Raising pigs in a three-storey building equipped with an elevator sounds more eccentric than scientific. Pig farmer Nguyen Trong Long, however, has proven the benefits of raising pigs in clean, modern and environmentally friendly conditions, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Visitors to HCM City are well aware of the 20th century history of Independence Palace, now one of the city’s most popular tourist destinations. But most don’t know about its origins as Norodom Palace

Prof Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong, 74, former director of Tu Du Obstetrics Hospital in HCM City, was the first person in Vietnam to offer a fertility treatment in which embryos are introduced directly into the uterus,

The Viet Nam Writers Association Award for the best translation work of 2017 went to translator Le Duc Man for the work Gore ot Uma (Wit Works Woe) from the Russian language by Aleksandr Griboedov (1795-1829).

Nguyen Huu Chinh, Chief Judge of the Ha Noi Supreme People’s Court, talks to Vietnam News Agency about the Government’s resolve to give due punishment to any person using their power for their own personal interest.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For 71-year-old retired teacher Vo Thi Son, teaching and going to the pagoda every day are important routines to stay healthy and enjoy peace of mind.

Nguyen Thi That, “Queen of Vietnamese cycling” has marked 2018 by winning the country’s first-ever women’s Asian gold medal at the Asian Road & Para-Cycling Championships 2018 in Myanmar.

The 89-year-old scientist Dang Huy Huynh does not need a cape to save lives. To millions of silent trees and flowers in the middle of Hanoi or deep in Vietnam’s tropical forests, he is already a hero.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of thousands of hectares of crops in the North of the country are being watered with polluted water.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While segregation of garbage at source is considered a good way to minimise its effect on the environment, HCM City is facing many challenges in its implementation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A large amount of garbage was taken out of a drainage canal in Hanoi after pollution was reported by the media.

 VietNamNet Bridge – About 65km from the centre of the southern province of Kien Giang, the serene and unspoiled Hon Son Island is a hidden gem for the nature-loving tourists.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Independent female director Cao Thuy Nhi’s feature film on love, Nham Mat Thay Mua He (Snow in Summer), will be released today in Hokkaido, Japan.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A cold wave from the north is affecting the northern and central provinces from Friday, said the National Hydro-Meteorology Forecast Centre.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The northern province of Quang Ninh will temporarily suspend the licensing of karaoke and discotheque services throughout the province to complete planning for these activities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City Public Transport Management Centre has proposed raising the bus fares by VND1,000 (4 US cents) to recover the costs of purchasing new buses.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Poverty was the most troubling issue for the Vietnamese population in 2017, despite the country’s impressive economic growth over the last decade, said a report released on Wednesday morning.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has fined Vietnamese club FLC Thanh Hoa US$6,000 for their violation in the AFC Cup 2018.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dak Glong District People’s Court in Central Highlands province of Dak Nong on Thursday sentenced a former police major to nine months in prison for the crime of forest destruction.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People’s Court in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang has sentenced 27 defendants in a case of illegal trading of value added tax (VAT) invoices.