Since the lunar New Year, many people have become victims of mobile phone spam with sexual contents. This is not the first time mobile subscribers complaining with their service providers about spam.

Gender inequality remains a huge problem in the field of employment in Viet Nam, with a pay divide between men and women growing and experts warning that there is continued discrimination against women in recruitment and benefit policies.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many people in Dong Nai Province have been spending sleepless nights protecting their gardens from erosion as a result of illegal sand exploitation.  

Artists who spent a major part of their life drawing wars, comrades, underground meetings of party cells, resistance heroes and the daily lives of soldiers and volunteer youngsters have left a legacy for the nation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A latest survey showed that the rate of childless couples in the country has gone up by 8 percent or a total of one million Vietnamese couples.

The first rays of hope have been flashed on the automobile market, but the demand remains weak in the economic downturn. Therefore, selling cars in lots remains the top choice for automobile manufacturers.

International experts have warned that the bad debts, worth hundreds of trillions of dong would still be the big challenge for the Vietnam’s national economy for at least several years.

Cashew exports likely to fall; Mekong Expo 2013 to open in Can Tho; ADB, EIB fund HCMC’s metro line; Vietnam, Austria strengthen business links; Ukraine inspects Vietnamese seafood processors

VietNamNet Bridge – Analysis provided by the 2012 provincial competitive index (PCI) has revealed a sharp decline in economic governance across the country, leading to calls for local authorities to hasten reform. 

 After arriving in the commune, visitors will see many handmade embroidery shops and be amazed at the intricate products on display within.

The draft law on minimum wage is being penned by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and slated for completion to submit to the government and the National Assembly for approval in May.

VietNamNet Bridge – The well-known Boston Children's Choir will perform in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City at the end of June.

Venture funds have still been seeking opportunities to enrich their investment portfolios.

VietNamNet Bridge – On sunny Sunday afternoons near Hoan Kiem Lake, West Lake and Thong Nhat Park in Ha Noi, you may come across groups of young people lost in flying coins, strings or magic cards,

The figures announced by Viber, Line, Kakao Talk or Zalo about their numbers of users are unreliable. Experts say these are just the numbers of downloads, not the active users.

Big enterprises can still earn money without doing anything, by selling the rights to export rice to the unlicensed enterprises. The rice export right market gets more bustling.

The pavement markets, where Hanoians like going to on the way from work to home instead of traditional markets or supermarkets, have created the special streets with specific smells.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The income gap between men and women in Vietnam is on the rise, although the rate of women working is still high compared to global levels.

Just within two days, the Ministry of Education and Training released two dispatches ordering to recall two reference books for pre-school children.

Mossy tiled roofs are gradually being replaced with metal roofs, while more metal cages have appeared on the balconies or the roofs of the old houses, making Hanoi’s ancient streets more oppressive, unkempt.

Travel firms complain that their business have never been so bad. Not only facing the sharp fall in the number of travelers, they have also struggle to escape the tricks played by rivals.

The government would have to come forward to make payment for the debts incurred by state owned enterprises (SOEs), which would be a threat to the national economy.

VietNamNet Bridge – At the International Dog Show held in late December in HCMC, Nguyen Minh Khang’s dog named Mickey won two prizes: the first prize for “Phu Quoc Female Dogs” and the second prize for “Phu Quoc Dogs”.

VietNamNet Bridge – Da Nang is undergoing something of a sporting revolution. Baseball, previously all but ignored in this part of Viet Nam, is catching up with its rivals in popularity all thanks to an ambitious 19-year-old student

Green tea and coffee may help lower the risk of stroke, especially when both are taken as a regular part of the diet, according to a research published on Thursday in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.