VietNamNet Bridge – Doctor Luan Thanh Truong, head of the medical unit in Thanh An Commune of Can Gio Island, never regretted his decision to volunteer to work here - one hour from the mainland.

Much of Viet Nam’s most famous, traditional and valued cultural heritage has been provided or inspired by Buddhism, a religion which has for centuries been deeply embedded in the national psyche.

Vietnam, IRRI boost cooperation; Vietnamese leaders receive Brunei Energy Minister; Party leader visits Phu Tho, Vinh Phuc provinces; Vietnam prioritises enhancing ties with Laos

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Embassy in Australia held a ceremony to mark the 40 th anniversary of the Vietnam – Australia diplomatic ties in Canberra on February 25.

Foreign investors said they would cancel the plans to expand their investment in Vietnam if the expanded projects cannot enjoy investment incentives.

 Global financial groups battled Monday to control the lucrative future of "mobile money", which will enable people to use a smartphone to go shopping instead of cash and credit cards.

 Visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday pressed Ankara to open its ports and airports to ships and planes from Cyprus, while expressing her support for reviving the stalled accession talks between Turkey and the EU.

Just some months after they were extolled as the next-generation businessmen, the young entrepreneurs born in 1980s have resigned from their posts amid the astonishment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Information technology in health check-ups, medicine management and patient treatment is helping reduce overloading in hospitals.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) encourages schools to exercise the self-control in their enrolment. However, universities keep indifferent to the encouragement.

Added value services now serve as the lever for mobile network operators in the context of the current big economic difficulties.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than half of the melaleuca forests in the southernmost province of Ca Mau are at high risk of wildfire due to prolonged dry weather.

Mozilla Foundation announced Sunday it will launch in mid 2013 its widely anticipated Firefox operating system for smartphones in a direct challenge to the duopoly of Apple's iOS and Google's Android.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Unemployment is set to increase in HCM City in the coming months as enterprises strive to cut labour costs, citing the ongoing economic recession.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Minister of Education and Training Tran Quang Quy has controversially claimed that banning children under five from studying foreign teaching programmes

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam aims to strengthen the brand of its tourism sector in order to attract more foreign tourists.

VietNamNet Bridge – Analysts have forecast a boom of the Japanese investment in Vietnam. The bilateral trade between Vietnam and the US has also been on the rise.

While Ass. Prof. Ha Dinh Duc says the Hoan Kiem lake turtle is worthy of national treasures by its cultural and historical values, cultural researcher Tran Lam Bien denies this, saying that it only has the scientific value.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In the two months of suppression of crime, 34 groups of mobile police of HCM City handled 166 cases, including possession of illegal weapons, intentionally causing injury, traffic violations ... but no robbery.

 Scientists are delving deep into the travels of whales -- thanks to high-tech tracking devices -- to try to help protect them.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism  has instructed to not licence six overseas Vietnamese singers who participated in the latest DVD produced by the US-based Asia Music Center to perform in Vietnam.

  Nam Giang District to host Gong festival; Festival highlights cosplay culture; Vietnam, Korea artists hold painting exhibition; Cat Ba seeks UNESCO World Heritage recognition

 Thousands flock to Tran Temple Festival Tens of thousands of people converged on Tran Temple complex in Nam Dinh Province on February 23 to attend one of the country’s biggest festivals during the year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Winner of the cooking reality show US Master Chef Christine Ha was the special guest at the launch ceremony of the Vietnamese version of the competition in HCM City on Thursday.

Winger Huynh Quoc Anh triggered a double while Argentinean scorer Gaston Merlo and Tanzanian Danny David added a goal each to help SHB Da Nang trounce Sai Gon Xuan Thanh Cement 4-0