' affairs as well as a universal message of peace, says French historian Alain Ruscio

 Black bean beetles torment Dong Nai; 36 die in traffic accidents during national holidays; Massive fire breaks out at industrial zone; Hai Phong police seizes over 1kg of drug; Bac Lieu chairman Pham Hoang Be dies

 The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) presented the engineering Excellence Award to the Rong (Dragon) Bridge which spans the Han River in the central city.

 Local fashion designer heads for Audi Star Creation final; Global kites to adorn Vietnam’s southern sky; VN Embassy in the UK receives public screening films; Hanoi heritage club honours youth cultural values

Tran Huu Trang Awards winners announced; Chinese crowned as best presenter on Ha Long Bay; Vietnamese food featured on boat trip on Seine River; Vietnamese culture in spotlight in Czech capital

 Ancient ceramic sculptures on display in Hanoi; Fine arts festival 2014 cultivates creativity among youths; Quang Ninh exhibition spotlights fishing culture; Flower festival to brighten up port city

 VietNamNet Bridge – The movie Song Cung Lich Su (Living with History) was released in Ha Noi on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Officers and soldiers of Military Zone 2 are preparing for the upcoming parade to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the country’s victory over French forces at Dien Bien Phu on May 7.

 Haydn masterpiece to be sung in HCM City; French artist keen on Vietnamese culture; Hungarian folk dances in Hanoi; Uruguayan guitar duo perform in Hanoi; Sketches reveal misery of war

 New heritage tree in central Quang Ngai; HCM City promotes reading; Summer book fair held at museum; Beauty of Ao Dai shines at Hue Festival; 2014 Hue Festival attracts numerous tourists; 2014 Hue Festival attracts numerous tourists

 France to host Vietnam Film Festival in July; Canadian painter unveils for one night only; S Korean Youtube sensation to sing in City; Songkran festival at Saigon Outcast; New York rapper set to drop beats

American singer Kyo York has released a music video called Ha Trang (white autumn), a well-known song by the late music composer Trinh Cong Son, on Youtube in commemoration of Son’s upcoming death anniversary.

 Vietnam’s museums to display artifacts in New York; MPK opens photo exhibition in Hue; Art exhibition marks changes of HCM and Lyon cities; Vietnamese bartenders to compete in regional contest

 Five persons are critical after mushroom poisoning; Bid to smuggle spurious fragrances into HCM City intercepted; Dog fighting rings sprout up in Vietnam; Purple heron released into Tram Chim national park

HCM City stirs-up interest in South African culture; Local students sketch historic Long Bien bridge; Art show celebrates creativity with do paper; HCM City festival shows beauty of Ao Dai; Japan Cherry blossom festival fascinates local youth

VietNamNet Bridge – General Vo Nguyen Giap, the legendary war hero of Viet Nam and also famously referred in the West as the "Red Napoleon" passed away on October 4, 2013 in a military hospital in Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge introduces a collection of photos of the legendary General Vo Nguyen Giap with foreign friends. The photos were taken by Viet Nam News Agency staff.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The General Staff Command of the Dien Bien Phu campaign in Muong Phang, A1 and D1 hills, De Castries trench... had the footprints of General Vo Nguyen Giap but from now on they will be absent from his image forever.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign media and public opinions have affirmed that General Vo Nguyen Giap, who passed away on October 4 at the age of 103, will live forever in the hearts of foreign friends and peoples.

VietNamNet Bridge - Catherine Karnow, the only Western reporter who was permitted to exclusively interview General Vo Nguyen Giap and follow him to Dien Bien Phu in 1994, has special memories of General Giap.