Educators say they cannot understand why the HCM City authorities do not think of recruiting English teachers from the UK, US or Australia, but have decided to employ Filipino teachers.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) does not intend to encourage people to deposit gold at commercial banks to take full advantage of the huge source of capital, but it would encourage people to sell gold to banks

 VietNamNet Bridge – ‘Lam and Sac Mau’ (Indigo and Colors) by artist Phan Hoang Vu on Wednesday opened at HCMC Association of Fine Arts, bringing visitors to the world of multicolor layers and bold expression.

VietNamNet Bridge - Recently, employers in big cities have latently boycott laborers coming from the three central province of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh. In HCM City, the largest city in Vietnam; this situation is no exception.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Medicinal bathing is a local feature of the indigenous Red Dao in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai.

The Vietnam Food Administration (VFA) was quick to contact the International Food Safety Authorities Network (Infosan) for confirmation after suspicions that the South Korean instant noodle brands ‘Neoguri’ and ‘Sang Sang’,

 Few people know that in a wild area of limestone mountains with bushes and trees, rocks and gravel in Tu Lac Hamlet, Minh Tan Commune, Kinh Mon District of Hai Duong Province there is a large ostrich farm.

 ADB helps improve Vietnam’s education; Dengue fever kills 47 nationwide; Women's Union finds many jobs; Rotten sausages seized on the way to market

Local residents from Kon Ray and Kon Plong districts in the highland province of Kon Tum are flocking to the forest in search of a particular medicinal plant whose leaf is selling in China and Taiwan (China) for a very high price.

Born into a family with a long tradition in sewing in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre, Vo Thanh Vien found his true passion for bamboo handicraft after seeing banisters of bamboo bridges become shiny and beautiful after time.

 VietNamNet Bridge –A governmental working team has proposed new policies that would help Phu Quoc Island attract much-needed capital to build infrastructure.

After two successful series of symphony concerts, the outdoor “LUALA Concert Fall Winter 2012” will be back to Hanoi and bring classical masterpieces to lay audiences every Saturday and Sunday from Nov 10 to Dec 9.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vendors' improper storage techniques are responsible for over 70 per cent of spoiled milk in Viet Nam, according to a two year study by the Ministry of Health's Food Administration.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Public opinion was stirred in recent weeks when newspapers reported that hundreds of million of dong were being wastefully invested in expensive classrooms at some State-owned schools in Ha Noi.

Local people in mountainous provinces are often at a disadvantage compared to State organisations when it comes to acquiring land for production, even though they are supposed to receive preferential treatment from the Government.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s ethanol producers are pushing the government to soon approve the use of ethanol gasoline to create a domestic market.

 VietNamNet Bridge –Authorities must tighten management on the use of timber in handicraft furniture villages to avoid waste and the use of illegal or low-quality materials, a conference heard on Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The rural picture of Vietnam exhibits more contrasting colors than ever as per a report on rural areas, agriculture and fisheries released by the General Statistics Office last Thursday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Featuring a ridiculous dance where the singer pretends to ride an invisible horse, Gangnam Style by South Korean rapper Psy has taken first YouTube, then the world by storm.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Wearing beautiful clothes, creating tasteful drinks in luxury joints like bars, hotels and restaurants  and receiving a high salary is what people’s impression is of a bartending job.

Like any other nature museum in the world, the Vietnamese National Museum of Nature would have a national biological inspection center.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Policy difficulties and consumer reluctance to part with conventional fossil fuel have limited the development of E5 biofuel products, which are expected to help Viet Nam reduce its dependence on petrol and curb pollution.

The banks’ doors have been opened widely to welcome businesses in the year end production season. However, businesses do not intend to get in.

Air carriers have begun selling air tickets for Tet flights, a bit later than usual. Meanwhile, passengers still keep listening to the news, not hurrying to book tickets right now.

The Vietnam Cable Television and Electronics Joint Stock Company (CEC), which faces big difficulties in investment, has decided to sell 51percent of its stakes to Vietnam Cable Television (VCTV) to get money to pay bank debts.