Foreign consultancy firms all believe that the real estate market would still be very difficult in 2013, while the prices would continue decreasing.

While foreign retailers have been unceasingly expanding their business by setting up more retail stores, domestic have to scale down their business because of the big losses

VietNamNet Bridge – The recent decision of the US to impose anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese catfish makes pessimists worry: will the liberalization of trade be washed away?

Drought to be severe this year, meteorologist; Vietnam-Laos highway inaugurated; SBV affirms abundance of foreign currencies; Businesses close for post-Tet prayers; Companies face fines for late salary payment

The police have set up a committee to investigate the origin of the fabricated information, speculation about that the President of the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam was arrested.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoi An received the Top City in the World award voted for by Wanderlust magazine readers at a ceremony in the central province of Quang Nam on Saturday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The consumer price index (CPI) in February rose by only 1.32 per cent against the previous month, lower than expected thanks to abundant supplies of essential commodities,

Stock investors expect to see more good commodities to be marketed soon in 2013, when a series of state owned enterprises go equitized in the year after many years of preparation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Women’s Football Team has been presented with two awards by the ASEAN Football Federation in both individual and collective titles.

Several forest fires have been reported in the southernmost Ca Mau province and Ho Chi Minh City on February 26, which wreaked havoc for a large area of forests in the two localities.

Award-winning movie Pao's Story has kicked off the Vietnamese film festival in Perth, Australia as part of celebrations marking the 40th anniversary since diplomatic relations were formed

 VietNamNet Bridge – Leading Australian indigenous dance theatre group Bangarra will bring their spiritual performance to the Hanoi Opera House on March 2.

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People’s Committee chairman Le Hoang Quan has ordered the Department of Planning and Investment to review all companies that use inflammable and explosive materials

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of infants in Da Nang had to return without receiving their scheduled vaccinations on Monday because the central city had underestimated the quantity of vaccines needed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The software industry could reap a bonanza in 2013 as Japan looks for outsourcers beyond China, according to the Vietnam Software Association (Vinasa).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Flying aircraft is universally regarded as a challenging career because of its strict professional standards and requirements. Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy,

Having won their first national Super Cup, a buoyant SHB Da Nang team are preparing to host Myanmar’s Ayeyawady United in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup today.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two acrobats from the Ho Chi Minh Circus Troupe have won silver medals at the Figueres International Circus Festival in Spain, which was held on February 21-25,

State funding would represent 35-40 per cent of the total social investment, which is to make up 30-50 per cent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the coming years,

 US banking giant JPMorgan Chase plans to axe up to 19,000 jobs by the end of 2014 as it seeks to rein in costs, the company said Tuesday in an investor presentation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although many Vietnamese artists have been trying to get themselves onto the rosters of music events in other countries, they face many difficulties.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board (MTPB) will offer Vietnamese tourists 200 free tickets to watch the 2013 Formula 1 (F1) Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix,

The World Bank in Vietnam and the Australia Agency for International Development officially announced the five best projects to get their support for realising innovative learning programs in education and training.

VietNamNet Bridge – Several architects have voiced their objections to the Hanoi's Department of Planning and Architecture's (DPA) proposal to place an underground station near Hoan Kiem Lake,

Revised land laws are expected to create a “land fund” free from disputes relating to site clearance and compensation – thus making it immediately available to bids from investors seeking land-use rights.