Though the real estate market remains cool and the hotel business performance is getting worse, this is still an attractive business in the long term.

VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 100 photos featuring the land and people of central Quang Ngai Province’s Ly Son island district, home of the Hoang Sa Flotilla more than 300 years ago, are on display at an exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City.

Casual workers miss out on social insurance; Vietnam earns VND53.5 trillion from tourism services in Q1; Drought pushes up coffee prices; Economic difficulties take their toll on large-caps

The Japanese partner in the Ethanol Binh Phuoc project has decided to withdraw from the project on the worry about the slow sale of the biofuel.

The Ministry of Health has approved the H7N9 flu prevention plan in Vietnam, with four situations. Vietnam has not detected the presence of the virus in poultry and humans yet.

On April 7, a group of masked men used an excavator to bulldoze a house on Hoang Hoa Tham Road, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City. A 21-year-old boy quickly woke up and escaped from the house.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 1,000 charcoal-producing kilns in southern Hau Giang Province's Chau Thanh District and Nga Bay Town are filling the air with soot,

Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Angel Gurria has hailed Vietnam as a success in meeting millennium development goals and taking new approaches to social cohesion and poverty reduction.

A new study on Climate Change Impact and Adaptation in the Lower Mekong Basin released on March 29 has revealed that the effects of climate change in the basin is worse than the global average.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Daniel Gazon, who teaches conducting at the Royal Conservatory of Mons in Belgium, will conduct a concert at the HCM City Opera House tomorrow, April 9.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Song Lam Nghe An claimed an away draw at Hang Day Stadium yesterday, April 7, against hosts Ha Noi T&T in a 2-2 stalemate in the fourth round of the V-League.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The VN-Index surged over 500 points last week, reaching 502.58 points on Friday and increasing 2.35 per cent over the previous week.

Major General Nguyen Van Tram - Political Chair of the Military Zone 7, Vice Party Secretary of Binh Phuoc Province - will be the new chair of the province, replacing Truong Tan Thieu who was recently dismissed.

 U.S scientists have developed an experimental vaccine against advanced ovarian cancer that triggers anti-tumor immune responses using cells made from patients' own tumor.

Khanh Hoa Police Agency has prosecuted and arrested three police officers of Khanh Son district for involvement in the aloes wood appropriation case in September 2012, for investigating of abusing powers on duty.

The three-hectare factory of the Ha Phong Garment Company in the northern province of Bac Giang was burned completely, with nearly 1,500 motorcycles and a lot of assets turned into ashes.

The rapid growth in Vietnam’s international trade has prompted investors to increase their investments postal services, express delivery and forwarding.

Le Thu – the female guitarist who won many international awards and is now teaching guitar in India will have a joint show with Tuan Khang and Hung Phong at the French Cultural Centre, 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi on the evening of April 18.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Food Safety Department of the Ministry of Health has said that the 34 samples of sunflower seeds in four provinces did not contain toxic chemicals that cause brain atrophy.

 World heritages set to display in Hoi An; Art talk and film show held; Vietnamese study archeology exhibition in Egypt; Spanish dance duo to perform

Wooden furniture manufacturers have been warned that the challenges they meet in 2013 would be even tougher than the ones in 2012.

VietNamNet Bridge – On the morning of April 4, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a press conference reporting its operations in the first quarter of 2013, with shocking numbers.

VietNamNet Bridge - There will be a free concert in mid-April for the audience of HCM City by a famous artist of the Broadway musical theatre - Michael Parks Masterson.

 Vinh takes top prize at international shooting event; 25 teams to compete at car race 2013; Khanh Hoa crowned national U19 football champions

A 20-year-old girl, a native of the central province of Ha Tinh, was just rescued from a prostitution ring in Angola. The victim has returned home and sent denunciations to the authorities.