VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has committed to tougher laws and enforcement against the illegal trade in wild animals at a conference in London.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese workers in South Korea will not have their deposits of VND100 million returned if they overstay visas to work illegally there.

 VietNamNet Bridge – State officials cannot have new cars this year under a new directive just issued by the Ministry of Finance, which states only special-use automobiles like ambulances and trucks can be bought under a public procurement program.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HSBC Bank in a report released on Tuesday expressed concerns over the low consumer price index (CPI) in Vietnam this month, suggesting that economic activity continues to be dragged down by weak consumer confidence.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of registered motorcycles across the country continues to increase rapidly, amounting to over 39 million units now and exceeding the number targeted for 2020 by three million vehicles approved last February.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two world-known footballers - Ruud van Nistelrooy (the Netherlands) and Robert Pires (France) – will tour Vietnam in April to showcase the Trophy Cup of UEFA Champions League 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Toyota Vietnam complains that it loses thousands of dollars worth of profits from the imported two luxurious models Lexus RX 350 and ES 350 because of the unreasonable mechanism on taxable price determination.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Da Lat City’s ‘Hell Market’, despite its thrilling name, has nothing to do with death or the afterlife but tourists can find themselves in shopping heaven there.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Replying to the proposal to remove the handwriting and mental calculation practices from the primary education curriculum, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) said both the practices are necessary and need to be upheld.

Experts have warned that the TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership), once it is signed, would not help Vietnam attract more foreign direct investment into the animal husbandry, while it would pave the way for more livestock products to enter Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge - With a motorbike, you can putt around the island, drop in at any beach to swim, and walk on shady roads.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese information technology (IT) firms can win international bids to provide services to big clients in the world under the valuable contracts, but they find it difficult to get jobs in the home market,

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese artisans can make jewelry from gold, pearls, jade, conch or rock, but jewelry made from huyen is rare and that is why artisan Tran Chi Thong of Ha Tien Town in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang stands out.

 EVN to ensure stable power supply; Plan hoped to boost Central Highlands’ development; Trans-Pacific Partnership in the eyes of domestic insiders; Transport sector focuses on BOT, BT, PPP investment; Business licensing faces reform

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam News asked readers to comment on plans to develop and pilot public bike rental in five major Vietnamese cities, Ha Noi, HCM City, Hai Phong, Da Nang and Can Tho.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bulgarian bike repairer, Georgi Stoilkov, has visited many countries around the world but has chosen Hanoi, Vietnam, as the place to settle and start up his business.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hai Duong, a province in the heart of the Hong (Red) River Delta, is a famous tourist destination for water puppetry, a unique and traditional artistic display in Viet Nam.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – At least over 1 tons of fish died in mass in the Nuoc Trong Reservoir in Son Ha District, the central province of Quang Ngai in recent days.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State Commission of Securities (SSC) is expected to submit a plan to the government to merge the two bourses into a single entity: the Viet Nam Stock Exchange.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The sight of young school-going gong players has become an everyday event in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) these days, due to efforts to include this performing art in school curriculums.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of women and children in several districts of Nghe An Province are victims of human trafficking, but authorities seem ill-equipped to deal with the situation.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A holiday in the southern province of Bac Lieu offers the visitor a chance to taste local specialties, and to visit the legendary places made famous by the Playboy of Bac Lieu.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite the anticipated profuse supply, bank shares are believed to be sold well, once big domestic investors, including the powerful SCIC, have loosened the purse-strings.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bui Anh Quang, 24, once failed his university entrance exam. But he didn't let that stop him from becoming a successful youth leader with many achievements to his credit,

 VietNamNet Bridge – A veteran embroidery artisan from Hue, Le Van Kinh, has completed 25 embroidery works that depict a poem renowned for its philosophical message by Zen master Man Giac (1052-96).