While the demand for motorbikes has been increasing, the number of domestic motorbike manufacturers has been decreasing. In the “golden age”, domestic brands accounted for 80 percent of the market share.

VietNamNet Bridge – This year one of Vietnam’s top models – Thanh Hang – is selected as the model for young fashion designers who take part in the ‘'Aquafina Pure Fashion 2011' competition.

Two police cars were set on fire in northern London on Saturday night amid a protest over the fatal shooting of a man by police.

VietNamNet Bridge – After publishing a series of articles about telepathy and famous telepaths in Vietnam; particularly after the talk with Dr. Nguyen Van Khai, who says “telepathy is absurd”. Many readers emailed VietNamNet about this issue.

VietNamNet Bridge – Minister Le Doan Hop shared with VietNamNet about his term as the commander of the information and communication sector.

About 52 people were killed Sunday in separate operations carried out by government troops in Syria's central and northern regions, a human rights activist said.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam Airlines will offer 157 tickets at a discount of up to 75% for foreign buyers who will call at the International Travel Expo, HCMC 2011 (ITE-HCMC) in September.

VietNamNet Bridge - The office leasing market is getting dull. Office rents are going down and are forecast to drop further.

Firms asked to help limit VN's trade deficit; Mining companies' profits plunge in H1; Vietnam property remains attractive to investors; Fertiliser giant opens branch in Cambodia; Price of material rice up sharply  

European heavy-lift launcher Ariane 5 lifted off two communication satellites on Saturday.

In a small house located on Nguyen Chi Thanh Road in the ancient capital city of Hue, researcher Phan Thuan An is preserving many valuable documents on Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.

VietNamNet Bridge – The first session of the 13th National Assembly closed in Hanoi on August 6 after nearly half a month of sitting.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam, for the first time, has added India into the group of potential visitor-generating markets which the local tourism industry should carry out promotion activities and build products to woo visitors, an official said.

VietNamNet Bridge – Around 3,000 people, including over 2,100 police officers and soldiers will take part in a tsunami exercise in the central city of Da Nang on October 7, 2011.

VietNamNet Bridge – As developed markets in Asia have become no more attractive to investors because the prices have become overly high, investors are now eyeing developing markets, of which Vietnam is the top choice.

VietNamNet Bridge - A major wastewater treatment plant located in an industrial park in southern Dong Nai Province has been found discharging untreated waste water into the Dong Nai River via an underground pipeline system.

The U.S. Treasury Friday night hit back against a Standard and Poor's downgrade of U.S. top-notch credit rating, saying that the agency's judgment was flawed.

Experts at real estate consulting companies are of the opinion that foreign companies are taking more careful steps towards Vietnam’s real estate market due to its current limbo.

Vietnamese-Thai jazz concert to mark anniversary; Dep Fashion Show recruits models in the city; Thirty scripts in short film contest round 2; Three Irish artists to perform in Vietnam; Museum receives Spratlys coral map   

A total of 72 individuals were charged for their participation in an international criminal network dedicated to child sexual abuse.

VietNamNet Bridge - It is necessary for the State and Government to clearly identify management levels from the central down to the grassroots to avoid overlapping decisions, said new Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh.

VietNamNet Bridge - The upcoming Miss Ethnic Viet Nam beauty pageant needs different regulations from those that govern conventional pageants, say event organisers.

VietNamNet Bridge – A foreign expert has commented that Vietnam’s mobile telecom industry has been developing very rapidly, but it does not have a firm foundation, while there exists abnormal and funny things.

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Saturday reaffirmed the need to reduce the country's reliance on nuclear energy at a ceremony in Hiroshima to mark the 66th anniversary of the world's first atomic bomb attack.