VietNamNet Bridge – The luxurious food and drink market has become boisterous. In fact, it has never been hurt by the economic crisis.

 U.S. Senate on Thursday approved the postponement of the federal government's debt ceiling until May to keep the federal government in operation and give lawmakers more time

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Multimedia Joint Stock Company (Multimedia SJC) has bought the copyright of world-leading reality TV fashion show, ‘Project Runway’.

 Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

 An explosion in the headquarters of Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) in Mexico City on Thursday left 14 people dead and 80 others injured, the Mexican oil giant said on its Twitter account.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem was beaten by India’s Chanda Sandipan in his final match of Festival Tradewise Gibraltar 2013 on January 31.

In the street for oriental medicine of Hai Thuong Lan Ong, HCM City, many people do not hesitate to pay a lot of money to purchase specialties like shark's fin, bird's nests, cordyceps roberti to enhance their virility.

The dispute between a Vietnamese company - Giang Son JSC, and a foreign invested supermarket chain Big C, on the brand “Ga doi Yen The” (Yen The chicken) has brought the initial result temporarily in favor of the business.

VietNamNet Bridge – Coming from the mainland, dogs in Truong Sa Archipelago (Spratly Islands) are considered as "soldiers," because they are good friends with naval soldiers and help them guard the waters of the country.

  Foreign press links Vietnam to the world; Algeria-Vietnam parliamentarian group founded; Sympathies to Kazakhstan President; Finalising political regime a must; Nobel Prize winner Kroto visits Vietnam

 A military judge overseeing September 11 pre-trial hearings revealed Thursday the government had censored discussion of secret CIA prisons from outside the courtroom, and angrily ordered such censorship not happen again.

Setting up a perfect plan to get adapted to the climate change, and helping the agriculture production in Mekong Delta develop in a sustainable way, has been highlighted as an urgent task.

The number of students expelled from schools or suspended for one year has been increasing rapidly. This, in the eyes of experts, is an alarming problem.

Vietnamese enterprises all nurture the ambitious plans to reach out to the world market. But they just plan to do this alone and don’t think of uniting with one another to get stronger.

The Vietnamese Internet users’ community has called on people not to use Chinese WeChat, an OTT (over the top content) app, allowing to make calls and send messages free of charge.

VietNamNet Bridge - To ensure safety for the antiques on the shipwreck in Quang Ngai province, the local authorities have decided to excavate the ship in two months.

VietNamNet Bridge - On January 30, the Government Committee for Religious Affairs organized a workshop to consult the priests and monks of some religious organizations for the draft amendments to the 1992 Constitution in Ho Chi Minh City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s government-backed tourism industry is seeking $94.2 billion investment capital - 90 per cent from private entities - over the next 17 years.

Central bank seen intervening in gold trading; Banks braced for Tet blitz on ATMs; Holiday sparks scramble for beer; Firms embark on search wars; Domestic banks see rising assets; Hanoi to probe diverted tax collections

VietNamNet Bridge – With farmers being the creditors, who are the poor and do not want to spend money and time on lawsuits, they have been applying their special methods to collect debts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local authorities hope to cut HCM City's unemployment rate to 4.8 per cent from last year's 4.9 per cent, according to the deputy director of the city Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many business associations in Vietnam are heavily relying on State assistance in finance, human resources and facilities to maintain their operations during the tough economic times.

VietNamNet Bridge – After “Vu” (Dance) and “Sen” (Lotus) dancing shows in 2009 and 2011, Linh Nga once again organized the “Sen” show. With her talent, Linh Nga pleased her audience again.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese scientists and managers have still been unable to map out a complete scenario to help the Mekong Delta achieve sustainable agricultural development against climate change despite the matter’s urgency,

VietNamNet Bridge – In its March edition, Bloomberg Markets Magazine ranks the top 25 frontier markets for investors. Vietnam ranks first in the list.