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Photos: Royal costumes of Vietnam’s last feudal dynasty

 VietNamNet Bridge – The costumes of the King and mandarins of the Nguyen Dynasty (19th century) were displayed recently at a recent exhibition in the ancient capital city of Hue.

Vietnamese golfer to compete in int’l junior tournament

Vietnamese golfer Nguyen Thao My has secured a berth at the 2015 International Junior Golf Championships, to be held in the United States from July 16-31.  

HCM City sets the bar high for development in future decades

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Hoang Quan, a member of the Party Central Committee and chairman of the HCM City People's Committee, told Vietnam News Agency about the city's goals and socio-economic achievements.

Conservationist who wants to protect monkeys appeals to public via Facebook

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of monkeys on the list of endangered animals have been captured and chained. Some of them have bad injuries.

China hungry for Vietnam’s rice, but tries to lower price

VietNamNet Bridge - Rice exports to China across the border have been stagnant since the second half of April as China unexpectedly barred rice imports from Vietnam.

Learning how coconut candy is made in Ben Tre

 VietNamNet Bridge – When touring the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre, apart from exotic nature, farms and waterways, tourists are highly recommended to drop by a coconut candy making facility.

Gov't mulls bankrolling amateur innovators to boost quality, yields

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government is committed to supporting people with creative ideas, Nguyen Quan, Minister of Science and Technology, told Ha Noi Moi (New Ha Noi) newspaper.

Vietnam to scoop value in EU markets

 VietNamNet Bridge – Negotiations on the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement have reached their final discussions, with talks expected to be wrapped up by June.

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 4 killed in road accident in Tra Vinh, Half of people living with HIV treated: Health Ministry, Firms want to raise taxi fares, Ca Mau drought causes billion-VND losses to farmers, Tornados cause serious damages in Nghe An

Child welfare shelters need much better staff

 VietNamNet Bridge – Staff at child welfare centres and shelters in the country need to be better trained about children's psychological development,

Competition for Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant launched in VN

 VietNamNet Bridge – The U.S. Mission Vietnam has announced the 2016 competition for the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program for Vietnamese candidates.

Image: Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe Canal’s new appearance

  Many years ago, Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe Canal was the dirtiest canal in Ho Chi Minh City, but now it has changed for the better. It has a new green appearance and has become the most beautiful canal of the city.

Two Vietnamese artists showcase paintings in US

 VietNamNet Bridge - An exhibition by Vietnamese artists Doan Hoang Lam and Doan Xuan Tang is being organized at the International Modern Art Gallery, 1802 Sunset Boulevard, Houston, Texas, US from May 7 through July 31.

Businesses have to pay “underground” fees to lubricate government apparatus

VietNamNet Bridge - Eighty-nine percent of foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) say if they do not pay “commissions” to state agency officials, they will meet  with unfortunate action or behavior.

Life of a bee hunter

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hornet is the most aggressive in the bee family and most people would avoid it whenever it is around.

ASEAN 26: Strengthening Solidarity and Unification within the Bloc

The 26th ASEAN Summit from April 26-27, 2015 was the first one held during theyear of Malaysia’s chairmanship of ASEAN 2015 with the theme of “Our people, Our community, Our Vision”.

Dray Nur waterfall- symbol of beauty in the Central Highlands

 VietNamNet Bridge – With its romantic mysterious beauty, Dray Nur waterfall in Dak Lak province is closely associated with many legends of the Central Highlands. The waterfall has become a popular tourist destination.

Lang House seeks rebirth funding

 VietNamNet Bridge – A crowdfunding campaign called Lang's House – The Dream of Rebirth aims to rebuild the ancient Lang House.

Gov't confident it will meet highway construction goal

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Transport Minister Nguyen Hong Truong spoke on the Government website chinhphu.vn about work that still needed to be done to complete 2,000km of highways by 2020.

Vietnamese tennis star seeded at Junior Grand Slam

Vietnam’s tennis prodigy Ly Hoang Nam has been named No. 11 seed in the boys’ singles event at the 2015 Roland Garros Junior French Championships with his current 14th ranking in the ITF Junior boys’ standings.