. . .‘Residents to participate in prevention of HIV/AIDS’, for the period 2008-2012 and to implement a national strategy until 2020, it was reported that Vietnam adds more than 1,000 new cases of HIV every month.

Businesses have been caught into a vicious circle. Since they cannot borrow money, their production has become stagnant and they cannot pay bank debts. And since they cannot pay debts, they cannot access bank loans.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Thi Hiep, mother of 10th grader Truong Thi Minh Thu, has observed a distinct change in her daughter in recent months.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With the rainy season to end soon, water levels in many canals in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta are much lower than normal, sparking fears among locals that this will hit farming and drinking-water needs.

After a series of video clips featuring fights among schoolgirls, the online community has been surprised by sex clips of schoolgirls. This once again sounds the bell of disillusion of the indulgent lifestyle of a small part of the youth today.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City plans to treat all wastewater discharge and solid and toxic waste from factories, hospitals and households by 2015.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Through the 19 oil paintings displayed in his first solo exhibition, Dao Quoc Huy reveals the life of people in urban areas, reflects the workings of modern society and, to some extent, the visitors' inner mind.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has been and is going to flex its muscles to set up a rare record in 16 years: holding a large-scale sports games with huge funds in over two years on average.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will offer better medical treatment and further support to people with mental health problems as part of a national programme lately ratified by the Government.  

Not only one, two or several businesses, but numerous foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) have disappeared.

 VietNamNet Bridge – One-third of Vietnamese children under the age of five were malnourished and one-third of women and children suffered from anaemia. Most of them lived in rural areas.

 VietNamNet Bridge – So far English-language dramas have not been too popular with Saigonese but experts in art circles say they have great potential.

Vietnam and Russia have a fine traditional relationship and cooperation that has been continually consolidated and promoted over the years.

The traditional craft of weaving brocade has existed for hundreds of years in My Nghiep Village, Phuoc Dan Town, Ninh Phuoc District, Ninh Thuan Province.

The leave of First Solar should not be seen as the sign of the US investment decrease in Vietnam, because General Electric (GE), one of the US leading groups, has announced the establishment of a high technology center in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first time Ma A Pho, a Mong resident of Lao Cai Province's Sa Pa Township travelled to Ha Noi in 2005, he left feeling ashamed and upset due to the barrage of "curious looks" he received.

The list of the five biggest car exporters to Vietnam has for the first time seen a new name – Indonesia. This is really a big surprise.

VietNamNet Bridge - Through the lens of American photographer Andrei Duman, Vietnam is very beautiful.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many travel agencies in Europe are promoting Vietnam as a destination for tourists rather than a stopover of tours to Southeast Asian countries, said local tour operators after a recent road show abroad.

CG meeting to be held in Hanoi in December; Koreans top foreign travelers list in Vietnam; Industry remains sluggish, inventories high; EU free trade big advantage; Bank chiefs arrested on fraud counts; Price of sugar cane rises $5 per tonne

 VietNamNet Bridge – Amid economic difficulties, around 90% of banks may not make their targets for profits this year, which will also affect their Tet bonuses.   

Energy usage contributes up to 35 per cent of total greenhouse gas emissions in Viet Nam, Dr Nguyen Thi Hien Thuan from the Viet Nam Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Environment told an ASEAN+3 workshop

The central bank’s inspection at nine local lenders has been complete but the restructuring of the local banking system and the handling of weak commercial banks have fallen behind schedule,

VietNamNet Bridge – Supply-demand imbalances are distorting HCM City's labour market with surplus workers on the one hand and lack of skilled labour on the other, experts say. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Doctors of the Hanoi Cardiovascular Institute (Bach Mai Hospital) have saved a patient with an uncommon heart disease, which has a high mortality rate.