VietNamNet Bridge – Coffee, one of Viet Nam’s worldwide renowned specialties, was introduced to the country in 1875 by the French during their colonialisation of Indochina. Coffee plantations were located in the Central Highlands

 VietNamNet Bridge – When two people decide to marry, each makes a pledge that the other will be the most significant and important one in their lives.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Lam Thao Tam, a 10th grade student from HCM City was chosen from more than 7,000 Vietnamese students to join the Education First’s Youth Leadership Forum in Brazil in August.

Farmers in the Mekong Delta can only stand by and watch their fields wither and die from salt water intrusion and drought.

 With clay flowers becoming a popular trend in recent years in Vietnam, artisan Huong Thuy is displaying her unique artwork at an exhibition that opened in Hanoi yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge - The owner of Tan Hiep Phat, one of the largest privately run conglomerates, could be the second Vietnamese dollar billionaire, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

 The Government expects the number of businesses in Vietnam to rise to one million by 2020, and the private sector to account for 48-49% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP).

VietNamNet Bridge - While the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) insists on the plan to build 5-7 rolling weirs across the Red River to regulate the river’s water level, experts have warned about dangers that could occur.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The unemployment rate in Ha Noi has increased slightly in the first three months of this year, with 7,113 people registered for unemployment insurance benefits,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Xuan Thanh, Lieutenant Colonel from the Viet Nam Peace Keeping Centre, talked about his two years of experience working at the UN Peace Keeping Centre

 VietNamNet Bridge – A graduate from the HCM City University of Fine Arts is using coconut shells for ornamental tiles to develop his small business in his home province of Phu Yen.

 Vietnam’s agricultural produce will face strong competition from the US as the Trans-Pacific Partnership requires it to eliminate import tariffs on many US products.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tam Coc is a famous tourist site in the northern province of Ninh Binh and simple wooden boats on the Ngo Dong River are one of its attractions.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In HCM City, many foreign tourists enjoy a city tour by xe om (motorcycle taxi), a special service for local people mostly offered by poor men.

 Nine countries including Britain, the Netherlands, India, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam participated in the international hot-air balloon festival in Hue City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over the last few years, firms exporting Vietnamese basa and tra fish fillets to the US have faced severe problems due to a sudden increase in anti-dumping duties.

 Settling in high mountains for hundreds of year, the Ha Nhi depend on agricultural production on terraced fields.

 A Japanese entrepreneur who studied agronomy and horticulture has brought his dream of following in his father’s footsteps and operating a floral growing and distribution business to life.

  Moves are underway to provide Vietnam’s textiles sector with the support industries it desperately needs to benefit from greater integration

 The northern province of Quang Ninh is taking all possible measures to ensure absolute safety for tourists when visiting the locality, home to UNESCO-recognised world natural heritage Ha Long Bay.