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Craft village making products from smoked bamboo

 Xuan Lai village, in Gia Binh district, the northern province of Bac Ninh is well-known for the generations of villagers making furniture from smoked bamboo.

Image: The ocean of clouds on Muoi Mountain

VietNamNet Bridge – Bach Moc Luong Tu, which was explored in 2012, is still a mysterious place and a strange name to travellers.

High-tech, innovative production the only way forward for VN livestock

 Applying high-tech and innovative production processes is the only way forward for Vietnam's livestock sector.

Capital to publish coach route maps for the public

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Transport Ministry has asked Ha Noi Transport Department to publish maps of fixed inter-provincial coach routes to and from the city.

‘Xam’ singing – a traditional art form of northern-rural Vietnam

Visitors to the traditional rural market at the Vietnamese Ethnic Groups Culture-Tourism Village in Son Tay district, Hanoi have a chance to enjoy 'Xam' singing, traditional music and performance once popular in rural northern Vietnam.

Ha Long Bay's relocated start anew as boatmen

 VietNamNet Bridge – When 55-year-old Nguyen Van Vinh and his family had to move to the mainland from his boat over one year ago, the emerald and the salty smell of the sea occupied his mind every night.

Minister says Facebook will help improve communications with public

 Social networks are a good way for the government to present its policies to the wider public and receive feedback in order to improve democratic policy-making, Minister of Information and Communications, Nguyen Bac Son, said.

Unofficial fees drag down Vietnam’s logistics ranking

VietNamNet Bridge - Unofficial fees are one of the reasons behind businesses’ sky-high logistics costs, which account for 25 percent of GDP.

US willing to assist Vietnam in civil nuclear power: scientists

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam should welcome the US good will to assist Vietnam to develop civil nuclear projects, scientists say.

Four defendants detained ahead of ODA-funded railway case trial

 The Hanoi People’s Court has issued a detaining warrant for four defendants in a power abuse case in the railway sector which is due to go before court on October 26. 

Researcher sees forest for the trees

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty-three years ago, Asano Tetsumi arrived in Viet Nam, knowing no one, speaking limited English and not a word of Vietnamese.

Vietnamese food in American culture

 Vietnamese overseas entrepreneur-cum-chef Charles Phan (Phan Thanh Toan), the owner of ‘The Slanted Door’ restaurant in California, the United States, has made great contributions to bringing Vietnamese food into American culture.

Vietnamese Public Security Minister holds talks with Chinese counterpart

 Minister of Public Security Gen. Tran Dai Quang and his Chinese counterpart Guo Shengkun held talks in Beijing on October 24 within the framework of the ASEAN-China ministerial dialogue on law enforcement and security cooperation.

A village of Ede people outside Buon Ma Thuot City

 VietNamNet Bridge – Situated on the outskirts of Buon Ma Thuot City in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak is a village of Ede ethnic people called “Ako Dhong” which came into being in 1956.

Policies on female employees to take effect in Nov.

VietNamNet Bridge - On October 1, 2015, the Government issued Decree No. 85/2015/ND-CP on regulations of the Labor Code regarding policies for female employees. We have summarized the main points of Decree No. 85 as below:

Gov't members to answer queries from NA

 At the upcoming Q&A session at the ongoing National Assembly plenary session, Government members will be questioned, Nguyen Hanh Phuc, Chairman of the National Assembly Office.

Social News 25/10

 Falling coffee price hits farmers, Electronic toll collection to start next April in national highways, Deaths from hand, foot and mouth disease drop, Hanoi promotes prenatal screening to improve population quality

VN adopts new education ideas

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Vinh Hien, Deputy Minister of Education and Training spoke to the Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper about the implementation of the VNEN project in secondary schools in 2015-16.

Who does Vietnam want to sell SOE shares to?

VietNamNet Bridge - Most state-owned enterprises (SOEs) operate in the pivotal business fields of the national economy. Therefore, experts say, Vietnam needs to be careful when choosing new owners for the enterprises.

High-end apartments booming in HCM City

 Launches conducted and new projects on way throughout the country's largest city.