VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s PC market grew by 20.5 percent sequentially and 304 percent year-on-year to reach 68,000 units in the fourth quarter of 2012,

VietNamNet Bridge – Enterprises still find it difficult to access bank loans due to sky-high lending rates and low confidence of lenders in them, heard a meeting between the HCMC authorities and businessmen on Tuesday.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has asked the Prime Minister for permission to compile dossiers of Yen Tu Buddhism complex with a view to seeking World Heritage status for this national special relic.

Printing company forced to shut up shop; Tech firm shares suspended after losses; Company reprimanded for late disclosure; Rubber firm breaks VND3 trillion mark; Land price evaluation needs support

VietNamNet Bridge – While the foreign passenger was busy at the ATM, a taxi driver of Hoang Long Taxi ran away with the passenger’s luggage in his car.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi Philharmonic Orchestra will give a concert under the baton of German conductor Bernhard Epstein tomorrow night, March 20, at the Ha Noi Opera House.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A book featuring a collection of works by one of Viet Nam's most famous cartoonists is set to be launched in HCM City today, March 19.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance has outlined a plan that will give priority to government bonds in the bond market under Decision No. 261/2013.

 Taking vitamin D supplements in pregnancy seems to make no difference to a child's bone health, in contrast to guidelines in some countries, research published in The Lancet says.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is a mammoth task for football officials to achieve the goals set out in the Football Development Programme by 2020, insiders admit.

 Vietnam, Laos cooperate in labour management; Five family members burnt in fire; Human traffickers arrested in Lai Chau; Ha Noi to restore craft villages as extinction threatens

 World leaders flew in for Pope Francis's inauguration mass in St Peter's Square on Tuesday where Latin America's first pontiff will receive the formal symbols of papal power.

While many people are disappointed at actress and businesswoman Ly Nha Ky’s withdrawal from the race for the Tourism Ambassador title, some new faces have appeared, including actress Lan Phuong and Miss Southeast Asia Dieu Han.

Later this week the Minister of Education and Training and the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court will have to answer questions of the National Assembly Standing Committee.

For the first time after the country’s reunification (1975), some more songs in the song collection entitled “Da Vang” (Yellow Skin) by the late songwriter Trinh Cong Son will be performed again in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Public Security have become involved in the investigation of the death in the city of Vinh Yen, Vinh Phuc Province that caused a stir in public opinion.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Hai Phong City Police Agency has identified one of the six victims in the terrifying fire in the northern port city of Hai Phong on the night of March 17, as the culprit.

The Hoan Kiem or Sword Lake turtle is a species of turtle in Vietnam that has had the level of protection improved in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

VietNamNet Bridge - 65 overseas Vietnamese from many countries will offer incense at the Temple of Hung Kings in Phu Tho province and attend the requiem of heroes and martyrs in Cao Bang province.

Vietnamese netizens are upset with a rude photo featuring a young man who posed on the statue of Emperor Ly Thai To, the founder of the Ly Dynasty.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 132 universities and colleges nationwide will not organise entrance exams in 2013, down by nine schools in comparison with 2012,

“I like sipping my happiness quietly by myself,” has become the well-known words of Pham Nhat Vuong, the only Vietnamese businessman named in the Forbes’ list of the world’s billionaires.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly Standing Committee convened its 16th session in Hanoi on March 18 to discuss draft amendments and supplements to several laws.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Ha Thanh sealed a silver medal for Viet Nam at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup which finished in La Roche-sur-Yon City, France yesterday (Mar 18).

A 28-year-old woman in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, on the night of March 17 gave birth to five babies by Cesarian at the Tu Du Hospital. This is a rare case of multiple pregnancies, using the measure of injecting sperm into the uterus.