Hoang Van Ta, 53, was the first person to farm salmon in his commune in the mountainous province of Lang Son in 2007. Now he earns as much as VND4-5 billion a year from salmon.

 What do you do when you see a bomb, especially a bomb with its detonator? The answer is you run away as fast and far as you can. However, there are exceptions to this rule.

Two Vietnamese athletes booked their berths in the May 11 semi-finals of the ongoing International Federation of Muaythai Amateur World Championships in Minsk, Belarus.

Sketches and photos of Ha Noi by French author-illustrator Jean-Charles Sarrazin from 1987 and 1988 are on display in Ha Noi, accompanied by the originals of his three books recently translated into Vietnamese.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vinmec Times City International Hospital announced it has successfully performed a liver transplantation surgery from a living donor.

Certain vehicles will be banned from entering 10 different streets in Ha Noi during three rush-hour slots during the second APEC Senior Official Meeting (SOM2) from May 8-25, 

The shocking traffic accident that claimed 13 lives last weekend in the Central Highlands, and several such mishaps of late, underscore a failure to check rash driving at many levels. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dozens of tonnes of cobia in various rivers of Tan Thanh District and Vung Tau City, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, have been dying en masse for the past 10 days. 

Phan Cong Minh of Viet Nam won a gold medal in the men’s 25m standard pistol individual event at the Southeast Asian Shooting Championships at Subang Shooting Range, Malaysia, yesterday.

It is easy to miss out on Tran Thi Kim Oanh’s bun bo Hue (Hue-style beef noodle soup) stall, sandwiched as it is between very similar looking buildings on a newly-opened street in Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Importing large amounts of scrap steel is turning Viet Nam into an industrial landfill, with environmental risks coming with the waste.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Coach Hoang Anh Tuan announced yesterday which players are to compete in the FIFA U20 World Cup.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A crash between a truck and a coach in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai early yesterday claimed 12 lives and injured 33 others. 

For an unforgetable experience in watching birds and making salt, head to Bac Lieu Province, located 290km from the center of Ho Chi Minh City, a five-hour car ride away.

Vietnamese magician Huy Nguyen has been honoured with the Merlin Award, which is presented to magicians who have achieved the highest level in their craft on the national and international stage.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City-based mixing star Wang Tran, whose real name is Tran Minh Quang, will begin his first world tour later this month to celebrate his 15 year-career. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Close co-operation is needed between government agencies, enterprises and vocational training schools to reduce the skill gap in Viet Nam’s labour market,

The restaurant An Vien at the end of the Tran Dai Nghia Street, near its intersection with the Dong Tam Street, is quite famous among the student populace for its exceptional recipe of salty stir-fried chicken feet and wings.

Luong Ngoc Khue, director general of the Medical Examination and Treatment Department, talks to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam about the Ministry of Health’s resolve to tighten control of private clinic operations.

DIY Cosmetics: Guidebook to Making Your Own Cosmetics at Home, co-authored by Do Anh Thu and Nguyen Thu Giang, is among the few books by Vietnamese authors sold on Amazon.