VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam opposes the Chinese Department of Fisheries’ ban on fishing in the East Sea, says Le Thanh Nghi, spokesman of the Foreign Ministry.

VietNamNet Bridge – The fifth conference of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) (11th tenure) successfully concluded on May 15 after a fortnight working session.

VietNamNet Bridge – A young leopard has been rescued and moved to the Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Centre in Cuc Phuong National Park in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

VietNamNet Bridge – An Ariane 5 missile brought Vietnam’s Vinasat-2 and Japan’s JCSAT-13 satellites into the orbit, from Kourou launching ground in Guyana.

The high prices of sweet potatoes paid by Chinese merchants prompted Vietnamese farmers to expand the sweet potato growing area. However, Chinese merchants have left right before the harvesting time, leaving Vietnamese farmers in distress.

VietNamNet Bridge – Passing through the hands of the old couple, clear glass plates become resplendent with gorgeous landscapes and the stuff of Buddhist legends.

Hundreds of Hanoian parents spent sleepless nights queuing up in front of the Giang Vo Experimental School to buy application forms for studying at the school.

Acupuncture appears to be associated with improvement of dyspnea (labored breathing) on exertion, in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD),

Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Le Nam Thang believes that it’s now the right time to begin the transition from analog television to digital terrestrial television.

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Tourism Association (HTA) and the national flag air carrier Vietnam Airlines has reached an agreement about the cooperation to ease the tour fees in a program to stimulate the demand.

Sua wood (dalbergia tonkinensis) is as precious and expensive as gold. A lot of people have been growing sua quietly for the last many years, and now they have multi-billion sua gardens.

Garment firms trying on locals for size; HCMC plans to develop renewable energy; Enterprises struggle with high inventory; Developers and buyers snub low-cost condos

VietNamNet Bridge – The mummy of Buddhist monk Nhu Tri, at Tieu temple in the northern province of Bac Ninh--is a spiritual symbol. But scientifically, people still question how the monk’s body has not decomposed over time?

The central city's information technology businesses earned VND3,200 billion (US$152 million) and an export turnover of $13.5 million last year, the director of the city's information and communication department, Pham Kim Son said yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The U19 Vietnam team was defeated by the host Palestine 0-2 in the opening match of the Al-Nakba International Football Tournament on May 14.  

VietNamNet Bridge – The country's most populated city has adopted a programme to save power and promote the use of renewable and environmentally friendly energies.

VietNamNet Bridge – Smart cards introduced on a trial basis earlier this year on two HCM City bus routes have failed to attract passengers' interest, transport authorities have admitted.

An Evening of Opera at LUNA – Programme 18; European Film Festival 2012; Hanoi Ensemble Concert Vol. 3; Concert with Success; Belly Dance Performance Night; Concert with Pierre Dutot and Dominique Skorny; CAMA Festival 6 Hits Hanoi

VietNamNet would like to introduce a series of articles about the presidential election in the US, by G. Calvin Mackenzie, the Goldfarb Family Distinguished Professor of Government at Colby College  and currently a Fulbright scholar in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Starting from May 21, the secret trench in the five-star hotel Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi will open for tourists, nearly one year after it was discovered.