There are millions of Vietnamese tourists traveling abroad every year with expenditures amounting to billions of U.S. dollar, but this segment has yet to be controlled tightly and is in need of more effective management measures.

VietNamNet Bridge – A watch tower of a naval engineer regiment in the central city of Da Nang collapsed after it was hit by a big truck on June 7. The incident killed three and injured one.

VietNamNet Bridge – The quality of healthcare services does not differ across patients regardless of payment exchange, normally in the form of offering cash to health workers, a survey says.

VietNamNet Bridge – Finance companies’ annual reports show that their total assets and profits have decreased sharply.

Belows are valuable photos depicting a Vietnam in 1932, which come from the book “L'Indochine - Illustrées Anthology” (Collection of Illustration of Indochina) by French author Antoine Cabaton, which was published in 1932.

The Spanish treasury on Thursday successfully sold treasury bonds worth 2.1 billion euros (2.65 billion U.S. dollars) on the market.

In the tornado of urbanization, it is turning out that personal space is a premium and as the population becomes denser, the idea of having a hanging garden from your balcony or terrace is a feasible and easy solution...

300 tonnes of litchi exported to China daily; Coffee processor denies bankruptcy; HCMC asks banks, businesses to work for mutual interest; Ministry considers offering private sector access to ODA

VietNamNet Bridge – Forty years after the haunting photo of a naked girl burned by napalm running down a road was flashed around the world on June 8, 1972, it is still the one that reminds many people of the cruel war in Viet Nam.

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has suggested several solutions to Hoi An Town authorities in an effort to help the ancient town deploy solid waste management strategy in an efficient way.

VietNamNet Bridge – 16 families in an alley in Phu Nhuan district, HCM City had to evacuate because a three-storey building was leaning and could collapse anytime.

VietNamNet Bridge - A stepfather, Nguyen Nhan Tu, 29, in HCM City has been arrested for beating his 3-year-old stepchild to such an extent that his liver and testis were broken.

VietNamNet Bridge – If foreign contractors do not maintain the right pace of construction, they will have to claim entire responsibility, under contracts signed with Vietnam, said Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang.

VietNamNet Bridge – The second phase of the HCM City Environmental Sanitation Project is expected to cost about US$470 million, according to the HCM City Steering Centre for Flood Control.

VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists have found a big spider in Ky Anh district of Ha Tinh Province. They said that this is a black widow.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Animal Health Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has warned of complicated developments of the blue-ear epidemic in pigs in northern provinces.

The European Central Bank (ECB) on Wednesday left its benchmark interest rates unchanged and pointed to growing economic risks amid mounting concerns over the lingering eurozone crisis.

The winner of the Miss Vietnam pageant which will be held in August in the central city Danang will receive a smaller cash prize due to economic downturn.

The delay in implementing the pilot program on developing infrastructure projects under the mode of private public partnership (PPP) has made it fail to obtain the initial expectations.

Nhat wins fencing gold at Asian champs; Viet Nam strike gold at regional shooting event; Lan wins silver at Asian Youth Champs in Kazakhstan

Man gets five years in jail for slandering VN; TLC's premiere of documentary of 200lb tumor man; Illegal drug traffickers caught at border; With daughter trapped in China, man goes to police

Pho Thi Kim Duc, famous for singing “Ca tru” (ceremonial songs) and the only remaining “Ca tru” singer from the well-known Kham Thien Ca tru group in the past, will perform at the French Cultural Centre on June 13 in Hanoi.

The approaching EURO 2012, one of the most prestigious football tournaments of the year, is causing excitement amongst local caricature painters who will take part in the EURO Diary through Paintings contest.

Despite Lai and her daughter stripping naked in the public to retain their land, it has been decided that their compensation will remain unchanged at VND1.25 billion (USD59,421), one official said.          

After the success of the first vertical race in Vietnam in the city last year, this year’s competition will take place at Landmark 72 in Hanoi in late September under arrangement of Hong Kong’s Sporting Republic.