In the early 20th century, men did not put their hair in a bun anymore. Sandals and shoes became popular and the shoe repair appeared as a new job. Today, Saigonees still maintain essentially cultural traits of the early 20th century.

VietNamNet Bridge – 30 finalist of Vietnam Supermodel 2011 competed in the Central Highland costume and dance sports competition on September 20 in Da Lat city.

A master plan to apply information technology in finance that has been approved by the Ministry of Finance seeks to push 80 per cent of tax-related tasks online by 2015, among other goals.

Comprehensive efforts are needed to save coral reefs as their living compound is prone to environmental damage, an Indonesian expert told Xinhua in an exclusive interview on Tuesday.

Samsung Electronics said Thursday that it started mass producing memory chips based on 20-nanometer class technology.

VietNamNet Bridge – Unlicensed telecommunications operators offering overseas services from Viet Nam will be fined VND70-100 million (US$3,400-4,800), according to Decree 83 issued by the Government this week.

A 5.6-magnitude quake rattled the province of Erzican in eastern Turkey on Thursday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.

The client who deposited money at Dong A Bank’s Tay Ninh branch, and then denounced the bank branch of breaking the ceiling interest rate regulations, is believed to be the director of another bank in the same province of Tay Ninh.

VietNamNet Bridge – Seven provinces have finalized the selection of young intellectuals as vice chairs of disadvantaged communes.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) has accepted resignations of the Vietnam Cinema Agency’s chief, Lai Van Sinh and vice chief, Le Ngoc Minh, for their responsibility in the $2 million scandal.

VietNamNet Bridge – A woman in Nghi Xuan district in the central province of Ha Tinh caught a 10kg, over 1.5m long loach in the morning of September 16.

Vietnam Red Cross - together for humanity; Hanoi man dies in elevator crash; More retail work for older people; Woman, 66, imprisoned for anti-state activities

Twin bomb explosions early Thursday killed one person and wounded 60 others, mostly police officers, in the volatile North Caucasus republic of Dagestan in southwest Russia, Itar-Tass reported.

The construction of two BOT power projects: Hai Duong and Mong Duong 2, just within a week, has once again raised the high hopes on the returning of the investments under the mode of BOT (build-operation-transfer).

VietNamNet Bridge – More than VND4.1 trillion (US$197 billion) will be spent on upgrading and building boarding schools in mountainous provinces during the 2011-15 period under a new decision signed by the Prime Minister on Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will send their strongest-ever athletic team to Indonesia's Southeast Asian (SEA) Games with a view to grab 8-10 gold medals in November.

League leaders Valencia and reigning champions FC Barcelona produced 90 minutes of thrilling football in the Mestalla Stadium.

Ethephon, a banned chemical substance, is still used to keep meat fresh in some provinces, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's National Argo-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will pay official visits to the Netherlands, Uzbekistan and Ukraine at the invitations of his counterparts.

Measures to settle disputes in the East Sea peacefully and avoid conflicts on the basis of equality and respect of sovereignty and territorial integrity were discussed at an international seminar in Hanoi on Sept. 21.

A project to pilot the sensor and monitoring system for environment warning and disaster mitigation will be executed in Can Tho and Danang cities within a year from January.

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Theoretically, Vietnam has grounds to sue for demanding Buon Ma Thuot coffee brand back and win the lawsuit, according to Tran Huu Nam, Deputy Head of the National Office for Intellectual Property NOIP.

Winners of photo contest on Hanoi named; Artist Pham Huy Hung exhibits inspire the human mind and soul; Popular European game show arrives; Vietnam names contestant for Manhunt International  

VietNamNet Bridge – The Uong Bi City People's Committee has closed down Lam Thach 2 Cement Factory and fined it VND30 million (US$1,900) for discharging toxic exhaust fumes into the environment in north-eastern Quang Ninh Province.