A Hanoi Municipal People’s Committee decision to make part of the existing Thong Nhat Park into a car parking lot has again stirred controversy.

  VietNamNet Bridge – Renown Ao dai designer Thuan Viet will introduce Vietnamese ao dai at the Vietnamese Culture Festival in Japan, together with top models Duong My Linh, Hoang Yen and Trang Nhung.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 50 celebrities from different fields across the country joined hands with Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV) calling for immediate action to eliminate bear farming in Vietnam.

All the big petroleum importers have denied the denouncement that they committed trade fraud to seek profit when importing petroleum products for re-export later.

On the afternoon of September 13, the head of the Monument Management Department and experts of the Museum of Vietnamese History went to Quang Ngai to inspect the sunken ship which contains ceramic items dated back to the 15th century.

VietNamNet Bridge – ‘Giai Dieu Ky Uc’ (Melodies of Time) by the Hai Phong City Puppetry Art Troupe won one of three gold prizes of the third International Marionette Festival at Au Co Arts Centre, which closed in Hanoi on September 10.

VietNamNet Bridge – Singer of the Year 2011 Tung Duong will dedicate his Ha Noi Opera House live show tomorrow to love songs by famed Vietnamese composers.  

  VietNamNet Bridge - The Government Office has delivered a written notice of the Prime Minister to direct the investigation of some websites that posted information against the Party and the State.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city will host the Da Nang International Fireworks Competition on April 29-30 next year, the annual event's organising committee has announced.

Vietnam has decided that in the next stage of foreign direct investment (FDI) encouragement, it needs to aims to the quality, effectiveness and sustainable development instead of the number of projects.

  VietNamNet Bridge – Continuous earthquake and aftershocks made people in Bac Tra My district in Quang Nam province fearful. Many families have left their homes to go to the forest to avoid the risk from the "unwelcome guests."

 VietNamNet Bridge - When the Tram Gian temple in Hanoi is still a hot scandal, a similar case has been discovered in Hung Yen province. Mau Temple, a national relic, is being newly built by the local government.

  VietNamNet Bridge - On September 11, the police agency of Binh Duong province  arrested Luong Van Trong, 21, from An Giang province, to investigate his acts of killing his 17-day-old daughter.

36 Chinese scholars will attend the international seminar on Vietnam studies in Hanoi this November. This is the largest number compared with other countries and territories.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam made mincemeat of Singapore in their second Group A match yesterday, Sept 13, at the ASEAN Football Federation Women's Football Championships.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese national team put on a battling display on Wednesday to defeat Japan 3-2 in a dramatic five-set match at the Asian Volleyball Federation in Kazakhstan. 

 The US Federal Reserve took aim at slow growth and high joblessness, announcing a new, open-ended $40 billion per month bond-buying program as it slashed its 2012 growth forecast.

 VietNamNet Bridge – 500 businesses from more than 30 countries and territories are participating in the 2012 International Travel Expo (ITE HCMC), which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on September 12.

  VietNamNet Bridge - The six-episode reality show of opening a restaurant in Vietnam by the celebrity chef has been broadcast on a TV channel of the Discovery system in August and September.

  The Vietnamese Government has no plan to seek a bailout from the International Monetary Fund or ASEAN+3 to deal with domestic economic problems, affirmed Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

 A restored version of King-Monk Tran Nhan Tong, the founder of Vietnam Zen Buddhism, was auctioned at US$1.8 million.

VietNamNet Bridge – About 40 pieces made in oil on canvas and lacquer by Hanoi-based artist Nguyen Nhu Quang in ‘Nhan Duyen’ (Fate) are on display at HCMC Fine Arts Museum. 

Though the mobilized capital was 10 times higher than the lent capital in the first eight months of the year, a lot of commercial banks are still intensively seeking capital by offering high deposit interest rates.

While state owned nursery schools do not have seats for the children of immigrant workers, private schools always charge overly high tuitions.

 Greece on Thursday sealed an agreement with the European Investment Bank for the immediate release of 750 million euros in loans to small and medium-sized businesses in the sectors of transport, energy and education this year.