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Nghia Lo Town offers visitors taste of highland life

 VietNamNet Bridge – If you want to see the culture and daily life in Viet Nam's mountainous but spectacular northwestern region, Nghia Lo Town in Yen Bai Province is a must-visit destination.

Agencies still fumble for the solution to pesticide barrels in Thanh Hoa

Many months have elapsed since the day hundreds of tons of toxic pesticide were found in the central province of Thanh Hoa. However, state management agencies still keep discussing about what to do with the chemicals.

Reform to spur telecom growth

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese telecom market will improve vastly after its restructuring is complete, said Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son.

Salmon have "inherited magnetic map" for migration: study

Baby salmon with no prior migratory experience are able to orient themselves according to the Earth's magnetic field in the direction of the marine feeding grounds frequented by their ancestors,  

Vietnamese game makes the gamers’ world feverish

 VietNamNet Bridge – Forget Angry Birds or Candy Crush. The hottest mobile game now is Flappy Bird, a Vietnamese product, which dominated the iOS and Android download market share in January 2013.

The famous food streets in Saigon

 VietNamNet Bridge - Saigon has long been known as a city that never sleeps, with cafes, restaurants, and bars that are never closed.

Art & Entertainment News Headlines 8/2

 Street music performance on the Han River stage; Vietnamese paintings on display in France; Grand ceremony prays for peaceful nation; HCM City to turn Nguyen Hue into pedestrian-only street next year

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 8/2

Vietnam Motorbike Association prepares to debut; Manufacturing PMI zooms up; More Samsung satellite companies invest in Vietnam; SSI forecasts bright future for VN Index

T&T meets Muangthong in Champions League playoff

 V-League winners Ha Noi T&T will play Thai rival Muangthong United tomorrow (February 8) in the second playoff match of the Asian Football Confederation Champions League.

World traveler arrives in Vietnam

Peleg Cohen, who left his home in Israel nearly nine years ago to “live his dream” and travel around the world, is now in Vietnam for a one-month visit.

First MacDonald’s restaurant opens in HCM City

 McDonald’s inaugurated a restaurant in HCM City on February 7, making its first presence known in Vietnam.

Political News Headlines 7/2

 Australian Governor-General praises Vietnam’s development; President launches tree-planting festival in Thanh Hoa; Ambassador confident of stronger NZ-Vietnam ties; NA leader pays New Year visit to state offices

Longest submarine cable system in Southeast Asia inaugurated

VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday participated in the inauguration ceremony of the 110KV submarine cable system, which connects the country's largest island to the national grid.

One died after eating blood pudding

 VietNamNet Bridge - A 48-year-old man in the northern province of Thai Binh died on January 31 because of swine streptococcus infection, after eating blood pudding.

“Doi Ngo Hero” struggling hard to make his living

Nguyen Danh Ngoc, called the “Doi Ngo Hero,” praised for his good deed of uncovering the exam cheating behaviors at the 2012 finals at the Doi Ngo High School in 2012, has been leading a hard life over the last two years.

Sacred festivals draw millions of pilgrims to renowned pagodas

VietNamNet Bridge – The much-awaited Yen Tu Festival will open on Sunday in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

African zebra gives birth in Binh Duong Zoo

 VietNamNet Bridge – At 6am on February 5, a zebra imported from Africa at the Dai Nam Zoo in the southern province of Binh Duong gave birth to a healthy baby horse.

Vietnamese sport: From the 27th SEA Games to further goals

The 2013 campaign officially wrapped up in the light of fireworks at the closing ceremony of the 27th Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar, a focal sporting event that drove the movement of Vietnamese sport during the whole of last year.

Traditional Vietnamese Tet celebrated in Lyon

VietNamNet Bridge – With emotion in his voice, Nguyen Quoc Nghia sang his nostalgia for Viet Nam and his sadness at not being with his family on the occasion of Tet.

Culture ministry official urges better behaviour during festivals

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam celebrates around 8,000 festivals every year, including several folk festivals and rituals during the Tet holidays.