VietNamNet Bridge – Sitting alone on a bench outside the Obstetrics Department of Thot Not District General Hospital in southern Can Tho City, the round and sun-bronzed face of a young woman betrays a gnawing anxiety.

The Vietnamese national football team lost 1-3 to archrival Thailand in its final match of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup qualifying round on November 31.

Vietnam has kept the door of its freight & forwarding service market opened to foreigners since January 11, 2012, and FedEx has become the first foreign company going through the door.

VietNamNet Bridge – Minister, Chairman of the Government Office, Mr. Vu Duc Dam, told an online newspaper that the government had instructed to not affix any seal of Vietnam on the passports that have the "U-shaped line."

A lot of parents complain that the education market is now like a “bear garden,” where it is so difficult to distinguish truth from falsehood.

Cu Lao Xanh, which deserves to be a tourism paradise, seems to be indifferent to tourists. No one intends to develop the local infrastructure to attract travelers.

Art lovers who wish to see masterpieces of famous artists in the Louvre Museum in France or museums across the world don’t have to go far, as abundant reproductions of their artworks are part of a flourishing market

 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved Cometriq to treat medullary thyroid cancer that has spread to other parts of the body.

VietNamNet Bridge - After a few days off to eat, Ms. Nguyen Thi Tuyen, 23, could not eat any kind of food, except for fruits and vegetable. Because of this strange disease, the healthy girl has become a skeleton.

Vietnamese have not leaped for joy on the mammoth 28.7 billion dollar oil refinery project, because they still keep doubts about the feasibility of the project.

Many companies in HCM City’s industrial parks and export processing zones have organized activities to help improve male workers’ knowledge on reproductive health, marriage and to improve their cultural and spiritual life.

VietNamNet Bridge - With 64 vivid pictures by various photographers featuring the nature, animals and humans in the Cat Tien National Park, the photo exhibition "Cat Tien Impressionism" that opened in HCM City on December 16 has fascinated visitors.

Road planning revised down due to capital shortage; Tough to convert commercial condos into low-cost homes; Increased credit targets not easy to obtain; Technology transaction floors quiet; New challenges for Long Xuyen Quadrangle

Forest managers of the Ba Be National Park in the northern province of Bac Kan have discovered 15 nghien trees, which are hundreds of years old, have been cut down in Cho Don District's Nam Cuong Commune. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoian model Hong Que, 18, may be fined from VND50-70 million (USD2,396-3,355) for wearing a scanty dress at a film festival, one official has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deposit interest rates offered by commercial banks are expected to fall by 1 per cent, according to senior economists.

Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

  Nordic NGO supports climate change adaptation; Traffic police called to act properly in year-end crack down; Resort chain plants trees at schools; Talks focus on labour relations

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism discussed expenses for the 18th Asian Games (ASIAD), which is to be held in Vietnam in 2019.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi Mayor Nguyen The Thao has suggested France provide technical and financial assistance to Hanoi for the restoration of Long Bien bridge. 

The K-Pop Festival 2012-Concert took place at Hanoi’s My Dinh National Stadium on November 29, involving two Vietnamese singers and 17 famous bands of the Republic of Korea.   

As predicted, the foreign direct investment (FDI) flow has been heading for the dyeing and textile sector, because investors can take full advantage of the tariff preferences Vietnam can enjoy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Gold bullion bearing the national brand SJC saw another decrease yesterday, Nov 29, of its selling price to VND47.22 million, and the buying price to VND47.07 million (US$2,260 – $2,252) per tael.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Up to 25 observation stations will be built in the Central Highland region to assess how hydro-power plants impact on the environment over the next five years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tour operators in HCM City have begun to launch travel promotions to welcome the Christmas and New Year 2013 holidays.