The private firm Cong Ly Construction-Trading-Tourism Co. is seeking the HCMC government’s permission to develop a large-scale wind power project in the outlying district of Can Gio’s Can Thanh Town.

VietNamNet Bridge – An engineer who is also a war invalid spent three years to manufacture a small helicopter in his garage, at the cost of VND200 million ($10,000).

Thanh Hoa secured an impressive victory in round 12 of the national V-League by defeating Dong Thap 4-0 on their home turf yesterday.

The unbalanced distribution of pharmacists between urban and rural areas is hindering the development of the country's pharmaceutical industry, according to reports from medical departments.

Viet Nam's Nguyen Tien Minh has been seeded No 4 at the Australian Grand Prix Gold which will start tomorrow in Sydney.

After first touching a piano at the age of four, and nearly ten years later--Hoang Pham Tra Mi now owns a big collection of prizes from many international piano competitions. She is among the ten most outstanding young people of Vietnam in 2011.

The General Statistics Office (GSO) estimated that the number of internet users in Viet Nam declined by 500,000 this month to stand at 32.1 million.

Inflation dominated the discussion at the two-day Government meeting in Ha Noi over the weekend, but at the press conference immediately following, the hottest topic was extra fees for vehicles in congested cities.

More foreign capital has been poured into the stock market recently, which, in the eyes of analysts, could be seen as the sign showing foreign investors’ optimism about Vietnamese stocks.

Founded in Singapore, the KinderWorld Education Group established international primary schools under the brand name of Singapore International School in Hanoi and HCM City in 2004. 

VietNamNet Bridge – The key for the strategy to develop the Mekong Delta is regional association. However, when every man is for himself, this region lacks a common power to overcome difficulties.

Foreign businesses seek opportunities in Vietnam; Bank learn to look after number one; Funds find opportunities in crisis; Vietnam largest cement company under investigation for embezzlement

The Viet Nam Automobile Manufacturers' Association (VAMA) says it anticipates sales of its member companies to fall by 20 per cent this year as a result of high registration tax and many other fees.

The unsatisfactory result of FDI in the first quarter of 2011 is not enough to prove that the FDI is in the decline in Vietnam. However, this should be seen as an early warning about the urgency of the new measures to more effectively attract FDI.

Mekong River Delta farmers, once again, ignored the advice of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on restricting the low grade rice growing area. Why did they think nothing of the state management agency’s opinions?

Wandering around crowded streets in Hanoi, you cannot miss the simple but unique xích lô (cyclo) which has been a familiar means of transportation for almost a century and become an indispensable part of the character of Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of Vietnamese antiques from the 18th to 19th centuries and hundreds of Cham cultural items are exhibited at the Chu Lai Museum in the central province of Quang Nam.

The central city of Da Nang will subsidise the cost of motorbike helmets for residents as a measure to curb traffic accident injuries and fatalities, the chairman of the municipal People's Committee, Van Huu Chien, said yesterday.

HCMC is studying to manufacture 300 buses running on compressed natural gas (CNG) to replace diesel-fueled buses which have now been degraded.

“In the Vang Ma Chai area, teaching is as difficult as flying to the sky, but with the teachers’ extraordinary energy, education has taken root and developed,” said the Deputy Director of the Education and Training Department of Lai Chau Province.

Believing that the underground water is getting depleted, Hanoi authorities now think of exploiting the surface water by building the Song Duong surface water plant. However, how to arrange capital for the plant remains answered.

Cyber crime in Vietnam had become more sophisticated with many IT networks being targeted, said the director of the IT department at the Ministry of Public Security, Nguyen Viet The.

The Ministry of Finance is exploring measures to make the most of land unused or inefficiently used by State-owned enterprises in a bid to generate revenues for the State budget.

Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuc, a 21-year-old from the central city of Da Nang, became the first Vietnamese track and field athlete to secure a berth at the 2012 London Summer Olympics.

Jetstar Group is offering cheap flights from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to regional countries from April 2 to 5.