Asst Prof Dr Nguyen Chu Hoi, deputy chief of the Vietnam General Department of Sea and Islands, talks about the country’s maritime development.

Pu Mat National Park, located in the central province of Nghe An and classified as a World Biosphere Reserve (the largest in Southeast Asia ) by UNESCO in April, has long been known for its bio-diversity.

VietNamNet Bridge – The university entrance exams will come in just 10 days, and it is the time for examinees to gear up for preparing for the exams. Intensive training courses are burning hot these days.

VietNamNet Bridge – After classes, coffee shops are the destinations of many students. In the world of cafes for teens, there are many special shops with strange styles.

With inadequate traffic signs, poor lighting and cracks, the unfinished Trung Luong – Ho Chi Minh City Expressway is unsafe, heard a Thursday meeting about the management of this expressway 15 months it was opened to traffic.

A report has been sent by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) to the National Assembly’s Economics Committee, which says that new positive signs have appeared which the ministry believes will become clearer in the upcoming months.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s sea-related industries, like sleeping giants, have failed to cash in on many large advantages, which are offered by the country’s profuse water resources, experts say.    

Vietnam’s Olympic qualifying football team lost out to Saudi Arabia 4-1 in the second qualifying round for the 2012 London Olympics at My Dinh stadium in Hanoi on June 24.

VietNamNet Bridge – Travel firms say that it is now the right time for travelers to book domestic and outbound tours, when a lot of domestic and foreign airlines are running sales promotion programs.

VietNamNet Bridge - China, circa 21st century, likes to portray itself as a “soft power” whose “peaceful rise” should not threaten the world.

VietNamNet Bridge – Photographer Nguyen The Duong, has just finalized the first stage of a project named “I Love Hanoi”. In the eyes of a Saigonese man, Hanoi looks different.

Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement, with the participation of the US, is believed to pave the way for Vietnam’s garment products to penetrate the US market. However, it remains unclear if Vietnam can grab the opportunity.

Fishermen do not give up on sea despite losses; FinanceAsia honors 5 financial institutions in Vietnam; Cassava exports increase as China prices surge; Financial M&A expand slowly; Textile exports up though producers suffer lower profit  

VietNamNet Bridge – Just one month ago, when the world’s prices were low, sugar refineries affirmed that no need to import sugar. Now, when the world’s prices increase, they believe that it is necessary to import sugar.

Contrary to previous predictions, tropical storm Haima landed in Thai Binh province yesterday evening. At least 10 people were killed, 14 were missing and hundreds of others were injured in some northern provinces

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance is considering raising the tariff on coal exports to 20 percent, on the worry that the “black gold” reserves are getting depleted which would cause the lack of coal for thermopower plants.

At a regular press briefing on June 23, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nguyen Phuong Nga said Vietnam congratulates Ban Ki-moon on his reappointment as Secretary General of the United Nations for another term.

Six Chinese warships passed through the high seas between Okinawa and Miyako islands Wednesday afternoon into the East China Sea.

Promoting "green" buildings was a challenge in Viet Nam, given a lack of specific standards and procedures for construction and a lack of competent human resources, according to the HCM City Energy Saving Centre (ECC-HCM City).

VietNamNet Bridge – It is difficult to make statistics of awards in Vietnam’s entertainment market so far, because many of them have disappeared. Below are several “reputed” awards which attract the public’s attention.