Vietnam is well-known for its glorious thousand-year history of national construction and defence, and also for its attractive, friendly, and safe tourist sites.

 National Wrestling Championships wrapped up; That seals gold for An Giang women's team; Two silvers for Vietnam at regional table tennis event; Three local athletes to compete in Asian aerobic championships

Borrowers have never been so solicitously welcomed by commercial banks before. Since the demand increases dramatically, banks have to lure borrowers with generous offers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Defending champion Le Quang Liem experienced his fifth draw yesterday, Oct 16, at the ongoing Spice Cup Chess Festival in the US.

A collection of more than 3,000 antiques belonging to the parents of Dr Duong Quynh Hoa, former health minister of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Viet Nam, was donated to the Ho Chi Minh City History Museum

 VietNamNet Bridge - While the authorities are urgently hunting the remaining of the over 100 crocodiles that escaped from a farm in Ca Mau city, a crocodile appeared on National Highway 1A and was beaten to death by local people.

 US President Barack Obama came out fighting on Tuesday in his second debate against Mitt Romney, branding the Republican challenger a tool of the rich and the oil industry.

The leaving of the giant Shell group from Vietnam has been attributed to the mismanagement of the gas market, where there is no room for authentic investors.

  Party chief praises voters’ constructive opinions; Vietnam, Mongolia hold fourth political consultation; Vietnam concerned about funding for UN development operations

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam were held to a goalless draw at home by Indonesia in a friendly match on October 16.

 Moody's Investors Service Tuesday confirmed the Baa3 rating of Spain's government bond while maintaining its negative outlook.

VietNamNet Bridge – The flight safety has been threatened by the frequency interference from local radio stations.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung was assured of continuous, close cooperation from Cambodia and Laos in the search and repatriation of the remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts killed in the two countries during wartime.

Saigon’s players are now hunting for the plants with bizarre shapes, called “carnivorous plants.” The new hobby is really attractive to them, while it is not too costly.

A young woman decided to resign from her post as a literature teacher after she faced the violent criticism from the public for missing a students’ mistake in an essay.

 VietNamNet Bridge – To marry a Vietnamese woman, a Chinese man had to pay only VND60 million ($3,000).

Overcharging travelers, setting high excursion fees, receiving guests in a discourteous manner, tourist sites have been keeping travelers away.

VietNamNet Bridge – Air travel during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday will become more expensive as of today, when domestic airlines go ahead with a planned price hike.  

The watchdog agency has shown its determination to reshuffle securities companies by setting up a lot of new strict regulations on the companies’ operation.

The strong capital flow into the hotel sector has created the profuse supply with luxurious hotels established all over the country. The similar thing was seen a decade ago, when Vietnam witnessed the investment boom.

VietNamNet would like to introduce the study of Vietnam's policies and laws on land, conducted by the Institute for Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development in collaboration with the Harvard University and the UNDP.

 At least 15,000 people have been infected with Schistosoma disease, commonly called bilharzia, in Gombe State of Nigeria's northeastern region, State Commissioner for Health Kennedy Ishaya said Monday.

 Mining company posts Q3 loss; Shell halts local LPG operations; Exports set to exceed targets, says ministry; Lower rates help tra fish breeders take the plunge; Enterprises owe huge amounts in back taxes

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has called for ministries and localities nationwide to take actions to settle outstanding debts in infrastructure construction as part of Viet Nam's efforts to restructure public investment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs last week proposed the government to add another minimum wage applied from next year.