VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Construction’s idea of allowing foreigners to buy houses in Vietnam may not help warm up the frozen real estate market, because foreigners may not intend to buy houses once they are too expensive.

 VietNamNet Bridge – National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will complete its asset valuations this month, said Deputy General Director Duong Tri Thanh on Thursday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While Ea K’tour hydropower project is feared to damage Chu Yang Sin National Park, the projected Drang Phok hydropower plant threatens Yok Don National Park.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thang Long Boulevard in Ha Noi, which was declared the most modern highway in the country when it opened in 2010, has been found to be quickly deteriorating. Many sections are also said to have been left unfinished.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police in Tra On District in Vinh Long Province in the Mekong Delta have begun legal proceedings against a well-known Vietnamese ‘Cai Luong’ singer Kim Tu Long for illegal gambling.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has ordered the Ministry of Public Security to set up police patrol teams in urban centres and tourism destinations around the country to protect tourists from robbers and hawkers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A few weeks ago, two doctors at the National Hospital of Endocrinology in Ha Noi fought violently after one interrupted the other at a seminar, according to the Nguoi dua tin (The Herald) e-newspaper.

VietNamNet Bridge – All 600 seats in Ha Noi's Youth Theatre are filled and the attentive audience is silently following the dialogue, gestures and dancing in a newly staged version of a popular drama by late noted playwright Luu Quang Vu.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Co To Island, described as a green pearl with smooth white sand and wild beaches, clear blue water and primeval forest, has become a popular tourist destination in recent years.

There are three ways for mobile network operators to go to increase their turnover amid the appearance of OTT apps, according to Le Thi Ngoc Mo, Deputy Head of the Telecom Agency of the Ministry of Information and Communication.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Con Dao Museum was inaugurated in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau on Friday and will feature 2,000 images, artifacts and documents on the history of Con Dao District.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The rate of internet access through smart phones and tablets is on the rise among young Vietnamese, for whom the gadgets have become an indispensable part of daily life.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance has proposed raising special consumption taxes on vehicles imported by repatriating Vietnamese citizens (Viet Kieu).

 VietNamNet Bridge – As much as 50 per cent of internet page viewing in Viet Nam will go to mobile by the second half of 2014, according to a report by the Ministry of Information and Communications.

A combination of two licensed antiviral drugs could be used to treat the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus that causes an acute respiratory illness in humans and has killed about half of the individuals known to be infected,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The castle of the "king" was restored and painted in yellow. Hoang A Tuong palace, located in the center of Bac Ha district, Lao Cai province, was built in 1914 and completed in 1921.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Investors should be wary of investing in bank shares as the industry faces potential shake-ups in the near future.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese athlete Nguyen Tien Minh has defended his 5th place in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Torrential rains, floods and landslides in northern provinces have claimed 25 lives since the beginning of the month, according to the National Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dao Hong Tuyen has revealed the intention of setting up a casino in Van Don Economic Zone and Tuan Chau, once the government decree on casino management is promulgated.

 Visitors to the International Travel Expo (ITE) 2013 in HCMC have a chance of buying discount air tickets of Vietnam Airlines at the prices starting from only VND199,000 for many international flights.

 Vietnamese striker Le Cong Vinh has made a spectacular debut before Japanese football fans with a goal in the second round Emperor Cup match between Consadole Sapporo and Hokkaido University on September 7.

 Three Chu Dau pieces, a plate and two vases, have been recognised as the largest pottery products by the Vietnam Book of Records, Hanoi Trade Corporation (Hapro) said on September 7.

 Viet Kieu set for tax hikes; Vietnam promotes semiconductor industry; Exports to Africa, South and West Asia reach US$6.5 billion; Foreign investment flow into real-estate projects