VietNamNet Bridge - In fact, about 20 years ago, many tour operators discovered the tourism resources on the Saigon River. But let's return to reality.

 At least 15 foreign investors will attend a preliminary screening meeting for the Dau Giay-Phan Thiet expressway project scheduled for September 19, the authority for public-private partnership (PPP) projects under the Ministry of Transport said.

Petrolimex official admits profits fall short of target; Viet Nam fishing for seafood sector development; Gloom in construction material market; Thai firm to build thermal power plant in Quang Tri

 The combined bad debts of BIDV, Vietcombank and Vietinbank reached more than VND23.1 trillion (US$1.1 billion) in the first half of the year, according to the composite mid-year financial report of the three leading commercial banks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Minh, 35-year-old captain of the Pacific Express based in northern Hai Phong Port has worked at sea for 13 years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The domination of modern arts has pushed many Vietnamese traditional art forms into oblivion, including Cai Luong (reformed opera) with lots of its artists faced with diseases and poverty in old age.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lang Co, An Giang, Lam Dong, Nha Trang, Soc Trang, Bac Lieu ... appear with the enchanting beauty. Join us to "admire" the beauty of Vietnam through the lens of photographer Hoang Nam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ker Tik the sculptor belongs to the Co Tu ethnic community, most of whom live in Quang Nam and Da Nang provinces.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prices of things becoming too high? Don't worry, because a large and wonderful four-storey new store dealing in pre-loved (second-hand) goods has opened at 9 Tran Thanh Tong in Ha Noi's Hai Ba Trung District.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Finance Minister Do Hoang Anh Tuan has proposed increasing tax rates by up to 8 per cent for 15 out 54 natural resource categories.

 VietNamNet Bridge – We reached upon the wharf on Phu Quy at around 7 p.m. when the island was enveloped in darkness and twinkled by glistening light from dozens of fishing boats onshore and offshore.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Tay Phuong village in Thach That District, Hanoi, is known for making bamboo dragonflies.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viettel Telecom has been declared the most effective mobile operator in the fight against spam messages.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Amateurs and elite athletes are invited to join the Ha Noi Vertical Run, Viet Nam's highest stair climbing race, which will take place at the Landmark 72 building in the capital city on September 15.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Asset Management Company (VAMC) has been operating for nearly one month. However, investors still lack information about how the company will buy non-performing loans (NPLs) from banks.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has approved the members of the Steering Committee for the realization of the Master Plan to simplify administrative procedures, citizenship papers and the database related to population management

 VietNamNet Bridge – After winning Viet Nam's Young Talented DJ Competition in 2004, Hoang Anh was dubbed the "Magician of Sound". Anh is also a composer and music producer, and recently founded the 88DNA Academy in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Head hunters have noted that they witnessed unprecedented happenings in the recruitment market the first half of 2013.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Red tape and financial difficulties have delayed construction of several underground parking lots approved by the HCM City government years ago.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Santos FC (Brazil), the first team of Barca FC’s star Neymar has confirmed to go to Ho Chi Minh City to play a friendly against Vietnam U23 team in late September.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With the usual crowds dispersed by summer vacations, now is the perfect time to visit Ha Noi's Pho Bien, where sumptuous seafood is served up in an innovative format.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The great influx of unqualified dancing groups and choreographers has caused the overall level of dance performance programmes to plummet, especially in the area of "interpretive" dancing.

VietNamNet Bridge – Scores of foreign insurers are keen to jump into Vietnam’s insurance market through forming joint ventures with local partners or purchasing stakes in local firms. But will this strategy pay dividends?

 VietNamNet Bridge – A machine which can suck mosquitoes into the mouth and swallow the insects has been made by a Vietnamese scientist.

 A noninvasive urine test might offer doctors a simple way to tell if a kidney transplant patient is at risk of transplant rejection, a U.S. study said Thursday.