A volunteer nurse in the northern province of Bac Ninh has devoted 30 years of her life to care for leprosy patients, earning the affection and respect from those with the ‘cursed disease’ who were shunned by society.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam attained a trade surplus in three consecutive years from 2016 to 2018. However, the trade deficit has returned in the first two months of this year. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Born and raised in Sa Dec City in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, Luong Thi Diem Trinh fell in love with flowers at a young age.

Travel changed Ngo Tran Hai An’s life. The 38-year-old has spent the last 20 years of his life exploring Vietnam and other countries and blogging about his adventures on Facebook, where he has more than 22,000 followers. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – More talented and experienced doctors are leaving public hospitals to work in private facilities, raising concerns of a shortage of key doctors in the public sector.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Painter Nguyen Xuan Luc has realised something: human beings are not much different from the particles of dust floating through space.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cau Ngu (whale worship) festival is part of the cultural identity of Vietnam’s central and southern coastal localities, which has been preserved and passed down through the generations.

Nguyen Van Quyen, chairman of Viet Nam Automobile Transport Association talks to Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper about why the driving licence database system has not been effective despite being in use since 2012.

 VietNamNet Bridge – When child abuse is uncovered, many ask how an adult could do such unspeakable things to an innocent.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For once, an online viral craze is making a positive change to the world, instead of enticing kids to eat washing up liquid.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A snake dance performed by 15 young men dressed in white is an important part of the Truong Lam Village Festival which is taking place from March 13-16.

The HCM City People’s Council on Wednesday (March 13) set a deadline for completion of a facility at the Oncology Hospital in District 9 that was previously scheduled to be finished by the end of 2017.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The restoration of the Thap Cham-Da Lat Railway, originally built by the French, will receive investment from a private-public-partnership (PPP).

 Vietnam and Cambodia have signed three cooperation agreements on postal services and telecommunications, information security and digital signature.

 The 74th General Assembly and Congress of the International Military Sports Council (CISM) will take place in late April at the Military Zone 7 in Ho Chi Minh City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Thanh Hoa has launched a tour of the ancient Dong Son Village in Thanh Hoa City’s Ham Rong Ward.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It’s March and the orchid trees of the northern province of Dien Bien are in bloom.

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) will host a press conference in Hanoi to introduce the country as a tourist destination on March 29 during the Viet Nam International Travel Mart 2019,

Former soldiers of the Navy Engineering Regiment No 83 who fought to protect the Gac Ma Reef, part of the Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago, from Chinese invaders in 1988 hosted a memorial service for 64 of their comrades

 VietNamNet Bridge – Luc Van Tan, a HCM City resident, is considering installing solar power panels on his 35sq.m rooftop to save on electricity bills.