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Urban dwellers rush to grow vegetables on multistory apartment blocks

After the information about the toxic substance residues in vegetables was spread out, urban dwellers have become amateur farmers when they try to grow vegetables right at their apartments.

Japan commits to ODA provision for Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Japan will continue to support Vietnam’s development through provision of official development assistance (ODA), says Prime Minister Noda Yoshihiko.

The typical architecture of the Khmer pagodas

For the Khmer ethnic people in the Southwestern region, pagodas are considered a special cultural and spiritual space imbued with strong religious faith.

Vietnam out of U22 Asian Qualifiers

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s U22 football team has failed to proceed to the final round of the 2013 Asian U22 Tournament after loosing to Malaysia 0-3 on June 30.

Promotions abound for northern homebuyers

In spite of the struggling realty market, project owners in Hanoi have still launched a host of products and they are luring homebuyers with promotions in soft loan programs and slashing real estate prices.

The innermost feelings of teachers after Doi Ngo case

Six teachers have been sacked after the Doi Ngo exam cheating case for their behavior of giving exam answers to students. However, in the eyes of students and colleagues, they are more sinned against than sinning.

Chinese Baidu attempts to penetrate Vietnamese market

Baidu Tra da quan, a Chinese social network makes in Vietnam on July 1 has appeared on a lot of websites in Vietnam. Besides the social network, the Chinese company has been implementing a series of other projects, quietly.

Vietnamese spend most of their income on food

The increasingly high proportion of monthly income spent on food shows that the living standard of Vietnamese people has been decreasing. The overly high inflation rate in Vietnam has been described as a heavy tax imposed on people.

Ministry registers e-signatures

The Ministry of Finance expects that 350,000 enterprises will register to use digital signatures by the year-end, according to a report in Dau Tu newspaper.

Ia Nhi Waterfall, a sleeping beauty in the jungle

Not many people know about Ia Nhi Waterfall in Gia Lai Province and do you know what they are missing out?

Secrets of cemetery of giant rocks

VietNamNet Bridge – Located in a canyon in Vinh Dong commune of the northern province of Hoa Binh, is a unique cemetery in Vietnam.

Inflation of “servants”

The number of “people’s servants” (civil servants) in Vietnam is perhaps highest in the world. Quang Vinh, a small commune in the central province of Thanh Hoa, has up to 500 civil servants, according to Vietnam Agriculture Newspaper.

The shortest man in Vietnam

If you Google “the shortest man in the world,” you will receive a million results. None of the shortest men on the planet who have been known so far, is less than 54.6cm tall but in Vietnam, there is a man who is only 52cm tall and 9kg in weight.

VN needs $10b to upgrade grid

Viet Nam has sought capital to upgrade its power transmission grid because the system risked being overloaded as demand for power consumption continues to increase.

Exporters face trade lawsuits

Export businesses must be better prepared to cope with the increasing number of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy lawsuits filed by the US, and other export markets, experts have warned.

Who plays decisive role, and who is leading role in national economy?

Since SOEs still cannot prove that they deserve to be the leader in the national economy, a lot of economists look at the private economic sector with the hope that this would be the new driving force for the national economy.

Rice loses its aura of security amid calls for diversification

For thousands of years, food security in Viet Nam has been associated with rice production. Rice farmers have helped lift the country out of poverty and propelled it to one of the world's largest rice exporters.

The last horn-fan maker of Vac village

Going to Vac village in Thanh Oai district, Hanoi, visitors will only see bird cages and paper fans. They do not know that this ancient village used to be very famous for its special product – horn-fans.

SOE equitization program restarted on low note

Vietnam has restarted a major plan to equitize State-owned enterprises (SOEs) after long delays caused by the troubled stock market and economic woes.

Water shortage in the wet lands of Quang Binh

Thousands of households living by Gianh River, in Quang Binh Province have been forced to use unhealthy filtration systems causing many to seek water from nearby localities.