VietNamNet Bridge – A local craftsman from central Vietnam is trying to replace single-use plastic straws with reusable bamboo alternatives at hotels, resorts and restaurants in Hoi An, Da Nang, Nha Trang and Phu Quoc.

Tran Tuan Viet doesn’t have that worn-out, dusty appearance of most photographers. Wearing glasses, with a clean-cut look and a confident half-smile, he gives off the impression of a lawyer who had studied his case well before trial.

 The Hoi An Impression Theme Park is a 10-hectare park located in Hoi An Ancient Town in the central coast province of Quang Nam. It offers visitors new experiences of the old town.

Links key for animal husbandry, Hanoi aims for more social housing by 2020, Binh Dinh province joins national efforts to reduce IUU fishing, Binh Thuan exhibition highlights Vietnam’s sovereignty over archipelagos

VietNamNet Bridge - While many businesses are still busy developing e-hailing and delivery apps, Grab, Now and Zalo have triggered a new battle among super-apps.

For many years, state offices have progressively digitized their jobs to become more transparent and save overhead cost as well as human resources.

 A woman in Khanh Hoa Province has won the Vietnamese Women 2018 Awards for her devotion to disabled children.

 Crypto Expo Asia 2018 will take place at SUNTEC in the Windsor Plaza Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City on November 24.

 The HCM City Supreme People’s Procuracy have asked Grab to pay over VND41.2 billion (USD1.8 million) in compensation based on a claim of unfair competition after the hearing of a lawsuit filed in HCM City on Tuesday.

 Many Vietnamese and international designers have gathered to attend Vietnam International Fall/Winter Fashion Week 2018 which was opened in Hanoi on the evening of October 25.  

 The area near Song Tranh Hydropower Plant 2 reservoir in the central province of Quang Nam has continued being hit by earthquakes.

 Hanoi authorities have said that the metro station by Hoan Kiem Lake would have no impact at all on the area.

The Government did not achieve its budget revenue collection target in January-September, while the country’s public debt burden was getting heavier, according to the National Assembly's Finance and Budget Committee’s report

Danang will get its first-ever pedestrian street around downtown Han Market if the local government gives the green light, according to a proposal from the municipal Tourism Department.

  The rampant use of designations for apartment buildings such as “high-end,” “luxurious” and “premier” in the property market is an emerging trick to lure customers, according to the HCMC Real Estate Association.

 Platform particularly useful in hard-to-fill positions, according to recent VietnamWorks report.

Vietnamese banks have reported positive third-quarter results for 2018, continuing on the recovery path and making it easier for them to seek foreign capital in the future.

Vaccination is key to outbreak prevention: experts, Smuggler of 5,000 drug pills arrested in Dien Bien, More than 11,500 hectares of forests planted in Tuyen Quang, Joint efforts made to combat cross-border smuggling

 VietNamNet Bridge – The annual ox racing festival at Rô Temple is a popular event for both locals and tourists. This year’s edition, which took place on October 14-15, gathered 25 pairs of strong oxen from all over Tinh Bien District. 

 England’s coastal communities haven’t faced up to the reality of rising seas through climate change,