Da Nang supports Olympic bid; HCM City Telecom duo triumph; Tung wins stage, green jersey; Cuong earns gold medal; Domesco extends sponsorship

The State should encourage and then oblige property developers to use unbaked materials in their projects, especially the housing and civilian-use ones, said experts at a recent conference held by the Ministry of Construction.

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Vietnam's Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings at 'B+' and the outlook for both ratings stable. 

Let’s enjoy the imposing and fascinating beauty of the wild in Fansipan through photos by Vncreatures:

Authorities in HCM City plan to exploit the area's river tourism potential with new programmes, including tours of Can Gio Mangrove Forest.

Realty consulting firms forecast HCMC will see ample retail area supply in the next three years due to the presence of numerous new projects or near-completion ones in the city.

VietNamNet Bridge – Part of streets around the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in the capital city will be turned into pedestrian streets if a proposal is approved.

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Environmental Crime Prevention and Fighting Police Department on Thursday discovered five factories in District 12 discharging untreated wastewater and emissions into the environment.

VietNamNet Bridge – Tu Lac Village is spacious, and Tu Lac village’s residents are rich. However, it is a lonely village with too many people dead of cancer.

A priest in HCMC devotes himself to collecting antiques, especially lamps and books, with a view to realizing his hobby as well as promoting religion

With bold, unique ideas, Le Huyen Trang, a young girl in Hanoi has d stunning dresses from paper which look youthful, lovely and beautiful.

Both the Vietnamese and foreign sides put high hopes on the strategic cooperation between them. However, in many cases, the cooperation cannot bring the things they want.

VietNamNet Bridge – During scorching days, hundreds of people in Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces, central Vietnam, flocked to Cong Kep rivulet in Nam Dan district, Nghe An, to buy water.

Malaysia helps develop VN wind energy sector; Standard Chartered predicts 10.9 percent inflation this quarter; VietJetAir opens two new routes from Hanoi; Vietinbank issues international bonds; First-ever private firm receives ODA from Japan

As of April 17, statistics showed that stock prices of 80 loss-making enterprises had surged by 44% compared to earlier this year while those of the rest rose only 36%.

Sylvio Lamarche is a Canadian agriculturist. In 1994, he decided to take an occasional trip. His friend asked him to go to Vietnam and he agreed.

The traditional Tay wedding boasts some of the most fascinating and romantic of all the ethnic minority marriage customs.

 In the first four months of this year, nearly 18,000 businesses dissolved or suspended operations. However, the figure could rise higher as many businesses are hedging their bets on how to deal with difficulties.

A lot of Vietnamese brands have appeared on the domestic market in recent years. However, experts have warned that since the brands have been built up in a too simple way, they would not survive for a long time.

Below are photos of terrified ‘circus shows’ performed by drivers on Hanoi’s streets.

VietNamNet Bridge – The fresh breeze floating off the forest on Va Hill dispels the scorching heat of early summer. After travelling 50km by motorbike from the centre of Ha Noi under the unrelenting sun, I am glad to finally get to the Va Temple

The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Viet Nam Food Association want to develop an internationally recognised brand for Vietnamese rice by choosing and cultivating several high quality varieties.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) should use social media sites to advertise products and trademarks, according to a recent conference of information and technology journalists on the role of the internet in Viet Nam's economy.

While many young Vietnamese find the subject boring at school, they have been using sites like Facebook to learn history on their own.

VietNamNet Bridge – The race of primary school graduates for reputable secondary schools has got fiercer year after year.