Not only Quoc Cuong Gia Lai Group which has been associated with the nickname “Cuong dollar,” but many other conglomerates have also astonished the public when reporting profits after many quarters of taking loss.

The Ho Cong cave, located on the peak of Xuan Dai Mountain in Vinh Ninh commune, Vinh Loc district, Thanh Hoa province, in central Vietnam, is the home to ancient poems carved on the cliff by many kings and authors in the past.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The fifth ASEAN Student Sports Games will take place in Hanoi from June 22-30.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) plans this year to embark on an ambitious plan to change personnel at faculties of universities, colleges and other tertiary-level training schools.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Circular No 213/2012/TT-BTC has been issued by the Ministry of Finance to regulate the participation of foreign investors in the securities market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On January 23, two US citizens were awarded the “For Vietnam Agent Orange Victims” insignia in recognition of their fight for Vietnamese AO victims.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many roads in Ha Noi have become extremely overcrowded, causing a stressful and tiring environment for the city's drivers and pedestrians alike, with the lunar New Year Festival fast approaching.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has approved a plan to comprehensively restructure the national flagship carrier, Vietnam Airlines by 2015. 

Flower gardens in Nhat Tan village, Hanoi, have suddenly turned into natural parks with many ornaments and all sorts of brightly colored flowers. Young people flock to these gardens to pose for photos, though they have to pay entrance fees.

 The global economy is poised for a gradual upturn in 2013 as the constraints on growth gradually ease, but policy complacency should be guarded against as risks remain,

VietNamNet Bridge - This figure is equivalent to 54.9 percent of GDP in 2011, the Finance Ministry (MoF) said.

The Ba River is now getting depleted, because it has to “bleed itself dry” for the An Khe – Kanak hydropower plant.

Foreign investors form strategic partnerships; State lender stimulus mooted; Samsung Viet Nam exports hit $12.7b; Vinacomin to continue coal dust exports; Experts discuss ways to boost services sector; Firms feted for high-quality products

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) fined the country's three largest mobile carriers VND118.5 million yesterday, Jan 23, for violating regulations on managing prepaid subscribers.

UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called for an “amicable” settlement to a mounting West Philippine Sea territorial dispute between China and other Asian nations.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has given the nod to the deal of Carlsberg Breweries A/S Group buying another 13 percent of Habeco’s stakes.

 A drug found to affect the cognitive ability of toddlers born to women who took the medication for epilepsy has a longer-term impact on their IQ, a study said on Wednesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam lost more than 3,000ha of its forest cover in 2012, a year-end review conference heard last week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Thanh Tan, former CEO of Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank), the local largest state-owned bank has been arrested on vague charges of ‘wrongdoings’, an official has said.  

 Bookworm to host early Tet Festival on Sunday; Talk to offer tips for enjoying ‘spa at home'; Cycling event to benefit wildlife conservation; Performance to raise funds for orphanage

 Top seed Nguyen Dac Tien is in the hunt for two more titles to add to his tally at the International Tennis Federation's 14-and-Under Division 2 Championship in HCM City, after qualifying for another final.

A lot of commercial banks have raised the existing banking service fees, while having imposed new kinds of fees. They have been warned that their move may do more harm than good.

VietNamNet Bridge - According to the police of Loc Tho and Tan Lap wards, Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province, they have recently been reported about the violations committed by foreigners everyday.

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will lift a ban on women serving in combat, a senior defense official said Wednesday, after a decade of war that saw female troops thrust onto the battlefield. 

 Google on Tuesday reported strong earnings in the fourth quarter of 2012 which topped estimates by Wall Street analysts though its revenue was lower than expected.