Vietnam is proud of its strong development in information technology (IT) as it strives to become an IT power by 2020. However, the majority of people still do not enjoy the benefits of IT.

VietNamNet Bridge - The functions of garbage incinerators is to treat waste to minimize pollution. However, in many places, they are actually causing pollution.

 HCM City lenders' bad credit rate inches down, Phu Quoc reels in tourism investment, Tips and tricks to maximise M&A prospects, Green light for Quang Tri wind power plant, Vietnam seen as key market for NZ

Since early this year Vietnam’s real estate market has clearly been on the road to recovery, with sales prices as well as transaction numbers increasing sharply.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Although the catastrophic famine in 1945 took place 70 years ago, it remains a painful national memory as it claimed over two million lives.

VietNamNet Bridge - Lam Dong Province, home of the world-famous Da Lat Arabica coffee, which is now sold at Starbucks stores, wants to be one of the finest coffee producing areas in the world.

"Do charity" is a term we've heard more often than usual these days, as Quang Ninh Province and several localities in the northern region have been battered by prolonged torrential rains, flash floods and landslides over the past week.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Phu Quoc is Vietnam's largest island, known as the ‘pearl island’ with unspoiled, mysterious beauty and beautiful beaches.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Cam Tu spoke with Nhan Dan (People) newspaper about getting ready for the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).

The house at No. 145 Phan Dinh Phung Street, Phu Nhuan Ward, Hue City, on the An Cuu Riverside, was once the residence of the Queen Mother Doan Huy, the wife of King Khai Dinh (1916-1925), the 12th king of the Nguyen Dynasty.

Starting her journey in 2010 with modest luggage including an old Honda Chaly motorbike and her set of paintings, over the past five years, painter Dang Ai Viet has travelled alone across the country to draw sketches of Vietnamese heroic mothers

An art show titled Tinh Nghe Sy will raise funds to help elderly and disadvantaged artists.

 Three new films on women and love are being released this month by private producers in HCM City.

 Viet Nam plans to reduce its ownership stakes in some state energy companies, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said earlier this week.

 The capital city will organise a conference on August 24 to promote investment in industry, real estate, trade and services, and social infrastructure, according to baodautu.vn.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade on Thursday officially issued a decision approving a detailed design for the competitive electricity wholesale market, removing the Electricity of Viet Nam's (EVN's) monopoly.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The rate of illegal deforestation in the central highlands province of Gia Lai has become alarming.

 The central bank announced yesterday that it had put DongA Bank under special supervision as alleged illegal activities there that could cause serious financial damage for the State and citizens.

 Vice-Chairwoman of HCM City People's Committee Nguyen Thi Hong has asked state administrative agencies to discontinue the collection of parking fees from people coming to these offices.

 Serious landslides are occurring in the dyke system along the rivers in the capital of Ha Noi, posing a threat to lives and farm production.

 Viet Nam's gender imbalance ratio is expected to continue increasing rapidly, especially in the Hong (Red) River Delta region, according to the General Department of Population and Family Planning (GDPFP).

Heavy financial losses from crocodile breeding in two provinces of Bac Lieu and Ca Mau in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region last year have forced local farmers to get cautious before deciding to invest in crocodile farms this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As the capital city faces a new heat wave, Duong Ngoc My is seeing another flood of people order his creation - a miniature, ice-run air conditioner.

 In Viet Nam, the first ."vn" domain name was registered in 1997 and the quantity of ."vn" domain names has rapidly increased. There were 286,561 registered items by September, 2014

 Ly Son Island is quite simply like heaven on a blue ocean for backpackers with its crystal clear waters full of reef wildlife, white sandy beaches, plush green garlic fields and spectacular volcano scenery.