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Swallowing some snakes

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese cuisine is one of the country’s biggest tourist attractions, but there are some dishes you need a bit of courage to eat, like snake meat.

Doctor breaths life into hospital

 VietNamNet Bridge – Patient care at Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital in central Quang Nam Province has improved greatly.

Ca Mau develops new agricultural models

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau has developed models that apply advanced farming techniques and increase co-operation among stakeholders in production and consumption.

Box culverts stop stench from drainage channels

 VietNamNet Bridge – When it comes to the An Kim Hai drainage channel, Pham Huu has seen just about all there is to see.

Japanese director continues to make films in VN

Japanese Ken Ochiai is currently working in Vietnam, Japan and the US. He graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He was honoured with the title of New American Filmmaker at the Hawaii International Film Festival and received ...

SPYO aims to inspire love for classical music

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Saigon Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (SPYO) debuted in HCM City with the goal of rejuvenating symphonic music and introducing a musical genre that is not well known or easily accessed by the public. 

An American taps his Vietnamese roots, finds himself

 VietNamNet Bridge – Daniel Nguyen Hoai Tien is not Vietnamese. He wasn’t born in Vietnam, nor is he a citizen.

Literature - a bridge between cultures

 VietNamNet Bridge – If Vietnamese literature wants to find a place overseas, writers need to start finding publishers. So what should we do to approach foreign publishers?

Underwater archaeology leads the way to old civilisations

Treasures sinking in the seabed for centuries reveal much information about the civilisations in the past. Archaeologists salvaged them from the shipwrecks and now show the public the important position of Vietnam

Dress for the pagoda, not the dancefloor

 VietNamNet Bridge – It’s a story that never seems to go away. Year after year we hear and see the same things.

You can live on love and thin air: a ‘revolutionary’

 VietNamNet Bridge – One day in April 2002, Pham Ngoc Canh wrote the ultimate love letter of his life.

Pham Nhat Vuong quits Vinhomes’ chairman position

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vinhomes Joint Stock Company, a member of property developer Vingroup, has appointed Nguyen Dieu Linh as the new chairman of the board of directors, starting February 28.

Traffic restricted along Hanoi – Lang Son National Highway 1 on Saturday

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vehicles would be banned from using National Highway 1 from Hanoi to Dong Dang Town in the northern province of Lang Son from 8am to 5pm on Saturday,

HCM City unable to get vehicles off roads

 VietNamNet Bridge – Though HCM City stopped licensing self-modified three- and four-wheeled vehicles 10 years ago, a large number of them remain in use in the city for goods delivery.

First Vietnamese artist to join top floral designer competition

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bao Hoai Nam, founder of Lavender Flower and Peony Home, will be the first and only Vietnamese artist joining the FTDWorldcup 2019, a top interfloral designer competition.

Vietnamese midfielder Xuan Truong is expected to shine in AFC Champions League

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese midfielder Luong Xuan Truong was named by the-afc.com as one of 10 new signings who can make an impact for their teams in the Asian Football Confederation Champions League.

Twenty-six designers take part in Ao Dai Festival in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty-six famous ao dai (Vietnamese traditional long dress) designers will participate in the sixth annual Áo Dài Festival in HCM City to be held from March 2-17.

Peace or not, Vietnam plays perfect host

 VietNamNet Bridge – The second round of talks between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended early, with both sides unable to make concrete progress on denuclearisation. 

The Breakdown of the Second Trump-Kim Summit: First Take

 VietNamNet Bridge – The unexpected breakdown of the second summit meeting between President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un may be explained by two main factors.

DPRK delegation enjoys dishes at Ngon Garden in Hanoi

A delegation from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea led by Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea and Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the WPK Ri Su-yong arrived for a luncheon