VietNamNet Bridge - A half-naked man stood in the middle of a flooded street to guide traffic. Under his feet was a hole with a diameter of more than 2.5m, a depth of 1m.

As many as 80 old maps published between 1826 and 1980, of which 10 indicated Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands and the Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands belong to Viet Nam, will be handed over to Da Nang's Institute for Socio-Economic Development

 New model for Vietnam-Bulgaria ties developed; Vietnam, Russia to upgrade military, technical links; San Marino keen to cement ties with Vietnam; Audit cooperation with Laos to be strengthened

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government will not allocate any funding for the much-awaited wage reform next year as the State budget is facing a shortfall, Minister of Finance Vuong Dinh Hue said on Tuesday, Oct 16.

 The Rolling Stones on Thursday hit the red carpet in London for the world premiere of "Crossfire Hurricane", a documentary tracing the band's half-century of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll.

A lot of foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) have been found as fleeing Vietnam, leaving the unpaid tax worth tens of billions of dong.

VietNamNet Bridge – More and more foreigners come to Vietnam over the last five years in medical tours. However, Vietnam still does not think of developing medical tourism in a professional way.

How to treat child prodigies to nurture their talents for devoting to the country remains controversial.

The local authorities in the south have been gearing up with the infrastructure and industrial zone projects so as to get ready to receive the new investment wave from Japan.

The saying “no great loss without small gain” has been modified into “No small gain without great loss”. This is the lesson learnt by Vietnamese from the deals with Chinese businessmen.

The Tuyen Lam Lake tourist site in the romantic city of Da Lat has been rescued--with a solution which has been found to treat the waste water of the lake.

VietNamNet Bridge – Telecom groups, which have been criticized for using telecom equipment provided by Chinese Huawei and ZTE, explain that the current bidding mechanism forces them to choose Chinese suppliers.

 VietNamNet Bridge - People who live in apartments in Hanoi are very puzzled because the appearance of poisonous beetles named Paederus fuscipes Curtis.

VietNamNet Bridge - There are three essential factors that affect the value of agricultural land: time for land allocation, restrictions on land conversion and the underdeveloped land market.

Analysts believe that banks would not be able to maintain the last year’s profit growth rate in 2012 due to the slow credit growth, bad debt rapid increase and lower revenue from non-credit services.

 The fight against tuberculosis is making progress but "the global burden" of the deadly disease remains enormous, the World Health Organization said in its annual report Wednesday.

 Seafood firms find bank guarantee fees costly; Korean firm eyes entertainment complex project; Sugar surplus threatens mills in Mekong Delta; Banks debts spur interest rate race; US tops list of importers   

VietNamNet Bridge – At 2 am, when nuns were sleeping, a crocodile weighing more than 70 kg crawled through a cup truss, and moved closely to the place where four children (adopted by the temple) were sleeping.

 VietNamNet Bridge - VPF said the draw of V-League 2013 would be held on November 3. Two months later, the first matches of the new football season will start.

VietNamNet Bridge – Closing its 6th plenum, which lasted for 15 days from October 1 to 15, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (PCC) discussed and decided many important issues.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Poverty reduction is a priority policy for Vietnam to improve poor people’s living conditions, narrow the development gap and implement the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

 Bariatric surgery to help the obese shed weight also reduces risks of cardiovascular disease, according to a review published on Wednesday in the specialist journal Heart.

  Take a tour through Ha Noi's past; World's biggest beer festival comes to Ha Noi; Hang out with local Couchsurfing members; Restaurant celebrates Puccini's La Boheme; Megastar hosts Viet Nam – South Korea festival

VietNamNet Bridge – Twelve Vietnamese martial artists will take part in the Asian Vovinam Championships at Kish Island, Iran, starting today. 

MPI has suggested proposing a state’s steering committee on FDI management, which will have the “super power” to deal with the problems which cannot be settled by ministries and branches.