VietNamNet Bridge – Marcel Desailly is a finalist in the race for the post of chief coach of the Vietnam national football squad, says President of the National Coaching Council, Mr. Nguyen Sy Hien.

At the April press conference of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on Friday, the non-performing loans of the banking sector by the end of February were announced at VND122 trillion ($5.8 billion), accounting for 3.86 percent of the total debt balance.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On Friday, officials of Hoi An met with tourism officials to discuss ways to deal with the ongoing public furor over its recent decision to enforce an entrance fee to the ancient town.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked relevant bodies to clarify VinaPhone’s messages inviting its subscribers to watch a video clip about the death of an 8-year-old boy at the Hanoi-based Central Children's Hospital.

 VietNamNet Bridge - On Friday, Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang suspended the Head of the Vietnam Railway Administration for his statements related to the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway project.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A farmer in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai has invented a mini-ploughing machine for terraced fields in inaccessible areas.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi will organize firework displays at 30 locations from 9pm to 9:15pm on its 60th anniversary of the Liberation Day, October 10.

Vietnam’s first hiking train gets running; Without land, ethnic families remain deep in poverty; Cashier who stole gets life sentence; Worker killed by explosion at ice plant; Nation's biggest airport adds new domestic terminal section

 Viet Nam achieves $700m trade surplus; Vinamilk forecasts downswing in profits for 2014; Mekong Delta rice yield surges after zoning, irrigation work; HCMC to host major regional IT event

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite the Government's push to develop wind power, Viet Nam has only three plants that use this alternative source of energy, as the country lacks experts in the field and prices remain low.

VietNamNet Bridge – Drawing paintings in Japanese anime style is a very popular trend in Vietnam and the world. Interestingly, Vietnam’s ao dai appear in many anime paintings.

 VietNamNet Bridge - From a height of over 200m, Hoan Kiem Lake and West Lake look clean, green and peaceful in the bustling city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A proposal made by the Chinese contractor in the Cat Linh-Ha Dong railway project has been denounced by experts as “illegal” and “unacceptable”.

  A sharp increase in the number of people choosing different tour packages during the upcoming extended holiday next week has offered a golden opportunity to tourist companies to maximise turnover.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam currently boasts 72,000 unemployed bachelor's and master’s degree holders, which poses something of a paradox between the real market and university training demands.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers in a number of provinces are pleading for help as they lose arable land to sand mining operations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After completing her education at the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University in Viet Nam with a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Having close trade relations with China, Vietnam will undoubtedly feel the effects of its neighbor’s slowdown in economic growth.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The northwest mountainous areas are not only famous for its beautiful scenery but also for the unique customs of various ethnic groups living there.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The market is about 30 km north of Qui Nhon city, Binh Dinh province and it opens from 3-4am.

 VietNamNet Bridge – "Have you ever visited the 'royal gardens' in Quang Ba near the West Lake?" Truong Kim Trang, a young student in Ha Noi, asked her classmates.

 Vietnam’s first hiking train was put into operation at the Ba Na Hills resort in the central city of Da Nang on April 26.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first Vietnam-made mini-submarines have recently presented themselves before the public. However, this is not a complete first for the nation. Vietnam did set out to build a submarine half a century ago.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Aircraft, tank chains, specialized military vehicles and other iron equipment are piled around the village of Quan Do, in Van Mon Commune, Yen Phong District, Bac Ninh Province.

 Global carbon emissions from agriculture can be reduced by 50 to 90 percent by 2030 using strategies including eating less beef, reducing food waste and managing soil nutrients better,