Profiles

Centre offers hope to HIV/AIDS victims
23/10/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – In bringing together people living with HIV/AIDS and their families, a community-based social organisation called Tre Xanh (Green Bamboo) is hoping to offer these people a new chance at life. A member of the Thanh Xuan...
Student website oils US-VN networking
20/10/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Minh Thu discovers that as Vietnamese students go west, seeking higher levels of education and better prospects, an online forum has sprung up to help maintain ties. This is how we roll: Overseas students share experiences...
Phu Quoc pearls out of reach
15/10/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Visitors to Phu Quoc Island may not know that Phu Quoc pearls are said to be the best in the country, but they will certainly notice the abundance of pearl stores dotting the island. Despite the fame of Phu Quoc pearls, A...
Pilot shortage spurs push to lift retirement age
13/10/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The Civil Aviation Administration of Viet Nam (CAAV) is petitioning for the retirement age of Vietnamese pilots to be raised to 65 years to help alleviate the shortage of pilots in the country. A pilot attends a flight...
The man who preserves national culture
11/10/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – While the genres of national theatre are fading due to the prevalence of the contemporary arts, people still respect an old man who has a passion for and is devoted to ancient Tuong (classical drama), an art on the verge of falling...
Enterprising farmer goes against the grain
01/10/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - Twelve years ago, after a long day of selling fish and other cooking stuff from his boat, an exhausted Nguyen Loi Duc threw himself in bed, hoping for a restful slumber. Farmer Nguyen Loi Duc, one of the wealthiest farmers in...
Labourer grows her way out of poverty
27/09/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - “That day in 1984 when it came time to pay my debt was one of the most dreadful of my life,” remembers Do Thi Vung in Tan Chau Village, Khoai Chau District, Hung Yen Province. VietNamNet Bridge - “That day in 1984 when...