VietNamNet Bridge – Health sector standards are expected to improve when new policies relating to an increase in health service fees and staff allowances come into effect on April 15.

Belgium Princess Mathilde, as the UNICEF and UNAIDS Special Representative for Children and AIDS, paid a visit to the Thao Dan Patronage Center and Dieu Giac Temple in HCM City, which are the home to many street children.

VietNamNet Bridge – Traffic congestion in Ha Noi has long been a problem, and urban planners are struggling to find immediate strategies or a long-term solution to address the issue.

The State Bank of Vietnam has expressed its worry about the legal regulations relating to the management over the foreign invested enterprises’ (FIEs) borrowing.

Female prostitutes on average earn VND10.6 million per month (over $500) while male prostitutes earn VND6.55 million (over $300), around 2.5 times over the average earning of the group of 20 percent highest income earners in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Water skiing, boat races and street music performances will be held in the central coastal city of Da Nang on the occasion of the city's 37th Liberation Day on March 29.

Koreans help cleft-palate children; Belgium helps Binh Thuan manage water resources; HCMC rainstorm collapses houses, injures 4 people; Shrapnel bombs detonated

VietNamNet Bridge – Young Vietnamese tennis players Nguyen Hoang Thien and Ly Hoang Nam were knocked out of the Sarawak Chief Minister's Cup on Wednesday in Malaysia.

  Dong Thap opens new tours; Nha Trang greets cruise ships; International percussion festival to bring the beat to Hue in April; British spelunkers find new caves at Phong Nha-Ke Bang park

VietNamNet Bridge – Sustainable development would depend on a shift to a green economy, officials said at a seminar held in HCM City yesterday, March 15.

VietNamNet Bridge – Shortly after some husbandry units in southern Dong Nai were reported to be feeding their pigs controlled substances, the husbandry industry in Viet Nam met difficulties as consumers started buying less of the meat.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 20,000 laid-off workers in HCM City have claimed unemployment benefits this year, according to the HCM City Employment Service Centre.

Under the plan to restructure state owned enterprises (SOEs), the enterprises’ bad debts need to be settled completely by 2015.

The 85th Academy Awards gala will take place at the Hollywood & Highland Center, formerly the Kodak Theater, on Feb.24, 2013, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) announced on Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh progressed to the third round of the men's singles at the Swiss Open on Wednesday after defeating India's Parupalli Kashyap 21-13, 21-18 in Basel.

Japan is an economic power, and it is one of the few countries in the world that encourages its citizens to travel abroad. Vietnam well understands that Japan is a big market, but it still cannot attract Japanese travelers to the country.

The question has been left unanswered for the last 20 years, since the first industrial zone (IZ) was set up in HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge – Netbook products have disappeared gradually from the market, since manufacturers have realized the low interest of users in the products. However, experts say Vietnamese users still have the demand for netbooks

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is willing to cooperate and share experiences in agriculture and rural development with other countries through the FAO’s South-South Cooperation Programme.

French Green Party leader Eva Joly on Thursday said she had secured enough support to be a candidate in the country's presidential election this year.

Local people rush to dig for gold, hoping to have a new life. With their actions, they are killing themselves because they are damaging the environment where they live.

VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 270 athletes will compete in the Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper national cross-country run and semi-marathon in Hue City.

Though the lending interest rates have been decreasing significantly, banks still cannot push up the lending.

VietNamNet Bridge – The British Council and some related agencies held a seminar on Vietnamese education in London on March 13.

President of Myanmar Thein Sein will pay an official visit to Vietnam from March 20-21, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.