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Hanoi plans to install new air monitoring stations

VietNamNet Bridge - Billions of dong have been spent on automatic air monitoring stations in Hanoi, but most of the stations have stopped operation. Hanoi will have to set up new stations in the time to come.

Gov’t names 27 potential polluters

 VietNamNet Bridge – Up to 27 projects of seven State corporations are listed in a Ministry of Industry and Trade’s directive as being liable to cause environmental pollution.

Viet Nam win first friendly match in South Korea

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s national football team defeated Seoul FC 3-0 in a friendly match yesterday (Oct 20) in Paju, South Korea.

Celebrities mobilize for flood victims

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese celebrities have launched fund raising campaigns to help flood victims in the center of the country. Some have traveled to the affected areas to deliver necessities to people in need.

Nam, Thien come back to reach Men’s Futures doubles semis

Vietnamese Duo Ly Hoang Nam and Nguyen Hoang Thien came from behind to beat Malaysian rivals Ahmed Deedat Abdul Razak and Mohd Assri Merzuki in the quarter-final round of the Viet Nam Men’s Futures F7 tennis tournament

Vietnamese spend millions of USD at overseas casinos each year

While Vietnamese state management agencies still argue about whether to allow Vietnamese to go to domestic casinos, Vietnamese transfer hundreds of millions of dollars abroad every year and spend money at casinos.

Tom Cruise brings action-packed 'Jack Reacher' sequel to London

 Crowds of screaming fans braced the cold and packed into London's Leicester Square on Thursday to catch a glimpse of Tom Cruise as he premiered his film "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back",

Monsoon Music Festival storms HN

 VietNamNet Bridge – Monsoon Music Festival (MMF), Viet Nam’s biggest music event, will storm the city tonight (Oct 21) with a repertoire featuring a lineup of Vietnamese and international artists.

State payroll to see 1.4p reduction

 VietNamNet Bridge – In a bid to ease payroll pressure on the national budget and improve staff performance, the Prime Minister has decided to reduce the number of those on the State payroll by 1.4 per cent at all levels next year.

Top 10 things to do in Ha Giang

VietNamNet Bridge – Trekking through Ma Pi Leng Pass and crossing Nho Que river on a raft are among the top things that backpackers should do during their adventure trip in Ha Giang.

Hoi An goes ‘green’ with new power system

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ancient city of Hoi An and its twin town Wernigerode in Germany will start construction of a solar power system project for the old quarter of the city.

HCM City seeks Spanish investments

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has called for investment from Spanish businesses in urban waste treatment, transport and flood control during a recent visit by a Spanish delegation to the city to explore business opportunities.

Asia stocks slip as stronger dollar weighs on crude oil prices

 Asian stocks were mostly lower on Friday as the dollar climbed to seven-month highs against a basket of currencies and dragged down crude oil prices, cooling investor risk appetite.

Typhoon kills 12, destroys rice fields in Philippines, takes aim at Hong Kong

 Typhoon Haima, the strongest storm to hit the Philippines in three years, killed at least 12 people and inundated vast tracts of rice and corn fields, officials in Manila said on Friday, before it took aim at Hong Kong.

Activists in Thai opposition heartland say no politics during mourning

In villages scattered through the green rice fields of northeast Thailand, a stronghold of support for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his opposition "red shirt" movement,

Beautiful images of Hanoi street vendors from above

Dutch photographer Loes Heerink once lived in Hanoi and started taking photographs of street vendors from above as they travelled through Hanoi streets. Now, she wants to create a book of photographs.

Faros Golf Tournament kicks off next month

 VietNamNet Bridge – The second Faros Golf Tournament will be organised on November 26-27 at the Thanh Hoa Province’s FLC Samson Golf Links.

Elderly care centres: dutiful to parents or not?

 VietNamNet Bridge – Everyday Dang Thi Hoach, 80, from Thach That District, enjoys walking and talking with other old people at the Thien Duc Elderly Care Centre on the outskirts of Ha Noi.

Vietnamese businesses prefer not to list on domestic bourse

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese stock market lacks attractive shares which could be valuable assets for investors, such as Vinamilk shares.

Dien wins Tour de Siak’s first stage

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Tran Thanh Dien won the first stage of the Tour de Siak in Indonesia on Wednesday, Oct 19.