The spotlight has fallen on vast numbers of unlicensed foreign labourers working across the country. The National Assembly’s Social Affairs Committee deputy chairman Dang Nhu Loi tells VIR how the problem can be addressed.

Vietnam's key financial policy advisory body is urging the government to cut its credit growth and money supply targets again this year and maintain tight monetary policy in the face of high inflation, a state-run news website reported.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on September 1 sent a message of congratulation to Vietnamese people on the occasion Vietnam’s National Day (September 2). 

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Domestic retailers understand well that they need to join forces to develop. However, to date, every man is still for himself

VietNamNet Bridge – In the January-August period of 2011, the number of strikes in HCM City rose four times over the same period of 2010. The reason, according to the National Assembly, is employers paying too low salary.

The owner of Ba Duc ancient house, a famous relic in Dong Hoa Hiep village in Tien Giang province, tells a local newspaper that he only welcomes foreign visitors and groups of Vietnamese visitors organized by prestigious travel agents. Why?

In the late afternoon, kids play on or around tombs. Nearby, some men sit on tombs to take fresh air, to drink and to play cards. That’s the life in a hamlet called “xom go ma” (tomb hamlet) in District 8, HCM City.

Experts have predicted a new wave of Japanese investment in Vietnam which would become realistic in the near future.

Minister of Education and Training, Nguyen Vinh Hien, has affirmed that the most important task of the 2011-2012 academic year, is to renovate the curricula.

Ed O'Neill, the Emmy-nominated star who stars in ABC hit television series "Modern Family," was inducted into a starry array of prominent entertainers at an event held Tuesday, receiving the 2,446th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

It is estimated that there are only 500 white horses in Vietnam, living mostly in the northern mountainous provinces like Lang Son, Thai Nguyen, Bac Kan and Son La. The small number of white horses has been decreasing rapidly.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Mid-autumn Festival is coming in two weeks but Vac village, which used to be very famous for making star-shaped lanterns, has no longer produced this kind of traditional lantern.

The full download speeds the low service fees and simple payment methods, and the friendly interfaces are the biggest advantages of domestic data storage websites such as Megashare, Fshare, and 4share--over foreign service providers

VietNamNet Bridge – The exhibition of paintings by Dao Hai Phong and photos by Ngoc Thai will be held in Hanoi this September.

Coastal economic zones have been established continuously in recent years, because they are believed to help attract investors, thus helping develop local economies. However, the achievements gained by the zones remain far below the expectations.

Meat diet, a dietary habit popular in some developed countries, can produce more greenhouse gas and thus is likely to actually cause more impact on climate, said a Swedish study published Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Golf course and villa projects worth dozens of millions of USD, which have been idle for many years have pushed farmers into misery.

Policy dialogue spotlights green growth; Labour rules challenge small firms; First Vietnam-made oil rig to be launched September; Stamp mark to differentiate genuine, fake goods; HAGL Group conducts ERP with SAP package   

Police arrested Le Van Luyen for alleged murder yesterday, after a six-day search in Van Lang District in the northern mountain province of Lang Son.

The Taipei prosecutors office Tuesday began probing a case in which local hospitals unknowingly used organs from an HIV-positive donor in five transplant surgeries.

VietNamNet Bridge – Women's Unions in 19 southern provinces and cities on Monday signed an agreement on the prevention of deaths due to drowning among children.

Honda Vietnam has announced that it would reconsider the production and business plan in Vietnam in the future, in case it has to pay the tax arrears of 160 million dollars, or 3340 billion dong.

The death toll from Hurricane and Tropical Storm Irene has risen sharply to at least 40 as of Tuesday, as more bodies were pulled from floodwaters, according to state authorities.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Transport Ministry's Directorate for Roads in Viet Nam has submitted a plan to the Government that would upgrade the bauxite transport route at an estimated cost of about VND1.6 trillion (US$76.9 million).