Nguyen Hoang Thien and Ly Hoang Nam advanced to the semi-finals of the Vietnam F5 Men’s Futures tennis tournament yesterday in Binh Duong Province.

Vietnam is fast becoming a popular tourist destination for adventure seekers for many reasons. Spectacular mountainous landscape and lush jungles are among the top attractions that make this region popular.

 Nine Vietnamese films will be released at the Vietnamese Film Festival in Australia this month. 

 Vietnam has seen a sharp surge in the number of newly established enterprises since two new laws on investment and enterprises took effect on July 1, 2015.

 Vietnamese water puppetry is a unique folk art, believed to be more than 1000 years old. A guide book says “Not watching a performance of water puppetry means not visiting Vietnam yet.”

VietNamNet Bridge - Thirty medical and pharmaceutical schools have asked the government not to put them under control of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).

VietNamNet Bridge - The 10 biggest state disinvestment deals in the first eight months of the year brought VND7.222 trillion, double the figure in 2015.

VietNamNet Bridge - An Sinh Xanh Science & Technology has proposed a project to create man-made rain to ease the drought during El Nino. However, scientists are doubtful about the project’s feasibility.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Those most vulnerable to HIV/AIDS will have the opportunity to receive free legal counsel, for example in employment and marriage issues, in a national pilot project kicking off soon.

Vietnam wishes to boost its multi-faceted cooperation with the Netherlands, considering this an example of its dynamic and effective relations with a European nation, President Tran Dai Quang stated while hosting Dutch Ambassador Nienke Trooster.

As part of their social initiatives, Family Medical Practice Vietnam and the Embassy of Israel in Viet Nam have co-organised free medical checkups and treatment camps for needy residents of nine communes in Kon Plong.

 President Tran Dai Quang received Azerbaijani Ambassador to Vietnam Anar Imanov yesterday, during which he urged the early organisation of the first meeting of their inter-governmental committee. 

 Vietnam and China affirmed to continue promoting cooperation in less sensitive maritime issues during the ninth round of talks between their working groups held in Hanoi on September 18-21.

 Du Du village in Thanh Thuy commune, Thanh Oai district, Hanoi is a trade village that has preserved the essence of the traditional sculpture over many generations.

The Director of the Planning Management Department under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, Vu Quang Cac, speaks to Tuoi tre newspaper about the shortcomings of planning activities in Viet Nam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Is there a “code of conduct” for Hanoians? The question seems strange to many.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Southern coastal Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province is planning to relocate its airport from the central area of Vung Tau City to the suburb due to safety reasons and usage inefficiency.

 There’s every reason to believe that Vietnam’s stock market will continue its upwards trajectory.

At the age of 75, artist Duong Van Hoc, who is well known as a pioneer in contemporary solo puppetry in Viet Nam, is still busy performing, teaching and writing about puppetry and managing a small “puppetry museum”

 The goat fighting festival, the second of this kind in the field, kicked off on September 20 within the framework of the Cultural and Tourism Week of Mu Cang Chai terraced field has attracted a large number of local people and visitors.