VietNamNet Bridge – There is no official statistic of the loss caused by snarl-up in Vietnam’s big cities. However, it is cock-sure that the loss is extremely huge, and serious in various aspects and it damages Vietnam’s image.

VietNamNet Bridge – Placenta is rumored as a miraculous medicine or extremely nutritious food, so many people try to buy it.

"Whisper to lotus", a solo exhibition to mark 55 years of creating silk paintings and the 75th birthday of seasoned artist Nguyen Thi Tam debuts on Wednesday at the City Exhibition House in HCM City’s District 1.

The Vietnamese insurance market has opened widely to foreign investors. However, unlike other business fields, the market has not caught the attention from foreign insurers.

VietNamNet Bridge – Around 381,000 people throughout the country were reported to have lost sight in both eyes, according to Director of Viet Nam's National Institute of Ophthalmology, Do Nhu Hon.

VietNamNet Bridge – Diva My Linh and singer Duc Tuan will swoon visitors in a special evening concert at a rooftop bar and restaurant in dowtown Ha Noi this Sunday evening.

VietNamNet Bridge - ASEAN Foreign Ministers have agreed to set up a working group to discuss the drafting of a Code of Conduct (COC) of Parties in the East Sea (COC).

A visiting U.S. obesity expert, Kelly Brownell, on Tuesday called on Australia to make a start on taxing high-sugar soft drinks.

Local bidders want change as foreigners often win; Vietcombank ratings unaffected after Mizuho’s acquisition; Garment makers face slowdown; Foreign investors find mixed reception; Vietnam urged to step up export of aqua-products, coffee to Germany

VietNamNet Bridge – President Truong Tan Sang will visit India from October 11-13 and Sri Lanka from October 13-15.

VietNamNet Bridge – By October 6, 18 people were reported dead because of flooding in the Mekong Delta, including 16 children from 1 to 14 years old.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top female bodybuilder, Nguyen Thi My Linh, won a gold medal at the Asian Bodybuilding Championship in Bangkok, Thailand on October 6.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ill fame related to actress Ly Nha Ky – Vietnam’s first Tourism Ambassador – continues after she made public her university in Germany, Alexander Wiegand. Some local newspapers report that this is a dog training center.

Subscription Concert Vol. 45 “Beethoven 8″; Screening of “Everything will be Forgiven”; Art In The Auditorium; Exhibition “Japan: Kingdom of Characters”; Le Cat Trong Ly Music Nights; Exhibition “Me”; Classical Concert in HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is facing serious gender imbalance. It is estimated that by 2020, the number of men will be 2.3-4.3 million more than women by 2020.

Seafood companies complain that they cannot find enough materials to fulfill the export contracts signed with foreign partners. They have fallen into their own trap.

Winners of 6th International Artistic Photo Contest announced; Foreign-language book events this month; Culinary walk through France; Huynh Minh Hiep - miniature liquor collector  

Hanoi has been urged to improve the number and quality of its tourism products and services to attract more visitors, despite being named one of the 10 best destinations in Asia by Smart Travel Asia magazine.

Vietnam’s newly-appointed Transport Minister Dinh La Thang has culled the head of an airport terminal project’s management board due to the slow pace of construction.

Austrian Conductor Wolfgang Groehs and the Hanoi Philharmonic Orchestra of the Vietnam National Academy of Music will give concerts on October 17 and 18, 2011.

Vietnam's central bank has allowed five banks and Saigon Jewelry Co (SJC), the country's top gold trader, to reopen offshore gold trading accounts to help narrow the gap between domestic and international prices, state-run media said on Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – It is expected that in 2016-2017, the two first elevated light-rail routes in Hanoi will be put into operation to transport around 50,000 passengers per hour.

 Firms offer flood experience tours; Nha Trang to welcome charter flights; Farmers turn to music by night; Malaysia ship to make regular visits

A group of commercial banks, the State Bank of Vietnam and the Saigon Jewelry Company (SJC) have sat together to discuss the plan to set up a 20-ton gold fund to stabilize the gold market.

Company director on tax fraud counts; Village resents building restrictions; Minister promises job to Toyota whistle-blower; Heroin traffickers sentenced to death