VietNamNet Bridge – While the use of electric cars for tourism in Hanoi's Old Quarter have not brought many positives along with them, locals of the Old Quarter have been complaining about traffic problems on the narrow streets.

While analysts believe that Starbucks has bogged down in Vietnam with third poorly patronized shops, the representative of the US giant affirms that hundreds of Starbucks shops will be opened in the Vietnamese market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese animated film studios have been struggling to find their audience after the government decided to stop granting them subsidies.

VietNamNet Bridge – Faced with Viet Nam's chaotic streets, mind-numbing bureaucracy and appetite for strange delicacies (dog, anyone?), it is easy for somewhat uptight foreigners such as myself to underestimate the value of spending time

 VietNamNet Bridge – Writers and critics have said the quality of literature in Viet Nam has seen a dramatic slump in the past 15 years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Thi Huong has bad memories of the last Southeast Asian Games, where the sprint queen failed to defend her titles.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Treat animals the way you would wish to be treated. That's the message that young members of a dog and cat rescue group are trying to convey to people in the capital.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Five student teams of Vietnam will take part in the contest to manufacture fuel-efficient vehicles in the Philippines in February 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s cable television market will soon see a number of changes.

VietNamNet Bridge – He may have amassed a collection of international titles, but Viet Nam's top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh is still missing a men's singles gold from the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

The State Bank of Vietnam has announced that besides the nine weak commercial banks which are undergoing the restructuring process, it has found another 8 weak credit institutions for the compulsory restructuring.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Do Anh Tuan, 23, graduated Summa Cum Laude from Berklee College of Music in the US. Continuing what has the makings of a sparkling career, he has just won the excellent conductor award

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People's Committee has approved a programme to manufacture 300 buses powered by compressed natural gas over the next year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Since founding Viet Nam's Education Technology Programme based on his experiences in the former Soviet Union, Professor Ho Ngoc Dai has fought tirelessly to revolutionise teaching methods,

VietNamNet Bridge – Climbing Mount Fansipan in the northern province of Lao Cai can be attempted all-year round but experienced hands suggest that the period from October to early December is the best time to conquer the “Roof of Indochina.”

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phan Thuy Chi has created Viet Nam's first MBA programme after being inspired by her studies in the US, giving thousands of Vietnamese students access to the quality modern business management needed to meet

While the other investors get bogged down in the frozen real estate market, the ones who poured money into high-end coastal resorts now can pocket big money they earn from the right investment deals.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A study entitled “Economy and happiness: Evidence from Vietnam’s rural areas” has found that marriage makes people happier.

 Firms fume at new duty-free check; Sudden rush to buy super-fat pigs by Chinese traders; Credit institutions to shoulder burden of debt restructuring; Listed companies post big losses

 VietNamNet Bridge – Looking for a "green" drink in Ha Noi? A network of restaurants and cafes has been set up to offer small gifts or discounts to customers riding any kind of bicycle.

VietNamNet Bridge – Anybody who has ever visited the northern region during the harvest season cannot help but be astonished at the stunning beauty of terraced fields which undulate around the hillsides and mountainsides

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City targets developing the bio-technology industry until 2015 by applying advanced scientific research and technology in agricultural production to raise productivity and quality.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In November, Vietnam had four new FDI projects in the fields of real estate with a total value of approximately $300 million, the highest since the beginning of the year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The shooting team is considered Vietnam’s “gold mine” at the 27th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Myanmar this December.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The dollar market, which has been stable for a long time, has heated up with the prices increasing in both the black and official markets.