The ownership registration tax increases, plus the proposed yearly traffic fees on personal vehicles and cars have made all people unhappy.

Foreseeing a strong rise in cash withdrawal demand ahead of Tet holidays, banks have taken measures to cope with a sudden surge in withdrawals at their ATMs but huge crowds can still be found in front of ATM booths around HCMC.

Ratings agency Standard & Poor's lowered the AAA long-term issuer credit rating of European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), eurozone's rescue fund, to AA+ from AAA on Monday.

The World Health Organization (WHO)’s Chief Representative of in Vietnam, Jean Marc Olive, has been awarded a Friendship Order from the Vietnamese State.

Japanese brewers’ thirst for highly fancied Sabeco; Binh Thuan dragon fruit brand protected in the US; Vinamilk gains a foothold in Thai market; Unilever to purchase Vietnam’s black tea; SMEs to enjoy tax payment extension  

The Ministry of Industry and Trade will further restrict the import of luxury goods this year in a move to keep the trade deficit at roughly US$13 billion.

Photo exhibition marks 82nd anniversary of Vietnamese Communist Party; Better late than never; French electronic artist to perform in Hanoi; New HCMC theater for traditional music aimed at tourists    

HCM City and Hanoi authorities have asked the local Departments of Science and Technology to collect gas samples from all petrol stations in the two cities for quality check.

VietNamNet Bridge – At a meeting on January 18, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee (VFF) agreed to set up a supervisionary team to investigate the land revocation case in Tien Lang district, the northern port city of Hai Phong.

The four leading contestants in the 2011 Vietnam’s Next Top Model competition have released a photo album to welcome the Lunar New Year Festival. 

Transparency and openness were considered prerequisites for the State to manage the prices of essential commodities such as electricity and petrol, Minister of Finance Vuong Dinh Hue has said.

VietNamNet Bridge – Everton, which is playing at the British Premier League, has sent its expert to observe Le Cong Vinh, who is now a member of the Hanoi Club, at the game between Hanoi FC and K. Khanh Hoa.

Lacking domestically made materials has been cited as the main reason that explains why Vietnamese exporters, especially high technology firms find it hard to boost exports.

French black-and-white, silent film homage "The Artist" and Alexander Payne film "The Descendants" walked away from the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards presentation as the big winners, bagging three and two top awards

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics in Hanoi held its inauguration ceremony on Jan. 17.

More and more Viet Kieu have invested in the projects in the homeland in recent years. Especially, they have been most interested in the tourism sector.

Wild peach blossom branches and trees are transported from the mountain provinces of Son La, Ha Giang are displayed in Hanoi near Tet besides special flowers and bonsais, which are cost from several hundreds to thousands of US dollars.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has ordered the chairman of the Hai Phong People's Committee to clarify who was responsible for a coercive land seizure in Vinh Quang Commune, Tien Lang District.

VietNamNet Bridge – The 10-year record low inflation rate in January has arisen a hope among businesses that the lending interest rates would go down, and business’ difficulties would be eased.

VietNamNet Bridge – Since last week an online forum has been excited by the fact that an untethered iPhone 4S has been successfully unlocked by a young Vietnamese man without using any equipment or tools.

 WHO Chief Representative honoured with Friendship Order; Hospital succeeds in internal organ transplant; Chinese man caught with $45,000 on leaving Vietnam; Bus times adjusted to meet new work hours

VietNamNet Bridge – The cold climate change forecast for Tet could be a danger time for the spread of meningococcal disease, the Ministry of Health has warned.

VietNamNet Bridge – Out of 46 fishermen of Bac Lieu Province who have been released after serving their sentences in Malaysia for illegally fishing in the country’s sea territory, 28 have yet to return to Vietnam since they have no money.

VietNamNet Bridge – Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong yesterday received the Emir of the State of Qatar, Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, who is on an official two-day visit to Viet Nam.

The death toll from the wreck of Italian cruise liner Costa Concordia rose to eleven on Tuesday as five more bodies were found in the vessel.