Ton Nu Thi Ninh served her country as Ambassador and Head of Mission to the European Union in Brussels, then as vice-chair of Viet Nam's 11th National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee, and now as the Head of Tri Viet Institute.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bus tickets will rise by nearly 30 per cent during Reunification Day and International Labour Day (April 30-May 1) holidays, said the Ha Noi Bus Station Management Company.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is expected to offer tax exemption and reduction for expansion parts of foreign-invested projects as well as tenants in industrial zones in order to attract long-term and environment-friendly investors,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The municipal administration plans to spend VND300 billion (US$14.3 million) this year on further developing E-governance in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The quality of urban development planning activities in Ha Noi remains poor, which results in frequent changes of plans and delayed projects.

HCM City has recently proposed to open the "red light district" to better manage and restrict the consequences of prostitution. However, this opinion is so new to the Vietnamese society.

The reports from 10 State Bank’s local branches showed that Hanoi, HCM City and Da Nang are the localities with the highest bad debt ratios.

A holiday on beautiful Phu Quoc Island, in the southern province of Kien Giang , is not complete without visiting Coi Nguon (The Root) Museum, to learn about island history and life.

 VietNamNet Bridge – This strange story occurred in Kien Thuy district of the northern port city of Hai Phong.

 A clinical trial involving 1,300 premature infants "failed to adequately inform parents of the reasonably foreseeable risks" of blindness, neurological damage and death, according to a federal department letter recently made available online.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Barbequed Cau Mong veal from Dien Ban District in Quang Nam Province has been recognised by the Viet Nam Records Organisation as a national specialty.

VietNamNet Bridge – Collecting workers for export turns out to be a more difficult job than labor companies and the local authorities could imagine.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked ministries and agencies to raise efforts in implementing the Party and State's development policy in ethnic and mountainous regions.

The domestic digital content market, estimated to be worth billions of dollars, may be out of the reach of domestic enterprises if they cannot receive the appropriate support from the state.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With its dazzling array of dishes and flavours, Ha Noi's cuisine is considered to be one of the main strengths of its tourism sector. But while most tourists only currently get the chance to eat the food,

The prolonged water disputes between hydropower plants and local authorities in the central region and Central Highlands recently show that big problems exist in the water natural resource management.

Top musicians from the ASEAN countries, art groups and the Ha Noi community around will gather at a much-anticipated music festival on May 11.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has outlined urgent solutions to accelerate economic recovery, according to its newly-issued Resolution.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 28,000-seat stage has been set up along the Han River bank on Tran Hung Dao Street, the central road of the city, in preparation for the sixth Da Nang International Fireworks Competition.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some regions in Viet Nam are preparing to cope with the new H7N9 strain of bird flu although no cases of infection have yet been reported.

Economists, while keeping doubtful about the statistics reported by state management agencies, have warned that if they try to “fabricate” the figures, the regulators would not know how sick the economy is to prescribe properly.

 An Israeli biotech company has developed a way to turn extra fat into new bones to replace missing or damaged bone structure.

Peugeot announces its return to Vietnam; PetroVietnam increases investment in Russia; Thua Thien - Hue lures investment to IZs; Hanoi welcomes 5.12 million visitors in Q1

Educators believe that the questions raised at the national university entrance exams are unnecessarily difficult, which disposes of the opportunities of students to follow higher education.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After a decline in the first month of the year, domestic banks are recovering and registered an increase in assets, according to the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV).