Vietnam's coffee export in January-April reached 466,000 tons, down 41% over the same period of last year. Coffee exporters said that besides the fall of demand for coffee beans in the world, another reason may be the competition from China.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The German jazz star Michael Schiefel is performing solo in the courtyard of Goethe Institut Hanoi, 56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, at 8pm on May 21.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The European Film Festival 2015 (EFF2015) will commence in three major cities of Vietnam – Hanoi, Danang and Ho Chi Minh City on 15 May, 16 May and 17 May 2015 respectively.

VietNamNet Bridge -  Not only do they suffer pain due to illness and poverty because of poor health, hundreds of households in Quy Hoa leprosy village in Quy Nhon City have been suffering from polluted water.

VietNamNet Bridge – Wages of Vietnamese laborers have increased but have remained very low compared to other regional countries,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Real estate developers are anticipating the implementation of the Law on Housing which opens more rights for foreigners to own property in Vietnam this July.

 Major art & entertainment events in big cities in Vietnam from May 10-20.

VietNamNet Bridge - The first banknotes representing independence and freedom of Vietnam have the portrait of President Ho Chi Minh.

VietNamNet Bridge – A number of Japanese enterprises and investors have been sounding out investment opportunities in the agricultural sector in Vietnam this year, which might help the sector gain access to high technology

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 100 jewelry items thousands of years old were on display at the exhibition “Vietnam’s ancient jewelry” in Hue recently.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Josh and his wife Rolan, a member of the K'Ho Cil tribe, have been regularly transporting coffee grown by her community near Lang Biang Mountain to Saigon since 2013.

Many passengers of the private coach firm Phuong Trang were very surprised when a tall foreign man, who could not speak Vietnamese but was always smiling and friendly, was dedicated to helping them.

The farming of coldwater fish has failed to develop as expected in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, mired in distribution, investment and methodical difficulties.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hailed as one among HCMC’s Top 10 works and events during the past 40 years, Quang Trung Software City (QTSC) is well on its path to “QTSC’s new development” and the national QTSC chain.

Cultural experts and sociologists are worried about the lack of etiquette shown by local tourists at sites of national heritage and say Vietnamese need to be more respectful of their history.

 The Nha Trang Sea Festival in central Khanh Hoa province this July will be themed “Peace and Creativity” with 60 culture, sports and tourism activities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Thanh Van, head of the Animal Breeding Department, tells Kinh Te and Do Thi newspaper about opportunities and problems the sector will face when Viet Nam joins the TPP.

Viet Nam's No 1 tennis ace Ly Hoang Nam has been seeded No 11 at the French Open junior competition later this month.

VietNamNet Bridge – Calligrapher Le Trung Kien has taught Han (Chinese script) and Nom (Vietnamese ideographic script) for 10 years for free. He founded Nhan My Hoc Duong (Nhan My School of Calligraphy),  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ton Gia Hoa, vice president of the Viet Nam Craft Villages Association, spoke to Hai Quan (Customs) newspaper about the challenges facing traditional Vietnamese handicrafts