Police on Monday arrested an Afghanistan-born American who they suspect of detonating a bomb in the heart of New York City and planting other devices, capturing the 28-year-old in a dramatic gun battle

VietNamNet Bridge - Though they followed methodical production methods, many Vietnamese tycoons, who have succeeded in their core business fields, have harvested bitter fruit in the agricultural industry.

 The city government will take drastic measures to remove homes that have illegally encroached on canals in a bid to improve the drainage system and control floods, vice chairman of the city Tran Vinh Tuyen said.

VietNamNet Bridge - Over the last 10 years, the Da Phuoc waste treatment complex has produced a bad odor and pollutes the air in the southern part of the city. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Applying a new cancer treatment technique, a patient has survived for the last five years even though his lung cancer had metastasized throughout his body. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ongoing conservation efforts have saved 136 heritage buildings of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) in Hue - including  palaces, pavilions and tombs - but experts say more work is needed.

  Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said Viet Nam might allow foreign investors to hold a stake exceeding the current cap of 30 per cent in domestic banks.

VietNamNet Bridge – Amid a flat rice field are giant rocks of varied odd shapescalled Hoa Thang reefs.

Here are the top eight most impressive ao dai designs of all time.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Traditional herbal medicines of poor quality dominate the domestic market, a drug control agency top official admitted.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Singer and composer Le Cat Trong Ly will stage a solo performance in HCM City at the end of September featuring her own compositions.

A photo collection entitled – Buffalo Boys – taken by amateur photographer Quoc Dan helps viewers find their childhood with simple images of a banyan tree, well and communal house.

VietNamNet Bridge - Besides tuition costs of VND200-400 million a year, parents have to pay additional expenses for boarders and other items to contribute to school development.

VietNamNet Bridge - If shares of Domesco Medical Import/Export JSC are bought by Abbott, the latter will increase its ownership ratio in the third-largest pharmacy firm to 51.7 percent of chartered capital.

 Viet Nam hopes to export 1.6 million tonnes rice in the four remaining months of the year, raising exports for the year to 4.9 million tonnes, said the Viet Nam Food Association.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Working in an industry which is not legal, most sex workers in Viet Nam face poor and unsafe workplace conditions, according to a new International Labour Organisation (ILO) Viet Nam study.

Here’s a peek at some entries in a recent photo competition titled – Hoi An-Untold Stories – seeking to showcase the best of contemporary photography capturing life of Hoi An street vendors as it unfolds in public places.

While growing in popularity the definition of “organic food” remains inexact.

 The foreign sector continues to scoop up more of the market for consumer goods like ice cream, food, drinks, clothing, footwear, toiletries and household supplies, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT).

 The HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will tonight stage a concert of chamber and vocal works by Franz Schubert and Robert Schumann at the Opera House in downtown HCMC.