VietNamNet Bridge – Switching from rice and maize to growing flowers and applying high-tech methods has helped Xuan Quan Commune earn VND200 billion (US$8.7 million) each year. 

Moc Chau Plateau with endless evergreen tea hills and peach and plum blossoms whenever spring arrives is very popular with backpackers. However, there is another address for adventurers to discover if they want to explore more

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hardly anyone in Tan Phu Dong Island does not know about the story of Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Thai Dung.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Van Liem was born into a poor family and had to quit school in the 9th grade to earn a living.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Van Thien, who lives in Binh Tan, HCM City’s most populated district, has no choice but to do his daily exercise on the street.

During the school year, Dinh Thi Cam Tu, 16, lives with her aunt in her family’s hometown. Every day, she sees her aunt and cousins together as a family and misses her mother, who has worked in HCM City

Born in the former imperial capital city of Hue, Le Thi Thanh Nhan did not want to learn the local paper flower craft. Hue is famous for the craft, especially in the Thanh Tien paper flower making village on the city’s outskirts.

“What could a bank note of VND1,000 (0.43 cents) buy?” you may wonder as you contemplate an accumulated stack of small money. On a small islet in the Mekong Delta of Soc Trang, an eatery offers an answer

With a rapidly aging population and declining fertility, Japan had to adopt a more open-door approach towards foreign workers to staff its labour-strapped industries, with Vietnamese workers among the fastest growing groups.

Dang Hung Vo, former deputy minister of Natural Resources and Environment, speaks to the Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam newspaper on the advantages of developing smarter and more sustainable urban areas.

Bui Duc Thu, deputy chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee for Deputy Affairs, speaks to the Lao Dong (Labour) newspaper on the need to tightly supervise people with power.

The Quang Trach thermoelectricity plant, a project of Electricity of Viet Nam in the central province of Quang Binh, is seeking final agreement from governmental agencies to dump 2.5 million cubic metres of waste mud

 The German opera Der Freischütz was reinterpreted in Vietnamese as Nha Thien Xa, and staged in July. The performance proved popular with audiences, especially young ones. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – It’s a busy time of year for bee hunters with just a little over a month left to collect honey.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At Phan Kim Ngan’s house, visitors can make their own local traditional cakes and enjoy a buffet consisting of nearly 50 kinds of cakes. 

When they reach the age of 60, many people choose to leave the stresses of work behind and instead enjoy their gardens, books, friends and families. But French sculptor Olivier Oet has found his interest in supporting needy children

An arts programme of music, poems and plays will be held at the Ha Noi Opera House on August 26 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of renowned Vietnamese poets and married couple Luu Quang Vu and Xuan Quynh.

Viet Nam National Opera and Ballet will premiere a contemporary dance entitled Đáy Mắt (In the Eye) – a collaboration by choreographer Bui Ngoc Quan and musician Tri Minh on August 19 at Ha Noi Opera House. 

Dr. Hoang Van Cuong, a member of the National Assembly Committee on Economic Affairs, talks to the Investment Review newspaper on his Committee’s resolve to tighten the management of public debt

A few decades ago, when both Vietnamese industrial production and economic integration were at a nascent stage, there was a trend wherein enterprising Vietnamese, lucky enough to go to Japan for study, work or just a visit,