Berlin hip-hop dancer and choreographer, Raphael, Hillebrand will team up with Hanoi-based crew S.I.N.E. to stage a new hip-hop production in Hanoi next week.

  Eighty-three-year old Nguyen Thi Lap could not hold back her tears as she recalled the experiences of female revolutionaries from the southern part of the country during the American War.

Vietnamese Ly Hoang Nam has advanced to the final round of the Chang Thailand Junior G1 boys singles finals ongoing in Thailand with a victory over Australia’s Marc Polmans.

 The story about a man living in the Binh Xuyen district of the northern province of Vinh Phuc capturing a creature thought to be a rare Japanese frogfish turns out to be a hoax.

 Junior research fellow Dr Tran Ha Lien Phuong has won a fellowship from global cosmetics firm L'ORÉAL for her work related to discovering a cure for cancer.

 Tourism makes Vietnamese and German people closer, Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Nguyen Thi Hoang Anh said addressing a ceremony promoting Vietnamese Tourism in Berlin on March 6.

 Construction work started on March 6 on a wastewater treatment plant in southern Binh Duong province, which will benefit over 400,000 local residents.

 Nominees for seven categories of the Cong hien (Devotion) Music Awards 2015 were announced on March 6 by the Vietnam News Agency’s daily The Thao and Van Hoa (Sport and Culture).

 The State Bank Governor gave the Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC) the green light to issue up to 80 trillion VND (3.7 billion USD) worth of special bonds in 2015.

The struggle to protect Mekong River has been a prolonged and difficult one, and much more needs to be done, according to Tran Huu Hiep, head of the Economics Department under the Steering Committee on Southwest Development.

 It is vital for Vietnam to design a master plan with short- and long-term targets for the country’s participation in the global carbon market, as emphasised at a seminar held in Hanoi on March 5.

VietNamNet Bridge – Information technology conglomerates are willing to try new ways to earn money, especially at a time when it is difficult to find customers in a tough economy.

The Kovalevskaia 2014 awards, honouring outstanding female scientists, has been presented to Professor Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim Lan, former deputy dean of the Thai Nguyen University of Agro-forestry.

VietNamNet Bridge – Footwear, handbags, household appliances and cosmetics available in the market bear Vietnamese brands, but, in fact, they are made in China.

 Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan sought Denmark’s assistance in drafting a school education strategy beyond 2015 during a working session with Danish Minister of Education Christine Antorini in Hanoi on March 6.

Real roses covered with chocolate and roses with perfumed soap are among the special items selling well in major cities ahead of the International Women's Day, which falls on March 8.

Vietnam has committed to encouraging more women entrepreneurs to participate in the global value chain, Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan said yesterday at a forum in Hanoi.

Farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta who are set to harvest F1 hybrid rice seeds and a rice crop grown using the seeds this winter-spring hope to have very good yields.

 President Truong Tan Sang presented State Ambassador titles to Vietnamese diplomats yesterday.

 The United States and Viet Nam has made remarkable progress in bilateral relations in only 20 years, and are laying strong foundations for their future growth, US Ambassador Ted Osius said on Friday.