In general, the Tet gift to workers at the end of the year is money. However, in the current economic difficulties, bricks, rice, garments and telephone cards all can be the “Tet bonuses.”

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite being the host of the National Tourism Year 2011 with many scenic spots, beautiful beaches and tourist attractions, Phu Yen Province is still having a lot of its tourism potentials untapped.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Caves in central Thanh Hoa Province have provided soil evidence of climate change from end of the glacier age, plus tools and an ancient cemetery dating back more than 10,000 years.

Vietnam is one of few countries in the world that has an industry of farming and processing salagane nests.

A lot of the big guys in the real estate sector have offered to sell stakes in real estate projects. It seems that they have run out of patience in the long spell of cold market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pat Farmer, an ultra-marathon athlete, motivational speaker, and former Australian politician, will run the length of Vietnam to raise money for clean water programs for the nation’s poor.

Vietnam is the country which has the highest number of doctors in the region and has the lowest number of scientific research works.

On the first day of the Vietnam Fashion Week Spring Summer 2013, December 6, the collections of four designers Hong Vuong, Van Hien, Bich Ha and Van Khoa of the Viet Thang Garment Company were introduced to the audience.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A new Schengen visa application centre will open in Ho Chi Minh City after the New Year.

VietNamNet Bridge - After the Vietnamese team failed in AFF Cup, Vietnamese FCs have also received the bad news.

Investors have poured money into the e-commerce market, a very promising type of business. However, they would have to encounter big difficulties.

Sugar companies have begged for the government’s urgent interventions in terms of tax rates, sugar import quotas, trade fraud control and cross-border exports to protect domestic enterprises which are at the death point.

Being surprised is probably the feeling of most people when they come to "Korean streets," because the advertising boards of stores along the roads are in Korean language. They can mistakenly believe that they are in Korea.

VietNamNet Bridge - 2012 is about to pass. Looking back at the business circle, one can see that this was a stormy year for Vietnamese moguls.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Ha Lan*, a resident of HCM City, recalls the incident that made her leave her job as a tour guide, a profession that she was once passionate about. 

Scientists Friday warned of an alarming increase in the death rates of the largest living organisms on the planet, the giant, old trees that harbour and sustain countless birds and wildlife. 

Open bidding for Metro line 2 in first quarter 2013; Government to apply new minimum wage rates; Leading firms pessimistic about new year prospects; Car import stays low at festive time

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tourist safety is paramount, says Vietravel Company director Nguyen Quoc Ky.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Coca-cola has continuously reported losses in the last decade of operations in Vietnam despite it being one of the biggest players in the domestic beverage market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi has approved spending more than VND107 trillion (US$5.1 billion) on collecting, classifying and properly treating solid waste in a bid to reduce environmental pollution and make the capital city greener by 2030.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ten local mechanical companies will design and manufacture supplementary equipment for three large-scale thermal power plants namely Quang Trach 1, Song Hau 1 and Quynh Lap 1 under the Government’s policy.

VietNamNet Bridge – The two largest mobile service providers, VNPT and Viettel, illegally increased fees for data transmission by 45% -46%, one agency reported. 

The HCMC Tax Department sine early this year has inspected 16 foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises with transfer pricing signs, collecting VND11.3 billion in taxes and reducing losses reported by these firms by VND368 billion.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Students who study nuclear power at domestic universities will now have their tuition and accommodation fees waived, thanks to the Government's recent draft decision.

  Vietnam, US boost public-private health cooperation; Man seized for making fake certificates; Ha Noi to remove extra-thin houses; EU donates medical equipment to Ha Nam