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Seven of Vietnam’s most wondrous waterfalls

 Magnificent waterfalls can be found all across Vietnam and are just simply beautiful and gorgeous to look at. Here are seven exquisitely magnificent falls located in Lam Dong Province:

Deputy PM marks two decades of country's contributions to ASEAN

 Today, 20 years ago, Vietnam officially became a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. As the country celebrates this monumental event, the year 2015 also witnesses the 48th anniversary of the bloc's establishment.

Vietnam to attend Seoul int’l harmonica fest

 Five members of the Vietnam Harmonica Orchestra will set off for the Seoul International Harmonica Festival in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on July 29.

RoK tops Golden Racket table tennis championship

 Winning all gold medals in the men’s single, men’s team and women’s team events helped the squad from the Republic of Korea secure the first place at the 29 th Golden Racket International Table Tennis Championship.

Peruvian cuisine week launched in Hanoi

 The Embassy of Peru in Vietnam will host a Peruvian Cuisine Week for the first time in Vietnam as part of activities marking 21 years of Vietnam-Peru diplomatic ties (1994-2015).

Da Nang to host Clipper race fleet

 Da Nang City will be the team sponsor and Host Port of the Clipper 2015-2016 Round the World Yacht Race, said a press conference July 27.

PetroVietnam promotes overseas oil and gas exploration

 The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PVN) plans to expand oil and gas exploration and production activities in foreign countries.

FDI down 8 percent this year to $8.8 billion

 Vietnam has attracted 8.8 billion USD in foreign direct investment in the year-to-date, an 8 percent fall year-on-year, the Ministry of Planning and Investment's Foreign Investment Agency reported.

Vietnam, Japan work to enhance manpower quality

 Vietnam’s Ministry Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and the TOA Institute, a Japanese general incorporated foundation, signed a memorandum of understanding on training cooperation in agriculture on July 27.

Party official welcomes Mexican guest

 Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Le Hong Anh welcomed Secretary for External Relations of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) of Mexico Javier Vega in Hanoi on July 27.

President receives IMF representative

 President Truong Tan Sang in Hanoi on July 27 hosted a reception for IMF Resident Representative for Vietnam and Laos Sanjay Kalra, who is going to finish his tenure of working in Vietnam.

Vietnam, Brazil enhance comprehensive cooperation

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh expressed Vietnam’s wish to continue strengthening its comprehensive cooperation with Brazil during talks with Brazilian Minister of External Relations Mauro Luiz Vieira in Hanoi on July 27.

New great opportunities for Vietnam’s aviation industry

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese aviation industry is developing strongly with the presence of big manufacturers’ names like Rolls Royce and Honeywell.

Enjoy euphoric Korea, Myanmar trips from just $0 with Vietjet

 Summer is always the peak travel season. However, many attractive promotions by airlines, such as discounted airfares, have been providing frequent holidaymakers opportunities to travel all year round.

China's shifting sands in the Spratlys

Since 2014 China has been constructing features atop seven coral reefs in Truong Sa Archipelago of the East Sea by dredging sand and coral from existing coral reefs. At last count China's new features total more than 2,000 acres.

Tourism volunteers in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – ‘Ask me anything’, a volunteer group, offers free guidance to tourists, especially foreign visitors to Hanoi, which helps create a friendlier image of the city.

Troubled FDI projects put Vietnam in dilemma

VietNamNet Bridge - Problems faced by some foreign direct investment (FDI) projects have placed Vietnam in a vulnerable position, but authorities are finding it difficult to revoke the projects’ licenses.

Sweet success for Vietnamese lychees

 After years of facing seemingly impenetrable barriers, Vietnamese lychees are now being exported to the US and Australia.

English high school exam scores fall dramatically

About 75,000 students attending the national high school finals received a 2.25 score on the English exam. Analysts said the education sector had failed to teach English at general school.

Shrimp breeding protects ecosystem

 VietNamNet Bridge – The breeding of shrimp and other aquatic species in submerged forests in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh in recent years has helped to preserve the forest's ecology.