Contemplating unique and beautiful artworks displayed in luxurious shops, few people think these treasures are made from things that people consider rubbish. 

Vietnam has successfully chosen the way it will follow in the new stage of tourism development, and what’s next?

Nearly 600 overseas Vietnamese (OVs) from different countries, who have returned home to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, attended a spring gathering in Ho Chi Minh City on January 7.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Japan Coast Guard on January 7 decided to call off the search for 22 missing Vietnamese crewmen aboard the Vinalines Queen that sank off the coast of the Philippines on Christmas Day.

Some 200 kilograms of the fragments of Russia's failed Mars probe Phobos-Grunt may fall onto the Earth during Jan. 10-20, most probably on Jan. 15, Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said on Friday.

VietNamNet Bridge – In order to offset the dong capital which has become short when businesses withdraw cash in masses these days to pay debts, pay bonuses and wages to workers, banks have been trying every way they can to attract dong.

VN forex reserves predicted to top $15.8 bln; Ministry to build fund to assist enterprises; Mekong Delta lures nearly US$10 billion in FDI; Hanoi to host Vietnam Summit on foreign economic relations; Ha Noi expands price stabilisation

American doctor McKay McKinnon once again succeeded in removing a large-sized tumor from the face of Kieu Thi My Dung, a 23-year-old patient at Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh Friday evening during an 8-hour operation.

The 48 hour film project announced its winners at an award ceremony held last Friday evening at the Opera House in HCMC.

VietNamNet Bridge – “Engaging with Vietnam” is a story about a Vietnamese doctor in Australia, who founded a specialized forum on Vietnam, which brings together leading scientists in the world.

VietNamNet Bridge – The TV right dispute between AVG Group, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and the Vietnam Professional Football Company (VPF) has become a focus of the local media in recent days.

Only 2/3 of the total current banks would still exist, while the number of joint stock commercial banks would decrease to less than 30 banks. Vietnam expects to see a strong merger and acquisition M&A wave in 2012.

The nation's gold market caught public attention this year when the domestic gold price skyrocketed even beyond global prices.

Vietnamese airlines carried approximately 16.6 million passengers in 2011, which is slightly lower than the projection by the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) at the start of last year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Travel agencies in HCM City have been kept busy booking foreign tours as residents seek to take advantage of a nine-day Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Twenty-seven individuals and a company have been named as recipients of annual Scientific and Technical Awards for their achievements in promoting filmmaking, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Thursday.

Poetess Phan Huyen Thu is a pioneering independent documentary filmmakers in Vietnam. She has won many awards for poetry and her documentaries. She talks about indie-documentary filmmaking in Vietnam.

The Environment General Directorate has informed that the directorate is drafting a plan to prevent and control exotic species which is believed to help settle the current problems.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi has licensed only two night clubs, but many bars and karaoke parlors operate like discotheques.

VietNamNet Bridge – The authorities of Quang Ninh province have proposed to paint all tourist boats in Ha Long Bay in white after the bay becomes the new natural wonder of the world. However, this policy is not supported by boat owners.