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Where nature works its magic on you

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Tra Su cajeput forest offers a captivating respite from urban madness, Bui Quynh Hoa finds.

Diep Son is an exotic tourist destination

VietNamNet Bridge – An increasingly huge number of tourists have chosen Diep Son Island in Van Phong Bay off the central coast province of Khanh Hoa as an exotic destination. 

The young southern orange billionaire

 VietNamNet Bridge – Starting from scratch, a Mekong Delta farmer learnt everything he could about growing oranges and decided quality was more important than quantity.

Accumulate or celebrate? Rethinking success

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is a fact that young adults are thinking differently about life values and what constitutes happiness.

Vietnam hospitality emerging in 2017

 VietNamNet Bridge – As new travelling trends emerge, the Vietnamese hospitality industry is making some crucial changes to herald in a busy 2017.

Bay Hien weaving village in tough times

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is a challenge for Vietnam’s fabric to compete with international brands that are cheaper and have more diversified designs produced from modern technologies. In HCMC,

Less cash to flow into real estate

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government will continue putting the brakes on credit growth in the heated real estate sector in the next 2-3 years.

In all occasions, a xoi fix satisfies cravings

 VietNamNet Bridge – If rice is Viet Nam’s staple crop, xoi (sticky rice) is the nation’s choice dish, as much as the famous pho (rice noodle soup), if not more so.

The life of an old French soldier in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – An older Frenchman walking with the help of a cane has become a familiar figure to many residents of southern Viet Nam.

Environment minister: Hi tech can help prevent pollution

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha, responding to a lawmaker at a Q&A session during the National Assembly (NA) sitting on November 15,

A bridge opens up ‘a new world’

VietNamNet Bridge – Teacher Nong Thi Va is early riser.She has no choice because her 12km daily commute to work involves driving her motorbike through rough mountain roads and crossing the local river on a small suspension bridge. 

VN officials ignorant on renewable energy

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dang Dinh Thong, deputy director of the Institute for Clean Energy, tells the newspaper Tuoi Tre (Youth) about Viet Nam’s big potential to develop renewable energy sources.

Illegal bear trade still persists in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – The illegal market for bears and bear parts is still strong in Viet Nam despite the introduction of legislation to ban their sale in 2006.

Vietnam to hold tourism promotions overseas

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s tourism authorities plan to organize a series of promotional programs in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore by the year-end.

4,200 prisoners to receive pardon

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some 4,200 prisoners are expected to be granted amnesty later this year, a senior police officer said yesterday.

Multiple rice exporters at risk of closing down

 VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of struggling rice exporters could go out of business if a Government decree on rice export conditions is upgraded into law.

VN takes week to celebrate Danish films

 VietNamNet Bridge – For the first time, movie buffs in Ha Noi and HCM City will have a chance to sample Danish cinema at a film event, starting this weekend.

Gov't cannot go it alone in protecting environment

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local authorities should get more involved and significantly improve their management of environmental issues,

US$1.1b needed to fight expected El Nino harm in VN

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam needs VND25 trillion (US$1.1 billion) to repair expected damage by El Nino during the 2016-20 period, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development reported.

Viettel on course to achieve overseas sales target of $1.5b

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viettel Group’s is likely to achieve its ex-Viet Nam revenue target of US$1.5 billion this year, thanks to a sudden spurt in sales in some of its new markets.