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Maximum land price to be increased

The State aims to increase the price of land in Viet Nam to a maximum of VND162 million per square metre.

China wants to conserve even Vietnam’s heritage?

Along with submitting an application to UNESCO for recognition of the “Silk Road on the sea” as a world heritage, China states that it would conduct excavations of sunken ships around the islands of Hoang Sa and Quan Anh, parts of Vietnam’s Hoang Sa.

Vietnamese designers off to Italy

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese designers Minh Hanh, Lan Huong, Cong Khanh and Quang Nhat have been chosen to present their latest silk and brocade designs at a fashion show in Italy on September 17.

Thang Long boulevard becomes ghost estate of dismal housing

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thang Long boulevard, one of the biggest roads linking Hanoi to its neighbouring provinces, used to be the hottest area in the city for real estate development. It is now a ghost town of unused and unfinished projects.

Public servants should earn jobs

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam should add conditional terms to public servant contracts, former Deputy Director of the National Assembly Office Tran Quoc Thuan told Dai doan ket newspaper.

Image: Going out with your pet on a motorbike is all the rage in big cities

 VietNamNet Bridge - Many people carry their pets on their motorcycles or bicycles or walk with them on the street, a new trend in big cities like Hanoi and HCM City.

Photos: The couple who turns glass into colorful toys

 VietNamNet Bridge - With fire in his hand, Mr. Nguyen Duc Thuan can turn glass pieces into sophisticated toys within 10 minutes.

Rolling back shipping fees

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Nhat, director of the Vietnamese Maritime Administration, spoke to Thoi Bao Kinh Te Viet Nam about plans to cut unnecessary and burdensome fees imposed on cargo clients

Expert discusses VN sacred objects

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism recently issued a decision to ban carvings of guard animals from public places, including pagodas and temples, if they do not conform to Vietnamese culture.

HCM City lacks teachers of English for primary schools

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City’s primary schools, which include three English teaching programs, are facing a shortage of teachers of English.

Hackers use new methods to steal passwords, experts warn

VNCERT has drawn the public’s attention to a new attack method through local networks. Many attacks have targeted state agencies and organizations.

Local scientists successfully breed valuable medicinal fungus

 VietNamNet Bridge – The fungus Cordyceps Militaris, a valuable and rare organism with medicinal properties, has been successfully cultivated in Vietnam.

Visiting traditional rock sugar village in Quang Ngai

The central province of Quang Ngai has been known as a land of sugarcane in Vietnam, and a visit to a traditional rock sugar village will provide visitors with an insight into the secret and processes that locals use to make this sugar specialty

Good Books Awards winners announced

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thirteen winners of the annual Good Books Awards in seven categories were announced on Thursday (Sept 11) in HCM City following a vote by the public.

Libraries fighting to revive love of reading

VietNamNet Bridge – To encourage people to read books, many individuals have opened libraries to the public free of charge. In Hanoi, these libraries have become useful places for local people, helping revive the love of reading at a time

Photos: Autumn in Y Ty and Bac Son

 Being a mountainous commune of Bat Xat district at an altitude over 2,000 m, Y Ty is not only famous as the land of clouds, but also as a place with beautiful terraces. When the autumn comes, Y Ty is full of the yellow color of rice.

Monk breeds peafowl at ancient pagoda

 VietNamNet Bridge – The rare bird has re-emerged in Phu Yen Province thanks to the efforts of monk Thich Nguyen Duc.

Vietnamese “dislike” payment cards, still prefer cash

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite great efforts by the State Bank to encourage use of payment cards, Vietnamese still prefer cash.

Village relaunches ancient kite festival

 VietNamNet Bridge – Suspended for decades, Dai Hoang Village's historic kite festival is once again a major event.

Site clearance key for new railway

 VietNamNet Bridge – The management board of the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway project has urged authorities in Ha Noi to accelerate land clearance and remove obstacles