Some 83 State-owned groups, corporations and four banks as of May 9 have registered to cut expenditures with a combined value of nearly VND13 trillion, but some experts have played down the significance of the figure.

Investigation police in the central province of Quang Binh have decided to bring to court the case of illegal removal of three sua trees, an endangered species in Viet Nam,

VietNamNet Bridge – Spreading nails has become a big trouble for travelers on Can Tho Bridge, the longer cable-stayed bridge in Southeast Asia. Can Tho City’s Chair Nguyen Thanh Son instructed police to deal with the matter.

The British a capella group Black Voices, who built up their reputation for delivering stunning performances through soulful and inspirational harmonic blends, will have their Viet Nam debut performance in HCM City on Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge – There are 1,700 vocational training schools in Vietnam which annually provide more than 1.6 million technical workers but the market is still running short of highly skilled workers.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport started inspections on the usage and management of pavements in HCM City yesterday after a similar 20-day-long initiative in Ha Noi conducted to curb illegal activities in big cities.

The U.S. stocks failed to hold early gains on Wednesday and ended lower for the third straight day, as fears about Europe continued to weigh on the market.

Tam wins 2nd stage, Tung retains yellow; Futsal championships to attract top teams; Duyen fails to qualify for London Games

VietNamNet Bridge – A serious traffic accident happened on National Highway 1A in the southern province of Dong Nai on May 16, killing two and injuring 16 others.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai on Tuesday ordered the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) to make the schedule to use bio-fuel compulsorily by next year.

VietNamNet Bridge - Users have been unable to use the Directions feature provided by Google Maps on their cell phones and tablets in Vietnam for the last couples of days.

Under the cover of tourists, Chinese merchants have been going to every corner in rural areas, where they scramble for aquatic products, then escape from the localities, leaving big debts, and thus making local farmers suffer.

Exhibitions mark President Ho Chi Minh’s birthday; Fest for President Ho's birthday; Grand concert celebrates late President’s birthday; First exhibition in Spratly Archipelago encourages soldiers

VietNamNet Bridge – While digging the foundation of a pig farm in the central province of Nghe An, a group of builders detected hundreds of bombs and mines. Some people collected them to sell to scrap traders.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two players of Dong Tam FC was offered $2,500 to commit match fixing before the game between Dong Tam and Tay Ninh in the 17th round of the First Division Tournament, on May 12.

VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen Thi Ngoc Mai, 28, who used to have the face of a 70-year-old woman, appeared in HCM City on May 16, with a much younger face after one month of medical treatment in Taiwan.

Meeting marks 35th anniversary of Vietnam-Spain diplomatic ties; Hanoian who forced maid to eat feces gets 1.5 yrs; Australia presents 40 wheelchairs for AO victims, disabled people

Worldwide filmmakers and movie stars walking on the red carpet have brought the 65th Cannes film festival to its first climax, as it kicked off with American director Wes Anderson's 1960s drama "Moonrise Kingdom" here on Wednesday.

None of the samples of pork and pig organs sold in HCM City's markets contained clenbuterol and salbutamol, the lean-meat additives banned in breeding animals, the HCM City Department of Food Hygiene and Safety announced this morning.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Dong Thap has received US$2.1 million in aid for a local hospital waste treatment project.

Vietnamese freight and forwarding enterprises, which are smaller, less experienced and less known than foreign companies, have been facing big challenges since Vietnam has opened its market since January 2012.

World Bank President Robert Zoellick said Wednesday if Greece leaves the eurozone, it would have "ripple effects" comparable to the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese government, military and people always attach great importance to promoting the relations of solidarity and friendship with the Republic of Korea (RoK).

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Construction's tightened regulations for fining those who use their houses for commercial purposes is stirring a public discourse, which claims it to be ‘unreasonable' and ‘unfeasible'.

Train fares will increase by 12 per cent on an average from May 15 to September 4, 2012, announced Vietnam Railways on May 14.