Vietnamese exporters now have golden opportunities to boost exports via online trading floors, since foreign importers now tend to make deals directly with prestigious producers, without intermediaries.

  VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City plans to build a series of cement concrete roads, in order to make use of the local sources of cement and the lifespan of roads will be higher than the asphalt roads.

 Tra farmers await $440m;  Will Vietnam benefit from joining ASEAN Rice Exporters Alliance?; Opportunities for wood processing; FTA beneficial for both Vietnam and EU, say economists; Hanoi’s September CPI increases by 2.47 percent

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first episode of a television series on the life of members of the Youth Volunteer Force (YVF), which played an important role in the Anti-American War, was screened yesterday on HCM City Television.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Domestic airlines are renting aircraft instead of buying them to keep up with aviation market development.

  VietNamNet Bridge – Colorful and brilliant star-shaped lanterns and the bustling sounds from drums have been very familiar in the childhood memories for most people in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Norway will share advanced technology for environmental monitoring and responding to oil spills with Viet Nam, said Norwegian Ambassador Stale Torstein Risa at an international workshop in Ha Noi today.

  Craft village fair to open later this month; Bitexco Financial Tower holds lantern design contest; Belgian region helps restore Hue ancient house; Publishing sector’s 60th anniversary celebrated

 New safety requirements for foodstuff manufacturing; Fulbright –ASEAN scholarships for Vietnam students; Man prosecuted for falsifying 12 visas; Agribank funds social development projects in Ha Giang

VietNamNet Bridge – Serious environmental polluters may be fined up to VND2 billion (US$95,240) – almost four times the present level, said deputy minister of Natural Resources and Environment Bui Cach Tuyen. 

Siemens Vietnam and Vietnam Motors Industry Corporation (Vinamotor) on September 18 signed an agreement to manufacture an ELFA hybrid bus prototype. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Besides surfing in Hawaii, Yoga in India, cooking in Hoi An is one of the activities ranked in the top 10 special travel experiences in the world. This is voted by the Lonely Planet, the "lodestar of backpackers".

It’s highly possible that big successful joint ventures which commit to do long term business in Vietnam would be allowed to mortgage land and the assets built on the land at foreign banks for loans.

Mr. Tran Hung Huy, 34, Deputy General Director of the Asia Commercial Bank (ACB), becomes the only choice for the chairmanship of the ACB Board of Directors after other candidates refused the position.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An original collection of poems by Han Mac Tu, initially published in 1936 and thought to be lost to the annals of time, will be released on Saturday to mark the late poet's 100th birthday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Sai Gon Jewelry Company (SJC) has lodged complaints with the State Bank of Viet Nam and police about a recent boom in "fake" SJC gold bars.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Various activities are being held at four spots in Hanoi’s Old Quarter from September 17-30 on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival 2012.

  VietNamNet Bridge – Midfielder Huy Hoang, a former member of the national football team, has been fined VND6.8 million (nearly $300) for driving when being drunk and causing an accident.

Arctic sea ice has shrunk to its smallest surface area since record-keeping began, taking the world into "uncharted territory" as climate change intensifies, US scientists warned Wednesday. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Lack of a comprehensive planning strategy has led to waste and losses in public investment.  

  VietNamNet Bridge - After his success at the World Chess Olympiad, Vietnam’s leading chessman Le Quang Liem will attend the SPICE Cup as the current champion.

  VietNamNet Bridge – These people often sent links containing spyware for yahoo chatters to steal their account passwords. Getting the passwords, they forged the nick owners to cheat people in their friends list.

  VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam Open Paintball Tournament was held at Tri Long Club (District 12, Ho Chi Minh City) with the participation of 16 teams on September 16.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People's Committee has decided to allot VND31.4 billion (US$1.5 million) for the Transport Department to operate and maintain the Thu Thiem Tunnel this year.

Given that Highway 14 after two years of construction remains "sluggish" is the responsibility of investors, four affected provinces asked the Government to reconsider the investment plans because with the current project, local people will suffer.