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Weekend visit to craft villages in Hanoi suburbs

 VietNamNet Bridge - Going to the village of Dao Thuc to watch water puppetry or to Thach Xa Village to learn how to make bamboo dragonflies are trips that you should try.

Bana try to preserve a ‘desolate' village

 VietNamNet Bridge – An ethnic minority community in the Central Highlands is struggling to save its cultural traditions and way of life despite increasing visitor interest in their village and improved living standards.

Tay Nguyen grads unable to get jobs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ethnic minority students directly admitted to colleges and universities without sitting for entrance exams are finding it difficult to find jobs after graduation,

Deputy PM urges speed on one-stop border shop

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Thursday, Nov 13, told authorities in the central province of Quang Tri to speed up work on an one-stop-shop model at the border gate with Laos.

Free music gala to highlight ambition and patriotism

VietNamNet Bridge – Dozens of artists will perform at a free gala performance on Phu Quoc Island in Kien Giang Province tomorrow (Nov 15) to highlight youth and patriotism.

Revised Civil Code to strengthen citizens' rights

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly deputies highlighted the need to make fundamental adjustments to the Civil Code to ensure human and civil rights, while debating the draft revised Civil Code at the ongoing eighth session

Vice President receives former Canadian Governor General

Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan hosted a reception in Ha Noi on November 13 for former Canadian Governor General Michalle Jean, who is on a working visit to Viet Nam.

Businesses prefer corporate bonds to bank loans

Tens of trillions of dong worth of corporate bonds have been issued recently by enterprises, mostly real estate development firms.

SPORTS IN BRIEF 14/11

 AFC bans six players for match rigging; Hosts Brazil outclass Viet Nam at Futsal Grand Prix; AFC extends suspensions for Dong Nai match-fixing culprits

Assistants lift the language barrier for ethnic students

 VietNamNet Bridge – Giang Thi Nu wakes up at 4am everyday to take care of the pigs.

Motorbikes involved in 70 per cent of road accidents

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 70 per cent of traffic accidents in Viet Nam involve motorbikes, according to the vice-chairman of the National Steering Committee on Traffic Safety, Khuat Viet Hung.

Hanoi International Film Festival to open late November

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nhung Nguoi Con Cua Lang and Dap Canh Giua Khong Trung will vie for the feature film award of 5,000 USD at the third Hanoi International Film Festival

Drug trafficker caught in Quang Ninh

 VietNamNet Bridge – Border Police at the northern province of Quang Ninh's Mong Cai border gate have arrested a man for illegally transporting 1.5kg of synthetic drugs from China into Viet Nam.

Ex-Vinalines officials get 15-22 year prison sentences

VietNamNet Bridge – The People's Court in the central province of Khanh Hoa yesterday sentenced four people to prison terms of 15 to 22 years in the corruption case

East Asia needs long-term vision for peaceful, stable development: PM

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung suggested countries participating in the ninth East Asia Summit in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, yesterday set up a long-term vision to build a regional architecture of peace, stability and development.

Jazz duo to hold concerts in Viet Nam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ivorian balafonist Aly Keita and Belgian saxophonist Pierre Vaiana will present a jazz concert in Ha Noi on November 22.

Dung strikes gold again at cycling event

 VietNamNet Bridge – Veteran cyclist Nguyen Thuy Dung won another gold medal at the ongoing National Sports Games' cycling tournament in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh on Wednesday, Nov 12.

Vietnamese, US leaders meet on East Asia Summit's fringes

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and US President Barack Obama lauded encouraging progress made in the relations between the two countries,

Garment companies brace for fierce competition from foreign firms

Vietnamese garment companies now live with the fear that they may be dislodged from the home market by foreign investors who have been flocking to Vietnam to take full advantage of free trade agreements (FTAs).

Company posts 985 images from security cameras in Vietnam on internet

Images and live streams from 985 security cameras in Vietnam have been displayed on the internet, causing concern in the security community.