VietNamNet Bridge – Riding a boat in the nipa palm forest gives me a feeling of being lost in the lush greenery.

“The program on building terraced hydropower plants on small rivers is a wrong decision. It is the root cause of floods,” said Vu Trong Hong, former Deputy Minister of Water Resources, now chair of the Vietnam Water Resources Association.

VietNamNet Bridge - Discovering 13 new plant species within 13 years, Pham Van The, MA, an expert on reproductive biology, surprised everyone with the speed of his work. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The best-known names in various business fields all entered the bourse in 2016. The year also saw the appearance of a new dollar billionaire – Trinh Van Quyet.

VietNamNet Bridge - ViOlympic, an online math competition for primary and secondary school students, has raised controversy among parents.

 Some 2.5 million people living in suburban areas in Hanoi do not yet have access to tap water, the city’s Centre for Clean Water and Rural Environmental Hygiene has revealed.

 Viet Nam’s 2016 inflation rate has been kept relatively low at 4.74 per cent, less than the estimated annual five per cent.

VietNamNet Bridge – The first 2017 group of tourists in the central city of Da Nang were 150 passengers on a Silk Air flight from Singapore on January 1, 2017. 

 The Old Quarter of the capital city of Hanoi is a built-up area featuring a labyrinth of narrow alleys that put it at heightened risk of fire.

Yasushi Ogura opened Cà phê Cực Bắc or the northernmost coffee house in Lo Lo Chai village which is a must stop for visitors on their journey to the lung Cu Flag Tower. 

 The Department of Price Management will seek to improve market analysis and forecast in oder to implement appropriate policies and control inflation at 4 per cent, as set by the National Assembly for 2017.

 The development of satellite urban areas is expected to help Hanoi share the burden of accommodation, training, industry and services, but resources are needed to develop this model, according to experts.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s GDP has increased by 5.5 times in the last 15 years, while the trade deficit with China has increased by 171 times. 

Trans-provincial coach operators yesterday refused to take on passengers at My Dinh coach station in protest against the route changes by the Hanoi Department of Transport.

 More than 10,000 production establishments in HCM City situated outside industrial zones will be relocated, according to the city People’s Committee.

 The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) has reaffirmed its determination to pursue a proactive and flexible monetary policy in 2017.

Dinh Thi Long has lived in her house in Ninh Van Village for over 50 years, and is still getting used to the idea that it has become a major tourist attraction in the famous stone carving village in northern Ninh Binh Province’s Hoa Lu District. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – A catering trend is blowing new winds across Dien Tho Commune in Quang Nam Province, empowering women, creating off-farm jobs and spreading prosperity.

 Nearly 5 million workers in the textile, electronics and retail sectors will be affected by the technology movement, according to a survey by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Viet Nam (VCCI) on labour market trends.

VietNamNet Bridge - Here are six outstanding events of Vietnam’s agriculture in 2016