With the administrative boundary expansion, people have every reason to believe that Hanoi will develop more strongly and rapidly. However, analysts have pointed out that the great potentials of Hanoi have been untapped.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nineteen-year-old Tran Thu Huong carefully applies a thin layer of foundation and powder to her face, adds some pink on her cheeks and brushes her eyelashes.

VietNamNet Bridge – The four-woman Vietnamese rowing team hope to do well at the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, Slovenia in order to qualify for the 2012 London Olympic Games.

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee will focus on a project to revise and improve the quality and efficiency of the NA operations at its first session, said NA Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.

VietNamNet Bridge – State President Truong Tan Sang on August 22 conferred ambassadorship titles to 63 Vietnamese diplomats at a ceremony to mark the 66th founding anniversary of the diplomatic sector in Hanoi.

There have been signs in recent days that interest rates are easing a bit with decreases of between 1 and 2 per cent in deposit interest rates and 0.1 and 0.3 per cent in lending rates.

 Lao National Assembly delegation to visit VN; Deputy PM commends former UNESCO official; Greetings on Vietnam-Thailand diplomatic anniversary; Viet Nam eyes Myanmar opportunities

VietNamNet Bridge – Ward-level medical centres in HCM City are no longer providing a disinfectant meant for use against the hand - foot - mouth disease for free to residents but are selling them, a newspaper has reported.

It is well known to everybody that the Audio Visual Global JSC (AVG), a “big guy” with powerful financial capability, has joined to the broadcasting market. However, whether it will jump into the telecom market remains an unknown.

The Obama administration will undertake a case-by-case review of illegal immigrants who are facing deportations from the country, the White House announced Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has an ambitious plan to bring renewable energy to around 600,000 households in rural, mountainous and out-of-the-way coastal areas by 2020, according to the Institute of Energy.

The Finnish company Spektikor has recently developed a novel type of disposable heart rate indicator, local media reported on Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge – As sacred places, many temples of hundreds of years old in HCM City are being misused as trading places.

The sovereign debt report by the end of 2010 has raised worries among the public. However, Nguyen Thanh Do, Director of the External Finance Department under MOF, has affirmed that no need to get rattled over it.

VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese and Vietnamese experts discussed measures to preserve the 540-year-old Phuoc Tich Village on the outskirts of Hue city, train local residents in serving tourists, and promote its traditional pottery craft.

Admitting that eliminating brick kilns is a must, but the Nghe An provincial authorities say that the removal cannot be done overnight.

Six people were killed in two separate small plane crashes in the southern part of Poland on Sunday night, local media reported.

Government tanks Monday rolled out of the Bab al-Aziziyah compound of embattled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in a bid to fend off rebels who already controlled most of the capital.

U.S. presidential candidate Rick Perry's controversial stem-cell treatment may inspire desperate patients to follow his lead while causing medical and legal concerns, according to media reports Monday.

When all sides need a political document to cool down tension in the East Sea, like the guideline for implementing the Declaration of the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC), seeking a compromise formula is a compulsory.

Banks to give priority to agriculture; “HCMC Sales Promotion Month” in September; Ha Noi to build nine industrial zones; Feed maker sold to Hong Kong firm; Vietnam faces setback in wood furniture export;

Libyan rebel forces have controlled Tripoli except Bab Al-Aziziyah and are clearing up the remnants of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces, National Transitional Council's senior official Abdullah Almayhop said.

VietNamNet Bridge – Four fashion designers introduced their new designs at “Touch”, the first show in the “Sense Fashion Show” series, organized by Tai Hoa Viet Company in HCM City on August 21.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese contestant and beauties around the world are now in Brazil to prepare for the Miss Universe pageant, which will last until September 12.

VietNamNet Bridge – Encroachment upon railway safety zones has been blamed for causing an alarming increase in the number of railway accidents, prompting authorities to remove illegal crossings.