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

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many companies in HCM City plan as usual to help disadvantaged workers go home for Tet (the Lunar New Year) and organise celebrations here for those staying back.

 2013 AFC Cup fixtures announced; Tu, Nam win national chess tournaments; Youths get set for volleyball champs; Toan awarded retrospective bronze

Defined as the credit activities which occur outside banks, shadow banking has become a new big threat.

 Apple plans to bring some manufacturing of its computers from China to the United States next year, chief executive Tim Cook said, in a move aimed at sparking more domestic high-tech production.

The two best resorts of Viet Nam will be honoured at the Viet Nam Tourism Awards 2011 on Saturday at the Ha Noi Opera House.

Answering the questions of HCM City People’s Council deputies, the Deputy Director of HCM City Police Agency said the police planed to call for travel firms to contribute cash to pay reward of VND5 million ($250) for those who catch robbers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Russia-based Rosatom Nuclear Energy State Corporation and Vietnam Electricity are working closely to implement the first nuclear power project in south-central Ninh Thuan province.