Farmers in the central Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan provinces have been forced to switch to crops that require less water, such as grass used to feed cows and buffalo, to cope with water shortages caused by prolonged drought.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 409 outstanding art works created by 407 Vietnamese artists are being displayed at the Vietnam Fine Arts Exhibition in Hanoi.

As the country is celebrating the 250th birthday of legendary Vietnamese poet Nguyen Du, Professor Phong Le, Chairman of Vietnam’s Association for Kieu study granted an interview to Nhan Dan Monthly to share his thoughts on the great poet

 VietNamNet Bridge – British woman Gabrielle Maud Vassal has published the book ‘On and Off Duty in Annam’ featuring a number of photos on Vietnam in 1904-1907

VietNamNet Bridge - The US plans to impose a technical barrier to restrict the import of fish belonging to the Siluriformes group, including Vietnam’s tra and basa.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has made a speech expressing his honor to be selected as the winner of the Boston Global Forum’s (BGF) World Leader for Cybersecurity Award.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The mining of minerals has caused serious harm to the public's environment, experts warned.

A favourable investment climate is putting Vietnam on the radar of many transnational corporations drawn by tariff perks, cheap labour and political stability.

Ha Thai lacquer village, in Duyen Thai commune, Hanoi’s Thuong Tin district, has more than 200 years of experience in making lacquer products.

ESET®, a global pioneer in proactive protection for more than two decades, yesterday released the ESET Vietnam Cyber-Savviness Report 2015 showing that users in Vietnam have low cybersecurity awareness and do not take adequate preventive measures,

With Chinese renminbi joining the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) reserve currency basket, the dong/dollar exchange rate will be affected, according to financial experts. But it will have little effect on Vietnam.

 Many companies have declared over hundreds of billions of Vietnamese dong to pay dividends in the next two months.

 ASEAN is particularly concerned about climate change which has been causing substantial damage to the region, ASEAN Deputy Secretary General for Socio-Cultural Community Vongthep Arthakaivalvatee said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Quiet, authentic, picturesque – Tha Village is well known among tourists for its charm and peaceful beauty. Located just 2km from Ha Giang, Tha Village stands out for its stilt houses, green bamboo groves and lush rice fields.

As the country with the lowest per capita GDP among TPP signatories, Vietnam will enjoy comparative and unique advantages such as labor-intensive manufacturing and fewer tariffs when TPP comes into effect, according to the World Bank. 

  Kaspersky Lab's latest report on spam and phishing in the third quarter shows that the US, Viet Nam and China are the top three countries producing spam.

When the world's longest ocean race, the Clipper 2015-16 Round the World Yacht Race, visits Da Nang City's port in February, Nguyen Tran Minh An will make a heroic return home as the city's first resident to compete in the challenge.

 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has announced that it would pay from VND 1-50 million (USD44-2,221) to whistleblowers who report on the use of banned substances in animal feed.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Some fish can be used for medical treatment or can bring good luck. They are sold at very high prices.

 The Republic of Korea’s artist Jin Su-jang was intrigued by the Vietnamese son mai (lacquer) paintings she saw when she came to Hanoi to showcase her own Korean ottchil artworks at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum.