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Art dealer adorns home with vast collection

 VietNamNet Bridge – An art collector set out to bring back hundreds of early- to mid-20th century paintings by Vietnamese artists. To do so, he has spent years travelling the world and attended prestigious auctions.

Gov’t sets ambitious goal for business development

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has set the target to increase the number of enterprises to one million by 2020 from the current 500 million, 

Teachers struggle in mountainous area

 Teachers and pupils are facing various difficulties to eliminate illiteracy in the remote area of Nghe An Province.

Graduates find favour in agriculture jobs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vo Tong Khue, 26, a graduate in business administration from Hoa Sen University in HCM City, decided to start his own garden market instead of working for international companies.  

High demand helps pharmacy firms make big money

VietNamNet Bridge - Hau Giang Pharmacy’s profit amounted to 41 percent of the total profit of all listed pharmacy firms in the first quarter of 2016.

Laying firm groundwork for a sustainable and long-lasting partnership

 VietNamNet Bridge – Upon the official visit to Vietnam by US President Barack Obama, Le Van Bang, former Vietnamese Ambassador to the US, and Ambassador and Acting Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations,

Vietnam's second opera receives high acclaim

VietNamNet Bridge – An opera titled La Do (Red Leaf) debuted last week in Ha Noi and received high acclaim from both professions and spectators.  

Bond issuances put pressure on bank interest rates

Bank mobilisation and lending rates are predicted to rise. Nguyen Ngoc Hoa, a member of National Assembly’s Economic Committee and also deputy director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Industry and Trade, sheds light ...

A unique pagoda in Dalat

VietNamNet Bridge – Linh Phuoc Pagoda is a famous destination for tourists in the Central Highlands resort of Dalat. Around eight kilometers east of downtown Dalat, the pagoda at 120 Tu Phuoc Street near National Highway 20 

Vietnam software segment lags in innovation, creativity

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although several large multinational corporations have selected Vietnam as a location for offshore software development, the industry segment still lags in home-grown products and technological innovation,

Vietnamese Gov’t, society must do more to tackle smoking

 VietNamNet Bridge – A report on the prevalence of tobacco smoking published by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2015 indicated that 47.1 per cent of Vietnamese adults (aged 15 and above) were smokers.

How dogs became man's best friend - twice over

 Ancient humans made dogs their best friend not once but twice, by domesticating two separate populations of wolves thousands of miles apart in Europe and Asia.

Hanoi still struggles to deal with polluted lakes

 The capital may lose its green lungs as many lakes in Hanoi are disappearing because of construction or have been heavily polluted by households waste for years.

How did Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao build Vietjet Air?

 VietNamNet Bridge - With Vietjet Air, Thao did not hesitate to attract attention and stir controversy.

US to step past EU as Vietnam’s top market for footwear

With export revenue for Vietnamese footwear and handbags hitting nearly $4.1 billion in 2015, the US is likely to surpass the EU to become the largest import market of Vietnamese footwear products.

Project to fill Tam Ky with wall art

VietNamNet Bridge – A humble village by the seashore at Tam Ky City in central province of Quang Nam will become full of art in June, with wall paintings as part of the Korea Foundation Community Art Exchange Programme.  

HCMC helps $500m safari park

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City authorities have paved the way for the long-delayed US$500-million Saigon Safari Park by paying compensation for households affected by the project.

A chance in a million years

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dang Thanh Tam, chairman of Kinh Bac City Development Corporation is one of few people lucky enough to meet more than one US president. His cherished memories of these encounters will stay with him for the rest of his life.

Fashion Show marks Italian National Day in Hanoi

 The Embassy of Italy in Vietnam in collaboration with the Italy-Vietnam Fashion Council sponsored a fashion show on June 2 in Hanoi to mark the 70th anniversary of Italian National Day.

Obama urges US Congress to pass UNCLOS

 President Barack Obama has urged the US Congress to approve the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).