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Chau Son abbey is a rare jewel

Chau Son Abbey in Ninh Binh Province is a unique architectural structure that was built entirely by the talented hands and ardent love of its priests. 

Innocence of Vietnam's mountainous children

Despite the lack of material possessions, children in the northwest highlands region remain innocent with the friendliest of eyes and equally pleasant big bright positive optimistic smile on their face.

Life skills taught to HCM City blind students

 VietNamNet Bridge – Students at Nguyen Dinh Chieu School in HCM City now have something to look forward to when they get up every day to go to class.

VN Television requests OTT suppliers to conform to copyright law

The national television channel VTV is still not ready to provide VTV-produced TV channels on the internet as it needs to carefully consider technical solutions to copyright protection, according to a VTV Digital representative.

Billiards player Nguyen credits success to passion, luck

Vietnamese cueist Nguyen Quoc Nguyen, 35, started participating in professional billiards tournaments when he was close to 30, but despite the late start, he has made his mark internationally.

Khanh Hoa's Can River damaged by sand mines

 A number of companies dredging sand along the Cạn River in the central province of Khanh Hoa’s Cam Ranh City since 2015 have caused landslides and put the lives of local residents in danger.

Sacred spaces and legends in Yen Bai soothe and restore the spirit

 VietNamNet Bridge – I do not need a second invitation when relatives call me to visit their hometown, either to chill out or check out some local attraction.

Where there’s no monkey business with primates

Chu Mom Ray National Park, Kon Tum Province in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam is home to a rehabilitation centre for many endangered species of monkeys and gibbons. 

Vietnam rice export back on track

 Vietnam’s rice export growth has regained momentum this year after a year of slowdown, according to a report by the Vietnam Food Association (VFA).

Vietnam's May PMI at 14-month low

 Vietnam’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), which gauges the country’s manufacturing performance, dropped from 54.1 in April to 51.6 in May, marking the weakest rate of improvement since March 2016.

Tran Quoc - A sacred pagoda of the high society

 Tran Quoc is the name of Hanoi’s oldest and most sacred pagoda. Nearly 1500 years old, it used to receive kings in Buddhist memorial days and host famous Buddhist monks who came here to practice their religion.

Tied up in a truck

On Monday morning, people in Phuoc Thanh Commune in the southern province of Tien Giang’s My Tho City heard the sound of a horn coming from a container truck parked along the road.

HCM City economy still on track to achieve targets

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City’s economic performance in the first five months of the year has been rock steady.

Vietnam to host regional reproductive and sexual health conference

 Viet Nam will host the Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights (APCRSHR) for the first time this November.

Hanoi's ivory traffickers prosecuted

 The accused are Pham Thi Thanh, 36; Kieu Thi Nhuan, 38; Pham Van Quyet, 25 (Nhuan’s nephew); and Vu Van Hoan, 31. All are residents of the capital city.

International community lauds Vietnamese PM’s US visit

The international community has given positive assessments of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to the US from May 29-31.

Prime Minister’s Japan visit hoped to create new investment wave

 Vietnam’s Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Quoc Cuong said he hopes Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to Japan from June 4-8 will create a new wave of Japanese investments in Vietnam, considering the major economic content of the visit. 

Cheo performances held every Saturday night in Hanoi

Traditional folk theater to host performances every Saturday, starting on June 3.

Binh Son Refinery valued at $3.2bn ahead of IPO

November IPO of Binh Son Refinery to see 5-6% of shares up for grabs.

Lotte Duty Free opens first outlet in Vietnam

Lotte Duty Free has opened a duty-free shop in Da Nang, the popular tourist destination in central Vietnam.