VietNamNet Bridge - "Vietnam at Peace" is the set of documentary photos of Vietnam after the Vietnam War, the period of rebuilding the country.

VN to compete in regional U19 football competition; Last Vietnamese players out of Asian badminton tourney; Hai starts third stint as coach of Binh Duong; Duan claims second stage win

New routes for Ha Noi electric car tours; Sanitation, transport, taxi drivers bother tourists; Sa Pa holds festival next week; Recession-hit travel firms design new tours; Recession-hit travel firms design new tours

Incense offerings and various activities have been organised nationwide to commemorate Hung Kings, the nation’s legendary founders, on April 19, the tenth day of the third lunar month.

 A 23-year-old man from the northern mountain province of Yen Bai has been confirmed dead at Bach Mai hospital in Hanoi after contracting swine flu.

About 20 percent of Vietnamese cement enterprises have been put on the brink of bankruptcy. The solution they most think of now is to sell themselves to foreign investors who would pump money to clear debts and restructure enterprises.

Nearly 1,000 illegal gold exploiters have been expelled from the central province of Nghe An's Que Phong District in a crackdown by local police.

Vietnam supports settling disputes through peaceful means; Vietnam slams EP’s human rights resolution; PM to attend ASEAN Summit in Brunei; Viet Nam, Denmark boost scientific research

The EU-ASEAN Economic and Policy Forum took place in Jakarta, Indonesia on April 18, creating a chance for the two sides to share experience in their economic integration.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ministries, sectors and regions must prepare measures to ensure road safety and tackle traffic jams during the coming holidays commemorating the Hung Kings, Liberation Day and May Day,

 VietNamNet Bridge – A minimum of VND300 billion (US$14.4 million) is required to set up a commercial airline, following a recent Government decision.

VietNamNet Bridge – Up to 70 percent of traffic accidents are related to motorcycles and mopeds and 30 percent of the victims suffer from brain damage leading to death. Some 72 of people on the road wear substandard helmets.

Beautiful landscapes have been devastated by the violent intervention of humans.

Students cannot understand lessons when they are at official school hours. However, they can easily understand what teachers say at extracurricular classes.

VietNamNet Bridge – The amended Corporate Income Tax Law reintroduces tax incentives for investment expansion, which is expected to encourage foreign-invested enterprises to raise their investment capital in the near future.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal sand exploitation damaged the capital city's dike system, said Do Duc Thinh, director of the municipal Flood, Storm Control and Dike Management Department.

At the Na Meo Market in Na Meo commune of Quan Son district in Thanh Hoa province, buyers and sellers can use three currencies, including Vietnam dong, Lao kip and US dollar, in making payment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the first quarter of the year, government inspectors conducting a check of administrative offices have uncovered 14 corruption cases involving 37 offenders.  

VietNamNet Bridge – Wood, wax and yarn are the mediums of choice for German artist Dorothee Berkenheger in her new collection at the New Space Arts Foundation in Hue that is running from April 13 to May 1.

 Double textile export to U.S. in sight; Firms seek diversification for tra fish exports; Rice prices fall despite successful bid for export; HCM City calls for investments into Thu Thiem

TV enterprises would have to spend several trillions of dong to buy new machines to broadcast TV programs in new technology, while people would have to pay VND9,100 billion to buy set top boxes to watch terrestrial digital TV.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Developers are offering more affordable housing, yet people continue to hesitate when it comes to making home purchases.

Domestic pharmacy firms, which understand the power of foreign groups, do not intend to confront the big guys, but try to attach niche markets to earn small changes.

VietNamNet Bridge – Friends of Vietnam Heritage, a non-formal group of foreign residents living in Ha Noi who work voluntarily to promote and preserve Vietnamese cultural and historical heritage, will host two city walks on April 24 and April 26.

According to the city’s social-economic report of the first quarter 2013, more than 104,000 new vehicles, including over 26,000 cars, were registered during this period. On average, the city had nearly 300 newly-registered cars per day.