VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Tam, 23, is a slim young woman with a pretty face. At first glance, no one would guess she is a strong boxer on the Hanoi and national teams. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nothing conjures up a perfect spring afternoon more than a beautiful field of canola flowers shining as bright as the sunshine above.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some 11 reservoirs and several seasonal dams in the southern central province of Ninh Thuan have dried out, leaving 1,700 households without clean water.

Any unilateral actions by any other country in Vietnam’s two archipelagoes in the East Sea – Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) – without the consent of Vietnam are invalid and illegal, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City’s book companies and publishers will organise a series of activities to mark Viet Nam Book Day on April 21 and World Book and Copyright Day on April 23.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Duong Tri Thanh was elected chairman of the Viet Nam Canoeing, Rowing and Sailing Federation (VCRSF) in its meeting in Hanoi yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The country’s highest ranking tennis player, Ly Hoang Nam will face current national champion Pham Minh Tuan in the semi-final of the Viet Nam Tennis Federation Pro Tour.

People in the capital have made preparations for the upcoming four-day (from April 28 - May 1) holiday celebrating the Reunification Day (April 30) and Labour Day (May 1), and many of them will be traveling. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some 34 million users out of 38 million pre-paid mobile phone numbers nationwide have not yet provided their personal information, including portrait photo.

Passengers buying train tickets 20 days in advance of their journey will have the price reduced, ranging from 20 per cent to 50 per cent, the Sai Gon Railway Transport JSC has announced.

 VietNamNet Bridge – We left Hanoi, travelling along the right bank of the Hong (Red) River to visit historical relics in a special complex bearing remarks of the once famous area.

American psychotherapist Douglas Holwerda, whose primary work is talk therapy for those who are dealing with life problems or mental health issues, never planned to move to Vietnam—but now he’s lived here since 2011.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The operator of a stretch of National Highway 1 in Tien Giang Province has been facing protests from truck drivers and owners for collecting toll on the highway as well as a bypass it built.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The construction sector is currently seeing the highest number of fatal work accidents, making up more than 20 per cent of the total amount of incidents across the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For the past few days, glutinous rice balls are being served in various markets and food shops in Hanoi for the traditional Cold Food Festival.

The cultural diversity of ethnic groups in the northwestern province of Son La will be highlighted at the Liberation Day (April 30) celebrations at the Viet Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay Town,

 VietNamNet Bridge – General Mai Chi Tho (1922-2007) and his comrades had to eat small rotten fishes and boiled buffalo meat that tasted like rubber when they were imprisoned at Hoa Lo Prison in 1940-1945.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Quang Tri Province Border Guard on Tuesday successfully rescued 11 victims of forced labour in a gold mining area in the province.

The Prime Minister has asked ministries and localities to boost control on unsafe seafood exports and remove poor quality aquaculture products that failed to conduct food safety regulations at import markets.

The HCM City Tourism Association has submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on further extension of visa exemption for tourists coming from the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy.