VietNamNet Bridge – Smoke from burning stacks of straw and waste in fields on the outskirts of Ha Noi occurs annually, causing risks to people's health and traffic safety after every rice harvest.

Last year when Samsung Electronics announced plans to create a new US$3bn smartphone factory in the north-eastern province of Thai Nguyen, close to the capital city of Hanoi, many industry insiders were ecstatic.

Like To Hoai, Vo Quang and Pham Ho, writer Doan Gioi is popular among children. His stories are close to life and appeal to children inspiring them with a love for nature and people’s fates. His stories about the southern region are the most popular.

Vietnam is expected to have 3.5 million surplus tons of coal in 2015 and 2 million tons in 2016, which it would export for dollars. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – These online celebrities said they loved the landscape and the people in the S-shaped country of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The photos entitled "Ninh Thuan – Astonished Destination in Vietnam" are taken by Tran Huyen, an amateur photographer in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly is now discussing whether or not to include in amendments to the Criminal Procedures Code a person’s right to remain silent when detained in a criminal investigation.

VietNamNet Bridge – Lauded as the land of the rising middle class, with surging spending power and plenty of room for retail banking growth, Vietnamese local banks will likely continue to be merge and acquisition targets of foreign investors

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 59-year-old man in Lam Dong Province is called “the magnet man” because his body can attract metal and glass. He can also touch a 220V power line without getting a shock.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The planning and investment ministry is finalising a draft decree for building an adequate, transparent and consistent legal framework for the implementation of the 2014 Investment Law.

VietNamNet Bridge - Apple’s iPhones are no longer considered luxury smartphones, having become more affordable for middle-income earners.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc confirmed the Government has been cautious in public debts management via stabilising the macro economy and improving the investment environment as he took the floor at the Q&A session. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Gia Dinh canal is well known in HCM City as the ‘dead canal’ or ‘black water canal’.

 VietNamNet Bridge – This summer morning, on a pavement near a lake in Ha Noi, a male dancer, nearly 80 years old, stands with his 70-year-old female partner.

 The increasing number of giant US companies pouring money into Vietnam recently is likely to make the country the leading investor in Vietnam in the near future, reported Dau tu online.

The gold medal in men’s football at the Southeast Asian Games remains elusive for Vietnam after the national squad, having an impressive run in the group stage, was contained by Myanma. 

VietNamNet Bridge - What economists have warned about is coming true: registered steel projects have not been implemented as promised.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s intellectual standard has unexpectedly become a hot topic of discussion on education forums.

Nguyen Thi Huyen completed her hattrick at the Singapore SEA Games, winning her third gold medal June 12.

The American-Viet Nam War meant loss and pain for both civilians and soldiers on all sides. The lens of wartime photojournalists captured war's effects on US forces, as well as south and north Vietnamese soldiers.