'Mua nuoc noi' (floating-water season) describes the monsoon floods that partially submerge the Mekong Delta's melaleuca forests and draw boats between their branches.
A total of 14 Vietnamese women and girls have been abducted and sold in China's Yunnan Province since 2011.
Paths once beaten solely by hill tribes and cattle get new use from urbanites eschewing treadmills and tracks.
Universal Robots hopes to tap the demand for industrial automation in Asia with its collaborative robotic products.
The ban would be impossible to implement due mainly to undeveloped and insufficient public transport in Hanoi.
11 shipments of Vietnamese seafood have been turned back by the EU in the first nine months due to high levels of heavy metals.
Most of the money were sent by Vietnamese living in Europe and the US.
Some importers have abused the policy to avoid huge taxes on luxury cars.
Air pollution in Hanoi reportedly reached dangerous levels on October 5, raising concerns.
The company requires each team of 60 workers to churn out 77 teddy bears every hour, a task they call 'impossible.'