Pollution chases, besieges, kills aquaculture

The aquaculture has been threatened by the uncontrollable industrial production development which has caused serious pollution everywhere.

The world's most beautiful monkey species in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - With brightly colored hair, they are praised by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) as the "beauty queen" in the monkey world.

Vietnamese woman in South Korea commits suicide with two children

VietNamNet Bridge - A Vietnamese woman committed suicide with her two children in the port city of Busan, South Korea, on November 23.

Who will get the pieces of international VoIP cake?

The Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Group (VNPT) and Viettel are believed to hold 80 percent of the VoIP international market, while the remaining 20 percent has been divided to other enterprises.

More and more businesses declare death

Competent agencies have noted the increasingly high number of businesses which come to follow the formalities to close the tax codes and get dissolved or bankrupt.

"Love market" of charladies in Saigon

VietNamNet Bridge – When the night falls, hundreds of boys and girls from different places flock to this “market” to find their lovers.

6-year-old boy wears mask to school

With up to 60 percent of his body burned after a straw fire, the boy named Minh went to his class with a mask covering half of his deformed face. His body was also wrapped with gauze.

The hidden side of ancient Hue

 VietNamNet Bridge – When you talk about tourism in the ancient city of Hue, many people will think about the mausoleums of the Vietnamese kings.

IT training opens doors for young people with disabilities

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 500 children with disabilities will be given an educational boost thanks to a pioneering scheme aiming to improve access to information technology.

S-Fone needs to find its voice

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ailing mobile network S-Fone’s latest movements are under the microscope.

Rats becoming a serious menace in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – Rats are proving to be a serious menace for residents of some districts in Ho Chi Minh City as they are not just devastating items in homes but also biting people and thereby transmitting dangerous diseases.

Male and gay prostitution is increasing

Although there are no specific figures, according to representatives of the Departments of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho City, male prostitution is on the rise, including students.

Museums need to be more friendly

Museums in Viet Nam are not appealing enough for tourists, resulting in them being bypassed by agencies organising visitor tours, experts said at a workshop on museum and heritage tourism in the capital

Wind-energy farms may get priority

 VietNamNet Bridge – Wind farms that offer economic efficiency and plan to connect with the national grid could be given priority status by the Government as it seeks to modernise the nation's energy supply.

Vulnerable vocational schools losing students to universities

This year vocational training schools are facing declining enrolment numbers due to fierce competition from universities, who are opening their own vocational schools and extending the enrolment season in order to attract more students,

Draw leaves Cup door open for VN

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam drew 1-1 with Myanmar in the opening game of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup, Thailand's Rajamangala Stadium on Saturday.

Old pagodas in Bich Dong

 VietNamNet Bridge – The historical province of Ninh Binh comprises of three different types of landscape - wetlands, coastal delta and uplands - and is endowed with many places of interest for tourists such as Tam Coc-Bich Dong Grotto,

Resettled families bemoan poor-quality flats

 VietNamNet Bridge – Inhabitants in high-rise resettlement apartments in the capital are complaining about poor maintenance, particularly for elevators and water pumps,

Under the table fees burden businesses

Sixty three percent of enterprises said they always have to pay under the table fee to state officials in order to expedite their administrative procedures.

Spammers fined billions of dong

The Ministry of Information and Communications has collected a total penalty of more than VND1.6 billion, detained over VND760 million and suspended operations of three service providers for spreading spam messages.

The Japanese connection

The experience of social integration and assimilation depends largely on the individual, their past experiences and how adaptable they can be. While my origins lie in Japan, I have noticed that being Japanese has its benefits and downfalls

Big banks report profit decrease, small fail to pay promised dividends

Commercial banks all keep pessimistic about the business result this year, when the credit flow gets stuck and the bad debts increase rapidly.

Nurse shortage

VietNamNet Bridge – On a normal working day, Pham Bich Diep, a nurse at the Ha Noi-based Bach Mai Hospital's Emergency Ward, cares for an average of eight patients.  

The top scandals of V-biz 2012

VietNamNet Bridge – Let’s review the biggest scandals of the Vietnamese showbiz this year.

Wearing slippers to the theater, lingerie to the cinema

VietNamNet Bridge – This like-fabrication fact happens very often in Vietnam, which unfortunately is made by "famous" people.