VietNamNet Bridge – Adequate compensation and income-generating opportunities are key factors that will determine the success of Ha Noi's plan to resettle thousands of residents from its Old Quarter,

The name Co Do Village may not be too familiar to people in northern Viet Nam, but when someone mentions its other name, the painters' village, most will say they've heard about its reputation as a beautiful village artists flock to for inspiration.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – For at least 40 years, hundreds of households in Huong Khe District in the central province of Ha Tinh have had to survive using water resources contaminated with petroleum.

VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Van Nhung, Phd, secretary general of the Professorship Council, disagrees with the opinion that Vietnam has too many professors and associate professors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The capital's residents will be allowed to walk on the Nhat Tan Bridge to watch the fireworks on Lunar New Year Eve, which falls on February 18.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Plans to build national centres for the elderly following a Japanese model have been on the agenda of health care co-operation between Viet Nam and Japan,

In addition to traditional items such as conical hats and Vietnamese ao dai, foreign tourists who come to Vietnam during the lunar New Year can choose other items like lucky-money envelopes, lanterns or Dong Ho folk painting.

More than 60 percent of Japanese businesses plan to expand their future operations in Vietnam, according to a survey conducted by the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO).

Calligraphy exhibition opens at Temple of Literature; Can Tho triumph at national unicorn-lion-dragon dance event; Entertainment fills Da Nang throughout holiday; Hoi An to celebrate Year of the Goat with fireworks

Home ownership extensions rejected; Fire breaks out at City bank; Soc Trang law enforcement officials punished for corruption; Hospitals to tighten measles prevention measures; Binh Duong establishes public administrative centre

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Imported flowers have become a favourite of a large number of consumers for the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival, despite their higher prices compared with that of locally produced flowers.

Vietnam has witnessed a drain in foreign currencies over the years, with one expert saying that $33 billion flowed out of the country between 2008 and 2013 because of illegal transfer of funds and embezzlement.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of boats transporting flowers from southern provinces have landed at the wharf of Binh Dong in District 8, Ho Chi Minh City to serve the Tet holiday.

 Maps demonstrating areas vulnerable to elevated water levels caused by hurricanes in coastal provinces are at the heart of a project to cope with super typhoons conducted by the National Steering Committee for Flood Control and Prevention.

For this Lunar New Year, or Tet, Saigontourist is still the main organizer of major events in HCMC, including a lighting decoration on Ham Nghi Boulevard, a fireworks display for Lunar New Year’s Eve and the flower street on Ham Nghi.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Ba Thanh, the Head of the Central Commission for Internal Affairs, died at noon on February 13 after several months of treatment in Singapore, the US and Vietnam for marrow disorder.

Local and foreign visitors have a variety of domestic tour options during the upcoming lunar New Year holiday (Tet), which will last from February 15 to 23 this year..

Apple has banned the practice of bonded labour - where new recruits are charged a fee - from its factories.

 Women trying for a baby and those in the first three months of pregnancy should not drink any alcohol, updated UK guidelines say.