French photographer André Alessio says it is hard to make the connection between people and nature, but he has spent the better part of the past few years travelling the globe trying to do it.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi residents have found a new way of exercising that makes them stay fit and keeps lake water clean.

VietNamNet Bridge - Along with 19 abstract artists from seven Southeast Asian countries, Pham An Hai was the only Vietnamese artist honored by Sotheby’s at an exhibition held in Singapore and Hong Kong.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – The Classic Toyota Concert at Ha Noi Opera House recently featured internationally recognised Vietnamese violinist Hoang Tuan Cuong performing with the Budapest Operetta and Musical Theatre.

VietNamNet Bridge - A number of Vietnamese food chains have recently received millions of dollars worth of investment from foreign funds.

 There are signs that wages and compensation packages are beginning to rise in parts of the country, said NA deputies at the 13th National Assembly— but in Vietnam they are not keeping up with other parts of the world.

 Tu Lan caves system in the central province of Quang Binh will be reopened to tourists on November 10 after being closed for two months for ecological recovery. 

 A high-ranking delegation from the Communist Party of Vietnam led by Ha Thi Khiet, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of its Commission for Mass Mobilisation, visited Cambodia on November 4-5.

 The 12th Foreign Ministerial Meeting (FMM) of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) issued a President Statement at its closing ceremony in Luxembourg on November 6.

 National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung had a meeting with visiting Italian President Sergio Mattarella in Hanoi on November 6. 

 Icelandic President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson and his spouse concluded the State visit to Vietnam from November 3-6 at the invitation of President Truong Tan Sang. 

 Co-organized by the luxury real estate brand Masteri and Viet Vision Company, The Master of Symphony promises to bring music lovers a fresh combination between the five pop stars and the orchestra.

 It has been recently announced that the fees of around 1,800 medical services at public hospitals would be revised up this month. 

VietNamNet Bridge - A visit to the southern province of Tay Ninh would not be complete without a journey to Binh Thanh Cham Tower, which is known as one of the most attractive destinations of the area. 

 The steering committee for Airport Corporation of Vietnam’s equitization scheme hasproposed increasing the starting price of ACV shares by VND700 each at theinitial public offering (IPO) auction set for December.

VietNamNet Bridge – This January, a direct international flight from Guangzhou, China to Phu Quoc Island in the southern Kien Giang Province will be created to meet the increasing demand of Chinese tourists who want to visit the island.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Quang Thai, vice chairman of the Viet Nam Union of Economics and Science spoke to the Viet Nam Economic Times newspapers of measures for the country to reduce public debt.

Vietnamese filmmakers are hitting back at criticism after every single historical film that has been released has been met with criticism about costume accuracy, claiming the films aren’t documentaries and they are happy to compromise history

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