VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly (NA) on March 21 gave the nod to a Government proposal to downsize industrial zones (IZs), economic zones (EZs) and some infrastructure projects from now to 2020.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An historic flood, similar to the flood that battered the central region with 2,000 mm of rain in 1999, is predicted to hit Viet Nam in the second half of this year after the most severe drought in 100 years

 VietNamNet Bridge – Photographer Nguyen Vu Phuoc captured these photos of the Cham ethnic people, a group that not many, even in Vietnam know much about.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite various achievements, over 3 million Vietnamese children are facing water shortage, said Ms. Pratibha Mehta, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative

 VietNamNet Bridge – After being drafted to serve in the war in Vietnam, an American GI decided to treat his days off-duty in the country as a 'working vacation' with camera in hand.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is nearing its goal of eliminating malaria, but it’s all riding on how determined the Government is to succeed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Every Thursday, the theatre workshop that Céline Mariage offers Francophone students at the Ha Noi University attracts the most motivated French-learning students.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Luong Minh Dong of the central Quang Nam Province has reduced his work load by inventing a more effective, multi-functional plough using old machinery parts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ready-to-eat tomatoes, and lettuce, grown without soil, and consumed unwashed, are the future in Viet Nam and people will soon have the chance to experience this form of ‘smart agriculture’.

With a strong passion for art, businesswomen Hoang Yen in Nha Trang City in the central province of Khanh Hoa has come up with a creative and unique way to preserve those sweet memories – by creating lovely pictures entirely made from food.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has a number of islands worth visiting. One of the islands which visitors should explore is Hon Tre, where tourists can see a picturesque view of sea and mountain,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Khuat Viet Hung, vice chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee, recently spoke to the Thoi Bao Kinh Te (the Economic Times) newspaper about vehicle accidents on highways.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A collection of works by late artist Bui Xuan Phai, seen as one of Vietnam’s most remarkable and charismatic artists, will be showcased at “The Streets Without Phai, Phai Without the Streets” exhibition

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Du Lich, a member of the Economic Commission of the Viet Nam National Assembly, spoke to the news site Hai quan about how Vietnamese enterprises can utilise advantages and eliminate disadvantages

 VietNamNet Bridge – Private hospitals are struggling to receive patients, with most of them operating at 40-50 per cent of their capacity,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dr Pham Thi Ngoc Thao, one of two women given the 2015 Kovalevskaia Award for outstanding female scientists, is passionate about applying the findings of her research to benefit patients nationwide.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Noey Neumark sits on a miniature blue stool – Ha Noi’s classic throne – admiring the bowl of banh da tron (flat noodles) she ordered from a food vendor.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Old apartment buildings in Ha Noi that are in danger of collapsing have remained in their current condition for years because residents, authorities and investors have failed to agree on a plan to upgrade the structures.

VietNamNet Bridge – Over the last year, football fans in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak have often seen a foreign man warming up in the early afternoon and preparing training tools for footballers at Buon Ma Thuot Stadium.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hue Festival 2016 will take place from April 29 to May 4 in the former imperial capital of Hue, with 22 local and 20 foreign art troupes.