Making more car parts domestically to replace imports is the solution for automobile manufacturers to increase their competitiveness in the context of the low market demand.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi Labor Federation is calling for the combination of social forces to join its plan to assist poor workers to return home for the upcoming Lunar New Year, which will fall in early February 2013.

The Ministry of Transport has decided that from January 1, 2013, Vietnam will not renew the container transport licenses and will not grant new licenses to the ships which do not bear Vietnamese flags.

VietNamNet’s Hoang Huong talks with Mr. Do Dinh Tien, Director of Tam Dao National Park, Vietnam’s representative at the Tam Dao Bear Rescue Center.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance has decided to introduce the controversial road-use fees from January 1, 2013. 

For years now, Ho Chi Minh City authorities have been convinced that river tourism is an important, viable and lucrative marketing product to enhance and enrich the City’s hospitality industry,

IFC urges Vietnam’s listed firms to improve governance; Vietnam aims for regional top five in tax facilitation; First direct air route to Indonesia launched; Shrimp exports to hit US$2.2 billion this year; The socio-economic portrait after 11 months

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dozens of temporary garbage dumps have formed in residential areas of southern Dong Nai Province due to a shortage of landfill sites, causing serious pollution that affects local people's health.

VietNamNet Bridge – At noon on December 3, storm Bopha with the wind speed of 180-200 km per hour, formed off the coast in the Pacific, was approaching the Philippines. In the next two days, the storm will enter the East Sea.

 Leon Lieberman was in his 60s when he was diagnosed with HIV. That was nearly 15 years ago. Today, he recently celebrated his 81st birthday and lives in Chicago's North Side.

  My Tam wins Best Asian Artist at MAMA 2012; Little Mermaid becomes belly dance; Canadian food-fest opens Thursday; Korea-VN host Ha Noi gala

  Efforts made to shake off Agent Orange hangover; Laos, Vietnam celebrate 50 years of labour cooperation; Seed Fund launched to assist deserving youth; Law Committee's France tour ends

 VietNamNet Bridge – National stocks were left reeling on Friday after what analysts dubbed the "worst week of the year" for trading.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Quang Nam Province in the central Vietnam has just announced that on December 4 this year tourists will not have to pay a fee to enter the ancient town of Hoi An on occasion of the town being recognized

 VietNamNet Bridge – Traffic police found to be abusing their powers will be strictly punished, the Ministry of Public Security has ordered.

VietNamNet Bridge – India is far closer to Viet Nam and other ASEAN countries than people generally think, Indian Consul General Abhay Thakur has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi authorities have decided to stage fireworks displays at 29 locations around the city to celebrate Tet (Lunar New Year) which falls in the second week of February.

It is highly possible that the State Bank would slash the deposit interest rate further--by one percent, to make it easier for businesses to access bank loans. However, economists have warned that this would do more harm than good.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sixteen-year-old piano prodigy Nguyen Viet Trung will perform with the Viet Nam National Sym-phony Orchestra this Thursday and Friday at the Ha Noi Opera House,

 The vampire-and-werewolf tale has proven to be a constant draw to teenager girls and young women in North America, who continued to swarm theaters this weekend for a close look at "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2."

 Viet Nam lose to Myanmar in Asian women's contest; Liem ranks higher in world; Ha Noi T&T win Binh Phuoc football event

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese paragliders didn't make the top three in either the men's or women's event at the first Viet Nam Paragliding Open held recently in the northern province of Hoa Binh.

The profile on the belief of worshiping the King Hungs of Vietnam will be presented to the UNESCO at the 7th conference of the Intergovernmental Commission for the Conservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

 All tracks of the Doha climate talks will produce new documents by Saturday for delegates to deliberate ahead of next week's high-level meetings, top UN climate official said here Friday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly (NA) Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung’s visits to Thailand and Japan aim to strengthen legislative ties between Vietnam and these two countries.