VietNamNet Bridge – The power of the social media has become increasingly obvious over the last few years, and wherever there is power, there is huge potential for it to be abused.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Leaving Ngoi Village, a beautiful and pristine village on the banks of Hoa Binh Lake, we were eager to discover Lung Van.

Vietnamese-Australian celebrity chef Luke Nguyen is overseeing the rebirth of the newly renovated Vietnam House in the heart of HCM City, offering a new twist on old favorites. Nguyen became famous at aged 23 

Teacher Ngo Manh Cuong, 60, was one of the few residents of Ha Noi’s outer district of Ung Hoa honoured for their virtues and contribution to society in the city last year.

VietNamNet Bridge - By the end of November 2016, Vietnam had 324 IZs, including 220 operating with an occupancy rate of 51 percent, according to MPI’s IZ Management Board Department.

With warnings about the ill effects of groundwater on users’ health and possible land subsidence due to overexploitation of water, 10 years ago HCM City authorities had adopted policies to reduce the use of groundwater.

It takes Doan Thi Xuyen, 31, three to four hours a day to climb up a trail leading to Ta Lu Dang kindergarten in a village in the northern mountainous Yen Bai Province to teach the local kids.

 The Kpan is a long wooden bench of the Ede people on which gong and drum performers sit. The Ede consider the Kpan a symbol of rich and powerful families.

 Vietnamese football fans, for the first time in the country, have a chance to meet German National Cup and football legend Joerg Heinrich during his visit to the country.

 Minister of Public Security To Lam received Special Ambassador for Japan-Vietnam Relationships Sugi Ryotaro and Turkish Ambassador Akif Ayhan in Hanoi on September 22.

The Japanese Ministry of Justice will continue comprehensive cooperation with Vietnam to help the Southeast Asian country perfect its legal system, Minister Yoko Kamikawa said.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh highlighted Vietnam’s active and proactive international integration at the General Debate of the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly in New York on September 22.

Officials of many countries and international organisations have affirmed they consider Vietnam an important partner in Southeast Asia and Asia-the Pacific during bilateral meetings with Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh.

 Vietnam trounced hosts Mongolia 9-0 in their second Group I match of the AFC U16 Championship qualifier in Ulaanbatar on September 22.

 The fourth Vietnam-China border defence friendship exchange programme is taking place in the northwestern province of Lai Chau and China’s south-western province of Yunnan from September 23-25. 

 Vietnam won a total of 161 medals, including 40 gold, standing fourth in the medal tally after seven competition days of the ninth ASEAN Para Games in Malaysia.

VietNamNet Bridge - The annual dance festival “Europe meets Asia in Contemporary Dance” will take place for the seventh time this year in Hanoi and HCM City.

 The Mekong Delta is a land carpeted in endless shades of greens, a magical water world that is being destroyed by climate change and environmental pollution, says the Vietnam Environment Administration.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After many attempts, I finally got to meet Jimmy Pham - a man of large stature and a gentle smile. He is single, but much busier than those with a family.

Ngo Thi Thuy Hang gave up her stable, high-paid job in Ho Chi Minh City to move to Ha Noi, almost 1,800 kilometres away. She has seemingly forsaken her youth in the quest for martyrs’ remains,